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I think this is the real joke

alex64on Smart mushroom growing device for beginners

I feel like this isn't the case? All dispos in California and Washington were cash only.. because they couldn't get accounts with banks.

alex64on Things I learned from building a production database

This is a good list, but I'm trying to understand the following in better detail:

> [12] Be conservative on APIs and liberal with implementations.

> [18] Maintain multiple implementations in test for APIs; compare results between them. The cost is worth it (it will help with correctness, and also prevent leakage of implementation detail).

The word implementation is thrown out a lot. What does implementation mean in these quotes? The databases used (ie. dependency injection), the endpoints (ie. /user, /user/123), or something else?

I'm trying to visualize this in my head and am having trouble.

alex64on A woman who is allergic to water (2016)

my epipen isn't even covered in the united states, competitors won't make a difference :)