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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Yes. They even support terraform, last I checked!
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
> Another problem with Google that you cannot really experiment with it for free. You have to add your credit card and there is no concept of using only the free quota. We're here to help on that one. :) We strongly believe developm
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Stadia Maps founder here. We'd be happy to discuss how we can meet your needs, as well, if you're interested. Feel free to reach-out directly: luke@stadiamaps.com.
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Stadia Maps founder here to answer any questions!
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
For replacing their web API, my cofounder and I started a company to address many of the issues with Google Maps, starting with price and privacy. We have more issues to address, but we offer the necessities now and have expansion plans. W
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
> does it peak at 50 Mbps? I'm not certain about speed, but I did experience quite high latency during peak local traffic times (which went away when disabling IPv6).
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
It's quite odd (and pricey). I asked about just IPv6 (with dynamic IPv4), and they said that wasn't an option at all. /shrug I'm currently looking into a cheap FreeBSD VPS <-IPv6 tunnel-> my EdgeOS Router
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
> The problem here is not that HE.net tunnels require a static IPv4 address, it's that your ISP won't connect you to the whole Internet. This, definitely. To be clear, I used an HE.net tunnel after I was told of their policy.
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
I have the joy of living in a community with FTTH and a 1Gbps symmetrical connection for < $100 / month. I have the pain of that connection requiring an additional $10 / month just so I can get 1 (or 4, same price) static IPv4
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
> There's no actual $7B involved here. Valid point. Thankfully buying a few regional servers is manageable with $437m. :)
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
If you want to commit corporate espionage. . . just become a Slack employee? I hope they have very, very good security and encryption measures on all levels.
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
> for the Asia region. Depending on where you are in Asia, this is a hard one. I run a company with geo-distributed systems, and even having a few Asian-base servers it is still difficult to reach the whole region. You almost need to hav
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Poll: How did you find your current job?
2 points by lukeqsee 8y ago|1 comments
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Freelance Agencies (gig platforms)
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Conference
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Founded my own company
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Friends / acquaintances / personal network
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Submitting résumés
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Company contacted me
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Recruiter
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Job listing site
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
HN / Who's Hiring!
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Internship - Job offer
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Our company wouldn't be possible without the many, many others that built the dataset and keep it fresh. We owe them all a debt of gratitude. The least we can do is help them find a little fresh fruit. ;)
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Somewhat offtopic, but (almost) all of these websites use Google Maps. This means they probably are going to get large bills with this extra HN traffic flood. :( Since these are non-commerical tools, my company (in my bio) would be happy to
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
brack.ch fust.ch mediamarkt.ch …and more. Switzerland has a vibrant market from what I've seen living here the past few months with pretty competitive in-country shipping (I once got a package via normal post the next day after orderin
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Google Public DNS Search(dns.google.com)
3 points by lukeqsee 8y ago|0 comments
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
It doesn’t. This is also in the full version.
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
Hey magdadc, I founded a company competing with Google Maps on another level (map tiles & other geoservices), and I think it's super important to have competition in the mapping space (just look at how much it costs if you want to
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by lukeqsee 8y ago
We don’t have a current offering, but if you want, please email me at luke@stadiamaps.com. We’re actively investigating ways to integrate more datasets (such as elevation) and we would be happy to learn more about what you need. If we can’t

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