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My take-away message from this: if you want predictable predictable performance using AWS you need to use largest instances and EBS block sizes. This suggests Amazon scales up but not down. As in, if you're using the smaller instances (because you're a startup, say, and don't have a great deal of traffic) you're hosed. On the other hand, a lot of the calculations I've seen suggest maintaining your own server infrastructure is cheaper than AWS and you get more predictable performance, so I wonder why anyone who has a lot of traffic would use AWS (except for handing traffic spikes or batch jobs). So to me it seems that AWS doesn't have a great use case. I'm interested in other viewpoints.
You can host a Sinatra app on Heroku for free. Here's the complete app:

require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'

get '/' do
File.read(File.join('public', 'index.html'))
end

Just put all of the files in /public and you're good to go.
Are there any tools that you recommend that make it super easy to get a static site up and running on S3 and Cloudfront?
yeah. But I imagine there might be some stickiness with multiple terminals...I guess if each terminal has it's own queue of order to be sent it wouldn't be a problem. There def would be issues with credit card processing though.
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Want to add a point. I think the common trait you mentioned in the post that you find in all our current batch mates is passion. I can just sense how everyone is so passionate in their own ways.

People who are passionate are more likely to stick it out to the end. It is something I think that's pretty hard to fake.
The credit card I used for a development account expired in January, and Amazon sent me email reminders. They also continued to charge the (expired) card.

This suggests to me that card expiry is not a likely failure mode.
Surely this is a community-wide iterative search and, although it can be annoying to keep up with, it should be seen as a good thing (unlike other communities which stagnate around one dominant concept)
Ask HN: Where to start?
This might be the question for lot of beginner who want to start with their own Startups.

I am recent graduate from India , I currently working for big company. I would like to make a name for myself. My current knowledge is scattered in very different areas.

I started few good projects , they are still doing OK. But every now and than , when I see hackernews I see lots of these projects and I am nothing.

Can anybody guide where should I begin with in developing my own startup.
I agree and yes I do sometimes bill my shower time. That's where the best work gets done after all

But I think it's much deeper than that. It's the basic truth that creativity emerges from a still mind. First you spend hours obsessing in front of the screen seemingly achieving nothing. Later you seemingly do nothing and solve the hardest problems.

It's an excellent practice to take breaks where you do nothing. Pretend to be a smoker and step out for a smoking break every hour or so.
Those who really want to make guns are probably already doing so with existing manufacturing technology.
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Excellent Pay as you go hosting with specific plans for static only content.
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As someone who knows a significant number of YC folks, I have to say the most inspiring thing about the entire organization is how normal everyone is.

There's this expectation that there's "something different" that separates successful startup founders from "common folk". And it just doesn't exist. I think the barrier of intimidation is one of the biggest things most people aren't fortunate enough to experience.

Like I said, I know more than a few YC folks, I've interviewed (and was rejected) once from YC, and every person I've met struck me as utterly normal in most ways. They merely possessed a bit more experience and in general know a tad more than the average person.

There's no reason you can't do a startup right this instant. Do not let YC's rejection/acceptance dictate your path.
It's definitely high up on the "not nice" scale, because sending him the PDF would cost them a grand total of zero dollars and zero cents. Not sending him the PDF has probably cost them at least one book sale.
Your right that you can't really think about this stuff to much sitting in a high level language. It is useful though to have a good idea of the underlying architecture which your taking advantage of at a higher level. Sure L1 and L2 cache optimization is out of your hands but if you are writing an app for the GAE knowing the relative speeds of writes in relations to reads could influence the decisions you make.
Where are the prices mentioned? I couldn't find it anywhere on irccloud.com
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I read it as:

"Why is this crap in my INBOX? Really?"

I'm sure the least compelling reason to keep X11 on Mac is because someone wants to use a C64 emulator. :)
This is mentioned in the pragmatic programmer [1] book as deliberate programming, as opposed to programming by accident.

[1] http://www.pragprog.com/the-pragmatic-programmer
I have used the tool in question and recently abandoned it for the same setup described in the article, I'm guessing for the same reasons he did.

Cucumber is only annoying if you don't need to use it. A lot of people who didn't really need it were using it in the rails world, and recently they have got sick of it.

If you have an actual business need for executable documentation like it provides, then it is still excellent and not a headache.
Keeping in touch with business connections is neither "working the system" nor "incestuous".

I think you are seriously confusing "networking events" with the general good practice of making a good reputation in your industry and staying connected with industry leaders / good past colleagues.
How Mortal Kombat Accidentally Became a Web Series
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2142510
What do you expect? How can you have someone that doesn't like talking to crowds be a politician or someone who avoids cameras be in the entertainment business? I guess, then, that leaves the extroverts to fill the gaps...

Many introverts are quite good at talking to crowds. Speaking as an lifelong introvert myself, crowds are easy. It's individuals that can be difficult.

"Introverted" and "shy" are not the same thing.

Many entertainers are introverts--the actor who vanishes back to his trailer the second the cameras stop rolling is almost a stereotype. Introverted politicians are less common, but they exist as well. Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter are both famously introverted.

The distinction between introvert and extrovert has little to do with willingness to appear in the public eye. It's about where you find your energy: The introvert is drained by dealing with people and recharges in private, while the extrovert finds social interaction invigorating and solitude draining.
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I've noticed that I have the ability to go between introverted and extroverted (regardless of alcohol consumption haha)...

When I'm solving problems and piecing stuff together while glued to my computer I definitely get into a zone or mode or whatever, and don't really care for much outside interference. Most of the time it actually annoys me to get interrupted. But it only takes a few minutes away from it (sometimes an hour or two if I've left something unfinished haha) to get into the extroverted, outgoing talkative mode.

I've actually noticed a little bit of a curve in how well I communicate. The first few minutes after ending problem solving mode consist of me pausing a bit in my sentences (thinking ahead and seeing the conversation as a whole) and as time goes on I end up speaking very quickly and fluently without much thought at all.

Any other developers here transition between intro and extroverted like this?

What sucks is that it takes a few minutes for my brain to switch modes... because at work everyone probably just thinks I'm some really quiet, super serious guy.
They have excellent web-based control panels. I doubt you could make it significantly easier really.
This website does not inspire confidence, so no thanks.
Phpfog "Down for maintenance"
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You may be pleased by a 50% success rate, but how many of the 50% who don't succeed will be pleased?

(Not just being facetious -- I've heard stories about YCers whose companies failed being hired by other YC companies or otherwise finding good positions as a result of their YC experience, but a few anecdotes is no substitute for data.)
Incredibly specific use case.

Population of Geelong = 300,000.
Percentage of population who are Drupal developers = xx%. Total Linkedin users worldwide = 11 million.
If you want to have the option of doing dynamic stuff later, you should try Akshell (http://www.akshell.com). It's really good for static sites too though, since the newly added Git support allows you to deploy with a git pull from a remote repo, giving you revision control and all the goodness that comes with it.
Noteleaf (YC W11) texts you quick info on the person you're about to meet with
>Managing that wide screen real estate is cumbersome. The view angle is too wide. You never know where the focus is, etc.

Try two vertical monitors. It's awesome. (FYI: vertical monitors are sold as rotatable widescreen monitors; Dell sells them for sure).

But I have reverted to one widescreen monitor, and I like it--I like the focus.
Buffett can get away with large investments because he picks conservative stocks. Investing 20% of your portfolio in Coca-Cola Inc. is far less risky than investing 20% of your portfolio in Google.
This is often repeated by a lot of people, but I think it might be affected by a bias. Perhaps we notice more when we solve problems away from the keyboard because we are not supposed to be working then. Perhaps we selectively label those the trickiest even though we solve many more problems staring at the monitor trying really hard.
It didn't take long for someone to use that vulnerability to open up the entire server. People are posting from the @phpfog Twitter account and someone posted the entire codebase: http://twitter.com/#!/communistcake/status/49340298677075968

Edit: Actually, the links in that message appear to just be mirrors of the links at the bottom of the article.

Edit 2: Links in that last status are now dead. Wonder if the young Elliot Speck is trying to walk it back a bit.
> I think the point is that if those 3 things (working on a team, communicating with others, leading others) are what we start selecting for ... then we effectively have started selecting out introverts and selecting in extroverts.

I think this was the very assumption I was questioning. I am simply unconvinced that these skills imply extroversion. I guess I'm not sure what it would take to convince me, as anecdotally at least, I've found my generally introverted friends to be very competent in these areas.

I also do not frankly believe that these skills are prioritized above technical competence at companies that highly value technical competence. For ho-hum business software, this may be the case, but in that case, it may be that people skills are more important than developer skills, because the problems being solved are just not that challenging from a technical viewpoint. On the other hand, at companies where innovation is very important (well-run startups, Google, Amazon), the interview process will tend to heavily favor technical skills.

Edit: I felt I should explain something better. It is certainly the case that people who have abominable social skills will have a very difficult time getting hired. But frankly, at tech companies, the bar is basically "is able to communicate with people without being an asshole." I'm sorry, but if that is your definition of extrovert, than there is a confusion of terms going on here.
I wonder what would be the introvert/extrovert ratio for politicians be in countries such as China? From what I've heard, more of their politicians there have an education as engineer or scientist, instead of laywer or MBA which is common in the west (or at least, USA).
As geeks I think we often don't pay enough value and respect for the arts.

Sitting on your ass for 2hrs to passively absorb a 'stupid movie' is just that, stupid.

Sitting on your ass to watch something engaging, thought provoking, something that makes you reassess the world around you, etc, can only be positive.

It comes down to what you are spending your time watching.
This is a classic misunderstanding of what a introvert is. It does seem to be true that introverts have weaker social skills than extroverts. This is not however, inherent! It is simple a function of practice, and as introverts need alone time to recharge, they are less likely to have practice in social settings. It's a subtle distinction but an important one to make. The article claims that people skills come "naturally" to extroverts, but that's an oversimplification of the underlying issues.

Put simply, the difference between introverts and extroverts is how they recharge energy. Imagine a party in a packed apartment. An extrovert can spend hours there and feel refreshed and energized at the end. On the other hand, an introvert will feel tired and drained. But this has nothing to do with how they act at the party. Being shy and awkward doesn't mean you are an introvert! This misunderstanding is fairly pervasive. I'm a huge introvert and I go to parties all the time. I act very outgoing, friendly, and confident. Close friends are in fact quite surprised when they find out I am an introvert at heart. But I could never sustain going to parties twice a week every week because I would get too drained.

All of that said, the author does raise some important points about the place of introverts in society. Caring For Your Introvert is absolutely recommended reading: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/03/caring-f.... It touches on some of the issues raised in the article and provides a much better overview of extroversion versus introversion. Previous discussion of this excellent article here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=561311. Rands also has a nice article about nerds which does not explicitly touch on introversion. It does however, address many issues introverts typically deal with: http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2007/11/11/the_nerd_ha....
I second that. With no traffic, 10$ lasted me 4 years. They have decreasing cost per GB of bandwidth too.
Ask HN: Anyone on HN running a web startup with 50K+ a year net profit?
AppEngine would probably be free and is reliable.
Funny -- I'm more or less anti-social, and I LOVE LinkedIn precisely because it has a narrow, well-defined use case. I don't have to update my status, or comment on your comment on your wife's update. I just have a place to go to find the people I know in a business capacity, and they can find me.
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I've been using Dreamhost for my static (and an initial version of my Django site) for a few months now. I've been happy with their uptime and support.
Github Pages is a great choice for hosting static files IMO. However I'm not sure if you can host gh-pages on a private repository or not.
it is a self-updating address database. connect once, be sure to be able to contact those people anytime.

added benefit: work history. super useful when used in a sales context.

by now this is big problem:
sales guy builds a huge network in linkedin. then leaves the company and takes all that data with him. added bonus - his network gets automatically notified, that he has left the company.
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I wouldn't consider it "a thesis paper," but this project will eventually be part of my PhD thesis. Overall I would just say that we just seized the opportunity and wrote a decent paper. I, too, am impressed with our team and certainly would be nowhere without it. Glad you've enjoyed our work!
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I ran BCC off of GoDaddy's $4 a month Linux hosting for nearly 2 years and only had a problem once.
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No no, that's _exactly_ the failure mode to keep an eye out for.

I've seen AWS not actually bill me, and just send email accounts, for months and months. It's not worth their time billing a few cents or even a few dollars a month, so by the time an account "goes wrong" it can have been half a year or more since your card got re-issued, and you've forgotten you need to update Amazon for anything.

(it's much less of an issue if you're piggybacking your AWS stuff on a regularly used Amazon account/creditcard, but if you set this up as a one-off for a tiny S3/CloudFront "web hosting" setup, it could easily bite you on the ass in a few years time...)
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I'd definitely recommend dreamhost, very reasonable, great one click installers for things like wordpress. also they support rails/django. Something like $8/month.
> This is on par with "Alien Autopsy" and 9/11 conspiracies.

What is it about this that is so unbelievable? That there was political pressure from the top that this flight 'had to happen no matter what?'

> That said, it invokes the "crazy Russikies" stereotype,
> so it must be true.

What is the 'crazy Russikies [sic]' stereotype, and how does this invoke it?
Heroku, NodeFu and now PHPFog. All the Heroku-style clones have had security issues in the last few months. Security in this space is very, very hard work (I think NodeFu made an checkin mistake and it wasn't a 'jail/isolation breakout' scenario).

Edit- wow - they just pointed phpfog.com at phpfogsucks.com. I feel bad for the phpfog guys - they have a long weekend ahead.
Timing is everything. If you don't get noticed once, post again at a different time.

Correlated is an interesting idea. Have you considered hooking into the various social networks' APIs like Hunch, Twitter, FB, 4sq etc? There is a wealth of data to be explored.

Make your signup even easier. Get rid of First name, ask me later when you get to know me better :-). For now, just let me in.

I think you don't even need to explain why I have to sign up, just ask for email and pwd and click sign up. Reduce clutter.

Also, you've got a branding and mission problem with "Help us discover surprising correlations". It's not about you, it's about me me me. Change it to "Discover surprising correlations."

See http://headrush.typepad.com/
This is a pretty good lesson: when you have that little niggling feeling in the back of your head about something security-related, take care of it. Otherwise, someone WILL exploit it.

Seems like they were using the load balancer as a way to obfuscate the existence of the individual EC2 instances. Also, that has gotta be really expensive to have an EC2 instance-per-customer.
I would try S3 as for now
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Here's my problem with it: I have code in GCC and they want to sell my code back to me.
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"I've had lots of personal issues making a long distance thing work"
Yes it is a problem. The best way it works is when you modularize your organization so that module boundaries are where the least communication is needed. This is how the business world works: The whole thing is modularized into companies, companies take ownership, specialize and communicat with each other mostly remotely.
What most companies do wrong with offshoring is this:

- They don't try hard enough to find real talent. They are just searching for random people.
- For the low amount of money they find random sub-par people.
- They find out these people are capable only of munadane tasks.
- They offshore only mundane tasks.
- They think it is risky to give ownership to these people, so they try to 'integrate' them. They don't give ownership to remote teams.

In reality they could find talent and they could give ownership to talented remote teams. Do you know this?

http://netfixprize.com

The top teams contained insanely good quality people. By far not all of the top teams live in SV. (While it is well represented.)

"Finally, to be a great coder, beyond godlike programming abilities, you must have certain quality traits (too many to list here)."

This is also a prejudice of american companies (I am not saying you have this prejudice) that people in the 'east' can be good coders, but cannot be well-rounded. 'They cannot see the big picture'. This is not true. I was a math and algorithm enthusiast early-on (I started programming at the age of 12). I mentioned algorithmic problems in my post because this topic is quite objctive. But otherwise I am not a young coder. I am 36 years old. I am an experienced programmer. I know the importance of good software design. Managing big codebases and creating algorithms: these are different things. I have a bunch og cognitive patterns in both fields. I love linguistics, I love philosophy and psichology. I am interested in interaction design. I am interested in business strategies. I am a very intuitive person. On the side I am working on my startup which is about how ordinary/business people can intuitively create and access databases. (I am working on something like Excel for relational databases.)
I wonder where he gets his supposed statistics from. Seems like he's basically equating social awkwardness ~ extroversion. Which, as many posters here have pointed out, is plain silly.
the main site now has this as the homepage http://min.us/ljEyGE
The link is changed to pointing to the original article already.

For reference, this post is originally linked to http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/03/text-extraction.php
Interesting. Would you say that it's worth reading, even if I don't intend to program Clojure at all in the next few years, but I am a Python programmer?
You should mostly just ensure that the requests your software makes are correct, and that you're testing response handling with correct responses; what actually happens at the other end is of no concern to you.

At some point, of course, you may want to run actual integration (preferably against test users/whatever) but that needn't be a part of your regular test suite, so you can for example add an env toggle to actually perform remote connections, or have a separate normally-excluded set of tests for that.