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My program ran 3x slower on AWS t4g instances than on my mac. Where can you get the fastest cpus for VPS hosting?

Does the compensation listed on YC jobs include stock converted to cash? For example, Retool (https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/retool) claims to be paying $600k to someone with 6 years experience. I find this hard…

I see no "sponsored" labels on Google shopping results. Does anyone else? How do you tell when it's an ad?

TLDR: weird treatment of global/nonlocal in CodeSignal, probably because they're wrapping the function. I nearly lost a job offer today because CodeSignal does not execute 'real' Python. Minimal example: x = {} def f():…

Is there a service that proxies internet traffic and is capable of caching petabytes of responses? Like a reverse cloudflare, but cached within the datacenter you are accessing it from. Imagine a job that needs to…

What is the cheapest and most efficient way to make a map from keys to values at very large scale, perhaps several petabytes? When you query, the results are allowed to be a little stale. It should be available to…

What is a service that can store large files with low latency? S3/Cloud storage usually has latencies of 300-450ms. Is there an option with latencies less than 50ms and reasonable storage costs?

War stories of unusually sized databases or performance characteristics?

In the past few months, especially with AI, there have been a lot of posts "[company] releases [product]", where a company has not in fact released a product—they're just testing it with their friends in closed…

The following chrome extension seems to accomplish the magic of bypassing a server-side paywall. How? Server-side means the content isn't even sent to the browser. What can the browser do?…

If it simply visits sites, it will face a paywall too. If it identifies itself as archive.is, then other people could identify themselves the same way.

How long does Plaid take to approve a new app, and how restrictive are they? It could be like stripe, or it could be like getting approval to integrate with a bank (shudder).

Is there a version of signal where you can store your messages in the cloud (with password-based backup?) It would be nice not to lose everything if I lose my phone. It's fine if I need to remember a password or lose…

Is there an alternative to GitHub where the service doesn't have access to your files?

Is there a Slack alternative where the server doesn't have access to your data? Bonus for open-source.

- Type in a number - Press "Call" - They receive a request - If accepted, a voice channel is opened - Either party can press "end"

There are many articles about efforts to prevent the discovery of abortions in states where they are illegal. When I read them, I wonder why writers think it is possible to remain anonymous in 2022. The attack surface…

What are you favorite textbooks and courses to learn about climate change?