dangrossman (u/dangrossman)

dangrossman commented on HN Search isn't ingesting new data since Friday github.com/algolia/hn-sea... · Posted by u/busymom0

dang · 6 months ago

That's a third-party project but I've emailed Dan to let him know.

(That's a different Dan. A different Dan G in fact! but not a dang as far as I know.)

dangrossman · 6 months ago

Thanks for the heads-up! HN Replies is up and running though, and notified me of a test comment I just made. If anyone would like to troubleshoot their subscription, feel free to email me.

dangrossman commented on NASA study reveals Venus crust surprise science.nasa.gov/science-... · Posted by u/mnem

protocolture · 9 months ago

wp-content?

Am I the only one shocked to see wordpress here.

dangrossman · 9 months ago

The WH website switched from Drupal to WordPress in 2017.

dangrossman commented on Show HN: Lumoar – Free SOC 2 tool for SaaS startups lumoar.com... · Posted by u/asdxrfx

GiorgioG · 9 months ago

How isn't this just straight up spam? OP has never posted before today.

dangrossman · 9 months ago

"Show HN" posts announcing a new tech startup/tool are a core part of this site.

https://news.ycombinator.com/shownew

I see nothing wrong with this post. They're sharing something they've made and getting valuable, constructive feedback. I appreciate HN being one of few places that still happens at.

dangrossman commented on US vs. Google amicus curiae brief of Y Combinator in support of plaintiffs [pdf] storage.courtlistener.com... · Posted by u/dave1629

mrDmrTmrJ · 9 months ago

Google maps Gmail Chrome Waymo

Were all built within google. For most people (who do not sell software on the internet) we get a great trade from the current state of things!

dangrossman · 9 months ago

Gmail is the only product you listed that Google started itself.

Google Maps was built on the acquisitions of Where 2 Technologies, Keyhole and ZipDash.

Chrome is based on WebKit, built at Apple.

Waymo's hardware came from the acquisition of 510 Systems, and the software came from the acquihiring of the team that developed Stanford's self-driving cars for the 2005 and 2007 DARPA challenges, who brought their code with them.

dangrossman commented on US vs. Google amicus curiae brief of Y Combinator in support of plaintiffs [pdf] storage.courtlistener.com... · Posted by u/dave1629

dvdhnt · 9 months ago

This is a very ungrateful and childish perspective. It assumes that these things exist out of thin air rather than things google has created. Products don’t just appear, they’re built. Nothing is stopping someone from usurping google. Ever hear of oracle, intel, xerox, blackberry or Microsoft?

dangrossman · 9 months ago

Almost all the things in this list were acquired from someone else that built them, rebranded, and then given away for free, taking much of the money out of the market that allowed that product to be built. Without Google giving away the one winner they chose to acquire, you'd have options again.

I built my free web stats service in 2004 because I couldn't afford an Urchin license. Google bought Urchin Live and rebranded it as Google Analytics, and gave it away for free. My service barely pays for itself 20+ years later, but I'm still here and would have an offering for that market on day one that Google Analytics shut down. So would dozens of others.