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    Comment #17905105

    My goodness, I certainly wasn't referring to rape (!). I was referring to transactional sex, and the vagueness of the definition of the phrase. I don't really understand your comme…

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    Comment #17905073

    You're right about the way language works, but how to probe the usage of a neologism like this without discussing (criticizing) the word? 'trolling' makes it sound like critics are…

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    Comment #17904267

    > Everyone in the industry knows in context what Serverless means. I don't. Divorced from the context of a very specific vendor offering, serverless could mean almost anything. The…

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    Comment #17904234

    "Prostitution is the oldest profession" is a common saying, but not to be taken literally. Should be read more a sardonic acknowledgement of how innately transactional sex can be, …

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    Comment #17903941

    I'm going with this for now, thank you! Serverless... pricing models. The pricing models are just silent.

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    Comment #17903937

    Does make sense, but your description (and others) seems to match most vendors API out there today. It's not clear to me what 'serverless' means vs 'hosted / managed infrastructure…

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    Comment #17900174

    8 days of uncomfortably close quarters on ascent may be a good way to psychologically prepare folks for a perhaps slightly-less cramped orbital experience.

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    Comment #17900086

    I'd appreciate it if others could chime in on this one. I'm mystified by the word 'serverless'. Why are we using this word? There are clearly, _quite clearly_ servers involved. The…