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Re:Meta reveals serverless platform processing trillions of ... by kyleyeats on Monday October 23, 2023 @04:20AM (#37982879)
How do you know the difference between stupidity and ambition unless you try?
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Re:Meta reveals serverless platform processing trillions of ... by rokkitmensch on Monday October 23, 2023 @11:09AM (#37986739)
The best inoculation against hubris is trying to fly to the sun.

Humans, to generalize, bias towards talking over walking.

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Re:Meta reveals serverless platform processing trillions of ... by darkwater on Monday October 23, 2023 @01:22PM (#37988751)
Ambition is saying "I think I can bootstrap a successful competitor to $POPULAR_SOFTWARE if I work hard enough, I have the talent and perseverance".

Adding "in 3-days" is stupidity.

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