davidu

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1081.
by davidu 18y ago
I have. I have managed systems that handle millions of clicks a day in databases and billions of dynamic (PHP) pageviews on a daily basis. I am currently managing a system that serves over 100,000 DNS queries per second, each of which is d
1082.
by davidu 18y ago
To do the writes requires a lookup. To do a read requires a lookup. That's how sharding works. If not a lookup, then a hash. This doesn't even get into the complexity of scaling your model from 1,000 or 10,000 users where your brute-force
1083.
by davidu 18y ago
So wrong it's hard to know where to start...
1084.
by davidu 18y ago
Here's how we do it. http://domain.opendns.com/thejack.humboldt.edu With the icon... and some text.
1085.
by davidu 19y ago
Stick with PHP, Noel. :-)
1086.
by davidu 19y ago
Depends on how you plan to use it...
1087.
by davidu 19y ago
Totally agreed. And if you aren't running qmail, there is a GREAT clone of ezmlm called mlmmj which works on other MTAs. Find it here: http://mlmmj.mmj.dk/ Oh, and Mailman is a total piece of garbage. The fact that it sends me a plaint
1088.
by davidu 19y ago
mask and encrypt are different. Perhaps you want to obfuscate it. Perhaps you want to encrypt it but have it decrypted via javascript so that real humans can see the address. Or perhaps this is your web2.0 startup and it's going to solve
1089.
by davidu 19y ago
Do both, like my doctor: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/health/15well.html?8dpc
1090.
by davidu 19y ago
I don't think BW cares about the amount raised. They didn't ask me until after we were already confident that I was going to be selected. It was like, "Oh, we forgot to ask -- how much money did you raise?"
1091.
by davidu 19y ago
You need to learn a lot more about DDoS if you think you can just hook up prolexic and be protected from DDoS. Figure out your economics or bring on someone who has been there before.
1092.
by davidu 19y ago
Find someone with a background in business and finance you trust and make them a part of your team. Great companies take a lot more than technology.
1093.
by davidu 19y ago
Because I am focused on building OpenDNS (profitable, hiring, etc). EveryDNS is a usability nightmare. The service is TOP NOTCH and RELIABLE but the website needs an overhaul. I cry myself to sleep every night thinking about it. :-)
1094.
by davidu 19y ago
I run EveryDNS and am looking for an ALL-STAR PHP/MySQL hacker who wants to help take it over. You must be in San Francisco. This is a simple business that can easily grow to make $1mm a year (and with some work, $5mm/year). I will help
1095.
by davidu 19y ago
Looks like it... Yikes!
1096.
by davidu 19y ago
That equity stake is appropriate.
1097.
by davidu 19y ago
Not true.
1098.
by davidu 19y ago
415 287 7721 if you have questions. or david {at} opendns.com