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Comment · 2 years ago
The American market is highly over regulated and most market libertarians would argue it hasn't been "free" in a long long time.
Comment · 7 years ago
+1 on the v2.0 note creation - I did the same thing consistently throughout my CS program and it worked very well for me.

I used the new notes as a kind of optimized cheat sheet during test preparation - rapidly reviewing theory in my head and cross checking. I would do this for some strategically chosen homework assignments as well - and explore slight modifications to these assignments to see how answers might change.

Many years later - I sometimes refer to the notes to refresh my mind on theory I feel I'm rusty on.

Comment · 7 years ago
Earlier you were flagged, so I could not reply to you directly, but I wanted to share with you an article which explores the first amendment issues and the Assange case which you should read: https://theintercept.com/2019/04/11/the-u-s-governments-indi...

The article explains how there is a very strong press freedom issue at play:

But in 2013, the Obama DOJ concluded that it could not prosecute Assange in connection with the publication of those documents because there was no way to distinguish what WikiLeaks did from what the New York Times, The Guardian, and numerous media outlets around the world routinely do: namely, work with sources to publish classified documents.

I'm sharing the same link a little lower - hope this isn't breaking any HN rules - but wanted to share it with you.

Comment · 7 years ago
Comment · 7 years ago
Companies who see Amazon as a competitor are very often going to GCP instead of AWS.

There is also a growing trend of multi cloud deployments - using those that are best for your particular use case or increasing your fault tolerance.

Comment · 7 years ago
so why do you hate it? what are the reasons you'd rather be on AWS?
Comment · 7 years ago
this is unfortunately true - however in this case it might be a municipal metro area body that comprises of one or more counties and multiple cities

the process of awarding projects to developers by government entities is very flawed and seems to guarantee substandard results and cost overruns.

edit: still having said this - it shouldn't be a reason to not try - we desperately need (and imo deserve) these improvements to our cities (as well as better municipal spending oversight as well as better planning)

Comment · 7 years ago
In many countries around the world they build more than two parallel tracks - at least 3 or 4 - so you can have fast lanes as well as slower local lanes.

The problem with BART is that it's all a local train - stopping at every station on your way. If you are going from SF to Oakland - probably not a big deal - but if you live on the ends of the lines, quite annoying and very time consuming.

These systems really need to change their mindset to compete with cars. It should be fast and efficient - preferably much faster than cars - so there is a strong incentive for the public to use them.

Comment · 7 years ago
I love fast trains but we need them much more inside our metro areas than between distant parts of the state.

Commutes within the major metro areas in California (SF bay area, Los Angeles, Sacramento) are horrendous and just imagine how much good $77bn could do for those.

A well designed and fast transportation network within metro areas would do much more to improve the lives of Californians and the environment, as well as make our cities much more livable.

Comment · 8 years ago
You're really trying to make your point here with examples from 3 years ago?

Things change fast in these cloud services - so would be good to know specifically which parts of GCP IAM are missing.

Comment · 8 years ago
thanks for sharing this - the animated step-by-step is very nice and especially useful if you're following any kind of complicated design
Comment · 8 years ago
honest question: was there anything in particular that you liked about the new gmail that brought you back?
Comment · 8 years ago
They don't have to. The singular monotone reaction from the top echelon is message enough. I'm no fan of Trump or his policies, but neither am I a fan of an environment where it is assumed we all have the same political views. For a company of over 100k employees, an event like that can't be seen as inclusive.
Comment · 8 years ago
For many who have facial deformities, depending on how severe, every day can be a challenge as they are continually reminded by the condition they live with - and potentially the inherent limitations (actual or self-imposed) of that condition. This can be a very negative space to be in - day in and day out.

I urge all of you with children, to please foster empathy in your little people for other people less fortunate. Children can at times say the most brutal and hurtful things - and these hurtful words or even laughter - especially for children with deformities - can be very painful.

While shocking to see the pictures in this article, I hope many (most? all?) of us feel great empathy for her or others with facial or other deformities.

Thank you for being so open about your reactions to the article.

Comment · 8 years ago
Perhaps both of you are right in your own way.

It is important and valuable to take time to reflect on how your behavior may have led to the negative outcome and think about how you could better yourself for the future - but take care not to be too self critical!

Many people spend too much time in self pity and sadness over this kind of loss (I'm certainly guilty of this). Once you've done the necessary self-reflection - please start to move on. Hanging on to idealized memories of "we" takes you down a road of pain and not towards the future. Let it go. If "negative reappraisal" helps you let go - when you are ready - so much the better.

Life is short, and your best "dating years" are an even shorter span of time - use them wisely - find someone worthy of you and enjoy your time together.

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