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exsmelliarmus

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exsmelliarmus··on Ask HN: Twilio suspended account because someone sent us a fraud text
I’m assuming you would be if your business was harmed through an honest mistake.
exsmelliarmus··on I Don't Want to Be on Call Anymore
> If an organization thinks their systems should be available 24x7 they should staff people 24x7.

I’m a software engineer. I’m paid well partly because things like oncall are necessary. It’s priced into the compensation.

> There is no situation where it’s ok to contact someone to do work outside of their work hours.

It sounds like you should find a company that agrees with this opinion. I don’t agree.

exsmelliarmus··on Databricks response to Snowflake's accusation of lacking integrity
Seems pretty good to us! Can you give more information?
exsmelliarmus··on Why Zillow Couldn’t Make Algorithmic House Pricing Work
Inspectors can’t rip apart the walls. A fresh coat of paint can hide a lot of damage. I would know because this happened to me, and I had two inspections done.

If you’re slightly decent with houses and construction, you’d see most of the things they see anyway.

Sadly, I’d place home inspections closer to useless to useful for me because I am familiar enough with housing codes to do a visual inspection.

exsmelliarmus··on The origins of cannabis smoking: evidence from the first millennium BCE (2019)
Hotboxing? Uhhhh, yeah I think we could help you find a few places.

For science and history, of course.

exsmelliarmus··on Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s most innovative drug lord
Yeah nope. The barrier to entry difference here is staggering. A beer versus a needle in the arm?!?