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   by cmer 15y ago

   I'm going through this now so I'm equally excited. A little bit off-topic, but how did you deal with the back button problem? Currently, if my user navigates a few pages deep in my app and clicks the back button, it exits the app and goes b
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   by cmer 15y ago

   That's very odd. James Golick of Fetlife had the opposite experience with Softlayer (link to his video in my post). I currently manage ~40 servers on EC2 and I'm confident that I could get away with just 5 "decent" dedicated boxes. EC2 gets
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   by cmer 15y ago

   I think my choice of word was wrong, so I changed it. Thanks for removing your flag.
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   by cmer 15y ago

   I'm not migrating from EC2, this is for a personal pet project where price matters. However, you just proved my point. If a 9 year old CPU performs 10 times better than a m1.small for the same price, something's not right. That said, it's n
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   by cmer 15y ago

   Read the article. I'm simply saying that EC2 is at least 10 times more expensive than the competition but people don't seem to realize it. The performance on EC2 is basically equivalent to a 10 year old crappy computer.
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   by cmer 15y ago

   I agree that it is much more flexible. However, is it really worth paying 10-20 times more? I'm not sure. The price I got at Joe's is not even "that" cheap. You can get a MUCH faster box at Softlayer for not much more, making EC2 look even
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   EC2 is Basically One Big Rip-Off(blog.carlmercier.com)

   23 points by cmer 15y ago|14 comments
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   by cmer 15y ago

   Thanks a lot!
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   by cmer 15y ago

   Thanks for the JoesDataCenter link. Definitely a great find! I'll give them a shot one day. I could only find great reviews on Google, but I'd love to hear from fellow HNers.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I'd love to be able to list the highest rated movies or shows available on Netflix, for example. I can never find anything good to watch it seems. Thanks for such a great service!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    This is one of the best article I've seen in a long time! Great job Mike and best of luck with your new startup!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    If you consider marketing and selling as "waiting", you're doing it wrong my friend.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Check out Context.io, they have a unique and interesting take on "incoming email". Basically, they turn mailboxes into databases.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I caved and ended up buying BOTH Buddhism Without Beliefs and Nothing Special. I got Nothing Special for $4 (used/paperback) so I figured I'll just throw it in. Looking forward to some reading!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    This is harder than it seems! I couldn't go past 7 and barely lasted a minute. I got hyper and missed Hacker News :) I'm ready to go to bed now, but I'll try again tomorrow. I never thought trying to relax would feed so odd! Thanks again fo
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I was also about to purchase the book as well only to find out it is not available on the Kindle. I realized that I never actually read the paperbooks I buy so I figured I'd stop buying them altogether. Are you aware of great alternative bo
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Sorry if this sounds clueless, but is that religious at all? I'm looking for something not religious since I am an atheist. Thanks!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Great information in that other comment of yours. When you say "yoga", is it what ladies do following a DVD or is it some other form of meditation I am not aware of?
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Wow thanks so much for the information! This als0 goes to everybody who responded to this thread.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I'm getting increasingly interested in meditation, mainly because it seems like it could make me use my brain better. I have no clue where to start though. Anyone has info to share? I'm a total noob to this. Thanks!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Did anybody ever tell you that you tend to over think things? lol! :) I guess all your variations also apply, but that was never intended.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    You are completely missing my point. Scarcity is the problem in other cities.
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    Last Night I Experienced Silicon Valley(blog.carlmercier.com)

    11 points by cmer 15y ago|7 comments
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I just wanted to say that I really enjoy using your app. It's very well made and has been very stable. This update makes it even better. Worth very penny, thanks!
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Riak is definitely an option I'll consider, but experience has taught me one thing: most of the time it's better to stay with the most mainstream tools, such as MySQL, even if that means not using the absolute best tool. As long as it gets
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Mongo is fine until it's not. It's been fine for us for many months, but once you hit its limitations, it's pretty horrible. We're in this situation right now and we're seriously considering moving back to MySQL or Postgres. Basically, "it
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    by cmer 15y ago

    It's a "jailbreak" that allows homebrews, not a "carrier unlock". Unless I'm missing something...
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    by cmer 15y ago

    We have the same problems and barriers in the US. Nobody ever said starting a startup was easy.
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    by cmer 15y ago

    Being from China, you have one major advantage over most of us: you're in the booming market of China. If I knew anything about your country, language and culture, I'd probably give it a shot. You should use your situation to your advantage
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    by cmer 15y ago

    I think everybody here will assume you were just being ironic, right?