Ask HN: What is a subscription, software or product that you gladly paid for
What is a subscription, software or product that you gladly paid for?For me it would be a premium rice cooker, Fastmail and Studio One (a DAW).
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Re:Tesla profits drop 43% in Q3
on Thursday October 22, 2026 @03:16AM (#50192222)
The interior of Tesla's feel cheaper than a 2013 Mitsubishi space star.
Re:3rd Yandex Cloud Data Center Was Hit
on Sunday October 11, 2026 @02:15PM (#50046098)
It literally changed to basically have exclusively state registered media, is closely aligned with Putin (and has Putin allies in big positions). So no its pretty clear that they hit it
Re:GIMP Development Update
on Monday August 17, 2026 @07:23AM (#49329222)
The learning curve certainly is a lot steeper than Photoshop or similar tools, and the GUI is very much counter intuitive compared to other graphics tools. Add that it lacked tons of nondestructive editing, smart objects etc. The poping out of different panels also get annoying super quick.
Re:Bending Spoons to acquire Airtable for $1.285B
on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @08:58AM (#49168256)
After Evernote, Vimeo, WeTransfer and Meetup - now Airtable will be enshittified
Re:Writing by hand is good for your brain
on Friday July 24, 2026 @02:09PM (#49039522)
Because it is about learning. You can't learn a hard phrase on an instrument without slowing down. You can't touch type fastly without learning the motions slowly first.
Re:Tesla ending Models S and X production
on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:16AM (#46807224)
They are actually behind in a lot of their self driving to other car companies
Re:Ask HN: Is there a good open-source alternative to Adobe Acrobat?
on Monday January 26, 2026 @09:42AM (#46766204)
PDF24
Re:Ask HN: What are some iconic comments on HN?
on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @10:51AM (#40728880)
Here we are 12 years later and Coinbase has the highest fees of any.
Re:She Slept with a Violin on Her Pillow. Her Dreams Came True in Italy
on Friday April 05, 2024 @07:12PM (#39948383)
That is just the current instrument market. It hates most things that look new and super polished.
Also the classical world is super biased in their ways when it comes to equipment
Re:Ask HN: How do I find the right mentor with proven experience?
on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @08:31AM (#39440958)
You have 15 years of experience. You are likely the mentor, than the mentee. Anyway here is the easiest one:
https://sive.rs/ment
Re:China is building more coal plants but might burn less coal
on Tuesday February 20, 2024 @08:30AM (#39440948)
a yes, they already said that already in 2015, 2017
Re:Mozilla names new CEO as it pivots to data privacy
on Friday February 09, 2024 @05:58AM (#39313578)
nearly everyone that is not in the insanity that is the US Exec market.
Re:Apple to EU: "Go fuck yourself"
on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:12AM (#39286286)
Europe is 25% of Apples Revenues. If they exit with the App Store, nobody is going to buy an iPhone anymore.
Re:Ask HN: Why does Steam go down every Tuesday?
on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:48AM (#39115132)
Because Valve doesn't have an insane amount of employees and since it is not critical software, the downtime is fine.
Re:Ask HN: Do You Self Host?
on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @05:42AM (#38529235)
used to self host email, but not getting blacklisted was pure pain - so I switched to fastmail.
I stopped mostly hosting things, using Syncthing to sync my files. Don't need a lot more.
Re:Ask HN: What is a subscription, software or product that you gladly...
on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:45AM (#38082287)
What makes iDrive stand out compared to other options?
Re:Ask HN: Book recommendations for renewable energy and climate change?
on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:49AM (#30612701)
Energy Return on Investment: A Unifying Principle for Biology, Economics, and Sustainability
Re:Berkshire Hathaway 2021 annual report [pdf]
on Monday February 28, 2022 @02:42AM (#30497374)
While he does not live "healthy", I read somewhere that he is particular about getting a certain amount of calories each day.
Re:Warren Buffett Bought $1bn Stake in Activision Weeks Before Microso...
on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @05:05PM (#30353458)
It was probably not Buffett, but either Todd or Ted. Before the Microsoft Deal was lucky, both of them had incredible returns - as their allocation capital is much lower.
Re:Myopia treatment 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia
on Friday January 28, 2022 @05:36AM (#30112945)
My eye-doctor an old guy just before retirement said after being asked about laser treatments:
He had a patient that spent 5k on a laster surgery. Nothing went wrong, but it didn't improve his eyes. It would have been better to go on a good vacation.
There is sadly no guarantee that they help, and they can damage your eyes in the worst case.
Re:The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backward
on Friday January 21, 2022 @05:55AM (#30021864)
That would require the search to work properly.
Search for Device Manager:
Dev - Devi - Device - Device Manager (Internet Suggestions). What?
Search for Resolve (Da Vinci Resolve) it tries to suggest resolve.
I find search in windows is unusable. Windows 11 is slightly better than 10, but not a lot.
Re:Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the copyright [fixed]
on Saturday December 25, 2021 @02:29PM (#29686199)
How has Microsoft reformed? Windows 11 is more intrusive than ever, it changes default programms more frequently to their desired programms and it is so annyoing to switch browser. THey still are the same old.
Re:Credit Suisse seeks access to personal staff mobiles
on Monday December 13, 2021 @03:47AM (#29537889)
There is a joke that no financial scandal is proper without the involvement of Credit Suisse. Seems they also want a pie of those privacy and security scandals.
Re:A $5B hoard of aluminum
on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @03:01AM (#29389962)
Yes, but that is mainly due to the US & EU using more gas.
Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big thing won’t ...
on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @06:20AM (#29239288)
Yes it is bloat. But there is a difference in easy to get rid bloat (just delete them in Apple) vs needing to change registry settings, etc and jump over several hoops to remove the bloat that comes with windows
Re:Ask HN: How far away are we from mass-deployed self-driving vehicles?
on Sunday October 31, 2021 @10:30AM (#29057229)
Have you seen the footage? It often can't turn left properly, and that is in easy to read american streets that are wider than European Highways.
Re:Ask HN: What are some scams that are yet to go bust?
on Friday October 15, 2021 @05:18AM (#28875831)
I would say Tesla's "FSD". For years they have promised it and cashed in the money, making it even non-transferable. FSD is still years away from working.
Re:Led by France, 10 EU countries call on Brussels to label nuclear en...
on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @03:47AM (#28837157)
Wind wasn't blowing the last few months, coal is back on top.
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-coal-tops-wind-as-primary-elec...
Re:Mailchimp insiders react to employees getting no equity from Intuit...
on Friday September 17, 2021 @02:16AM (#28561875)
The majority of companies don't give equity in the world. And those who do only give it to certain employees. As they don't violate RSU or stock compensation plans they didn't withheld equities.
If I created a successful company, I would also say that I would never sell. However $12B is multi-generational wealth and with it you can do anything you want. So that sum would also pursuade me.