As DHH himself says here: The cloud allows flexibility, which is essential when you are figuring out what you are doing, as in a startup. If you are large and stable and know what you want, then yes, you can go on-prem. But note that the cloud providers will negotiate significant discounts for large customers.
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They are probably doing it in an attempt to get coverage by insurance (even if that is now not available). They can then raise the price manyfold.
See this discussion of prescription-only smartphone apps. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/welcome-to-the-terrible-wor...
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Why do these teachers take on such a life? You could say that the long-timers were fooled, they are now in too deep, and can't start a new career, but those deciding whether to do a PhD must know what they are facing, no? This sort of article has been going around for many years.
What time frame did you work there?
I enjoy reading about the Mercury missions and the work IBM did in that era. There must have been a lot of smart people there then.
There's also a (recent?) book about IBM's work with the Nazis during WWII that has gotten some press lately. Has anyone read it?
"IBM and the Holocaust", Edwin Black, 2001.
When I was at IBM around 2010, they offered $250 for filing patent, then $750 when the patent office approved it, usually after 3-8 years -- if you were still at IBM.
Then after a few years, they swapped those numbers around, so that if you'd been waiting for your $750 bonus, you'd get $250.
josh_fyi commented on The United Arab Emirates' takeover of African forests lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-af... · Posted by u/geox
That's great! Liberia can't afford to protect its forest, and this deal allows that.
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I was hoping to see "Best Practices for Time Travelers (2043)"
What other cases are there. The only cases I know of are of US laws being "applied" overseas. I don't know of any other country that does this/has the power to do this.
Eritrea is the only other country to tax non-residents.
josh_fyi commented on Why the binding arbitration game is rigged against customers (2019) gsb.stanford.edu/insights... · Posted by u/dakial1
The actual answer is that arbitrators are liable for their judgements.
If you had your hand cut off by your manager for being 5 minutes late to work and sued your company only to find out it had to be dealt with by binding arbitration, and in the course of discovery you found an email from the CEO and the board telling managers to start cutting off people's hands if they are 5 minutes late to work, and then the binding arbitrator said that the company did no wrong, then they have exposed themselves to a potential lawsuit without the protection of a binding arbitration agreement.
So, just like a fiduciary financial manager, they have a responsibility to act and judge in a way that will stand up to possible external scrutiny.
Thank you. That does make sense. But do lawsuits against arbitrators happen with any non-trivial frequency? From the little I know, lawsuits against arbitrators are not a serious threat that arbitrators face.
But even so, all an arbitrator need to do is rule in favor of the corporation whether there is a thread of an argument in their favor, then ruling against the corporation in the remaining tiny fraction of cases.
josh_fyi commented on Why the binding arbitration game is rigged against customers (2019) gsb.stanford.edu/insights... · Posted by u/dakial1
> why do arbitrators ever rule against the companies that pay their fees?
Both sides choose the arbitrator. If an individual arbitrator consistently rules against one category of claimants or defendants, lawyers will steer clients against them and they won’t get paid.
The arbitration service is paid by the company, usually, which is a win for the consumer. But the arbitrator is individually paid only if they’re selected. (They’re also usually retired judges, et cetera.)
Thank you. That does make sense. But as pointed out by the article, typical consumers/workers have no idea about how to choose an arbitrator and do not hire a lawyer.