News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS. Parent comment

Re:We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS by maxfurman on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @02:21PM (#33011352)
This is a reference to the film Brazil[0], which centers on a labyrinthine bureaucracy

[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS by dalmo3 on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @03:02PM (#33011861)
> labyrinthine bureaucracy

This is a reference to the country Brazil [0], which centers on...

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18020623

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS by boltzmann-brain on Thursday September 29, 2022 @07:05AM (#33018897)
> labyrinthine bureaucracy

This is a reference to "the rule of the desk" [0], and "an elaborate, confusing structure", which centers on a monster [1], in this case a bureaucrat at a desk

[0] https://www.workhuman.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-bureaucrac...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS by earleybird on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @05:52PM (#33013745)
. . . and ducting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9gO01pyv24

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:We reduced our server costs by moving away from AWS by CreepGin on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @04:03PM (#33012550)
Wow! I thought it was a typo for "bizarre"... but now I know
[ Parent | on HN ]