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Can you share any info on how you set this up? I also have more faith in Apple's privacy policies than I do in Google / Amazon, so this could be an interesting option. Any idea if …

This is freakin EPIC. A hat that captures audio and then decides whether or not to relay it to the physical Alexa / Google / etc speaker. I struggle to believe it'd be super reliab…

According to this[1] post, that might not always be the case. I also have this assumption about alexa devices, and I haven't seen any other evidence to say that voice recognition c…

AFAIK, the thing that sets Gatsby apart is the integration of the built static site and React to do pre-fetching. The output from Gatsby is not just HTML, it's HTML + React javascr…

Could it also discourage potential purchasers in the event of an exit? Instead of buying shares from a company in a known jurisdiction, they'd be buying shares from a foreign juris…

In Germany there's a very simple structure that's commonplace where a UG (a sort of German Ltd) owns shares in a GmbH (a real German Ltd). In that scenario, if both are incorporate…

Thanks. This might be the most compelling argument I've heard so far, that any thought on the topic simply distracts from building something people want.

Interesting reading, thanks for the link. Who'd have known that HMRC used such elaborate language! :-) In this case I'm imagining only holding shares offshore, not paying dividends…

I'm about to start the process of incorporating for a startup. The company itself will be in the UK or the US. However, I'm considering creating an offshore company (Honk Kong or N…

I think you make a great point ibsulon. If you did take the decision to close down the site, the least you could do is signpost users to somewhere else where they could continue to…

For a smaller database, dmpayton's suggestion is spot on. Simply cron schedule a mysqldump and then push that offsite. Here's a few example code snippets I use: /usr/bin/mysqldump …

Running mysqldump on a database the size of CouchSurfing's is a real problem. It's a resource hog. To properly back up a consistent data image you need to use locking, which preven…

CouchSurfing International Inc was registered as a non-profit and is now a charity. Knowing a bit about it (having been a volunteer for the org) I think the crash was extremely bad…

Now that would be awesome. Even better if you could configure your own search engine. I use scroogle, but site:currentsite.com still works... A quick hunt[1] didn't throw up anythi…

The subject is a little misleading, it's not a resume nor related to employment, but it is a good history of breaking encryption.

Great article, some good links, and a damned eye opener. I need to start salting my passwords...

Congrats on the job, what does PG's work mean? Is PG a person?

I'd suggest you go focused rather than shotgun. Who are your target customers? What other sites are they using? Are you a cross between eBay and Facebook? Who are the biggest blogg…

I get it, you can click the teeny weeny up arrow next to the item and that votes it up! Ok, simple.

For example, this item has 24 points, but the user is brand new and has only posted 1 item which has no comments. Where does that karma come from? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?…

How does one vote? I can't see anything about voting or about downvoting. Is it based on some external voting?

Absolutely, open plan offices are a nightmare. I haven't yet figured out how to balance it out though. Social contact is important, interacting with other team members, etc. Maybe …

I agree that a lot of people want to work more, but I think that's part of the problem. I think people need to be encouraged to work less, to take more time off. I believe the best…

How does the karma and points system on this site work? I can't figure it out. Do people with more karma generate more points per vote? How are the points generated, I've seen some…