otterley

10 ms·

241.
by otterley 2mo ago
Most cloud providers start with a 2:1 ratio of memory in GiB to CPU cores and go up from there. Databases also are the most common workload for large-memory systems because they benefit so much from large buffer caches.
242.
by otterley 2mo ago
There was a period during the late 2000s when credit card companies were offering 0% interest on balance transfers with no balance transfer fees, AND bonuses based on minimum card spend over a certain period after account opening. FatWalle
243.
by otterley 2mo ago
> in the context of a political discussion I understand it as a rhetorical device This points to what I mentioned above: this type of rhetorical device has led to things becoming tangibly worse in our society. That alone is enough reason
244.
by otterley 2mo ago
I think we differ on the interpretation. I’ve learned over the years not to casually claim something is simple; I come from a culture where if you say something at work is simple (or, worse, “trivial”) to do, you get assigned the work and a
245.
by otterley 2mo ago
Hencken’s quote is a pithy statement that can be translated thusly: If you’re about to make an argument that starts with “just do x” or “an obvious solution is y” or come up with “simple” solutions for problems that are clearly not simple i
246.
by otterley 2mo ago
facepalm Look, dude. At this point two of your most aggressive comments have been downvoted and killed. That is additional community feedback you should be paying heed to, and it’s clear that you’re just not getting the message. Instead y
247.
by otterley 2mo ago
facepalm https://thenib.com/mister-gotcha/
248.
by otterley 2mo ago
> Just trying to help you have some self awareness... Doctor, heal thyself.
249.
by otterley 2mo ago
I suspect if you show this thread to enough random people, a clear majority opinion will form on whether that comment was snarky and unkind. The language in the Guidelines isn’t objective, but I also don’t think it’s all that difficult to u
250.
by otterley 2mo ago
facepalm Way to double down on being a dick, dude.
251.
by otterley 2mo ago
The language is clear and unambiguous, and is intended to set a floor for the caliber and quality of discussion here. If 30% of comments here are equally bad, that means it’s not enforced as well as it could be. It doesn’t mean we’re intent
252.
by otterley 2mo ago
The language is clear and unambiguous, and is intended to set a floor for the caliber and quality of discussion here. I take your point, but the humor, if it was that, was made clumsily and was not well received. It’s not just me who felt t
253.
by otterley 2mo ago
“Be kind. Don’t be snarky.” is literally the first guideline in the “on comments” section.
254.
by otterley 2mo ago
My mistake! I must have mixed up that location with another company I also admire.
255.
by otterley 2mo ago
“Be kind. Don’t be snarky.” is literally the first guideline in the “on comments” section.
256.
by otterley 2mo ago
Knock it off. These sorts of responses are uncalled for. Please review the HN Guidelines.
257.
by otterley 2mo ago
They're still up $25B for the year, so it's hard to feel bad for them :-) On a more serious note, Jane Street has hired some very impressive technical talent. I'd work for them, myself, if I didn't have to relocate to Ch
258.
by otterley 2mo ago
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." - H.L. Mencken
259.
by otterley 2mo ago
$10 doesn't seem unreasonable. The highly-charged verbiage of "preying on kids" made it sound like they were bleeding them dry. Parents have the ability to control their children's purchases. If they don't, well, th
260.
by otterley 2mo ago
You didn't use the query feature of journalctl, so you basically had it do an entire table conversion. Of course that's not going to show its performance value. This is what you should be running for a proper comparison: 1. `echo
261.
by otterley 2mo ago
Where are the kids getting their money from?
262.
by otterley 2mo ago
Looks like Google's already doing this for apps downloaded from Google Play: > The company also compared its link-out fees to those on Google Play, which charges 20% link-out rates for standard apps, 15% for apps in special programs
263.
by otterley 2mo ago
How do you think self-hosting will help in this situation?
264.
by otterley 2mo ago
There's no proposal that we can evaluate to determine whether it's a turd sandwich or not.
265.
by otterley 2mo ago
The fact that we are reading this differently is an existence proof that there are multiple ways to interpret the conversation and the points being made within. We should be mindful of that and respond accordingly, perhaps asking more quest
266.
by otterley 2mo ago
> Who knew? > Ah, yes, I did. Still a dick.
267.
by otterley 2mo ago
What do the metrics look like in practice? seems is a bit too handwavy. I get that impressions matter, but data is actionable.
268.
by otterley 2mo ago
> you might find enlightenment, in the style of those classic Zen tales Doctor, heal thyself.
269.
by otterley 2mo ago
Agreed. That's what the log agent's disk buffer is for. That can still be used even if the journal itself is on volatile storage.
270.
by otterley 2mo ago
facepalm Way to double down on the “needlessly picky and combative” angle, dude.

More ›