evansolomon

In the React Native case specifically, I've found that searching github issues is often super helpful. The project is very popular, changing really really fast, and still has a bunch of rough edges. So if something really seems wonky (and isn't a bizarre use case), it's pretty common that someone has already brought it up there.

Reading the code is pretty much always a good idea, too.

> It won't be 100% but I bet the bots aren't 100% either

Bots having tons of false positives doesn't really matter (except to the bot maker, maybe). But GitHub having tons of false positives means customers get annoyed by false alerts, locked data, whatever.

Figured this was the case but assumed it didn't changed the gist of the answer too much. tl;dr actually employing people in other countries is difficult

Automattic "employees" outside of the US and Canada are contractors.

(I used to work at Automattic)

Is there any way to delete a video once I upload it?

> I can't name a single ad that I have seen over the past week

Ads aren't trying to get you to remember the ads, they're trying to get you to recognize, like, buy, etc the product. That can happen without remembering or actively paying attention to the ad.

I won't go on a hunt for a list of research confirming it, but there are about hundreds if not thousands of examples explaining that marketing does work, whether its audience thinks it does or not.

tl;dr Even if you believe you'll never click an ad, you're probably still hurting the advertiser and therefore the publisher.

analog, which part of the GPL does that violate?

I think you're wrong. The GPL governs code, not services (even services that use GPL code).

Is there any significance to Ron Conway not being in the group anymore?

APC is also the most likely by 1000x to be merged into PHP core, so I would rather use/support/fix that.