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Show HN: Terraform Drift Detection(terraformdriftdetection.com)
6 points by jonahb 6y ago|1 comments
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by jonahb 6y ago
Hi all, I work at a small company called Corbalt ( https://www.corbalt.com ), and I wanted to share a project we've been working on — a simple, browser-based tool that scans for Terraform drift. We're looking for folks t
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Building Alexa into a Rotary Phone(medium.com)
4 points by jonahb 7y ago|1 comments
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by jonahb 7y ago
The market cares. It had already priced in a fine, possibly one larger than 3B. The reduction in uncertainty -- knowing the magnitude of the fine -- also positively affects the stock price. If the fine were cancelled tomorrow, you can be su
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by jonahb 8y ago
A world in which business cares about more than just profit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefit_corporation
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by jonahb 8y ago
Nobody rages on HN about Sony’s monopoly over games development for the PlayStation Might be because the App Store is the sole channel. Also, apps are easier to substitute than games, making anti-competitive behavior possible.
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by jonahb 8y ago
The tone of this post is so superior and dickish I'd rather not listen to the author.
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by jonahb 8y ago
All I can say is that a lot of people disagree with you. If you're interested in that perspective, a good book is "World Without Mind" by Franklin Foer.
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by jonahb 8y ago
The thought, clearly expressed in Elizabeth Warren's post, is that Amazon et al are stifling innovation by discouraging entrants and using dominant positions in adjacent industries to crowd out competitors. This isn't a new idea—i
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by jonahb 8y ago
I was but a lowly intern when the verdict came down, but I can tell you I heard the term "consent decree" more times than I could count.
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by jonahb 8y ago
As Elizabeth Warren makes clear in her post, "demonstrated consumer harm" isn't the only justification for antitrust action. We can't demonstrate the innovation that would occur in a competitive marketplace, but we bre
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by jonahb 8y ago
From the Warren post: Companies with an annual global revenue of $25 billion or more and that offer to the public an online marketplace, an exchange, or a platform for connecting third parties would be designated as "platform utilitie
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by jonahb 8y ago
Yeah, and kids aren't compelled by law to smoke. If you think that Facebook addiction is the result of human weakness, you need to wake up. Facebook has methodically exploited human psychology for years to cultivate addiction. Check ou
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by jonahb 8y ago
Yes, it was sarcasm. They're more entrenched than you'd like to admit. They have a monopoly on social networking, they control a huge portion of digital advertising, and together with Google, they've bought a huge swath of Wa
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by jonahb 8y ago
Yes, the free market is making it very easy to move away from Facebook.
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by jonahb 8y ago
I wonder if you read the article. Banks keep research and banking separate. At McKinsey, the heads of several practice areas are on the hedge fund's board. Not to mention that if your standard for impropriety is the investment bank, yo
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by jonahb 8y ago
> Google is a business, it has a responsibility to make money for shareholders. This is its sole responsibility. Uh, where'd you get that from? The company has an obligation to act in the the interest of shareholders, but "inte
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by jonahb 8y ago
"People get the journalism they deserve." Do you really feel that that's happening? You've been given an example of a system that might work in a civilized, modern country called Denmark. Maybe it's worth looking in
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by jonahb 8y ago
> before the commercialization of New York That's funny. Before the commercialization of New York, it was a Lenape settlement.
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Susan Kare, the Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile(newyorker.com)
1 points by jonahb 8y ago|0 comments
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by jonahb 8y ago
Fossil vs. Git (2011): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2524422
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Show HN: RPath, an ill-advised way to query XML with just Ruby(github.com)
1 points by jonahb 12y ago|0 comments
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by jonahb 16y ago
Big Think, NYC or remote http://bigthink.com/job Email jonah at bigthink.com Big Think is an online forum where experts at the top of their fields engage with the public about the critical questions of our time. Over the past two years, w