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someeguy··on So long GitHub and thanks for all the fish
Think bigger:

* You have backlinks that point to your github repos, that need to be updated (not all of them are under your control).

* If you were foolish enough to also host your blog/project website/whatever on Github Pages, moving means starting somewhere else from scratch (again: you need to update all your backlinks, not all of them under your control).

* You have to update your build servers when your repos move elsewhere.

* Your issue tracker is stuck on Github

* Your discussions are stuck on Github

* Your (developer) social network is stuck on Github.

* Your statistics tracker is stuck on Github.

There are a lot of lock-in features hidden in plain sight.

someeguy··on So long GitHub and thanks for all the fish
> I am willing to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt. Seriously, after bringing SQL Server to Linux, Linux to Windows, open sourcing Chakra Core and so much more ... what would they need to do before you believe them?

EEE

(Embrace, Extend, Extinguish)

You point out their tried and tested setup, but still expect them to play the game differently this time.

someeguy··on The GDPR is here Panic
> You could have a website that's in violation of GDPR, travel to Europe on vacation or business, and get arrested.

No, you can't. This still requires a warrant.

someeguy··on Ask HN: Would a self-aware AI be able to spot a buffer overflow in itself?
Simple answer: no.

Unless you have some radical new processor design plans up your sleeve, your AI will run on a register machine. RMs can be shown to be equivalent to the Turing machine, the Turing machine cannot decide the halting problem (which your question is an instance of).