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Re:Ask HN: Should I spin up and spin down VMs constantly? on Saturday April 23, 2016 @04:48PM (#11557363)
If you have a stateless architecture, you should use Google's Preemptive VM. It is cheaper https://cloud.google.com/preemptible-vms/
Re:Ask HN: Please donate to Doctors Without Borders to help fight agai... on Friday October 17, 2014 @06:36PM (#8473766)
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/our-work/medical-issues...

Ask HN: Please donate to Doctors Without Borders to help fight against Ebola

Posted by wave on Friday October 17, 2014 @06:36PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Doctors Without Borders (DWB) revealed today that nine of its staff members who had risked their lives fighting Ebola in West Africa have died.DWB is the first to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa in March. It currently operates six centers in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, with a total of 600 beds. Its personnel on the ground have grown from about 650 at the start of August to...

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Re:Groundbreaking drone coverage of tornado damage piques ire of FAA on Thursday May 01, 2014 @01:22AM (#7678375)
I don't especially want a drove[sic] hovering over me wherever I go. What if it crashes into me?

This type of fear is common for any type of new technology. I am sure people had similar fear when automobiles started to appear in the streets. They might have said "what if the car hit me while I am walking". Eventually, we will all get used to it and start to live with risks associated with it.

Re:Ask HN: which is the most influencing quote you ever came across? on Friday January 25, 2013 @06:18PM (#5118322)
"You are confined only by the wall you build yourself"
Re:Meet Watsi, Y Combinator's First Nonprofit on Friday January 25, 2013 @04:16PM (#5117680)
The only suggestion I have is that it would be nice to see the patient's profiles get updated after being funded and treatment was given. We all like to see how our donations are making noticeable difference in people's lives.

I really like what Watsi is doing. They even "eat the credit card processing fees"

Re:An Amazon Engineer Had a Little Idea That Turned Into a Billion-Dol... on Tuesday November 13, 2012 @01:05AM (#4776701)
In case if you are wondering, Chris Pinkham[1] and Willem Van Biljon[2] came up with the idea. Here is the story: http://blog.b3k.us/2009/01/25/ec2-origins.html

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Pinkham

[2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Van_Biljon

Re:UberTAXI is arriving in San Francisco on Thursday October 18, 2012 @12:05AM (#4667453)
This is probably the fee they charge the taxi owners. This way, the added cost of their service is covered by the customers rather than the taxi owners.
Re:Referly (YC S12) Raises $1M To Bring Affiliate Commerce To Everyone on Monday October 15, 2012 @02:29PM (#4656415)
One suggestion I have for Refer.ly is that to create JavaScript that automatically convert links to affiliated-links for site owners. This simplifies the process of creating a link on Refer.ly, copy and paste it on a site they own. They can just embed the script and it should do all the work for them.
Re:Craigslist begins to roll out PadMapper-like map view for apartment... on Thursday October 04, 2012 @05:59PM (#4614623)
I was almost certain[1] that Craigslist was working on PadMapper like interface and it was the reason they sued. They should have done the right thing and hire/buy one person company PadMapper.

[1] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4149263

Re:400,000 American homes have dumped pay-TV so far this year on Thursday August 02, 2012 @05:44PM (#4331188)
People are asking for mobile app.
Re:400,000 American homes have dumped pay-TV so far this year on Thursday August 02, 2012 @05:44PM (#4331184)
I am using 5.1.7 and it works fine. Do you have flash blocker or JavaScript disabled?
Re:400,000 American homes have dumped pay-TV so far this year on Thursday August 02, 2012 @05:08PM (#4331008)
One thing I missed after canceling pay TV is the way I used to watch news. You just turn on the TV and there is news. So I created http://tiltview.com to gather current news and play it without having to do any work.
Re:Bye Bye Craigslist on Friday June 22, 2012 @06:45PM (#4149263)
Padmapper has been a wonderful service. It is confusing why Craigslist is blocking it unless they (Craigslist) are thinking about coming up with similar user interface soon. Craigslist has been hiring UI designers.
Re:A Skype call in Ethiopia will now get you 15 years in prison on Friday June 15, 2012 @01:25PM (#4117577)
It is in Amharic language written in Ge'ez script known as Fidel. Since you don't have the font installed, you weren't able to see it.

For those who are not familiar with the alphabet, it looks like this: http://www.amharicmachine.com/alphabet.gif

Re:Goodbye, CouchDB on Thursday May 10, 2012 @02:35PM (#3955157)
This is similar to what FriendFeed did in 2009 - storing schema less data into MySQL: http://backchannel.org/blog/friendfeed-schemaless-mysql
Re:Why The US Can Beat China: The Facts About SpaceX Costs on Wednesday April 18, 2012 @12:28PM (#3858760)
Actual goal of Elon Musk is to send someone to Mars, but since seems far reaching goal for most people and since they might call him crazy, he is sticking with near space for now. Do not be surprise when he starts talking about Mars.
Re:Instagram is "worth" more than the New York Times on Tuesday April 10, 2012 @12:27PM (#3822973)
Facebook know exactly how much Instagram is worth. They don't even have to ask the data from Instagram. They can just look at their own Facebook data to see how many of their users use the service. Also, every photo you see on the web has a Facebook Like button. They have all the data they need to make the decision.

Looking at their data, Facebook feared that not acquiring Instagram is a risk to their business, so they rather lose $1 Billion than giving advantage to other social networking sites such as Google+. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is determined to stay on top.

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