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Andrew L. Johnson
Personal blog · andrewljohnson.com/articleprogrammingstartups
Andrew L. Johnson's personal blog at andrewljohnson.com covers programming and startups. Since 2009, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 14 times, most often “Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The comments are only a cache link, a note that the site returned a 500 error, and a direct link to a post. They do not judge the writing. The linked posts cover a GitHub apology and plain-English terms of service.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-02-01
What Hacker News says?
Google cache: http://www.andrewljohnson.com/article/Mea%20Culpa:%20GitHub%... Site is down. (Or not, there was a 500 error when I tried to access it)
Comment linking /article/Mea%20Culpa:%20GitHub%20works%20well,%20my%20mistake%20made%20them%20look%20bad
on “Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad”Submitted Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad as a story · 704 points
HN discussionZenPayroll is night and day with all other payroll services. They really remove the need for an accountant at all. The software and support are both superb. Particularly for a small California business, there is no reasonable alternative I have seen, unless you feel like you have to go with one of the dinosaurs like ADP or Paychex. I blog and Tweet about ZP somewhat frequently because it's been so refreshing: http:/…
Comment linking /article/how-to-manage-a-micro-business-without-an-accountant/
on “ZenPayroll Raises $20M From General Catalyst And Kleiner At $100M+ Valuation”Submitted In Search of a Good Idea as a story · 83 points
HN discussionI also wrote a Django App Engine site for my blog, just to check out App Engine: http://www.andrewljohnson.com . It is in fact really easy to use. I'll give the source to anyone who wants it :)
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on “Django-Based Blog on Google App Engine Tutorial, Part 1”Submitted Running 30" and 20" monitors side-by-side using a Macbook Pro as a story · 33 points
HN discussionOf course I review my own app. In addition, my co-founders review the app, my dad rates the app, my investors rate or review the app, and anyone else in the world I can get to rate or review it as well. I don't consider that unethical in the slightest, considering my competitors literally hire PR firms to write reviews for them, and have armies of employees to do the same. I have written on this topic occasionally:…
Comment linking /article/Fixing%20the%20App%20Store%20with%20Measure%20of%20Credibility
on “Tell HN: The Free Version of My GPS iPhone App Came Out Today (Gaia GPS Lite)”Submitted My Agile Experiment - a Flashlight on the iPhone - Up to 74th in utilities now as a story · 11 points
HN discussionDirect link to save time: http://www.andrewljohnson.com/article/Plain%20English%20Term...
Comment linking /article/Plain%20English%20Terms%20of%20Service
on “Ask HN: Plain English ToS - Is This Legal?”Submitted PSA for Mac Users: Download Quicksilver as a story · 10 points
HN discussionSubmitted Color Wheel - Extending the Flashlight Experiment as a story · 9 points
HN discussionSubmitted Dear Apple: Fix the App Store with a Measure of Credibility as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Open Source Custom Nav Controller for iPhone Programming as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hack Your Microwave, With Your Mind as a story · 1 points
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