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Ask HN: I'm 27. Why Do I Feel Like I'm Getting Too Old or Running Out of Time?
Original EnglishOn top of that I bootstrapped two different companies which are running and profitable (one in South Africa and one in Hong Kong), but not …
The Fall Of Perl, The Web's Most Promising Language
Original EnglishThe Perl developers I've worked with bypass the tests with CPAN by installing with --notest because it's faster, and more than once a module has …
What are your biggest career regrets?
Original EnglishI was good at, but I didn't truly dedicate myself to programming until all that drama was over, with a huge opportunity cost. …
Launch HN: Evry Health (YC W18) – Better health insurance for companies
Original EnglishI founded the insurer that invented per-mile auto insurance ("Drive Less, Pay Less") and reduced premiums up to 50%.
Ask HN: Any desperate things you did just to keep your startup alive?
Original EnglishBut after the 6th pay period (3 months in) I paid all my employees and I had $3.62 left in the company bank account with …
Backify Offers 512 GB Free Online Backup Storage
Original EnglishI used to have LiveDrive probably 6 months ago (Whom they are reselling from), but I found the Mac client quite buggy.
DIY Tool Storage Ideas (2017)
Original EnglishI'll occasionally see deep sales (~50%) on similar items throughout the year, since presumably the cost basis isn't that high.
GrapheneOS on Pixels getting extended Android support
Original EnglishI used it happily for almost 3 years, until EOL firmware support.
Why are most browsers developed in C++?
Original EnglishI've learned a lot and can recognize the failure cases and can do something about them.)