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I couldn't find a simple tool to compare NFL combine results so I built one myself.

Reach out to 50 people during the second half of March. Each time you reach out, publicly share it with others.

FeedRiv is an open source RSS feed reader that I built as part of my 12 Startups in 12 Months Challenge (Open Source Edition). The open source code can be found on Github: https://…

I went into this article strongly disagreeing but I think the alternative presented at the end are valid ways to structure an API and for those who very loosely follow REST structu…

It appears to now have been resolved. It was down for over 30 minutes. For most of that time, the status page was not accessible at all and when it did finally become accessible, i…

Rackspace seems to be having issues with DNS (my sites that I have DNS running through Rackspace are down) and their portal login page is not accessible at this time: https://myclo…

I've built TwitRiv that does exactly this. It is open source where you can use your own API key and then there is a hosted version (the hosted version would not use your own API ke…

TwitRiv.com is part of my 12 Startups in 12 Months Challenge (Open Source Edition). It is inspired by the simplicity of Nitter.net but it uses the official Twitter V2 API. It has t…

This is a really great breakdown of the TCP slow start algorithm. I always try to keep sites as lean as possible, but this was an aspect of TCP that I wasn't familiar with but will…

I started working like this in the summer of 2017 so I'm right at the 5 year mark with this setup (I actually need to get a new device and DO's prices have remained the same - I th…

Just saw this response. In my comment above, I didn't want to spend a lot of time responding to the original post so I handwaved a lot with this " assuming you've set the CNAME and…

Just to clarify, I use a $5/mo DigitalOcean droplet plus an extra dollar or two for backup and then a rsync.net account (that I use for other backup purposes too). Off the top of m…

I pay a little extra for DigitalOcean's backup service and then I also have an rsync.net account (they offer a HN discount that you can email them and ask about if you are interest…

It may be, I'm not positive what my Chromebook specs are. I know the droplet has more disk space. I use TACE[0] style development so I don't need a powerful machine. [0] https://ww…

I've debated what I want to use for my next device. I've definitely considered getting an iPad as an option.

I like to work outside at different parks (in the shade under a covering) and haven't noticed any "dim" screen issues. One of the nice things about working with an under-powered sy…

I use a $5 Digital Ocean "droplet".

Thanks so much! I figured there was something out there but really didn't want to spend the time looking for it.

My experience is that the touchpad on Chromebooks is high quality and really nice (I prefer it to a lot of other touchpads I've worked with). I can also boot fully into Linux (slig…

I do all my work on an under $200 Chromebook. I have a VPS where I do all the actual work. I use Mosh and TMUX for connecting and saving my different projects (I'm a freelance deve…