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So does Pichai... Every time there is something new, he forces Google to pivot, upending everything without much to show for it.

A C seems pretty generous...

For cheap bulk compute, it's probably ok, but where would you serve your actual critical prod from?

I don't think OVH is anywhere near the level of AWS/GCP/Azure in terms of the quality of the infrastructure and networking. They seem to cut all the corners they can cut in pursuit of lower prices. They built a data center out of wood, with no fire suppression, and it burned down, taking businesses with it: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/ovhclouds-dat...

The whole city is a climate problem.

I'm afraid most of the damage is already done...

Bank of America offers FIDO U2F as a second factor but doesn't let you remove SMS as a factor. I don't see what the point is.

ImprovMX recently sold to an American owner, though... So that's really not great.

Apple is becoming like Google, everything is slightly broken and nobody cares, because fixing stuff doesn't get you promoted...

Some data centers use evaporative cooling, in outside chillers. The water use is fairly high.

Really makes you wonder if that "president" could be teaming up with the other side...

It's somewhat interesting that the NYT acts all outraged while the refused to report on the orange guy's numerous conflicts of interest/crimes/dubious connections, and all out penchant for fascism before the election...

I gave up and started using ControlD instead of uBlock or PiHole. It's been great and well worth the price. Clean, fast page loads.

There is an amazing kebab across the street from the Bordeaux train station. Your entire study is debunked!!

I remember buying a Riva TNT to play Half-Life better. Those were fun times! Then there was Counter Strike, many hundreds of hours were spent playing that too.

And horribly outdated and poorly built single-family homes for the most part...

Anybody would do a better jobs than these clowns.

Johnston Atoll belongs there

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Atoll

Soundly the laughing stock of the entire world.

That .su TLD is as authentic as it gets.

"prioritizing the protection of the most vulnerable employees, such as those with children"

This is so discriminatory, I don't even know where to start. Also, employees with children are more likely to need urgent time off, and have more stringent time constraints than the ones who don't.

Having done data center builds for years, mostly on the network side but realistically with all the trades, this is a really cool article.

I'm not quite where you are yet, but I can feel this approaching... I started my career in IT tech support, became a systems & networks engineer, dabbled in IT management, data center construction management, software technical program management, ending up managing compute resources for a large-ish product with 1B+ MAU. But I think I might be done with tech.

I can't shake off the feeling of impending doom for roles like mine in the current market and the constant push for AI solutions.

So I am seriously thinking of moving and opening a coffee shop or wine bar, or even a coffee truck to be honest. Meeting people, making their day a little better, rather than staring at the computer all day every day.

I would encourage you to read up on Ikigai[0] to figure out what makes you tick and can give you the income you need. Not all passion projects pay the bills but some do.

[0] https://stevelegler.com/2019/02/16/ikigai-a-four-circle-mode...

I know there isn't a market for it, but I'd really like a dumb TV that is snappy with an excellent panel. I don't even need speakers, or multiple inputs...

At a 200-person company, sure. But when you're in the tens or hundreds of thousands, that's a hard no. Especially when dealing with out-of-scope dependencies.

In my experience, SREs are usually "enforcers of maintainability". If your engineers don't want to be oncall, they need to produce applications and services that are documented and maintainable. It's an amazing forcing function. SRE doesn't often redo technical designs, there's plenty enough reliability and scalability work to do...

I've been wondering how long it would take for a startup to figure out how to build train cars for cheaper than the incumbents. I know it's hard, but not as hard as building airplanes... As long as the authorities agree to certify them, and I could see a lot of corruption there.

I've had AirTags in my luggage that seemed ok, but the batteries died mid-trip which was somewhat suboptimal. Longer battery life seems like a good selling point vs. replacing those annoying CR2032 before every trip.

How so?