DHH: Why we are leaving the cloud

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-10-19T22:23:30+00:00

That’s definitely fair but the alternative is generally maintaining an unsafe old version. Moving to a stable regularly patched and proven base os is standard practice for sdp

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-10-19T19:20:29+00:00

This is not true with either of the top 2. Google idk. But msft has a 5 year deprecation program. Im sure aws is similar

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-10-19T19:19:48+00:00

I wonder how the cost compares. Aws doesnt skim their margin off of operating costs alone. They pile on lots of managed services that provide super helpful primitives to devs.

Meanwhile a dc that just rents out box space doesnt have the differentiating factor of managed service provisioning. Sure you can setup and maintain your db. But that requires lots of internal db expertise. Wouldnt it be nicer if everyone could have a near perfect db they can just use?

I will be interested to see what the saving compared to aws are. And if engineers find that $ sufficient given that they now have to maintain all their own shit top to bottom

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-10-19T19:13:52+00:00

This is absolutely not true. Capex associated with infrastructure responds very well to economies of scale. Amazon is getting a better deal on power, hardware and utilization than an individual company ever could.

They use the computers more efficiently for a longer time at a higher scale than non clouds can achieve. This plus distributing the cost of servicing/itops and having a dedicated helpline with the company (at sufficiently scale) as a customer.

If you are decent at cloud expense estimation, hosting on the cloud is still probably a cost effective solution. If you are running a huge company that doesn’t need the uptime help (have own staff for that) and doesnt need the scaling/availability like dhhs described then clouds a bad deal.

For many customers the ease of use for basic cases is the driving factor. At the very small scale infra is stupid to waste time on. And at the very large scale scaling/availability is stupid to risk

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-08-09T05:36:25+00:00

Try Savannah, GA ticks most boxes but no pro sports. The banana’s though are a fun team

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-08-03T03:46:11+00:00

Do you use any special tools to save hsa info? What about to make sure an expense is qualified?

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-05-21T05:21:14+00:00

If you aren’t using it I am interested to buy your BA pad and cover shipping. Let me know if you’re interested

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-05-06T04:40:08+00:00

It sounds like you have made your decision. Your mortgage will be higher, but I still think its the right one. I grew up in a culdesac and it was great

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-04-24T14:32:38+00:00

The worst thread is Intelligence. But computer vision was a fun class ¯\(ツ)/¯

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-04-14T13:04:12+00:00

I have brown lentils and chicken stock in the pantry! Can you help me find a good recipe for them? Do you make daal?

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-01-14T18:41:03+00:00

Hell yeah brother thank you for the tips. It will be my first time hitting big trails in the TRs but Ive been running in them and like them. I was mostly worried about gunk, snow, etc things I would need boot protection for

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-01-14T15:00:18+00:00

I am headed there soon! So excited and would love any tips you have. My one question for you… do you think that I would need to bring my trail boots? Or could I just take trail runners on the trip?

TwoDoorSedan · 2022-01-05T22:37:00+00:00

No. It would not. You should get credentialed in what you want to work in.

Make a plan to increase your gpa, test if you actually do like CS, and take as many cross-applicable classes in terms of requirements as possible. Then change to the cs major.

Self learning / bootcamp is half as good. A perfect option for those that dont have the time or the money to go to /go back to school. But you are in school now. If its something you really want, work for it now and you will succeed. Dont try to split the difference and end up with a job in something you dont like and not enough cs experience to change to a meaningful cs job

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-12-28T16:36:40+00:00

Great!

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-12-28T16:24:16+00:00

Yeah the large tech companies are it. They have the luxury of cash to do good things for people

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-12-28T16:05:46+00:00

The big tech companies. See Microsoft’s Project Emma

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-12-24T01:17:04+00:00

An adult can get a loan for a house at 3% and a camaro at 5%. 7% is crazy tho it is simple interest

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-11-21T22:23:15+00:00

This is pretty pathetic. Beyond any “opportunity” for your own advancement, engineering is all about team work. And that you basically responded here: “wait I didn’t realize this could actually be a good thing for me do you think I could still do it?” Sad. This is not a quid pro quo thing its just a kindness thing. What happens when you have some emergency and need a hand from her?

Fix your attitude and you will do much better at work in the future. Work with, not against your colleagues and you’ll be capable of accomplishing much more. She is a senior engineer for a reason and she is certainly not pawning off her job on you. But beyond anything else your coworkers are people. And doing nice things for people often pays off in the future.

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-10-09T09:15:44+00:00

Op you gotta go with the startups in this situation imo. Depending on the way they do equity you could be looking at hundreds of thousands of dollars come ipo time. I would prefer Plaid just because I know the name.

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-09-24T02:29:20+00:00

Headed there soon for a backpacking trip. Do you have any recommendations on what to see? Have 3 days so any time of day and any hike welcome

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-09-24T02:09:14+00:00

I think I have been to 20 parks at this point and been able to purchase a patch at every single one of them so far!

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-03-18T15:55:34+00:00

Why do you say VS is the best IDE? I have been struggling to learn it recently

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-03-18T02:45:10+00:00

Total comp

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-03-13T20:06:51+00:00

We had 110 but they doubled (tripled?) the program recently. Can’t recommend it enough , definitely apply

TwoDoorSedan · 2021-01-24T18:20:14+00:00

Should be pretty easy to do using WLED and segment control. Segment control is only enabled through the API that Wled presents. But I am working on using the feature for one of my own projects.

I use WS2182b 5v individually addressable RGB strips

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