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I like their table/blob and queue storage, but maybe it's because it's relatively mature and the domain is well understood. Most of the comparable services from other providers are…

Shouldn't STEM (and to a greater extent STEAM) refer to degrees that combine the component areas into a program and not a degree that is solely a single component? Yes, I understan…

>> if people would want to quit after a week or kill themselves after a month of pair programming we would see a lot of backslash against it. That's been my experience. Even at the…

The same thing happens when you've been with a mobile/telecom/etc company for a long time. They milk you for every penny they can get and give all the promo pricing to new customer…

good point - there is far less reporting and PE has a much longer time frame than the 2 quarters everyone but Warren Buffet cares about

I think it really depends on a couple of important variables, including cash flows and company management. Our private equity overlords care mostly about the macro goals that are g…

yes - so maximizing your use of any method to reduce your tax burden is (a) the smart thing to do and (b) the (a )moral imperative of a corporation. not a judgement call, just not …

tax evasion is illegal; tax minimization is lowering your tax burden using existing laws and is not illegal. Governments should reduce the number of unintentional loopholes but (a)…

add to your points this gem: >> places like Twitter and Medium that remain open and free. WHAT? Perhaps only in the most literal sense of "they don't make you pay money to read", b…

Microsoft has also demonstrated a far stronger commitment to developers over many decades compared with Oracle, who never sell or promote that far away from the C-suite.

Would you do a 4-hr take-home assignment? What if I gave you a $100 amazon gift card? There's a big difference between making someone jump through countless, one-sided hoops and as…

>> We need a musk like character to shake the medical diagnosis status quo. You first to trust your life and your loved ones to the SpaceX or Tesla of the medical world. But - disr…

tonnes of cancer screening; many biopsies. It hurts to quantify it this way, but the pot to fund health care is not bottomless in either a pure public or privately insured system. …

yes - it's relatively cheap when you're youngish (i.e. kids < 20) which is when your family would need it the most. Treat the premiums as a sunk cost (you know, actual insurance) i…

Yet another way the market is rigged against the main street investor. Successful founders of this vintage love to build their company on public money, then use their considerable …

My first reaction was similar to the GP - not sure you can throw out the word "officially" when it refers to something you say you did at 11 years old, unless it's documented or th…

Why would someone need to preemptively learn both React and Vue? I can get saying you want to understand how they accomplish their respective roles, but is there an actual (non-cra…

Or maybe you've just decided that it's both pointless and impossible stay on top of every latest project, even if you live in a particular ecosystem. Hold true to the course of sol…

Agreed - they're not stupid, it's just not their money. If I can reap the glory of a new stadium, or hosting the Olympics (as my city just narrowly avoided) while you pay the bill …

What you're describing is how property taxes already work. If the land value rises (however unlikely that is) most property taxes are based on assessed value which would increase y…

how is carrying an ipad and a bluetooth keyboard around easier than a small laptop that has so many more uses?

>> Which means if you reserve a new release, be prepared to wait. Except we wait 2 or 3 years for the damn thing to be written; a little delayed gratification until your hold comes…

The newest Zelda is like that as well. I finished in a couple of weeks; my wife has been playing for almost a year and just finished the main quest. My daughter just enjoys explori…

These fires burn hot enough to melt any metal in the construction, consume all the oxygen and create an atmosphere equivalent to the surface of Venus. What you're proposing is esse…

if you think a giant concrete parking structure would (a) work to shelter in place in the face of a giant, wind-powered fire or (b) be appropriate in a northern California locale l…