a_silly_name

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by a_silly_name 8y ago
My goodness, I certainly wasn't referring to rape (!). I was referring to transactional sex, and the vagueness of the definition of the phrase. I don't really understand your comment. 'Transactional sex' can be both a ne
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
You're right about the way language works, but how to probe the usage of a neologism like this without discussing (criticizing) the word? 'trolling' makes it sound like critics are acting in bad faith. : (
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
> Everyone in the industry knows in context what Serverless means. I don't. Divorced from the context of a very specific vendor offering, serverless could mean almost anything. There are many applications, services, and platforms ou
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
"Prostitution is the oldest profession" is a common saying, but not to be taken literally. Should be read more a sardonic acknowledgement of how innately transactional sex can be, and how the line between 'transactional sex&#
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
I'm going with this for now, thank you! Serverless... pricing models. The pricing models are just silent.
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
Does make sense, but your description (and others) seems to match most vendors API out there today. It's not clear to me what 'serverless' means vs 'hosted / managed infrastructure', or even 'external API&
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
8 days of uncomfortably close quarters on ascent may be a good way to psychologically prepare folks for a perhaps slightly-less cramped orbital experience.
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by a_silly_name 8y ago
I'd appreciate it if others could chime in on this one. I'm mystified by the word 'serverless'. Why are we using this word? There are clearly, _quite clearly_ servers involved. The wacky bugs involved in these 'serv