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5-10 years from now which of these will look like a better purchase? Whatsapp went for 19billion Linkedin for 26. I think Linkedin had a more mature business model, but this things can change quite quickly as we have…

There's not much solid information about the uptake of Python 3 versus Python 2. If you are a Python developer, indicate where you stand.

If you had a choice of type of technical interview for a software engineering role, which one would you prefer?

DW+DH+LT? DW+L(H/T)? L(W/H/T)? My MBP is starting to feel heavy. I'm currently L(W/H/T)

I am doing research on perceived fears of traveling into space. I figured this might be a great place to do a survey to get me started, and also discuss the many potential threats. Most likely none of us have been in…

I don't know why, but I'm very unsure about choosing a colour for the new iPhone this time around — normally I go straight for the default black, but the fragmentation and popularity of the other two colours are making…

I don't think I have clicked on facebook ads, and neither have the friends I have polled. I am wondering what the HNs community has done?

Thinking about starting a new project in the personal finance space targeted more towards college students. CHOICE A) A way to balance the conflict between privacy and control encountered by college students and their…

Two AWS outages in a few months, Parler's de-platforming suggests it's necessary for moving to multi-clouds. Which cloud management platform you use or think to opt in?

It's becoming increasingly easy (if not necessarily as secure) to host applications similar to popular cloud services on your own server or VPS. For those of us that do this, which of the following do you host AND use…

I really wonder about the reason it is still with us and if there isn't any better use for the space on the keyboard

Do you, or someone else in your organization, use a social media calendar tool or a social media posting tool that incorporates calendar functions?

Tell us whether you consume Hacker News on mobile or PC, and if both, the split. If you do use mobile, in a comment tell us whether you use the straight HN site (in a browser), a third-party mobile web version of it, or…

Select any of the places you usually read/write from.

I am noticing a drastic decline in how much my online acquaintances are using Google Plus. From my viewpoint it feels like G+ is failing to gain momentum. What are you seeing?

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Some qualifications: 1) be a relatively new startup; 2) be for the main landing page; 3) not be a personal site (unless you are a consultant); 4) and please pick just one. With all of the new tld's (and near .com…

I'm a happy daily iSH [1] user, it's an amazing technical project, but I really pine for the day when `apt get blah` will be a reality, using an app available from the official App Store. Be it a paid or free app. CLI…

Many mature startups are rewriting their interpreted code for performance reasons. Typically they choose a JVM language for both speed and access to Java libraries. Lately, both Clojure and Scala have received much…

If hypothetically all global shipping came to a stand-still for a year or two could each country manufacture and locally distribute all the pharmaceutical drugs in a timely manor meaning people do not go into rebound of…

Online payments have always been a thorn in an entrepreneur's side. What does everyone use as a payment service to eliminate PCI Compliance? I'm only talking about applications that remove PCI requirements, not payment…

Some say [1] that there are only two types of people in this world: dreamers and realists. Would love to know the division here in Hacker News! [1]:…

Lately many people ask me what Front end framework they should use. I'm a big fan of Backbone and was able to build large (isomorphic) web apps with a few team members. Backbone in in decline of popularity, so I'm not…

Have you crowd funded any projects, business, business with equity crowd funding?