But _why_ aren't there any link posts?

[andrewducker]

Because Pinboard is broken.

Details here.

Comments

[sixbeforelunch]

At least he's honest...

[calimac]

"I need to rebuild ..."? Pinboard is one guy, presumably with a beer and a bag of crisps in his underwear in his parents' basement?

[andrewducker]

That would be Maciej Cegłowski.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciej_Ceg%C5%82owski?wprov=sfla1

He's also behind a spreading grass roots fund raising organisation for democrats
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/8/17092684/great-slate-fundraising-congressional-campaign

[calimac]

I would have thought a guy that prominent could afford to hire a few programmers, but perhaps not.

[andrewducker]

I don't know how much money the site actually brings in. But I've suggested it to him. We'll see how much swearing there is...

[khoth.livejournal.com]

He posts his revenue every year: https://blog.pinboard.in/2017/07/eight_years_of_victory/

The most recent year is $259k, which is decent but probably below the worth-hiring-a-few-programmers threshold.

[calimac]

Here's a guy who employs 88 programmers. That's the extreme end of the kind of thing I was imagining. Obviously I have no sense what kind of program can get you to that level and what can't.

[andrewducker]

Frankly, the politics and money raising seems to be distracting him from the site a lot recently, but it feels churlish to complain.

[cyprinella]

It's frustrating as a paying customer, especially when his whole thing is "pay for the site so it doesn't suck". :/

[andrewducker]

I would definitely be better to get the site working and keep it there. It's lucky he has no competition.