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HN threads also rank very highly on Google so even for future users researching the service may gain some value from it.
Like I was interested in trying out fly.io for a long time but after reading so many recent threads about their mistreatment of users I've decided to defer.
These threads are really very useful.
https://www.techspot.com/news/98355-google-deprecating-jpeg-...
This may be useful but would love some clarity on how long you're gonna keep it like this.
Such good advice. It's so obvious but so easy to miss when you're excited to get things done. I think it's like writing a unit test before writing the code.
It changes your POV from an "API creator" to an "API consumer" - for whom this whole thing will be all about eventually.
Remember when Apple killed Flash? I heard it was because they wanted people to use their app store more instead of us playing games in the browser, so they could make more money. And Microsoft installing IE and setting it as the default browser? And now, Google is making changes to how we browse the web and adding things like Manifest v3, to boost their ad business.
The most irritating part is it is always gets packaged as being for our safety. The sad thing is I've often seen people even drink this user safety kool-aid, especially with Apple (like restricting browser choices on mobile - not sure if it's changed now).
I really think there should be some laws in place to prevent this kind of behavior. It's not fair to us, the users and we can't just rely on the EU to do it all the time.
The only button I'm looking for is the skip button. For the rare cases when the UI doesn't make sense, reading the docs or watching a demo video is far easier to follow as you can skip to the relevant part much easily.
I remember being blown away by Fly.io's simplicity and how easy it was to use. It was like hosting made simple, and I couldn't help but think, "This is it, this is the one!"
But, as time went on, I noticed little signs of trouble. Downtimes became more frequent, and my deployments, which were once snappy and seamless, turned into agonizingly slow affairs. It was like déjà vu from the time when Heroku's greatness started to wane.
It's disheartening to see Fly.io go down a similar path. As more people flocked to the platform, it seems like its performance began to suffer – just like what happened with Heroku. The more popular it got, the less reliable it seemed to become.
Scrolling through Hacker News, I can't help but feel a sense of disappointment. Others are expressing their frustration too, and it's like we're all reliving that moment when Heroku lost its charm and became a hassle.
I have to admit; it worries me. It's like a cautionary tale of how even the most promising platforms can fall from grace. It's the reality of the fast-paced tech world, but it's tough to accept.
So yeah, here I am, hoping against hope that Fly.io can somehow break free from this cycle and find its footing before it becomes as useless as Heroku was at its lowest point.
To counter this, websites employ a strategy known as the "Bucket brigade" to ensure you spend at least 30 seconds on their site. It's a basic principle of website optimization and it's just the tip of the nasty SEO iceberg.
I've tried the downright No after getting advice it's just better to say No directly, and I can tell you from experience that there is no better way to burn bridges and get people to dislike you when you do that. People seldom respect you for doing that. I think it's some strange disconnect from the theoretical and practical.
Otherwise sooner or later there will always be a price to pay, as these people who have been doing your work for free for years will feel entitled to some ownership and how the site is run and they may not always agree with your agenda.
Doesn't always happens but it can happen and we can still hope.
I have a question for you as even playing with this or creating oss project using this sounds like inviting trouble. So if any programmer wants to create an open source project using this data (just for kicks) then apart from using a VPN and throwaway email do you need to be careful about anything else? Any tips?
If it's a scaling problem they should just rename it to GPT 4+ or something and raise prices than just degrade the experience for everyone. I'm sure a lot of people will happily pay more to get the original quality back than this watered down version.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for celebrating success. But the recent flood of self-promoting posts that offer little substance or value to the community has made it harder to find the signal amid the noise.
I hope now that the site isn't pressed to make money maybe it will go back to the roots and stop compromising the quality and authenticity.
Now that we've reached a point where every person has some form of adblock from abp to brave, I think this we're gonna be seeing more and more of this.
P.S. I recently cancelled my Kagi subscription too after their recent price hike and search restrictions. So businesses that don't show ads but charge the user directly are also struggling too it seems. Guess doing business nowadays isn't that easy.
I wasted so much time and energy on this but as I get older I've realised there is so little of what we can actually control vs what we think we can do. Most of the time just saying Yes and waiting for things to actually happen is so much easier. A lot of time what you worry about never happens and if it does it isn't always as bad as you make things out to be in your head. A lot of times it turns out to be actually good and it would've been a shame to avoid it.
Also when you say yes to people, a lot of time the other person never actually follows through the thing you didn't want. Otoh if you would argue or say No beforehand it always has the opposite effect.
I guess for most people this is common sense but I did this wrong for a large younger part of my life.
I see a lot of people thinking chatgpt is something new capable of such stuff but GPT3 is far less restrictive and has been able to do all this for almost an year now.
> Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread.
> Off topic: Those can't be tried out, so can't be Show HNs. Make a regular submission instead.
I'd suggest you change the title asap.
One thing which held me back for a very long time was not following up with people who didn't show much interest initially.
I wasted so many good leads thinking it is impolite to follow up with people after contacting them once. My whole life changed once I understood the power of follow ups and understanding that most people are so busy that it takes at least 6 reminders before most people will take any substantial action.
The reverse is also true. People say a lot of things and most of the times you never cross the bridge or reach it. Nowadays, I rarely argue about anything and don't act on stuff until a person reminds me once or twice. This small filter can be like a miracle for saving your time and energy.
That's sad. But looks like Good guy internet archive saved some of their videos(1) though so not everything was destroyed forever.
McCandless had happily escaped humanity his whole life, only to find that happiness itself can only be amplified when shared. One of his final quotes being:
“Happiness only real when shared.”
It doesn't even have to be long track, even a 30s loop does the trick. The 140 bpm is like a sweet spot for some reason though.
I dunno if it's because it's like a video game music which repeat over and over but it really helps me focus and get in the zone everytime. Anybody else have something like this to share?
1. Sell or be sold. People hate the author but regardless one thing i learned from this book is that you must beleive that what you're selling is the absolute best for your prospect and you're actually doing a service by recommending it to them. Then product can be your business you're selling to a customer, or yourself on a date, or a lesson to your kids but whatever it is you need to be fully convinced yourself that what you're offering is the best. Sometimes this means changing a few things about it but until you are convinced, others will seldom be.
2. Never split the difference. This is also a very good book with lots of different strategies about how using a cool dj voice, using a no instead of yes, etc. Some very practical tips you can use in negotiations and selling.
3. Shoe dogs or something by the founder of nike. Great book about how you break your comfort zone and learning to sell and how billionaires have the same problems as everyone else and how they solve it using leverage.
Definitely a lot of more books if you're interested that I've read recently that have helped me improve me to sell. But as each book will teach you the only real thing that can help you to sell is to just sell!
What I've learnt is that you need to learn sales to be successful or lucky in just about any life's endeavour be it business, dating, kids, academics, etc. Hell you're even selling open source software if you think about it.
You're always selling something to someone - like selling yourself if you're on a date, goods when it's your business, etc.
You can be as hardworking as you want but unless you learn how to sell and close you're not getting lucky. Most successful people I've met or seen are just great salesman tbh and it's a wonder that most people look at selling with such derision (but selling doesn't have to be unethical).
While they call it SEO, this site gives you the very metrics which every so called SEOer uses to game Google search results (and it's very good tbh).
I hope they are ready to face the seo monster they have created and yep can't be gamed as easily.
Those vit d supplements will only skew the one thing that actually tells you how much deficiencient you are in getting enough sunlight as it correlates quite directly with it (most other things look more long term).
Same applies for people teaching about SEO and marketing. It's very important to check who is giving the advice as a lot of advice seems to make sense in theory but doesn't translate that well practically.
Just type the following on youtube, "wim hof breathing technique", "wim hof cold shower", "wim hof flexibility/yoga exercises"