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Some other reasons for saving files in the cloud not mentioned: - lets you access them cross-device more easily (replicating the files on each device could be could, but uploading to the cloud seems easier); - backup, in case my device breaks or is lost

I wonder if the community would be a better source of funding than corporate donors? Something like Gitcoin.

Not sure if anyone has any data on this...

Great tool. For those of you who want to set up `pass` on your Android phone, here are my rough notes on how I did it. Apologies, they are rough:

- install Password Store on Android phone

- import remote repo using ssh

  - in my case, I was able to generate a new ssh key for my Android phone from within the Password Store app

  - I “somehow” sent this to myself and added on my github profile settings (from my laptop)

  - I was able to import my repo and see all my password names!

- still need my GPG key to unlock the password. For this I needed to install OpenKeychain on my android phone

- then somehow need to import my GPG key from my laptop to my phone

  - followed this to create the key file, knew most already: https://medium.com/@johnnymatthews/import-a-gpg-key-onto-your-phone-7dbadf16fefa 

  - couldn’t find a cable to connect to USB! Turns out if you connect to your phone by bluetooth, in Ubuntu it’s pretty easy to send a file from the Bluetooth settings menu.     Finding the file on my phone was another challenge! Turns out it’s stored in a “pixel 3a > bluetooth” folder in the files browser

  - imported file into OpenKeychain!

I love that using my gpg key still required my passphrase (only in my head!).

Don’t forget to delete the gpg key you exported on your laptop and your phone! Security of this? Not sure.

And voila! I can now see my `pass`words on my Android phone!

On the contrary, I think the gap is a statistical fact in many places. e.g. https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality

Great stuff!

We moved to microservices, despite my love for a monolith with libraries: - to enable different teams to deploy their smaller microservice more easily (without QA, database migrations etc affecting the whole app); - to solve the human temptation of crossing abstraction boundaries.

Not black and white, and both approaches can solve these problems. Open to any feedback!

I'm curious, why is there no widespread Ubuntu for mobile?

The Mona Lisa is a physical "rivalrous" good, meaning if I own it, you cannot.

Digital goods are "non-rivalrous", so although NFTs can give a psychological feeling of ownership, I wouldn't say they make digital goods rivalrous.

I think digital NFTs only make sense in two ways: (1) psychological feelings of ownership, (2) perhaps a claim on something digital that _can_ be made rivalrous, for instance royalty streams. If these are subject to a smart contract that ensures one entity gets them, for example.

I see what you mean, and perhaps many/most standups feel pedantic.

But more generally, even in the total absence of "managers" and non-techies, communication is a good thing? Teams not individuals create great projects. Adhoc comms are great, but catching up with other technical folk casually over coffee daily for a couple mins (not more!) seems like a good idea?

Perhaps it's more the pedantic _format_ or feel of most standups that are what's terrible?

I recommend simply asking the question, "how should economists think?".

I love how civilised this discussion is - well done HN, a beacon of light in the world!

Indeed. That said, what will they diversify to? I wonder if it will be solar energy generation due to natural abundance. Barring that, it will have to be something like high tech, which itself will be dependent on importing talented labour. That will only happen with low tax rates, with Dubai acting as a hub for transient talent looking to save for a few years, then head off.

Meanwhile, given the local Emirati will form a small fraction of the economy, they may effectively act as rent seekers on income and corporate tax from the rest of the economy.

Will this be an ideal egalitarian society? Probably not, at least in terms of my values. But those seem like the underlying dynamics, for better or worse.

Of course, if diversification isn't competitive relative to the rest of the world, things will go the other way.

Absolutely agree. At my workplace, we often have to balance immediate UX requirements with longer term reliability, extensibility and security.

Thank you Dang, I never cease to be amazed by the quality of people and content on HN.

May it live long and prosper!

Indeed, one of the reasons I love living in Europe! It's wonderful to be able to walk around a city.

Perhaps lack of planning is what initially enabled artery-like evolution of streets?

I'd argue that association is what drives memory. I can review something a million times and still forget it.

It's when I sit down, focus, and "feel" the meaning of the thing that I remember it thereafter.

Just curious - are any of the these bugs possible in Rust?