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by _xnmw 4y ago
This is not an option for us in Ukraine, this is not a sunny desert country.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
There used to be FTP services in the 90s that served millions of users from a single machine. (Sorry can't find the reference right now). Even production Twitter in 2023 is estimated to be able to fit on a very beefy machine: https:&#
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Here in Ukraine we also have a severe energy problem, but I don't know of anyone using solar to fix it. Instead we use...gas generators.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Absolutely agree. And let me add: * 99.99% of modern software startups could be built, maintained, and scaled in production by a single dedicated programmer and served on a single machine. Yes, even with tens of millions of users. * Most te
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Reusable Data Transformations with ChatGPT(twitter.com)
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Yup, and their AirCover “insurance” is useless. I had an injury claim denied for no reason.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Yes, and as I've learned the hard way, even a bootstrapped one-man-SaaS can use cashflow tricks to run a much more successful business.
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Tunguska Event(en.wikipedia.org)
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Very intriguing! Any links you can share on this theory? A quick Google search gave me an overview, but I don’t see how this is particularly useful for second language acquisition.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Last summer we hiked the Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada, and discovered for myself that the local laws are NOT so free and permitting. You can't just set up camp anywhere you want, only on predefined campsites and trails. Without that
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by _xnmw 4y ago
> natural selection is the only causal mechanism (outside of pure chance) It is this particular cult-like insistence on the omnipotence of natural selection that I challenge. Maybe there are other causal mechanisms? In any case, it needs
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by _xnmw 4y ago
I say the question "why do honeybees die when they sting" is interesting, but the answer need not necessarily be made in an evolutionary framework. A scientifically testable hypothesis would be more productive, or simply appreciat
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Why does every feature of every living thing have to have an evolutionary explanation? The author struggles to look for a natural selection explanation for honeybee stingers and then hand-waves away all that useless speculation by simply no
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by _xnmw 4y ago
I'm not convinced that ChatGPT is anything more than just a fad in the current AI hype cycle, slightly more useful than Google's current answer snippets, but no more. ChatGPT still gets basic facts wrong, because it doesn't &
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Am I the only one disappointed by this new wave of AI hype? Seriously, autogenerated avatars? When are our best minds going to work towards actually improving the lives of people? Not monkey JPEG scams, not chat bot bureaucracies, not self-
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by _xnmw 4y ago
When you need a whole YC-funded startup just to configure permissions of your cloud host, you know something is rotten about this entire industry.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Does anyone know of a good abstraction layer that could allow me to use different payment gateways (Stripe, GoCardless, Authorize.net, 2Checkout, etc.)? Recently heard of Lago Billing, which is great because it is self-hostable, but only su
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Not if it's an open source self-hosted abstraction layer, or built directly into the framework, like Laravel Cashier or Lago Billing.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Huh, good to know I wasn't the only one that really enjoyed that animation. It made Apple Books so much more pleasant compare to any other ereader.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
I live in Ukraine, where yesterday the water (and central heating) was cut off due to missile strikes. But as a Muslim, we are religiously recommended to take a ritual bath on Friday. So I took a "shower" the way it was described
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by _xnmw 4y ago
I live in Ukraine (Canadian-born, not ethnically Ukrainian). My life's work is to help rebuild this country and society while building a fintech startup. I also wonder if I will be able to learn a second language as an adult to the poi
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by _xnmw 4y ago
You're right, thanks for the correction. Without a formal training in the arts I don't know my terminology, I just have an amateur feel for what I hate and know some vaguely related terms. In that case I'm against both modern
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by _xnmw 4y ago
After spending some time living in Europe, I simply cannot go back to North America (except for the few areas built with Old World charm). There's something so comforting about the beauty of European and other traditional architectural
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by _xnmw 4y ago
I fail to see the ROI / advantage Amazon gets out of building highly specialized delivery vehicles. Sure, they look pretty and branded, but the actual task of moving boxes of stuff is fulfilled perfectly well by a Ford Transit + compan
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by _xnmw 4y ago
So spicy South Asian food is a drug addiction?
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by _xnmw 4y ago
All civilizations from Ancient Egypt to Western Europe were built on slave labour. Ever heard of colonialism? Where do you think your Nike shoes and Apple iPhones and Starbucks coffee are produced? You think Westerners don't live off t
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by _xnmw 4y ago
What you are saying is literally insane.
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by _xnmw 4y ago
> I’ve also noticed a weird tendency to downplay theft lately. Happened before in history. See the Russian Revolution and the creation of the Soviet Union. Widespread moral justification for theft of private property on class-based &quot
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by _xnmw 4y ago
Why would you want a half-open interval when booking an AirBnB or flight? If I search for flights from February 24 to February 24 I don’t expect the empty interval.

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