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by eblanshey 7y ago
Agreed. Just pointing out the fact that IMAP alone isn't enough. Nothing replaces backups (whether from your IMAP client or from Google's own backup service.)
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by eblanshey 7y ago
> Google can terminate an account any time without any reason, if they do that, I won’t lose access the e-mails I’ve received or sent. A) Assuming you keep copies of all folders/emails locally B) Assuming Google isn't evil and
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by eblanshey 7y ago
Thanks, I'll try this out! Has it ever happened that it doesn't get created immediately for whatever reason? And if that happens, will it automatically cancel the request and/or pipeline within X minutes, so that it doesn&#x2
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by eblanshey 7y ago
Just curious how this works out for you? When I tried this, even when the spot bid was way above current price, it would often be stuck in a pending state since spot instances don't get created immediately. Do you get spot instances to
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by eblanshey 7y ago
If healthcare costs are so astronomically high, why are so many Americans supportive of mandatory insurance that forces insurance companies to pay those prices? It sounds as bizarre. It's like if a normal pair of shoes cost $1000, and
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by eblanshey 7y ago
> The company also agreed to pay $275 million in fines to end investigations by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission and 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Equifax's mess-up d
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by eblanshey 7y ago
Well, we know that heart transplants, for example, can give someone many more years to live. But if you transplant a good heart to a person who died 10 minutes ago in the same way you would to a living person, the person won't come bac
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by eblanshey 7y ago
Not sure about that, the example was more like, you CAN restore the shattered glass 100%, but there will still be something missing from it even if you do.
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by eblanshey 7y ago
> Given that we and everything around us consists of particles obeying the laws of physics, I don’t think it’s odd that the burden of proof should lie with those suggesting the existence of something else. If anything, the burden of proo
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by eblanshey 7y ago
I looked into the article you linked regarding self-attention. I quote: > Yes, we have a different definition that we use that is very concrete. It’s mathematical, you can measure it, you can quantify it, you can compute the error to wha
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by eblanshey 7y ago
Like sutterbomb said, focus isn't exactly the consciousness we're talking about here. Although clearly if your name hadn't entered your consciousness you wouldn't have noticed it :) The question of focus is pretty intere
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by eblanshey 7y ago
> Everything must be explainable as physics, and layers above like mechanics, chemistry, biology. Psychology as a field - in the "West", which is basically a global culture now - is based on that assumption. That's right.
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by eblanshey 7y ago
The idea that consciousness comes first has been known as in eastern philosophy as non-dualism (advaita vedanta) -- everything is consciousness. The basic idea is that it is impossible to experience anything outside of our consciousness--th
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by eblanshey 7y ago
From the Aurora FAQ: The Amazon Aurora database engine is designed to be wire-compatible with PostgreSQL 9.6 and 10, and supports the same set of PostgreSQL extensions that are supported with RDS for PostgreSQL 9.6 and 10, making it easy to
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by eblanshey 7y ago
> my only option is Cockroach Labs. Their new license doesn't forbid others from offering a managed service. It simply requires the managed provider to pay them for a license. AWS, GCP, etc can still create a managed service.
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by eblanshey 8y ago
> Because of the handful of truly outstanding, even legendary, graduates the elite schools have had that Middle-of-Nowhere State hasn't. But I can equally say the same for the handful of truly outstanding, even legendary people who
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by eblanshey 8y ago
I sometimes think that the _core_ reason companies like this take advantage of people is because people don't usually care enough to do anything about it; in other words, to care enough to help _other_ people out. I envision that in th
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by eblanshey 8y ago
What about using Uber/Lyft for deliveries? There are dedicated people already willing to drive their own cars to transport things.
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by eblanshey 8y ago
I think that, if properly executed, you could definitely get huge traction with proper marketing and I have some ideas there. You can integrate and partner with airlines, selling fear-specific software via app stores, etc. Another major mar
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by eblanshey 8y ago
I've been thinking about the huge potential of VR to help overcome the fear of flying for years , no joke. Glad to see someone has taken up the task! Good luck to you!
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by eblanshey 8y ago
Didn't know they price-matched Amazon, thanks for pointing it out.
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by eblanshey 8y ago
Cool service! I could see myself using this to have hard-copy pictures conveniently mailed to myself. There's nothing like having physical copies you can touch.
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Ask HN: Has any small dev team successfully deployed a complex app with docker?
3 points by eblanshey 8y ago|4 comments
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by eblanshey 8y ago
> In an era in which the internet is increasingly controlled by a handful of large tech incumbents, it’s more important than ever to create the right economic conditions for developers, creators, and entrepreneurs. I'm happy to see
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by eblanshey 9y ago
It's the distinction between private and commercial that doesn't make sense to me. If I want to fly from A to B, whether I get paid or not doesn't make a difference to the safety of the passengers. If I have a private pilot c
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Ask HN: Are there any on-demand sysadmin/devops/dba markets? There should be
3 points by eblanshey 9y ago|2 comments
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by eblanshey 9y ago
I'm willing to bet $100 they will switch to Vue. It's similar to react (which they want), arguably easier to learn, and the WordPress community comes from a php background, which has already embraced Vue. This is a big plus for pl
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by eblanshey 9y ago
FYI android oreo is getting high quality Bluetooth support.
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by eblanshey 9y ago
As someone looking to move their production environment to Docker with Kubernetes, I'm wondering how OpenShift compares to Rancher? I've been looking at it a bit and it seems to provide everything with a nice UI as well.
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by eblanshey 9y ago
I've come across many projects that are easy to get started with, but the main stuff to look for is in the details. Although MySQL might be easy to get into, for example, it takes time to learn the intricacies for query optimizations,

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