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by toong 5mo ago
I was about to say: welcome to HN
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by toong 7mo ago
"Legal reviewed it and did not flag any issues!"
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by toong 2y ago
If only we could get some HN statistics on number of unsubmitted replies on this comment thread ...
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by toong 2y ago
Just sending the bloom filter values back? Neat!
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by toong 2y ago
You gained $20 worth of assets, so the counterpart of the $20 leaving your bank account is countered by your assets-account gaining $20 Now each year your book loses 1/5th of its value, due to wear and tear (4$ disappearing from your a
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by toong 3y ago
and now also go google what SLI means ;-)
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by toong 4y ago
No. The similar hip size might have confused you ?
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by toong 4y ago
Just like it was for all the other crypto brokers that went down, exactly like that ;-) I might tone it down just a bit to "Somewhat unlikely to happen. Today."
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by toong 5y ago
I have no skin in this game, but Jack clearly demonstrated that data is passing through servers that our controlled by US-owned entities - namely Cloudflare and Digital Ocean ... what am I missing ?
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by toong 5y ago
Replying to sibling: no, he was not - it was obvious, even to a low-level recreational player (like me)
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by toong 5y ago
Should a BMW test-driver take a car out on the test track, when a engineer/designer is tweaking the glove compartiment handle ?
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by toong 5y ago
It is time to remove that "100% uptime guarantee" claim from the website :grimacing:
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by toong 6y ago
Might have been an intentional mistake ? It fits the arguments pro build-packs.
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by toong 6y ago
They usually want their tech outcomes to be more like Netflix, but they don't want to have a tech-culture. So they bring in the consultants to implement "the digital transformation"!
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by toong 6y ago
"Now that you're all working from home anyway, I might as well outsource your job to India! That will save me a truckload of money too!"
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by toong 6y ago
Have you checked https://www.githubstatus.com/ ? ;-)
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by toong 6y ago
If you are an enterprise software vendor (non-saas), orgs expect you use _their_ db. If they already have an Oracle license, or a MS-SQL DBA around, you either say goodbye to Postgres or give the contract to your competitor.
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by toong 6y ago
In a not so-distant future dystopia you can only get monitors without ad-overlays, when you pay for the monthly subscription ... You'll get the first month for free, when you sign up for the 2-year plan for 19.99$/month right now!
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by toong 6y ago
I don't know, but something along these lines: The airport guard searches your bag, finds the cocaine and proposes you pay a hefty sum to make the problem go away. The taxi driver gets his cut for planting the evidence.
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by toong 6y ago
Are those kind of explorations even legal ? I understand there was no wrong intentions, just curiosity. I want to read more about things like this, but it feels reckless on the authors part ?!
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by toong 6y ago
Store customer data immutable and encrypted, with a unique AES encryption key per customer. Encrypt that AES key again with a single RSA key-pair and store the encrypted AES-key in a database. You can access your customer data, using the cu
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by toong 6y ago
Git allows you to rewrite history, that is not the problem. But you might have a hard time chasing down every copy, it's a distributed system by design.
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by toong 6y ago
While I agree, the feedback I get from a session like that is useless: "While you mentioned this during the demo, I noted: 1. Your state-drop down has only 3 entries. 2. There is a validation error 3. You get an error at the end. We ne
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by toong 7y ago
Why does it even matter which country she's from ? Do you have a link ?
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by toong 7y ago
If they impersonated you, aren't you technically requesting information about your self ? Under European law, "you can request access to the personal data a company or organisation has about you, and you have the right to get a co
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by toong 7y ago
It's not simply against social norms: in (some/most?) European countries you can get a ticket for hogging the left (fast) lane. You are supposed to move over, if traffic allows.
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by toong 7y ago
The student arrived late, fumbled with his phone the first 20 minutes, then started talking with his neighbor about something apparently very funny and now - when assignments are handed out - starts asking to explain everything again.
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by toong 7y ago
Additionally, Tesla is pushing hard on battery tech etc, ... As far as I understand, Uber does some autonomous vehicles R&D, but the required tech advances will probably not be developed by them ?
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by toong 7y ago
I believe that statement is incorrect :-)
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by toong 7y ago
Apple would destroy the open-development Gitlab culture instantly, building a walled garden and alienating Gitlab users' ? I hope that scenario does not unfold, for anyone involved.

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