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Linode has similar pricing? The location overlap is different though. This one seems to have a larger presence in Europe.

https://www.linode.com/pricing Linode 1GB $5/mo ($.0075/hr) 1 GB RAM 1 CPU Core 20 GB SSD Storage 1 TB Transfer 40 Gbps Network In 1000 Mbps Network Out

FYI, some MyCloud devices can be modified to just run Debian. I treat my MyCloud as a cheap Linux box with lots of storage in a convenient form factor. If it weren't for that, I'd just build a computer.

Whoa, I've never heard of WireGuard. Looks like a huge performance boost over OpenVPN.

I currently use OpenVPN in bridge mode between all my OpenWRT routers.

Could it be that most hardware vendors feel that their value-add is in software? Or they feel offering something like OpenWRT would cannibalize sales of their higher end offerings like VPN routers?

I will not buy a router if I can't flash OpenWRT on it. It's a requirement for me now.

Real estate seems to be a common theme amongst people generating wealth.

And server overloaded. Images are crawling in on gigabit! So I just see mostly white when I scroll.

If you are up for it, learn a little about designing. Read some design docs and stylesheets. Google, Apple, Microsoft all have good ones.

By learning, you may be able to go a little longer without a designer. And when you need a designer, you'll be able to participate more.

Chrome on mobile doesn't have extensions. :) I still use Chrome on desktop.

The day I got a you-have-a-virus-call-us popup on Chrome on my phone was the day I switched over to Firefox with ublock. I wasn't even visiting a sketchy site.

Seeing so many timeless logos from the 60s and 70s make it look like that era was the golden age for logo design. OTOH, that might just be survivorship bias.

Does this mean Google might readd Qi to their phones? They took it out a couple years ago saying that usb-c would be more convenient due to it being doublesided and fast charging.

Makes me wonder: if the Roku was released today, how successful would it be? Seems like they have a huge first mover advantage in that people know it. But now there are lots of big players in the game who can really polish their respective products. I guess this IPO is supposed to help with that, but I feel this just means that there's a challenging road ahead.

Roku apps feel pretty clunky/jerky compared to Chromecast and Apple TV. Feels like a product built in the 2000s.

How much do you care? How much do they care? I go to lots of people's houses and they openly give me the wifi password to their network.

That said, having security is good. And building networks is fun. :)

If you are comfortable with a little Linux you could get a router and reflash with OpenWRT. Divide into 2 different VLANs. Have one port on the router connect to your VLAN and the other port connect to your neighbor's. If you use your own router on this port, you would treat this port as WAN and your own network as LAN. It would probably be NATed so your neighbor would have a harder time getting into your network. The OpenWRT GUI makes it pretty easy, but it helps to know a little about subnets and routing.

For a commercial solution, you could get a Ubiquiti Unifi gateway with a Unifi switch. Basically does the same thing. I'm not sure I would say their GUI is easier or harder than OpenWRT. You still need to know a little about networking.

If you don't sufficiently trust your neighbor having access to the WAN port, you could connect your own VPN router to your port on the VLAN.

Any support for RDS? :)

Would they be a viable business after 5 years in the event they don't get bought? If not, are they banking on the IP being worth something?

I like to think that I am interviewing the person and not the company. And the person defines the engineer and not the company they work for.

I try to treat everyone the same, if nothing else, but to have a baseline. Of course, I'm biased, but more towards referrals.

This makes me wonder, do some people treat those coming from a tier-100000000 company differently? Are there companies that someone might work for that would have a negative effect on them?

I use a Mac. And I also use this when I'm using Windows. I try to use both so I stay up to speed on the latest developments of both platforms.

WSL leveled the playing field for me. WSL makes Windows a decent dev machine out of the box.

I wish Visual Studio would integrate better with it though. e.g. if I run a project in VS, I want the option of running in WSL.

Or a money burning machine if the algorithm sucks. :)

Check out the dlink shop on ebay! :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/D-Link-DIR-505L-SharePort-Mobile-Com...

I use a DIR-505L. It's a wallwart and runs OpenWRT. 2.4Ghz only, but isn't too expensive (~$15). Has USB/ethernet if you want more. Really convenient and kind of looks like a phone charger so it doesn't raise eyebrows.

Mine runs OpenVPN in bridge mode to an SSID. I rarely use the ethernet. And I sometimes use the USB port as a charger. Having a usb cable connected to the wallwart makes it look like a charger. :)

Was also looking at the TP-Link TL-WR710N, but I preferred the more wallwart looking and slightly more compact D-Link. It does have an extra ethernet port if that's a requirement. TP-Link's locking down of thirdparty firmware also led me to keep the D-Link and return the TP-Link. I think they got better about that though.

0 indexed! :)

FireFox on Android lets you disable autoplay on videos. This is why I switched from Chrome on mobile. Videos always seem to want to autoplay when I'm in a public place. Plus FireFox mobile has extensions so I can run adblock.

I still use Chrome everywhere else, though.

Ooh, I wonder if this supports Swagger.

How did he answer the phone? Something like: "This is Mike Smith with Widgets Corporation"

My greeting is usually short: "Hi, this is Mike."

I use Pgmodeler. I've always thought it was different and interesting that the model is to be opensource, but to sell binaries. Good to see trial binaries now, though.

Maintenance is automatically handled. If you are paying an engineer to maintain a server, it could pay for itself in time saved. Also, the configuration is automated/standardized so I can have some confidence that backups happen and things are setup the same way each time.

For personal projects, I self host on a local machine to save money. Basically free except time, but most personal projects are things just getting started and need little in the way of scaling or maintenance.

If you think the interaction was/is positive. Why not visit the city anyway since it's already paid for? Free vacation! If it was very positive, maybe meet them for coffee?

Some things I do:

I built a tiny pc (Gigabyte BRIX) and use it as a linux server/host. I use CloudFlare as CDN (with their client certificate HTTPS) so my IP address isn't so obvious.

I use it between houses with a VPN and use an HDHomeRun to move ATSC streams (~20mbit each) to places that don't get good OTA reception.

I download games when I want to play them and delete them when I'm done. Rinse and repeat.

Windows/Mac/iOS/Android updates are really fast.

Darn. AT&T makes you connect their router ("modem") to the ONT. They won't activate a direct connection to the ONT. Something about 802.1x certificates being baked into the router.