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baseballManon Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud

I've had an absolutely terrible experience with Azure support and I've worked on environments that have the highest level of support enabled.

Amazon is so much better in my experience when it comes to supporting their platform.

baseballManon Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

Knew that they wouldn't pick Toronto - Trump would have blown a gasket

baseballManon Internet Vulnerability Takes Down Google

Wow - it's really gone up in the last couple of years. I think it was at 550k last time I had access to an edge router.

baseballManon Thousands of Swedes Are Inserting Microchips Under Their Skin

You don't even need to be dead if it's not implanted very deep. Just a small flesh wound.

baseballManon VMware acquires Heptio, the startup founded by 2 co-founders of Kubernetes

Being on the low end of the totem pole when an acquisition happens usually means it's time to find a new job.

baseballManon Uber’s Restaurant Empire

The biggest thing I've noticed with uber eats is the outrageous delivery fees. I'm not really interested in paying an extra $6.99 for a meal and I'm surprised other people are fine with it.