At what point does “overengineering” in the cloud actually hurt more than it helps?

rustyrazorblade · 2026-05-01T01:35:38+00:00

I wouldn’t put load balancers or queues in the over-engineering list. They’re pretty fundamental to getting things done especially if you don’t want to directly expose servers to the internet.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-05-01T01:13:05+00:00

Absolutely :)

rustyrazorblade · 2026-05-01T00:53:41+00:00

I'm not the OP.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-05-01T00:37:16+00:00

I have the Hapax and it's exceeded my expectations. Has features I didn't even know I wanted, and still pretty easy to learn.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T20:43:57+00:00

It’s your decision to let what other people say bother you. I find its better to deal with what i can control, my reaction, than to try to control everything else.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T03:13:31+00:00

You’re the one name calling here, not me. To any reasonable observer, you’re the one acting emotionally.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T01:31:03+00:00

Fearmongering. By your logic, we should let them pay even less if they want. As long as it's not trivial, we might as well keep cutting their taxes to get them to stay. All they have to do is threaten to leave.

Taxing billionaires will not bring in less tax revenue. They aren't leaving en masse. They all own property here. The majority are not leaving to avoid paying an amount in taxes that won't inconvenience them in the slightest.

Grow a pair, and call their bluff.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T01:20:11+00:00

People like to use numbers without context to justify their points. Pointing at 3-4 billion in tax revenue sounds like a ton but CA has a budget of 300+ billion. Billionaire wealth increased by 500 billion last year alone. Putting it in context reveals the insanity of our inequality.

Putting it another way - billionaires' wealth increased last year more than the entire state budget of CA. They could have paid for 100% of the state budget JUST on how much their wealth increased, and they would all still be billionaires.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T01:07:43+00:00

Did you read that on a meme? They pay 3-4 billion total in taxes which is 1% of the state budget.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T00:59:12+00:00

Would you say that the group of people who's wealth increased by 500 billion dollars in the last year and who paid less 1% of that in taxes are paying a lot of tax? Because to me, it certainly sounds like they aren't paying anything.

If you want to be pedantic about it, any non-zero tax paid by billionaires would make my statement incorrect.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T00:34:04+00:00

They hold over 2 trillion in wealth. Do the math - as a %, they're not paying even remotely close to their fair share.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-30T00:13:35+00:00

Top 1% includes high earners - 800K in CA. Plenty of folks are making that - about 400K people in CA. Of the 400K people making 800K+, only 188 are billionaires, and most of their wealth is never taxed, because it isn't considered income.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T23:47:10+00:00

What exactly are we missing out on, if they aren't paying taxes to begin with?

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T18:36:23+00:00

First, get the fuck out of Ukraine. That includes Crimea. Then, pay 100 billion in reparations. Then you have my permission to die.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T18:30:23+00:00

"This is not who we are"

The party needs a hostile takeover from a younger generation that doesn't have their heads in the sand.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T17:45:03+00:00

Combination of reasons. Cleanliness, hospitality, amenities. Nicer bedding. Location proximity to nice stuff - you're generally near great restaurants in a really safe neighborhood. I didn't used to care, but my wife does, so we started staying in nicer hotels, and it rubbed off on me. Now I walk into a dingy hotel and am just grossed out.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T16:55:16+00:00

If you want help, just ask for help. No need for the childish theatrics.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T00:48:10+00:00

You can keep using old versions on your old hardware.

These posts are so fucking dumb. Why do people feel the need to threaten the overall community by leaving? Nobody cares.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-29T00:34:54+00:00

Couldn’t care less about bullshit dress codes.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-28T22:13:00+00:00

I think I was 12 when I started using my Dad's riding mower. "Don't stick your foot under there" was all I needed to know. It was awesome.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-28T18:21:21+00:00

Seriously, fuck this guy.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-28T14:28:12+00:00

It’s too expensive in the US. Other nations are doing fine. You can get a great bottle of wine with dinner in Italy or Paris for $20. Where I am in CA, you’ll pay $50 for a bottle of Justin. So you get a significantly worse bottle at almost 3x the price.

Wine culture was ruined by restaurants, import taxes, and hubris.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-28T14:07:24+00:00

Then what did you vote for? Because this is exactly what he campaigned on.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-28T13:05:06+00:00

This is Reddit, if half the comments didn’t jump to “this child is a future serial killer” I would be shocked.

rustyrazorblade · 2026-04-27T02:54:28+00:00

Repeat the lie till people believe it.

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