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by simula67 8y ago
> Github has had stunning stability Has it really ? I remember many threads here on complaining about Github's up time https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5808496 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
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by simula67 8y ago
Sorry, I was thinking about Wasabi when I was reading your post, but then I checked if there were even cheaper options
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> Backblaze B2 provides the cheapest cloud object storage and transfer available on the internet Are you sure ? http://gaul.org/object-store-comparison/ says there are cheaper options EDIT: Edited the link away from
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In Bangalore, supermarkets used to give away plastic bags for free. Then a law got passed requiring shops to charge for plastic bags. People, however, just kept paying the price for plastic bags and disposing them once they were done with t
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by simula67 8y ago
It does not seem like Google is in the wrong here. Unless Blender is willing to pay hosting charges, Google has no obligation to host these videos for free
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> “I think that’s a totally valid question to bring up,” Lavigne said earlier today about whether the database could be used for targeted harassment, “but I think that the information is already out there, and if people want to embark on
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by simula67 8y ago
> Adobe Suite successfully made the switch from the upfront model to thriving subscription businesses I hope this new trend of crippling software, after a set time period, comes to an end. I can understand web apps like Microsoft Office
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On the other hand, it is believed that British patent law is one of the reasons most of the great inventions of the industrial revolution happened in Britain. James Watt ultimately died a very wealthy man because if it [1] and it encouraged
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by simula67 8y ago
Good news. These types of data intensive apps ( Google search, Google Maps etc ) are one of the greatest threats to the open web because they make it very painful to switch to an alternate provider. Keeping this type of data open ( along wi
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by simula67 8y ago
I did not single out empathy. The comment I was replying to made the impression that was the only tool we are allowed to use and that religious people were somehow unempathetic since they need religion to not be murderers
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Empathy is an emotion and is not sufficient to restrain murder. You should use everything you can to restrain it. It is not either or. That is my point. Plenty of irreligious mass murderers out there by the way
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> Yes, lots of things can override empathy in some people. Likewise, lots of things can override religious beliefs in some people, making them kill another person. So what's the conclusion? That they are both very useful in restrain
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by simula67 8y ago
> Why is it wrong to kill a man? It is not wrong to kill a man. It is only wrong to murder a man > My personal reason is that I am an empathic person. Lots of things can override empathy. Anger, jealousy, ambition etc. 'Do whatev
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> It's likely that Alexander would have taken over Italy had he lived a couple more decades. He definitely could have done it. Rome was not yet the powerhouse it became and he knew how to lead an army better than literally anyone i
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How does this compare to PJAX : https://github.com/defunkt/jquery-pjax ?
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The discussion points to Soviet policy. You are invoking fallacy of the gray [1] with your comparison to the dust bowl [1] https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Fallacy_of_gray
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What in God's name are you talking about ? USSR saw a massive famine in 1932-1933 [1] believed to be caused directly by communist policies [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_famine_of_1932–33
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> On Github, comments continually change. They become “outdated” and disappear when attached to a line that has been changed You can view them if you go to the commit on which the comment was made. >Furthermore, patches from multiple
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You can run Github on prem using Github Enterprise [1]. However, that follows a subscription model and Github can potentially terminate it at any time. Gitlab has an open source version [2], which means that preferring Gitlab over Github pr
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by simula67 8y ago
Your parent comment did not make that claim
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> But here’s the thing: every language is weird I recommend that you read : https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dLJv2CoRCgeC2mPgj/the-fallac...
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> Go dependencies are a little odd the first time you run into them. I suspect this is because Google runs a mono-repo and as such the decisions around it were made with that in mind. I think the oddness is around the directory structure
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> Frankly, the Luddites wanted to be able to feed their children, they didn’t want to be driven into poverty, and they thought those things were more important than the factory owners becoming wealthier and more powerful The effect of in
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by simula67 8y ago
There is a saying : 'Smart money chases out dumb money' Great investors are probably not going to invest unless the price is right. If they are sitting on large piles of cash rather than investing in companies, these companies are
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by simula67 8y ago
He was not convicted for raising prices
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> What they say is that public debt and public deficits are irrelevant (there goes your "outlandish true" of balanced budgets) but they also say that inflation is the most important constraint in public spending. I heard this s
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Microsoft Just Launched Its Own Version of Linux OS(techviral.net)
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Compare them to Communists
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Banks would make money even if stock goes down, through "stabilization" https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-25/appeals-c...
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> There is really not competition for Google with YouTube plus they now have over 1.6 billion hours consumed a day. So getting rid of Alex Jones content do not think would hurt YT in any manner. Current dominance != future dominance. Rea

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