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by kenhwang 8y ago
Maybe it shares a beam instance per AWS account. Definitely curious about the isolation level of lambda in general since the same comment also applies to the JVM.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
From the article: Google, for example, let 3ve’s counterfeit websites earn revenue through its ad systems and later refunded its partners for ads that ran. “We actually lose money in this process because we do have to pay out,”
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Good thing they're giving a year's notice similar to their enterprise SLAs, right?
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by kenhwang 8y ago
We used the Google ecosystem for business for a while. It's good if you have really good internet; absolutely useless if you don't. Other conferencing software degraded more gracefully. I suspect Google is better at investing in a
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The average US male weighs 195.8lb and is 5'9" tall. The average German male weighs 181.7lb and is also 5'9" tall. So Americans are either more muscular or more fat than Germans, either of which would make them larger. P
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I've never met a company that simultaneously cared about GPA, but also had the bar low enough where 2.6 would be passable, and recruited from a top university.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I guess I'm trying to argue that Americans are more voluminous, and trying to approximate volume through mass since body volume by population isn't a commonly available stat. I'd argue that mass is closer correlated to volume
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The Ford Escape might be designed for Europe, but it's still designed on top of Mazda designed platform for the Mazda6, primarily using the Duratec/EcoBoost inline-4 engine that's based off a Mazda MZR engine design. EcoSport
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by kenhwang 8y ago
American sedans are dead because the Big 3 American automakers never invested in making sedans. They always borrowed tech from other companies. Just about every Ford sedan platform and engine was built on top of Mazda or Volvo designs. It&#
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by kenhwang 8y ago
BMI might not be the best indicator since it also factors in height. If we go by weight only, USA is #3 behind two small island nations. Americans are big. They also have more fat people than other western nations. https://www.te
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Americans being larger physically and more likely to be overweight probably also has a pretty large effect.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
$539m of their $562m revenue last year came from "royalty deals" like Google. They don't break out specifics, but I'd guess Google is a significant contributor.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I'm considering using this for our staging tables since 90% of the time, we'd want to scale to 0 instead of 1. Doesn't do much for cost savings, but it does make it easier to manage.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I remember having a conversation with our AWS rep about 2 years ago during our quarterly feature request meeting. I remember asking for DynamoDB autoscaling and burst capacity; pretty happy they finally delivered. Since then we've pret
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by kenhwang 8y ago
It's more the difference of a ~29° approach angle on the RAV4 vs the 15° on the Camry. Neither will get you over logs, but one does far better on steep driveways.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The last generation RAV4 (2005-2017) used Toyota's 'New MC' platform which is shared with the Prius and Corolla. The current generation RAV4 uses the 'TNGA-K' platform which is shared with the Camry and Avalon. Sinc
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The obvious solution is to tax automakers based on their overall fuel economy instead of breakout by cars/trucks. The problem is that it pretty much kills the US auto industry since they're almost always the least fuel efficient i
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Depends on which generation Outback, based on your description of better ground clearance, I think it's 4th of 5th generation which is marketed as and considered an "SUV". That's the exact vehicle type that is replacing
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I actually believe hatchbacks are making a comeback. Toyota just introduced the Corolla hatchback in response to the new Civic hatchback. Jaguar has a new XF wagon. Porsche made the Panamera Wagon. I'd like to believe all these automak
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I'd like the higher ground clearance daily just to avoid scraping up my bumper on the dips on my commute home on the residential streets. Instead I just take the 30% longer/slower route around. Even if gas were $6/gal, at the
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by kenhwang 8y ago
My coupe completely fits below the window line of most crossovers. Driving is terrifying sometimes. I suspect part of the CUV trend is just an arms race to keep up height wise with the general vehicle population.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
I think most people just want the AWD to get in/out of their driveway, then you're on plowed roads and the AWD doesn't really make a difference anymore. Plus, AWD+snow tires is still better than FWD/RWD+snow tires. It&#x
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by kenhwang 8y ago
The Crosstour was such a dorky thing. It had a fastback instead of a proper hatchback which really limited it's utility. For comparison, Honda's CRV had the same engine, more cargo room, and better fuel economy for $5k less.
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by kenhwang 8y ago
That's assuming you're willing to run winter tires on your summer wheels, which you probably aren't given the trend of big wheels, narrow sidewalls. You're probably going to want a set of smaller steel wheels for the win
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Like a Camry hybrid from which the RAV4's platform is based on? 44city/47hwy/46combined. The Camry only weights 10% less though. 20% reduction in fuel economy for far more cargo space, AWD, and higher ground clearance seems l
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Even a Miata can handle snow with modern snow tires until it's ground clearance isn't high enough anymore. Most people don't like maintaining two sets of wheels for summer and winter, nor do they get enough snow to justify ha
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by kenhwang 8y ago
V60/90 is considered an "SUV" since the term has become synonymous with crossover. A6 isn't offered in wagon form in the US, nor is the Honda Accord. The Accord also can't be optioned with AWD. Limited practical opt
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by kenhwang 8y ago
It's hard getting a minivan with AWD, but every crossover/SUV has it available as an option. Wagons just aren't commonly offered in the US. The higher ground clearance a crossover typically has compared to a minivan is also q
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Modern crossovers (marketed as SUVs) can pretty much do everything well enough. It can haul people and cargo just as well as a car/wagon or minivan; wagons are generally not offered in the US so that's one less option for a cargo
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by kenhwang 8y ago
Amazon/Microsoft will happily price match Google for enterprise customers when there's overlap in offerings because they can still profit off their far larger selection of unique offerings.

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