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Re:Learning PHP/Car Engines on Saturday September 23, 2017 @11:28AM (#15320150)
Would you suggest learning networking a better more relevant alternative? or any other "methodologies", "technologies", or "computer systems"?
Why should one nation have the power to set a single global standard for anything?
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:11PM (#15317640)
Black taxis in London are a 150+ year old institution also. As a Londoner I found it sad seeing the drivers looking unhappy waiting for passengers at Paddington....not getting so many. Black taxis just seem to me to be as much of a part of London as Big Ben, Red Telephone Boxes and Red Double Decker busses.
Re:Uber London loses licence to operate on Friday September 22, 2017 @10:08PM (#15317633)
w.t.f.? does this mean no more uber in London?
is this actually for real or some kind of rick roll episode?
Re:Ask HN: Sell my startup for $14M because I can't raise $2M? on Friday September 22, 2017 @09:59PM (#15317599)
i don't know what i'm talking about but i'd take the money and run, it sounds like enough to get by on

Anyone know what the Royalty allocation system of Spotify is?

I wondered if a voluntary fee, paid with ISP access as a kind of insurance policy against kids illegally downloading music and movies (possibly software and books too), would bring more in for artists then what Spotify bring in. Lady Gaga only received. Report: Spotify Paid Lady Gaga $167 for 1 million plays. Spotify's royalty allocation seems not very transparent as to how the royalties get...

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Re:How the British aristocracy preserved their power on Friday September 08, 2017 @11:03AM (#15200711)
ok
Re:Ask HN: Do email servers run in the cloud or data centers? on Thursday September 07, 2017 @01:53PM (#15194173)
in data centers
instances depend on traffic volume, right? i.e. the more traffic, the more instances needed?