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dannb

41 karma · joined March 31, 2023

Cloud cost specialist. Previously, FinOps at Datadog, FullStory, MediaMath. I also write plays.
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dannb··on How to actually use the notes you take
Are you using Obsidian? Check out [Smart Random Note](https://github.com/erichalldev/obsidian-smart-random-note) or [Advanced Random Note](https://github.com/karstenpedersen/obsidian-advanced-random-...)

The former lets you "random note" search results, so you could query the tag and then random note it. The latter allows for similar customization of the random note feature.

dannb··on Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customers' cars: Ex-employees
Both believable and a total bummer.
dannb··on Kagi finally let me lay Google Search to rest
There's obviously no solid counterpoint to cost — if it's too expensive for a user, than it's just plain too expensive.

For those for whom $10/mo isn't too expensive, there's now an alternative that's better than Google. And for that, I'm happy.

dannb··on Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek documentary, 18 years later
Are these available to watch online anywhere? Would love to check them out.
dannb··on Aardvark'd: The Fog Creek documentary, 18 years later
This is so fun. Thanks for sharing. Does anyone else remember the 6-episode TechStars TV series for Bloomberg from back in 2011? I'd love to rewatch that, too. https://vimeo.com/27175079
dannb··on Dark Patterns in Substack
Substack is an email newsletter tool, not a blogging platform. It never claimed to be a blogging platform. In fact, these "dark patterns" are it telling you exactly what it is: an email newsletter platform.
dannb··on BigQuery prices increasing by more than 100% for many users
Google also just added new SKUs last year related to multi-region storage buckets, too. I wonder if we'll start to see similar price increases from AWS/Azure. Usually the cost of tech trends down, not up.