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   by frobisher 5y ago

   Some other reasons for saving files in the cloud not mentioned: - lets you access them cross-device more easily (replicating the files on each device could be could, but uploading to the cloud seems easier); - backup, in case my device brea
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   by frobisher 5y ago

   I wonder if the community would be a better source of funding than corporate donors? Something like Gitcoin. Not sure if anyone has any data on this...
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   by frobisher 5y ago

   Great tool. For those of you who want to set up `pass` on your Android phone, here are my rough notes on how I did it. Apologies, they are rough: - install Password Store on Android phone - import remote repo using ssh - in my case, I w
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   by frobisher 5y ago

   On the contrary, I think the gap is a statistical fact in many places. e.g. https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality
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   by frobisher 6y ago

   Great stuff! We moved to microservices, despite my love for a monolith with libraries: - to enable different teams to deploy their smaller microservice more easily (without QA, database migrations etc affecting the whole app); - to solve th
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   by frobisher 6y ago

   I'm curious, why is there no widespread Ubuntu for mobile?
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   by frobisher 6y ago

   The Mona Lisa is a physical "rivalrous" good, meaning if I own it, you cannot. Digital goods are "non-rivalrous", so although NFTs can give a psychological feeling of ownership, I wouldn't say they make digital good
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   by frobisher 6y ago

   I see what you mean, and perhaps many/most standups feel pedantic. But more generally, even in the total absence of "managers" and non-techies, communication is a good thing? Teams not individuals create great projects. Adhoc
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   by frobisher 6y ago

   I recommend simply asking the question, "how should economists think?".
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    I love how civilised this discussion is - well done HN, a beacon of light in the world!
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    Indeed. That said, what will they diversify to? I wonder if it will be solar energy generation due to natural abundance. Barring that, it will have to be something like high tech, which itself will be dependent on importing talented labour.
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    Absolutely agree. At my workplace, we often have to balance immediate UX requirements with longer term reliability, extensibility and security.
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    Thank you Dang, I never cease to be amazed by the quality of people and content on HN. May it live long and prosper!
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    Indeed, one of the reasons I love living in Europe! It's wonderful to be able to walk around a city. Perhaps lack of planning is what initially enabled artery-like evolution of streets?
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    I'd argue that association is what drives memory. I can review something a million times and still forget it. It's when I sit down, focus, and "feel" the meaning of the thing that I remember it thereafter.
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    Hong Kongers – The Bravest People on Earth(bbc.co.uk)

    24 points by frobisher 6y ago|0 comments
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    by frobisher 6y ago

    Just curious - are any of the these bugs possible in Rust?