FluffyKitty
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Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
Thanks for taking the time to respond!
Comment · 7 years ago
I used the Fastmail site today after a long time to change some setting and noticed the UI had been updated. Really liking the new look, great job to you and your team!
I was interested in what front-end library you guys were using so I did a bit of searching and found a twitter post about OvertureJS. I know this is kind of random, but I'd love to understand how you guys came to the decision to build a framework from scratch instead of relying on Angular/React. What kind of technical limitations did they have that you guys wished to tackle with Overture?
Comment · 7 years ago
For those looking to secure their systems from external source failures, I'd recommend taking a look at Sonatype's Nexus Repository [1]. It supports a wide range of package sources and has the option to self-host.
I almost didn't know that Github was down the other day because all the packages I was using were already cached on Nexus.
[1] https://www.sonatype.com/nexus-repository-software-component...
Comment · 7 years ago
I believe the usual answer to this is that you need a certain percentage of working poor to do the types of menial tasks we haven't been able to automate yet. If they could make more money elsewhere who would do those jobs? If those jobs suddenly paid more, than the price of food would go up and then we would have other problems. I think a key example is the current shortage of farm hands in California [1]. It's causing the price of some produce to go up, and also leading to some wasted crops.
Now, I'm not arguing that it _should_ or has to be this way. I'm just highlighting the usual arguments made when discussing why the rich may conspire to keep some people poor.
[1] https://www.npr.org/2018/05/03/607996811/worker-shortage-hur...
Comment · 7 years ago
That is an interesting take on it. I guess my problem with debloating is two fold.
One, when I bothered trying to debloat my Windows gaming machine in the past, many of the changes would be undone when windows updated from time to time and this was frustrating.
Second, I don't know what the advisability of running a bunch of unvetted scripts is. Sure it's open source, but who is actually going to go thru and read all those scripts one-by-one before running them.
Comment · 7 years ago
But given that you are only gaming on Windows, why run the debloating script?
Comment · 7 years ago
I have to ask, for anyone that cares this much, why bother with Windows at this point? Wouldn't it be easier to just use Linux?
I know the usual argument is that you need Windows to game, but why make your gaming instance your main work instance too? Why not dual boot and use Linux for work and Windows for gaming?
Comment · 7 years ago
If you're in Canada, and want to stop supporting TurboTax, I recommend giving SimpleTax.ca a try. It's free for everyone, but you can donate after you file your taxes if you want. I was also very impressed with their privacy policy [1].
Comment · 7 years ago
I actually work on a JS project that needed to heavily rely on macros to reduce build file size (the project is from before ES6 and rollup.js). I ended up going to MetaScript [1] as all of its syntax was based on comments. So all the other tooling and code highlighting worked without issue.
Comment · 7 years ago
Possibly Expensify? There was that news that came out a bit ago that their "SmartScan" actually fell back on Mechanical Turk [1] even though it was sold as a AI-type thing.
[1] https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/expen...
Comment · 7 years ago
Yeah, I have to agree here. If this is a build server, I'd argue that they should be running Windows Server and just disable the UI all together.
Comment · 7 years ago
It's weird that this is being talked about as if it's not something that companies/sellers have been offering for ages.
This "special" car vinyl with the air channels is 3M's Controltac product. You can find many sellers on eBay/AliExpress [1] or the myriad of other Chinese web stores offering this product.
[1] https://www.ebay.com/itm/Surface-3M-Skin-Decal-Sticker-Cover...
Comment · 7 years ago
There is quite a bit that can be done. IANAL, but I can point to this episode of Planet Money that has a similar situation: https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?stor...
Comment · 7 years ago
Is running a server really that cheap if you include the up front costs, maintenance, and your own time? What about the costs of having an offsite backup?
As someone who also has their own personal server, I can definitely say it's not cheap.
I'm sure if they ever saw need to place this in a city they would construct a building. But for now, it's probably cheaper to just build out where land is cheap (and possibly closer to generation source) and then transport the energy to where it's being used.