No, it is not. Parent is not suggesting there are only two options on which we may choose to spend public funds, but instead voicing a preference of a single specific option over another single specific option--with no mention of there not being millions more. Stating a preference for one of two isolated things is in no way a false dichotomy.
The pricing page for Glacier is horrifically misleading. That "learn more" link digs deep into their FAQ to the real costs. Retrieving a small amount of data in a rush can cost hundreds of dollars. Glacier is not a backup product, it's an archival product. There is an enormous difference between the terms "backup" and "archival", and anyone who thinks of using an archival solution for consumer backup needs is not understanding the differences and the related costs in the event of the need to retrieve data. Glacier is meant for corporations with deep pockets for disaster recovery, not for consumers.
A young audio engineer might know every possible fact about how Bluray, DVD, and CD formats work. Probably even cassette tapes and Long Play records (aka LPs). But I'm sure it's completely respectable for you to roll your eyes when an audio engineer gives you a blank stare when you bring up wow and flutter caused by a flattened pinch roller in an 8-track tape.
What would be the software equivalent? Insulting someone who starting developing on PHP 5 not knowing about the short_tags() global function which only existed in PHP 3? Someone proficient in Visual Basic .NET but doesn't know anything about VB 1-6? There is no reason to know how to develop in an ancient version of a language if every job you have had thus far has used exclusively modern versions.
Merely having been alive during the decade in which an obsolete technology was first introduced or was still popular means nothing. It may even have some relevance today when discussing the then-and-now similarities or differences, but frankly someone born decades after its obsolescence just will not care. There is already more knowledge than is possible to absorb about current technology. There is simply not enough time in a single lifetime to care about what came 20-40 years before. Perhaps if we ever push life expectancy to 1000 years, we'll spend the first 100 years of our lives reviewing every relevant detail of the past.
Damn you, giving me an additional boost to my already large ego. I'm one of those programmers who considers my skills to be more developed than most of my co-workers - I've met 4 people throughout my career whom I consider to be as good as or better than me. I never thought to compare my experience against that which a doctor goes through.
Ironic considering my language of choice is laughed at by "true developers". It's true that I consider my skill set to be above the people I've worked with, but I know there are millions of developers out there who outshine me in what one might call real development. I am both proud and jealous, but I like the comparison of a seasoned developer being similar to a doctor. It's true that it takes 10-20 years to have a solid understanding of what one is doing. Interesting analogy.
I clicked through the the article, verified that the title was the same as HN, read the early line "Couple days ago some R.D. from United States contacted me. She wanted to do website scrape.". I stopped reading. Clickbait, ignorant of real freelance work, thinks being contacted about a pathetic scraping job means freelance is worthless? Give me a break. Become a real developer who can find real clients worth the effort, and freelance is 100% viable. How the hell is this getting any traction? Puh-please.
Hi real developer. Please give me advice how to become real python developer. I just started to learn python from scratch, I've developed my first django website ( http://review.food-singapore.com/ ). I have developed many scripts/scrapers (but seems that's just pathetic) And now when I'm trying to apply any full time python job, almost all require link to github/some project which I don't have. How to get any real python position?
thanks! About scripts I think they won't be useful for anyone, because most of them are like: "scrape all apps from app store", "scape 30 million business profiles from website A.", etc. But anyway will try to put some :)
I try not to use offensive language on HN, but are you fucking kidding me? You actually expect a single company out there to not keep your personal information? The type of system you are looking for will never exist. Ever. The only reason a company wants your DNA to begin with is either to profit from its data, or to perform crowd-sourced research that requires keeping your information indefinitely. Your comment goes far and beyond a fantasy. There will never be anything positive to gain from having your DNA analyzed. Corporate, hospital, "non-profit"... there is no such thing as a secure outlet from whom to obtain your DNA profile. There will always be a record, even if it's "erased" but still recoverable from the raw disk. Either you don't understand how corporations and modern government work, or you are insanely naive about the possible benefits from DNA analysis compared to the politicians and corporate psychopaths who will find a way to benefit from it.
If you're willing to hand over your biological fingerprints to anybody, you may as well walk into your local police station and admit to a murder you haven't committed. Even if 99.99% of people submitting their DNA for analysis never see any negative consequences, the other 0.01% are going to have their lives ruined because of some supposed family association to a criminal. These days, suspicion is equal to guilt beyond a doubt. If one out a million people are falsely chased down based on something like DNA, that is one person too many.
The possibility that you have some horrible abnormality that can be detected via DNA testing is so astronomically low. Stop thinking about the interesting science behind what you can learn about your body. Instead, be very concerned about the fact that there are people out there interested in nothing other than having power over others. Nobody should be submitting themselves to this horrendous risk.
I cannot imagine how someone would even consider submitting themselves to such a process. I took a season pass to my local amusement park; they strongly suggest you provide your thumbprint instead of taking a photo for your ID. It's insane. Obviously the police or state government can force this park with hundreds of thousands of fingerprints to submit to database searches. Who the hell offers to provide their fingerprints to an amusement park, in order to save the 5 minutes of inconvenience required to go have your photo taken? "Stupid sheep" is the only phrase that comes to mind.
"I try not to use offensive language on HN, but are you fucking kidding me? You actually expect a single company out there to not keep your personal information?"
Yes, I do, actually. This kind of response is exactly the kind of attitude that perpetuates the fly-by-night shady handling of our private information that's all too pervasive these days. This bullshit stops only when laws are on the books that bring down the rain of hell if a mere squeak occurs outside regs - HIPPA is a great example of this.
I've had a 23andme test kit sitting in the closet for years now at this point. I never was able to push past the hesitation they would have my data, forever, and would more than likely be persuaded at some point down the road by the almighty dollar to distribute it, as it didn't come with HIPPA protection.
I don't have all the answers, but I absolutely am game for being a part of the solution.
> This bullshit stops only when laws are on the books
Absolutely. Handling personal data[1] absolutely must carry liability. If you move customer data as a black box, common carrier style, then your liability can be limited to a refund. If, on the other hand, you inspect the data in any way, then you're liable for that happens to and everything derived from that
This idea that companies can gather all the data they want without any consequences for mishandling that data is patently unethical.
[1] all personal data, not just "personally identifying information". 2nd and 3rd parties do not get to make the decision about what data is important.
For the employees affected, the "generous exit packages" is all that matters. Do you know what I consider to be generous? 6 months of pay, no less. What did they probably get? 4 weeks. It's disgusting to see this kind of language in an email, when the employees are obviously being screwed beyond belief.
This. It's the thing that stands apart from the rest of the email. "Up to 336". Huh? That is far too specific. Either that was an exact percentage of staff, or they have the list of 336 people, and may reverse on up to a couple of dozen if they fight for their positions with good explanations as to why they deserve to stay.
"Up to 336". The fact that phrase made it into the email is unbelievable. Who, being at the head of a company so large, writes with that kind of language?
Restated: no. Monetization depends on the ads. Using such a tool is equivalent to using an ad blocker. If you're comfortable using an ad blocker, you're not doing much different here.
It seems premature to assume they can fix the problem with code changes alone. If that's the case, the performance drop will likely be beyond acceptable. The required changes could make the vehicles physically unsafe to be on the road (think, being unable to accelerate out of danger's way because now you need 60 seconds to go from 0-50 km/h). If the option for a compromise between performance and regulatory requirements is already possible with the current hardware, wouldn't the cars likely have already shipped as such?
It seems much more likely that there will be parts replacement involved, and we may soon discover that the entire engine must be swapped out. This is unlikely to be feasible for cost, but bricking cars to intolerable driving conditions is also not enough. It's going to be really interesting to see how this develops. Done properly, this would probably be the end of VW. So I'm sure we'll see some half-assed solution that doesn't work for the consumer, but lets the company survive for a few more years until they finally collapse from consumers taking their future business elsewhere.
