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Ask HN: Cool Things You've Done (Brag Thread)
Original EnglishSure, I think Tarsnap is a fantastic online backup system; but that's rather subjective.
A web-reading bot made millions on the options market
Original EnglishWith single stocks, it's especially hard because costs are high, you have extra operational risk, and you need a sales desk to get you the …
Linear Programming: How Does It Work?
Original Englishthis is very niche but something I built that optimizes a fantasy team projected points based on position limits and player cost (for FanDuel) …
The new sandbox: open-source and self-hosted
Original EnglishThis is not a problem specific to Dotcloud, but again, Heroku is outflanking you by integrating New Relic pricing directly into their basic pricing model.
The struggle with Rust
Original Englishthe reason why I decided to check it out vs go) is that I don't have a lot of experience thinking about memory at a …
How to start a successful freelance business as a software developer (2017)
Original English- PayPal invoices are nice but they were my biggest expense, 3% of my revenue!
How much money are you earning from your software products?
Original EnglishOne had over $250,000 in sales in 18 months before I sold rights to it for another $90,000 to another company.
Apple has reached its first-ever union contract with store employees in Maryland
Original EnglishI'd estimate there's 20% of revenue left over.
Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy (2008)
Original EnglishSo we didn't mortgage our houses but we buckled in, reduced expenses, found alternative revenue streams and survived.