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You-get: Dumb downloader that scrapes the web
Original EnglishAt some point I realized that getting only the audio stream would save me 90% in bandwidth costs. [0]
Ask HN: Should we own the free stuff we pay for?
Original EnglishI'll skip the classic 'my files, my contacts, my email' because I had backups.
Ask HN: Why do message queue-based architectures seem less popular now?
Original EnglishHowever, especially for smaller companies I work for, this software has saved them a few pennies.
Ask HN: 9-yo son wants to build a game, I'm lost. What can I do?
Original EnglishSoon I tried to teach myself to code and failed miserably the first few times.
iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
Original EnglishTrivially, if I have $100 in 1950, and $101 in 2016, I have made a "profit" of $1 but lost a substantial amount in real …
Blue Ocean: a new user experience for Jenkins
Original Englishthe Jenkins weather indicators work, but the last time I used Jenkins, the weather indicators were based on the number of failed builds, not the …
Lessons learned from my failed startup after 2 years, 300 users and 0 revenue
Original EnglishIn my case the customer was willing to pay ~$10k a month to get what he wanted.
Devenv.sh: Fast and reproducible developer environments using Nix
Original English{DEBUG:-0}` as the syntax to use the value of `$DEBUG` if it's set and `0` otherwise, but I can never remember it without googling
Why Software Outsourcing Doesn't Work Anymore
Original EnglishThat means 65-70% of employee hours must be billable to a client.