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Re:Ask HN: How do you handle configuration management? on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:48PM (#16388821)
Have you tried AWS OpsWorks for Puppet Enterprise or Stacks yet?
Re:Building fast.com on Wednesday August 10, 2016 @01:11AM (#12259623)
:D AP and other publishers don't recommend capitalising 'internet' and 'web'.

"The changes reflect a growing trend toward lowercasing both words, which have become generic terms"

http://www.poynter.org/2016/ap-style-change-alert-dont-capit...

Re:Airbnb Files to Raise $850M at $30B Valuation on Saturday August 06, 2016 @01:50AM (#12237217)
In my view, valuations and fundraise are based on what the company is going to do and growth trajectory it is on. It'd be a mistake to assume (as I see a lot of commentators here wondering why a software company needs $850M) that Airbnb will forever be a booking platform for shared rooms or continue to do what it does today.

Of course, there is no disclosure yet about what they wish to do with this capital and it may become clearer in next few months. The reach Airbnb has today could get it into growth areas such as Airline tickets, B2B, advertising or possible acquisitions. Also, being a full stack company, cost of operations, support, lobbying etc. would also be a factor for more capital.

Re:The HR Person at Your Next Job May Actually Be a Bot on Wednesday August 03, 2016 @02:41PM (#12220365)
Barring a very few genuine ones, most of the HRs and recruiters that I've come across are nothing but humans parroting company policies and procedures. Practically, they never exhibit any empathy or creativity, I'd love for some of them to be replaced by bots.
Re:How to Read a Book [pdf] on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @01:51PM (#12211712)
Spot on! As someone once said, most books should have been blogs, while most blogs tweets.
One of the factors for Rest of the world vs China gap could be the ticket size of a cab ride. A 5km Uber ride in India/China/SE-Asia costs $1.5 on an average, while in developed countries its $15 on an average (10X). So, I guess, it's value over volume for Uber and markets that are on fast-track to profitability.

source - http://www.priceoftravel.com/6536/price-of-a-5-kilometer-ube...

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Re:Facebook at Work on Wednesday February 03, 2016 @12:22AM (#11024855)
Given what they did to Parse, this doesn't inspire much confidence. Also, tech companies would find it hard to ditch Slack for its numerous API integrations with services such as Atlassian, Github, Fog Creek.
Re:Any Open-Sourced Style Guides? on Thursday November 26, 2015 @12:04AM (#10631370)
Thanks! We are most likely to go ahead with PrimerCSS (http://primercss.io/) combined with few elements from Bootstrap.
Re:Any Open-Sourced Style Guides? on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:44AM (#10614821)
Thanks; I like Mailchimp's, but we can't use it for commercial use due to their license.
Re:Any Open-Sourced Style Guides? on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:42AM (#10614813)
Looks interesting; thanks!
Re:Any Open-Sourced Style Guides? on Monday November 23, 2015 @09:41AM (#10614804)
Website; self-serve dashboard to be precise. We are building a Proximity Marketing solution, see: http://beaconstac.com

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