jkonowitch

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by jkonowitch 2y ago
Having used several external orchestrators I can see the appeal of the simplicity of this approach, especially for smaller teams wanting to limit the amount of infrastructure to maintain. Postgres is a proven tool, and as long as you design
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by jkonowitch 2y ago
What value does an external orchestrator add for managing complexity that an “embedded” solution could not?
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by jkonowitch 2y ago
Could you describe the scalability issue? Was it due to maintaining a bespoke execution engine in-house, the limits of RDBMS vertical scaling, other?
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by jkonowitch 11y ago
This issue always boils down to the LOTR argument for me: the surveillance power is too great, and no individual or group can or should be trusted with it, regardless of its actual current or potential future benefits. The crux of the debat
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The Tech Intellectuals(democracyjournal.org)
2 points by jkonowitch 13y ago|0 comments
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200 Years of Books Prove That City-Living Changes Our Psychology(theatlanticcities.com)
2 points by jkonowitch 13y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
Is there research to back this up? Ie is it really the case that 'non-executive' workers have no negotiating power? Is this true in all sectors or only some? Anecdotally I've seen instances where non-execs successfully negoti
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
Produced by DrEaMwOrxx AnImAtIoN
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
Edit: @sneak - apologies, my comment may have lacked empathy of its own. It's quite possible you have a really good reason for the anger that came across in your comment. Not all of us have positive relationships with our families, for exam
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
Are you kidding me?! Are you completely devoid of empathy? He's not trying to command that anyone do anything, so drop the indignation. This is what we call a human response to grief; his mother is no longer here, and knowing what a wonde
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Find what you love and let it kill you(guardiannews.com)
2 points by jkonowitch 13y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
See this commit: https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/1ec64297f9347986a11ce3...
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Rails 4.0 rc1 released(rubygems.org)
16 points by jkonowitch 13y ago|3 comments
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
Neat idea. I think reliability is an important feature to call out on the landing page. If I'm a business owner that depends on this service as a funnel for new clients, for instance, I would want guarantees regarding uptime and reliability
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The Case Against Patents (Journal of Economic Perspectives - Winter 2013)(pubs.aeaweb.org)
1 points by jkonowitch 13y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 13y ago
The best way I've found to describe meditation is of giving yourself an opportunity to have no agenda; for 20 minutes a day you ignore the impulse to process every thought, memory, emotion or to plan or worry and just let it be. It's extrem
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Angular + Rails + Yeoman; a workflow.(jeff.konowit.ch)
2 points by jkonowitch 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
All of us have different equations with which we evaluate opportunities. An exciting work environment and a chance to build something you believe in may be a perfectly rational reason to work for below-market rates, especially if you take e
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
150 years ago the agricultural sector employed roughly 80% of American workers. Today, it employs less than 3%. It may be hard to imagine looking forward rather than back, but dynamic economies are capable of experiencing such dramatic shif
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Tim Harford: Can an app make us behave better? (timharford.com)
1 points by jkonowitch 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
While his claims certainly aren't airtight, ie the cynical idea that Yahoo is blaming its remote workers for the trouble, I do think there is some truth to the general sentiment; failing companies often grasp for any action they can take to
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
There's a really pernicious attitude of permissiveness, even encouragement, towards theft and evasion of payment for digital goods in many of pockets of online culture. It is disheartening.
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NYT: Zen Groups Distressed by Accusations Against Teacher(nytimes.com)
1 points by jkonowitch 14y ago|0 comments
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
I think your concern is legitimate. I imagine that organizations wishing to make use of the app or modify it will imbue it with trust by associating themselves with it - ie a League of Women Voters logo somewhere on the page. As the article
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
Great ideas. I hadn't thought at all about modifications to the UI - ie focusing on accessibility concerns for older voters, or supporting multiple languages. Another possibility: feature that lets people "pledge" to vote by entering their
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
Any thoughts on what could be built out/on top of this application?
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
This is minor, but I don't think the umbrella icon makes sense for the "Small" plan given the constellation of craft that you use to illustrate the growing size of the larger plans. Perhaps a bicycle or a small compact car icon would do bet
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The Doomsday Preppers of New York(nytimes.com)
5 points by jkonowitch 14y ago|2 comments
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by jkonowitch 14y ago
This is a great and compassionate answer.
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Embrace your passion for music - in this life, and the next.(colbertnation.com)
1 points by jkonowitch 14y ago|0 comments

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