mark-ruwt

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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
We rely on bash. Each machine that's spun up is built from scratch via one command-line call. The first half of the process interacts with each hosting API (we rely on DigitalOcean, Linode, and Vultr primarily), to build a clean slate
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Lime issues recall for a scooter model after reports that they can break apart(theverge.com)
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Amazon Will Consider Opening Up to 3,000 Cashierless Stores by 2021(bloomberg.com)
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Beer company replaces plastic 6-pack holders with recyclable glue(news.sky.com)
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San Francisco shuns Bird and Lime in scooter permit picks(axios.com)
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Associated Press licenses its content to Civil Media Company via blockchain(digiday.com)
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Why You Can't Unlock a Car Door If Someone Is Trying to Open It at the Same Time(jalopnik.com)
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Bumble announces a fund to invest in women-led businesses(techcrunch.com)
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Uber shuts down self-driving trucks unit(techcrunch.com)
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Instagram Account Devoted to Destroying Bird and Lime Scooters(vice.com)
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Google Assistant's personality team describe development of tricky features(finance.yahoo.com)
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ESPN to Air Overwatch League Finals as Esports Go Prime Time(slashgear.com)
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
Posts on http://highscalability.com can get a bit hardcore, but there's a lot of great knowledge there.
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
I hear you. For me, the abstraction is the Linux distro. Build scripts abstract out creating a clean, secure box before installing any custom software, so regardless of the provider, every machine is exactly the same.
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
Agreed! My take is that you don't have to, you shouldn't.
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
Surely! Our business is mainly an API that B-to-B customers consume. The strategy is to create identical "pods" in different cities across different providers on identical distros. Between Vultr, Linode, and DO, that's 20+
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
Very true! I have a script that automatically commits any DNS changes to source control, so if Route 53 bites it I could quickly move somewhere else, but you're right, on the off chance my registrar decides to vanish, there'll be
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
It is a very different model, but my take is that you shouldn't be building anything on one provider that you couldn't easily move over to another. Provider lock-in is scary.
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
If maximum uptime is critical to the business, your infrastructure should be cross-provider. I've been running three providers as peers (DO, Linode, Vultr) as a one-man shop for years, and I sleep better at night knowing that no one in
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
The source research paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.8b02322?src=recsys
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Battery Pioneer Announces New Cell That Doubles Energy Density of Lithium-Ion(axios.com)
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
For anyone curious about the MIT course numbering system: http://catalog.mit.edu/subjects/
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Google Won't Renew Contract for Project Maven, Pentagon Drone AI Imaging Program(gizmodo.com)
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Immigrants founded more than half of billion-dollar U.S. startups(axios.com)
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Department of Homeland Security moves to rescind International Entrepreneur Rule(techcrunch.com)
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
Disappointing, but expected. Looks like my Fantasy Football hiatus will extend into another year.
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Paddy Power Betfair Buys FanDuel(axios.com)
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by mark-ruwt 8y ago
It's the first of many. Companies have been circling for years, prepping for access to the US market.
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European gambling company in talks to buy FanDuel for $700M(axios.com)
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US Supreme Court strikes down federal law prohibiting sports gambling(espn.com)
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