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Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Original EnglishI guess I'm one of the people who was upset that it didn't exist before, and I didn't enable iCloud Backup as a result.
Show HN: I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam
Original EnglishYeah I failed to find a date but figured it wouldn't be severely out of date.
Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables that don't work
Original Englishthe years (mostly as marketing and violation of privacy became their primary revenue sources), but this is a good thing, for the consumer, for the …
Ask HN: Gmail account security
Original EnglishI pay for my own domain (approx $10 per year and subscribe a hosting service that costs about $4/month).
Started a stupid company. Failed.
Original EnglishTry as I might to help in some way (not to take over, but to keep my job!), my previous experience of failure was not …
Tell HN: Google Cloud suspended our production projects at 1am on Saturday
Original EnglishI've been running a few projects on GCP, with active customers, which I lost now.
My Biggest Regret as a Programmer
Original EnglishI know I failed at the sales and marketing, but we did ship.
I started a one-man biz that's beating VC-backed startups
Original EnglishFor example, I worked with one startup that had only $100K seed money and was looking for a quick $3-5 million exit.
Upwork asking me for a $12.5k refund as the client was using someone else’s card
Original EnglishI've paid a $25 chargeback fee for a $15 transaction.