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Re:Ask HN: How did you significantly reduce your AWS cost? on Monday October 30, 2017 @04:35PM (#15588641)
Use Windows EC2 instances only as a last resort.
Re:StackOverflow for private teams in beta on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @10:33AM (#14804510)
Can this do what SharePoint and private wikis can't? My team has tried both with varying degrees of success. In my experience it's always just "easier" for people to pester those who should know the answers.
Re:Delete an inline function, save 794 kB on Monday January 23, 2017 @02:35PM (#13465187)
> 2017

> still using compiled languages

/s

Re:Atom 1.13 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @05:17PM (#13369703)
Stick with VSCode. It's better in my experience.
Re:Feds Hike Interest Rate to 0.75% on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @05:16PM (#13180167)
It's not the "feds" like the federal government -- it's the "Fed" which is short for Federal Reserve Bank. The Fed is not part of the government. It's as "federal" as Federal Express. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pVV4n2lKHk
Re:Ask HN: Unusually-located startups on Thursday August 25, 2016 @01:47PM (#12360976)
Is Seattle considered an unusual location for a startup?
Re:Ask HN: Is direct mail dead? on Wednesday June 29, 2016 @01:45PM (#12003257)
I do like sending and receiving letters because they are personal. The envelope is hand-written and the correspondence is, too. Machine created snail mail kind of defeats its own purpose.