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news.ycombinator.com 13y ago

Tell HN: I'm giving away an expiring domain name

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Ask HN: Where to find contract designers?

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Ask HN: Backordering a domain name

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www.imore.com 14y ago

IOS 6: Higher Hanging Fruit

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www.instigatorblog.com 14y ago

The Future of Startup Accelerators

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github.com 14y ago

A fork of ruby-debug that works on 1.9.2 and 1.9.3

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Show HN: I just released a super simple/barebone alternative to Chef and Puppet

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blog.carlmercier.com 14y ago

EC2 is Basically One Big Rip-Off

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blog.carlmercier.com 14y ago

Last Night I Experienced Silicon Valley

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news.ycombinator.com 14y ago

Reminder: Attending YCNYC? Add your name and pitch to the list

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blog.carlmercier.com 14y ago

US Incorporation for Canadian Startups

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blog.carlmercier.com 15y ago

Giving Hope

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news.ycombinator.com 16y ago

Ask HN: What should I do with my domain name of 11 years?

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blog.carlmercier.com 17y ago

How to set up multiple monitors on a Macbook

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startupcfo.ca 17y ago

Startup lessons: An interview with Carl Mercier

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startupcfo.ca 17y ago

Era of small exit

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www.instigatorblog.com 17y ago

Startup Reality: Survive or Die Quickly

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blog.carlmercier.com 18y ago

Download App Store apps not available in Canada, from Canada (see comments)

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www.instigatorblog.com 18y ago

The Startup CEO School of Hard Knocks

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www.instigatorblog.com 18y ago

Sprinting to Start Up: How to Launch a Startup

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web1979.wordpress.com 19y ago

A VC Gone Mad?

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jobmatchbox.com 19y ago

LinkedIn launches a Facebook application

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Darkrealms BBS 4 months ago

I used to connect to that exact BBS over dialup in the early 90s. I'm old.

This is pretty epic! This should come standard with Claude Code. Thanks for this! Now going to bed, and will wake up to a brand new feature :)

Same here. I was a customer for a long time and loved the service, but having to watch my “search spend” and constantly going over limits is really annoying. I ended up cancelling but I really wish I didn’t.

Personally I’d like to see an ad-supported, or partially ad-supported version that isn’t evil.

The way Google started out with relevant ads in the sidebar or a single relevant ad at the top is acceptable in my opinion if it means bring the cost way down for the end user and ensuring sustainability for the company.

I don’t think asking users to shell out $10, $20, $30 per month for search is a viable long term model that’ll ever appeal to the masses.

The problem I see with their business model is that the technology has long been commoditized, and alternatives are often better. It's a pretty tough spot to be in.

Anecdotally, I use Colima on my Mac, and it is better than Docker Desktop in pretty much every way I can think of. I'm sure I'm not alone.

Generally, a company like Docker would sell support agreements (ie: how Red Hat does it), but selling support to developers rather than to support core infrastructure/production deployments probably wouldn't work. I hope they can figure it out and succeed.

He makes a ton of money, but if we look what he’s accomplished since he took the helm at Apple, I think it’s fair for him to be immensely compensated.

Many thought Apple was dead when Jobs passed. What Cook did is nothing short of phenomenal. I’d argue he did better than Jobs would have done.

Rick Beato has one of the best music-related channels out there. His passion for music is contagious. I’ve been watching him for a few years and I couldn’t recommend it more.

I agree. I think it was totally justified and well timed. I'm glad they came out explaining why they're different and better, and why they can be trusted.

What's pretty tacky is how LastPass is lying, or at least misleading when pretending that LP master passwords cannot be cracked.

This is what happened at Uber, and I think ultimately it was good for the company.

I agree with you that Zuck should walk away and the company should bring new leadership that can change the image and culture of the company.

Jack and Elon seem to be good friends. Elon clearly knew this was coming and still made a bid for Twitter. Could Elon be planning to bring Twitter to Bluesky? It seems crazy, but you never know.

This seems like an easy problem to solve for Apple.

Just sell the iPhone for $30 more, and give people the option to not buy a charger with their phone for a $30 discount. Adds up to the same thing, but instead of paying extra for the charger, you get a discount if you don't take it in the name of "saving the environment".