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hippo77··on AWS multiple services outage in us-east-1
Finally an upside to running on Oracle Cloud!
hippo77··on AWS outage shows internet users 'at mercy' of too few providers, experts say
Surprised to see an article like that even getting shared here. The Guardian seems to be wrong on almost every tech issue.
hippo77··on AWS outage shows internet users 'at mercy' of too few providers, experts say
These are Guardian 'experts' so can be safely ignored.
hippo77··on Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo
You literally describe the problem in your comment: banking works in the western world. It doesn't work for the rest of the world (which is a lot of people) but maybe you don't care about them.
hippo77··on Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo
Try international transfers and get back to me
hippo77··on Bitcoin price hits $100K for first time in history
Wow, this old argument brings me back a decade. You need to update your priors, my friend. Bitcoin is actually a net positive for the environment.
hippo77··on Importing a front end JavaScript library without a build system
Yes! Those of use still running old school Javascript really appreciate it when JS libraries provide a plain old "classic" distribution file. Thanks Julia!
hippo77··on Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
Listening to other people talk is even more exhausting.
hippo77··on Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
Yes, we do solve problems faster if we're around the watercooler, but we're also miserable, and wondering how to escape. Be careful what you wish for.
hippo77··on Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
You're in big trouble there, friend. This website may help save your ass http://www.realworlddivorce.com/
hippo77··on Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
This. So many people on here keep making that mistake over and over.
hippo77··on Plan Your Route Privately: DuckDuckGo Now Has Driving and Walking Directions
Agreed. Google Maps has just gotten worse and worse over the past 10 years, slower to load, harder to navigate.