I stopped using EBS after the EC2 instance just stopped responding - twice - each time after a few weeks. I was using an EBS volume for MySQL data storage. I am not satisfied that this problem has been fixed. I suggest you look at this thread before using EBS for production: http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/rss/rssmessag...
I'm just curious...what sort of workload are you dealing with that makes XFS a rational choice? It's dramatically less well-tested than ext3, or even ReiserFS, on Linux, and its performance characteristics are not particularly compelling except for a few pretty specific cases.
I have a history of tinkering with odd filesystems, but I wouldn't deploy anything other than ext3 to a production Linux server at this point in time.
hm. I've been having the same problems when I try to do large postgres operations like index on my Ubuntu instance. I'd figured my configuration was messed up somehow. I'm really glad I came across this information!
I don't care if it's the kernel or whatever else. I just know that the dang thing blew up on me twice. So you go and think about kernels and stuff - and have fun with EBS - I'm not using it anymore.
But the site is confusing. Kill the splash page. Put a call to action - nobody will know that you're actually selling something - it looks more like a fun little site showing off jellyfish in aquariums. And although it's great that you have videos, I would suggest you also put yourself in them with real tanks - and show your passion for what you're doing.
I think it's not so much a question of whether you need management or not- it more about assessing the core competencies of the founders and then determining what's missing. And also whether a new hire fits in with the team - not just in terms of what knowledge they bring to the table, but also whether their values and ethics are a good fit.
I would think that people should be able to handle the truth (either way) - painful as it may be. I mean if the Internet stands for one thing, it's transparency. Hiding stuff is not something we should strive for.
I’m not sure adherence to simplistic ideals is something we should strive for either. The goal of HN, as I understand it, is to generate thoughtful discussion. If transparency is counterproductive to achieving that goal than we should abandon it.
As far as "handling the truth" I don’t think that speaks to his point. When we use that phrase we are talking about someone controlling their reaction to a change they can perceive. Such as someone preventing themselves from emotionally falling apart when something bad happens.
But group think, and the desire for acceptance which is its root cause, is something people don’t perceive is happening to them. They therefore can’t consciously control their reaction to it.
His suggestion is that we remove the root stimuli so as to not provoke the reaction to begin with. So your point doesn’t really apply.
From my experience I would suggest learning html/css coding but finding a creative person to do the actual design (colors, logo, white space, typography etc etc). I really doubt that it's possible to be good at everything - but html/css is 'just' coding - design however is a completely different story.
I second that. Learning CSS/HTML is easy for a developer, not a problem. But don't think you can draw, pick color or balance objects on a page in pleasant way. Artistic style can't be taught the same way you learn a language.
If you are like the average geek, you can spend years reading many books on good design and you still will only create ugly, flat, boring sites. Just be aware of your limitations.
