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> The first is a fully-distributed, incremental capability for quickly and consistently backing up and restoring large databases using configurable storage sinks (e.g. S3 or GCS). The same functionality, but non-distributed, will be available for free to all users.
I appreciate that you're trying to write a good database and build a business, but what do you mean by "startup"?
If a database can't guarantee it can make backups, why would a startup attempt to use it in the first place?
Are static type systems more advanced than dynamic type systems? This sounds surprising, given how much more one can do with a dynamic type system.
The picture-in-picture attacks seem serious enough to warrant a new kind of browser.
"When a sufficiently high-up decision maker decides he/she wants to buy your startup, he/she will attempt to meet with you constantly and put time pressure on you, so as to prevent you from shopping the deal and getting a better offer. The absence of this behavior indicates the other company is not serious about acquiring your business."
"Letting a potential acquirer interview your team is extremely distracting for them, and signals to the acquirer that you are willing to bend over."
The server having knowledge of who it can MITM without getting caught is irrelevant if nearly 100% of users verify keys.
I want a better reality.