akarki15
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Comment · 1 year ago
This is why i come to hackernews. :) made my day
Comment · 1 year ago
Ah I see we are resorting to no-argument argument strategy I see..
Comment · 1 year ago
Well go ahead- g/android isn't stopping anyone from moving to iPhone...
I myself use iphone cause I like the hardware quality (over android). I pay for youtube premium cause I like the service (over apple music for example)...
You can bellow as much as you want that you are losing a "free service" but nothin is free buddy at the end of the day. You get what you paid and youtube premium is one of the few services I find worth paying... Not worth it, you say? Feel free to bounce to a zillion other video platforms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_video_platforms .
Comment · 1 year ago
Its not "gatekeeping". Its called paying for a service. NIH is funded by US taxpayers. Youtube isn't- they need to pay for the servers; it isn't free, you know.
You wanna pay someone else, feel free- vimeo, and a zillion other platforms exist - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_video_platforms
Comment · 1 year ago
> Creators will then go back to the good, old fashioned model of hosting their own websites and videos
LMAO. Nope they won't. They'll go to tiktok or some other platform where you'll surprise pikachu face have to watch ads. Ads powers internet. Someone has to pay server cost at the end of the day- either pay with your dollar or your attention. There's no other option.
Comment · 5 years ago
i agree that going off-roads from the main task is useful but i disagree with the way the author is suggesting to do it.
> Assume there's a reasonable amount of work you need to do to fulfill the base expectations for your job (i.e. your Normal Work) and then there's a little time left over. (I know some may argue this "left-over time" thing, but just go with me)
this assumption fails at a lot of companies, especially smaller startups. with tight sprints and PMs breathing down your necks to get every ounce of work out, there is no "left-over" time. a lot of people who choose to do "extra" are in reality taking time from what would be family/friends/leisure time. i'd take being a mediocre dev than sacrificing my personal time.
i have found things at FANG company to be different tho- they don't use sprints and as such I can set my expectations so that I can have my "extra time" during company time.
Comment · 5 years ago
why not i guess? :P
Comment · 5 years ago
+1. First thought i had when i saw this was like why is notion using a postgresdb in first place- i can see it being used for customer data (which probably doesn’t require sharding) but for the content itself, a nosql or colum oriented db is better fit. the question i have is what is notion storing in these sharded postgresdb?
Comment · 7 years ago
People here seem to assume all monopolies are illegal. THAT'S NOT TRUE!
Source: https://www.classlawgroup.com/antitrust/unlawful-practices/m...
A monopoly is when a company has exclusive control over a good or service in a particular market. Not all monopolies are illegal. For example, businesses might legally corner their market if they produce a superior product or are well managed. Antitrust law doesn’t penalize successful companies just for being successful. Competitors may be at a legitimate disadvantage if their product or service is inferior to the monopolist’s.
But monopolies are illegal if they are established or maintained through improper conduct, such as exclusionary or predatory acts. This is known as anticompetitive monopolization
Comment · 7 years ago
> If you look at adtech there’s really only Google and Facebook so it’d call this very close to a monopoly.
Please look up the definition of monopoly before throwing the word. Earlier part of your own sentence refutes the claim that google has a monopoly in ad. Further numbers: https://adage.com/article/digital/duopoly-loses-share-ad-spe...
Comment · 7 years ago
> New Cool Thing
See that's your issue. Go tries super hard to _not_ be that and evidently has succeeded.
Comment · 7 years ago
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain"
100% sure any Google alternative is going to be equally "morally bad" if not worse once it gets even 1% of Google's traffic.