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hnwebserviceson Ask HN: What's the Best VPN Service These Days?

I've been using Private Tunnel which offers 50gb for $12. No monthly usage limits or anything.

I think they have a free tier which limits to 100mb.

hnwebserviceson [Offer HN] Code cleaning and other services

Thank you! I was very hesitant to post this because I've always had the mindset of "if your product is good enough then you don't need salesmen" but have only recently realized otherwise.

I figured everyone has a few old sloppy projects that need cleaning up but it's not worth their time, it's worth my time at the moment though so I figured it would be a worthwhile to all parties to advertise my service.

If this gets enough response and I can't manage the workload, then I will probably consider creating a website to allow connecting people and trusted code cleaners.

hnwebserviceson Ask HN: How many startup employees became millionaires in Silicon Valley?

That really depends on your definition of "promising startup". About 75% of IT startups fail and most were promising to at least some people.

You really can't bet on getting rich just out of pure luck though. There are a ton of millionaires around Silicon Valley because the area attracts the best engineers in the world to work with great companies. Your odds don't really increase if your a shitty employee. It's also very expensive to live out there.

With that being said this industry allows you to switch jobs pretty easily. If you put in a couple years at several different startups over your career then the odds of getting a huge paycheck from a startup increases dramatically. In addition to that you will gain many contacts, friends, and job experience.

hnwebserviceson Ask HN: Do Parse's secret URLs provide reasonable security?

This method seems fine for protecting data as far as I can tell.

I would definitely recommend using https though because only the hostname is sent in plain text, the URL should be fully encrypted in an https request.

On the other hand, I'm not sure how reasonable this method is from a liability perspective. If a client accidentally forwards a secure url to someone who causes them to lose money, then there might be a chance that you could be liable for not securing your product effectively.