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shebson | 12 years ago | on: Show HN: Probabilistically Generating HN Post Titles

My favorites:

"Google is about to learn stats"

"Progressive JPEGs: a new alternative to Node.js"

"Canadians Just Became World's Biggest Problem"

"Your Username Will Now Have Amazon Ads Pre-Installed"

shebson | 12 years ago | on: JavaScript particle simulator

I'm getting 38 FPS on a 2012 Macbook Air with Chrome. Didn't expect the HD4000/HD3000 difference to be so big.

shebson | 12 years ago | on: YouTube is down

Both their site and their data API are down.

shebson | 12 years ago | on: "X for Y" Startups

One of the examples given of a startup that created a new category is Angellist. I generally agree, but it's worth noting that Angellist has embraced being described as "Facebook for startups" and "Facebook for companies": http://betabeat.com/2011/09/angellist-gains-prestige-as-it-b...

shebson | 13 years ago | on: GoDaddy's DNS Service is Down

They now have the DNS working for their own site, which means you can now log in and change your nameservers to another service like Route53.

shebson | 13 years ago | on: GoDaddy's DNS Service is Down

These are instructions on how to move your domain, not migrate to different DNS servers. Moving away from GoDaddy in general might be a good idea, but if you're just looking to migrate to another DNS service like Route53, this isn't what your looking for.

shebson | 13 years ago | on: OSX apps that keep you hooked to your Mac?

Of course! I probably should have clarified and said something like "being able to run a real terminal alongside programs like Photoshop without having to us a VM has me hooked." I love linux, but there's a lot of software I use every day that only exists for mac/windows.

shebson | 13 years ago | on: OSX apps that keep you hooked to your Mac?

It's only loosely an app, but having a real unix terminal (without having to run a VM) is the biggest reason I'm hooked.

shebson | 14 years ago | on: PHP-CGI Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

My thought exactly. Anyone who keeps their stack up to date is using the Apache2 Handler or FastCGI. Even if they're still on Apache1, mod_php isn't vulnerable.

shebson | 14 years ago | on: Attackers target unpatched PHP bug allowing malicious code execution

Because this only affects PHP running in CGI mode, it should really only affect out-of-date systems. By default with Apache 2, PHP is run by the Apache 2 Handler (which isn't vulnerable). Even before that, mod_php has been standard for quite a while.

shebson | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN:Do we need another blogging engine?

Looks cool. One thing you might want to fix: most of the links on the upper right of login page (FAQ, Contact, etc.) are not clickable. If you don't have that content yet, I'd just remove the placeholders.

shebson | 14 years ago | on: Ask HN: Online Payment for SaaS Startup

If you have a US bank account, it's hard to beat Stripe (https://stripe.com/). They allow you to process payments without forcing users to sign up for a third-party service, and they handle compliance and the heavy lifting of recurring billing. Perhaps most importantly for your use case, they allow you to combine small charges on a monthly invoice, which reduces your processing fees (because fees on small transactions are otherwise insane). They also support euro-denominate transactions. Integration is well-documented and easy if you're comfortable with RESTful APIs.

If you prefer to bill users for each transaction instead of invoicing, Amazon Payments might be a better solution. I've never used them, but they offer a fee structure that makes small transactions less painful (https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=devpricing...).

Good luck!