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somtumon Ask HN: I’m 41 and still unmarried – what should I do?

No advice from me, just wishing you the best in your search.

somtumon How we upgraded our 4TB Postgres database

Great post! Did you migrate your old database to Azure Flexible Server, Hyperscale (Citus) or a standalone VM, as Postgres 13 does not seem to be available for Azure Postgres Single Server.

somtumon Ask HN: Have you switched from management to IC?

I was in management for 4 years and moved to another company as an IC. There was a lot of responsibility and stress being a manager and it was taking a toll on my health. I'm now a lot more happier and healthier in my technical role and it actually pays more too!

somtumon Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?

Staying in the first company of my professional career for too long. I would have learnt more and earned more if I moved companies regularly early on.

somtumon Ask HN: Easiest way to build something I can use across devices?

Not quite sure you mean by "generate a queue".

But if you mean message queue, you could create a python script that parses the text file using regex and place messages in a AWS SQS queue.

Simplest way to use across computers would be just to transfer the script to each computer you use.

somtumon How to Build Good Software

How does Millet and Tune's DDD book compare with Eric Evans? Are they both worth reading?

somtumon Ask HN: Do you have the courage to abandon your high paying job?

Sounds like you're in a high management role with potentially a lot of power. Why don't you control you're environment to make it more suitable for you? Delegate tasks you don't like. Make other people attend meetings for you.

somtumon Terraforming 1Password

With infrastructure in multiple regions, do you have independent Aurora databases running in each region? Do you have any data synchronising between regions or are they running completely independently?

somtumon Terraforming 1Password

One major drawback of Cloudformation is its inability to view changesets of nested templates.

somtumon Ask HN: What's the recommended method of adding authentication to a REST API?

What would you recommend for both?

somtumon The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds

> 3) Those that use the device in times of true need: their kid has been at the dinner table for a long time and needs some distraction so the parents can get through their meal.

Sounds like us. Either that or my wife and I would take turns carrying our kid around while the other finishes off their meal.

somtumon A Vast, 430-Year-Old World Map

Beautiful map. Reminds me of the maps in the LOTR books.

somtumon Canva becomes Australia’s only privately backed tech startup to be valued at $1B

Amazing product. Curious on what their stack is like?

somtumon Ask HN: What are some interesting books you read in 2017?

Sapiens. An insightful book on the history of humankind and its possible future.