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   by ra 16y ago

   Sure, but if that vouch turns out to be false, then less people will trust that person as a trust factor next time. It becomes a self organising system. Highly trusted individuals / companies might even start selling subscriptions to their
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   by ra 16y ago

   The problem is that we are forced to trust a particular CA because the company we are dealing with chose to buy their certificate from that particular CA. Whilst PKI provides solutions for this [1], they are not really practical in SSL. In
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   by ra 16y ago

   Thanks for all of that! The recaptcha on login would only be presented after 3 failed login attempts, much like what happens at googles authentication. It protects your account from brute force. Nameserver location: I was thinking of, eg: n
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   by ra 16y ago

   Have you heard of Kickstarter? Check out what these guys did, and follow the link to their product: http://siegetoys.com/post/4743188690/con-que-con-lasers-or-h...
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   by ra 16y ago

   Can I ask you you need permission to update my twitter stream? That put me off trying it.
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   by ra 16y ago

   Check out Behavioral Based Interviewing [1] The idea is you identify the core competencies required to excel in the role. For a developer these might include problem solving, verbal communication, written communication, team work/altruism,
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   by ra 16y ago

   Thanks for that. What would you consider as "low cost"?
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   Ask HN: What would you like to see in hosted DNS? (Free account for feedback)

   2 points by ra 16y ago|6 comments
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   by ra 16y ago

   This was actually discussed quite recently: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2376782
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    by ra 16y ago

    I have used Moniker, GoDaddy and NearlyFreeSpeech. NearlyFreeSpeech is the only one I would recommend.
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    by ra 16y ago

    Sounds very neat. I just gave you my email in the signup.
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    by ra 16y ago

    Ah I understand, you're talking about a non-authoritative DNS server. I'm working on a DNS hosting service. To solve your first requirement, check out http://www.opennicproject.org/publictier2servers
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    by ra 16y ago

    I'm writing a DNS service at the moment. Care to elaborate?
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    by ra 16y ago

    Sounds like a business idea!
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    by ra 16y ago

    At $250 it's not cheap, but there's a lot of really great process and information in the Sitepoint Web Design Business Kit; including sample contracts. It's kind of like a franchise kit for freelancers.
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    by ra 16y ago

    We talk about specialization a lot here on HN. Specialize in scientific computing, specialising in areas where you as a programmer can make a big difference to a companies bottom line. This is a great example of a big blue ocean of opportun
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    by ra 16y ago

    And when a Voyager crosses the heliopause in another ten or so years time, entering deep space, that'll be another new generation inspired by this incredible feat of humankind.
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    by ra 16y ago

    At 15c/GB/mo Rackspace Cloud is the most expensive option at $75/month
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    by ra 16y ago

    I contracted for about 12 years in all throughout my career, and this rule of thumb is also consistent with my experience as a contrator. you mention freelancing however, I think the rate needs to be a bit higher for freelancing to take int
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    by ra 16y ago

    "laying waste to all before them" That's exactly what I meant. Thanks for the clarification.
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    by ra 16y ago

    I remember being about 5 years old in primary school and learning about & watching Voyager 1 reach Jupiter. It's incredible to think that thing has been flying through space my whole life. A beautiful story, Ed Stone's life would make a
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    by ra 16y ago

    As a customer, paying a monthly subscription roughly on par with the price of a CD for "all you can eat" music is, I think, bloody good value. It seems to me that Spotify are killing it.
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    by ra 16y ago

    That's a pretty old post and a subjective topic, however most of it is still right on. Mainly: A good name should be easy to spell and type. Shorter is better and .com is best. EDIT: And "sounds like what it does" is even better. Dropbox.co
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    by ra 16y ago

    An equal split is a good way to start. You should then convert that into shares and agree a share price (aka valuation). Ongoing contributions in terms of hurt money or good will (eg: programming time) can then be converted into new share i
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    by ra 16y ago

    Thanks. Yeah I use EC2 for other things, and you're right. Reduced redundancy S3 is at least as good as a RAID1 dedicated server, possibly even better[1]. 1. Amazon S3 standard storage is designed to provide 99.999999999% durability and to
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    by ra 16y ago

    That's a great idea! Not quite durable storage but I do see they offer a second HDD for an extra $20.
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    Where to get a cost effective 500GB of durable cloud storage?

    3 points by ra 16y ago|6 comments
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    by ra 16y ago

    sxc.hu
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    by ra 16y ago

    In other words, HN needs a few simple laws and some light moderation. e.g. - no personal attacks - no "x is an asshole because" inflammatory comments - ostensibly duplicate content should be deduped - no flame bait? I agree that people maki
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    by ra 16y ago

    I've had good success hiring Pythonistas from http://python.org/jobs