knobbytires

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   by knobbytires 9y ago

   I worked at Lindows/Linspire so below is obviously biased. > The desktop was under-powered It was the first sub $200 PC, what did you expect? The PC actually sold very well. > their software manager lacked too many apps and... it
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   by knobbytires 9y ago

   Signed up. Added a few accounts. Tried adding a custom app and it wanted me to subscribe for $29 per month. I would happily pay for a service like this but not $300+ per year. As is, there is a free account or one targeted at businesses. Wh
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   by knobbytires 9y ago

   Some quick observations: - Their performance claims are incredibly biased. Amazon S3 has far better write performance than their claims. - They claim 100% S3 compatibility but it fails a large number of API calls using Ceph’s s3-test. I did
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   by knobbytires 10y ago

   Great decision! I have done the same and not looked back. The first few years are the worst. You’ll have times when you are worried and want to throw in the towel or just plain overwhelmed. Unless you are destitute and need the money from a
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   by knobbytires 11y ago

   I see very few people asking what jenny_2’s long term career goals are. If your desire is more entrepreneurial then take a year off and make a decision later as to whether you go back. Things change dramatically in a year (especially in a s