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Re:Whitehouse.gov Chooses WordPress, Again on Sunday January 24, 2021 @05:09AM (#25890807)
Caching is hard. Drupal used to, may still use the dB for caches. So you get pool issues. You have to also throttle features, like site Search or other intensive scripts. So in the main the internal caching is a step up from none.
Re:Whitehouse.gov Chooses WordPress, Again on Sunday January 24, 2021 @05:01AM (#25890772)
They can just static dump a site, bar search, and most issues vanish.
Re:You don't need libraries for internationalization of dates on Thursday February 20, 2020 @07:57AM (#22374730)
Give as a ts and let the browser do the heavy lifting would be ideal. Ridiculous state of affairs.
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020? on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @01:03PM (#22238770)
My taste is broken, once used to chef, and do cook daily still, but when you do not enjoy food - it just becomes a bind.
Re:Ask HN: What Skills to Acquire in 2020? on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:58PM (#22238709)
If I could afford it, and there were nice eateries, I would love to eat out.
Re:Instant stone (just add water) (2018) on Monday November 18, 2019 @05:38AM (#21563238)
Not totally weather resistant. And you likely need to stand it up on stone, or waterproof foundation. Walls need good capping. Good eaves help, but once you are at this kind of structure, tmberframe or concrete column, with any old in fill may do. Many modern concretes are blends, papercrete, hempcrete, timbercrete, benefit from breathability. Rammed earth at least benefits from reusable form work. And I reckon could easily be automated. Clay and straw is a classic too. A mix of materials a good idea, especially given building sand scarcity and environmental destruction.