theDoug

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by theDoug 9y ago
Looking like $1.209 per hour through Sydney. You might have chosen a region without them.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Definitely announced at I/O, but all the language I'm finding from around that time is of the "want to" and "will" variety, like this Wired piece: https://www.wired.com/2017/05/google-
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Certified Kubernetes and Google Kubernetes Engine(cloudplatform.googleblog.com)
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by theDoug 9y ago
No one wants the FOMO.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Prices and selection differ between what Alexa quotes and Amazon.com[1]. This kind of stuff is very common, but specifically highlighting Wal-Mart seems odd. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/6evffg
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by theDoug 9y ago
Walmart has also previously announced a similar idea. I'm curious how insurers will respond to this.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Many seem very keen to, but most housing initiatives brought before at least the Mountain View and Sunnyvale councils (in my experience) face hard opposition from individual homeowners. And that's how you keep the market up for $2.4 mi
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by theDoug 9y ago
In my five months of living here I've noticed the Mercury isn't exactly known for its depth or subtlety in reporting.
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by theDoug 9y ago
I found out about m.lyft.com and m.uber.com the other day. Both work pretty well, and I hope they save you as much space as they saved me! (Uber's app was 451MB on my phone)
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by theDoug 9y ago
You gotta support that Markdown or else you're nothin'!
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by theDoug 9y ago
Stackdriver is alive and now supports AWS and GCP. Were certain features you used dropped? Which?
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by theDoug 9y ago
Since you asked, it's 11:36pm and I just got home from drinking wine with a friend. I'm making a pastrami sandwich and might fall asleep soon. Can't speak for others, though. Thanks for your curiosity. Thankfully, your honor
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by theDoug 9y ago
It took me a long time to find, but here are the 40 languages supported: https://support.google.com/googlepixelbuds/answer/7547959?hl...
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by theDoug 9y ago
Great news for Spotify! It’s a shame Microsoft couldn't find a way to keep MSN Music, Zune Music, XBox Music, or Groove Music sustainable for their users.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Heck of a marketing site to sell pricey t-shirts.
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by theDoug 9y ago
This must be the backup plan when turning “Favorite” stars into “Like” hearts wasn't enough to have the world exist in harmony.
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by theDoug 9y ago
We disclose our employer to be clear that while we are super excited about these releases, we're also trying to be as open and clear that our opinions come with a natural bias that others seem to rarely disclose. There's no coordi
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by theDoug 9y ago
Zzz. Second sentence of the article “Google Fiber quickly restored her connection and forgave the 12-cent balance after she called customer service” (Disclosure: I work for Google, but a 750 word piece about how someone didn't check th
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by theDoug 9y ago
Never claimed otherwise, just unfortunate or perhaps obtuse timing. People around here sure wouldn't dare miss the Burn, even as their company burned out.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Founder seems to be having a good time at Burning Man the day his company shuts down.[1] [1] https://www.instagram.com/p/BYaIlV4jFb5/?taken-by=dougevans
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by theDoug 9y ago
Speaking as another Googler, but over in Product Marketing Management, my experience of working hours and reward, and that of others, is similar to your observation. I remember being told on day two of Noogler training (paraphrasing) “if yo
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Descartes Labs raises $30M for geospatial analytics(techcrunch.com)
1 points by theDoug 9y ago|0 comments
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by theDoug 9y ago
As a lifelong Albertan (until recently), this is an accurate description of Northern Alberta.
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by theDoug 9y ago
Hourly billing is also equally inflexible if you need 61 minutes, or 74, or 110- paying 120 for any of those isn't too rad. (Disclosure: I work on GCP)
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by theDoug 9y ago
We actually spent the entire day at the Giants game today. ¯\(ツ)/¯ There's no incentive for high ranking HN posts, or any HN posts, actually. If there were, you wouldn't see others continually submit our news here before we d
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by theDoug 9y ago
I would agree with this. To imply (as below) that there is some lowered interview bar as part of an acquisition, or other factors, would be, well, un-Googley. Also untrue. Congrats to us on what looks to be an acquisition of a lot of bright
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by theDoug 9y ago
It sounds like you sure know a lot about a thing that was announced hours ago, including what will happen in the future. Please share any sources!
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by theDoug 9y ago
If you have examples for the Google side, I'd legitimately love to hear 'em (email dollars@ if the list is too long for character limit). This has been far from my experience internally and what we're trying to share with use
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by theDoug 9y ago
DG is a heck of a leader, and we're lucky to have her dedication to outcomes at Google Cloud.
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by theDoug 9y ago
This is valuable also where there are places of clear mis-fit in the system such as when I received spoiled food through Amazon. The bag was torn open and product spoiled, coating everything, and I was requested to mail it back before I cou

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