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Not sure what he was going for with that definition of "explicit." It wasn't explicit at all. > you can figure out a lot about your program from the source of it. How does "implici…

Not sure what you're saying is obvious. What makes you think they can't do this on their own?

He complains that DynamoDB doesn't work for him, then says you should instead use Google BigTable. But he doesn't offer evidence why you should use BigTable. And just says that it …

Not only high-end cars. Every Toyota comes equipped with lane following and smart cruise control. They call it Toyota Safety Sense, and even the lowest priced, $18k Corolla has it.…

Yes, people absolutely prefer public transportation to cars with accommodating roads. Have you been to Japan?

Bunnie was part of this great documentary on Shenzhen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY

"Travel to Mars" Ha. Is that the trend now?

Network Effect? I have another theory. Allo is #1 in India because a Jared paid people to download it ;)

Yes... When it made a point. The bare skin in these photos have little to do with the content of the article.

It is NSFW. Saw that picture and the one of the couple in the hot spring. Then I remembered, Nat Geo was recently taken over by Fox. Ah, I thought. Explains everything.

ArcaBoard, the hoverboard nobody wants™

I completely agree. The title is reductive.

Sounds like it worked great for you.

I think that's the point.

It looks like he originally built the site for himself (it made HN awhile back) and then generalized and open sourced it for everyone.

I hope this plan includes the Rich Purnell maneuver.

Agreed. This is more about seeing the perspective of the employer than the employee. Managers who claw their way up expect employees to do the same. Also, it'd be interesting to se…

Sounds like Instacart. How's this different?

I am a mixed person. Her experience resonates even 125 years later.

> (asian Americans also earn more on average than white Americans, are whites being discriminated against?) Really? Seems like an unnecessary thing to say. If you take a closer loo…

I'd read this as "The US is not good at cleaning up after wars" more than whether the US is good at "kicking ass"