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Imagine if that guy became VP...

This is to cap forgotten wells, not exploit them again...

GCP has ALIAS records in preview as of somewhat recently: https://cloud.google.com/dns/docs/records-overview#alias-rec...

That's the only advantage.

It sucks for anything with heating elements. 240v kettles and hair dryers are really awesome.

I don't have anything to add besides that I think it's a very cool and creative project, and another good reason to keep that crate of cables and adapters in the basement...

Probably because you're stuck with sub-par 110v appliances made for the US market...

Is there any feature there that is unique enough you can't use AWS or GCP? I use GCP for all my DNS needs and it's very very cheap.

Mailing list with both parents as recipients? All my generic house stuff goes to a utilities@ alias that goes to my spouse and I. Works great.

Same goes for plane parts and other export-restricted things. Not sure Nvidia can do anything about it.

I have a 34" from LG, but I absolutely CANNOT recommend the brand. It's been unreliable, and is currently being repaired after the panel died on me. However, when it worked, it was an absolute game changer.

I have a feeling they might not be able to repair it, in which case I am getting a Lenovo P40w-20 which is currently on sale for $1099 at Walmart for some reason.

But yeah, we're talking $1k+, if you want both high-resolution (5K) and ultrawide. If you're ok with good old 16:10 aspect ratio, then a 5K monitor is much more affordable.

Ultrawide 5K2K is a great sweet spot, at least for what I do, which includes a bit of everything. I never liked dual monitors with a split in the middle. Ultrawides solve that.

Really timely, I'm currently writing Arduino code to get my bus departure times displayed on a cheap TFT screen. There's so many projects around this, but it's the first time I see it on a Kindle. Awesome!

If only a company other than Facebook could come up with something like that... Sigh.

M539/TronicsFix/Wristwatch Revival...

DeWalt, or any other power tool battery adapter like this: https://www.amazon.com/HICOPEET-Compatible-Motorhead-v7-v8/d...

Power tool batteries have BMS, better chargers, and if you have multiple batteries, you get infinite vacuuming powers.

I have a USB-C soldering iron that works with most power-banks. Does a better job than my old corded soldering station. I like the repairability of the iFixit one, but for $35, mine is hard to beat...

For power tools at least they're mostly if not all 18v these days. You can get adapters to use tools from brand A with batteries from brand B. Works great in a pinch, but I'd certainly prefer an open standard.

Business or Personal, do not ever rely on a single bank. Ever. Have a backup, ideally far enough from your "main" bank that any issue doesn't bleed over.

It doesn't rely on maps, it relies on its own cameras and the onboard cameras+radars.

You can dogfood all you want at Google and file all the bugs and feedback, if it doesn’t fit in the snide product managers narratives, nothing gets fixed.

They ship pretty much anywhere. As long as you have a compatible car[0] with the right options, it will work.

[0]https://comma.ai/vehicles

Also not directly related, I've been using comma for 4 years and it's been really fantastic. I feel safe and confident with it, and used it on many long trips. Stop-and-go traffic is no longer bothersome, and long boring drives benefit from the safety of the system.

If you're somewhat car+tech inclined, and have the right car, you should give this a shot.

I think if you put in charge a good visionary that truly understands your requirements (either a curious new hire or someone from within), you can drive development externally.

I wouldn't hire and staff for this, because it will be a hard sell for anyone with great SWE skills to work on internal software, while you can hire rockstar freelancers to build a good foundation, and evolve your own platform opportunistically with additional freelance work.

You can also leverage LCOL countries to set up your own dev shop, possibly Eastern Europe if you want good timezone overlap. Feel free to reach out if needed, this is my wheelhouse.

The only question you need to answer is supportability. If the platform is the cornerstone of your business, what happens if/when it goes down? What kind of SLO would you have internally? Who is on-call?

I think the general lack of willingness to help in Big Tech is very problematic. You can almost never get through those thick-skulled reps that email you out of the blue...

I've been subscribed for a while, this is truly a fantastic service.

We should break down AT&T. Oh wait. We tried already and re-consolidated? Ow.

I see what you did there.

Capacitor might be toast. You can try replacing the flash bulb with one from a disposable camera, perhaps?

This could very well be the intended effect...