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machinerychorus
4y ago
The south will rise again! and get its ass beat again!
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machinerychorus
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I'm pretty sure GCP's managed kubernetes service offers 1 control plane as part of the free tier
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Currentstatus.io – what the political web is talking about
(currentstatus.io)
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machinerychorus
4y ago
Probably by an order of magnitude if you factor in all the externalities. Unfortunately, those externalities probably won't make a difference on the sticker price.
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machinerychorus
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Right, that's what I'm trying to say. As another commenter put it, > Govt doing the same things but having them done by contractors does not make it "smaller". There's a crucial distinction between "privatiz
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machinerychorus
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right, this is what I meant. Running a covid tracing app requires a certain number of people. Splitting those people into "govt employees" and "contractors" doesn't reduce the number of people involved, it just adds
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machinerychorus
4y ago
I was tangentially related to the covid app stuff so I can offer some insight there: most of those apps weren't built by the state. Google provided an open-source "base app" that could be customized by the states, but most st
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The Puzzle That Will Outlast the World
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4y ago
Molson Anheuser Narragansett Genesee Abita
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I disagree. I've found it's valuable to be reminded how short life really is; it makes you think hard about how you want to spend your finite time. This idea has really changed how I live my life, from small decisions (is scrollin
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This is a topic that completely changed how I think about my life. Many people think it's morbid, but I've found that contemplating my death frequently allows me to make much better decisions about how I'm spending my finite
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yep, this is exactly how I use it. Nixery is so convenient for getting random one-off containers. Thank you for building and hosting it!
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machinerychorus
5y ago
RIT offers BS and MS in Packaging Science https://www.rit.edu/study/packaging-science-bs That link includes a list of job titles, if you google them you might be able to find since job postings.
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Right, and the fact that you disagree is why M-COOL seems like a good solution: put all the relevant info on the label, and let each person choose where they draw the line.
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5y ago
I've got a few entry level certs as well, and I've had the same experience that you're describing. they're nice to have and they show a certain (minimal imo) amount of competency or knowledge, but they aren't really
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but that's still a diversion from the real problem: their boss isn't willing to give them a raise. Even with this legislation, if the boss wanted to give a raise they could simply change the salary and give a new title. The "
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machinerychorus
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Microsoft used to bundle a browser with their OS, now Google is bundling an OS with their browser. Time is a flat circle.
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machinerychorus
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SimAnt was a huge part of my childhood. Immensely inspiring.
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machinerychorus
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I'm not sure if this is true everywhere, but I lived in a town with a "rail trail" and my understanding was that the railroad company was renting the land to the town, and could put it back into use whenever they wanted.
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In the "Activity Controls"[0] section of one's google account, there's an option for "auto-delete". Now that I'm looking for it, I don't see Calendar listed as one of the products controlled here, but
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Sorry for the weird title, but I couldn't think of any other way to succinctly describe this post. Basically, it is about how "technological progress" is a false idea. Here's a good quote that captures the gist of it: &g
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Which came first: Industrialization or Technology?
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There is a setting in one's Google account to keep one's data forever or automatically delete it after a certain time period, perhaps they changed it? (side note: the title of this post is a little sensational imo. the past has al
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I'm arguing that free sharing of information is a good thing. "clickbait" is a phenomenon arising from specific incentives. I am arguing that the internet should be as free as possible, but I also think we should realign ince
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> So back to work you lazy bums!! IMO most people want to work and be productive, but they don't want to be exploited.
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> this is what's wrong with the internet today. This is what's RIGHT about the internet today! Anyone can create a website and put whatever they want on it. You may have a specific vision for what makes a "good" websi
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A search engine that finds weird old books
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This currently links to the subscribe action. URL should be changed to https://www.youtube.com/c/mariadb (i.e. remove ?sub_confirmation=1 from the end)
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Don't Fight Your Mind
(urticator.net)
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Self-Representation
(urticator.net)
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