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by chaps18 hours ago |
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upvoteby switchbak17 hours ago|
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FFS this is a huge effort in an area that was badly under-served.

Can we just appreciate that they _appear_ to be doing the right thing here? Save the criticism for when (if?) they turn their backs.

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upvoteby rpdillon17 hours ago|
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Strongly agree. I've been wanting an official emulator from AWS for years. It looks like they've finally produced it, and it looks like somebody that works there is saying they're planning on maintaining it. And they've blogged that it was released. And somehow the comments are focusing on the fact that they haven't promised to maintain it for a long time. It's extremely rare to ever see statements about longevity when something is first announced.
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upvoteby mh-17 hours ago|
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HN has gone wildly cynical in a way I haven't seen in this community previously. It's exhausting, and makes me spend less time here.

I appreciate the effort dang and team have put into keeping the quality high here over the years, and I'm not sure what the optimal solution is.

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upvoteby chaps17 hours ago|
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It comes from a history of this sort of thing where an Amazon staff person will say that X will always or never happen and then their promises falls flat because of big company dynamics.

Fig: "The open-source project will continue to be maintained!" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39684576

And yet: https://github.com/withfig/autocomplete/issues/2068

Work from home: "My team's never going back to the office." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32779047

Same commenter a few months later: "I (work at Amazon and) already have to go in once a week, and I literally do NOTHING that day. [...] This is a disaster in the making."

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upvoteby Karrot_Kream16 hours ago|
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I've tripped several times in my life while walking. I've even hurt myself a few times. I don't go outside wincing to myself about whether I'm about to fall and hurt myself.

You choose the attitude you want to have in your life to disappointment and the attitude you bring to this site. You chose cynicism. You're going to crowd out people who don't make the same choice.

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upvoteby chaps16 hours ago|
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Your tripping example is incredibly patronizing.

I crashed my motorcycle years ago and have mild but still lifetime injuries. As a result, I've changed my behaviors and have put away my motorcycle. It's given me a place to reflect on what my own life is about, where I want to go, and the pain my family felt when they heard about the crash.

I choose the attitude of learning from the past and adjusting my behaviors.

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upvoteby Karrot_Kream15 hours ago|
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I had a similar experience on my bike and chose to get back on, though it certainly took me a while, and I've stopped riding in weather and in other conditions. My family supported me in my decision. I guess you and I are just wired differently.

I try not to share my cynicism with the world too broadly because I think our modern era has too much of it. I think humanity is advanced by the wild dreamers.

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upvoteby chaps14 hours ago|
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You're making a lot of assumptions about me, what my risks are/aren't and... dude, can you not, please? I sold my motorcycle and once I recovered, I rented a motorcycle out in New Zealand as a sendoff and I reflect on that time with deep joy and appreciate the deep joy that others feel when they ride motorcycles. But I would not blame anyone for stopping, or infantilize them like you're doing to me now.

Yes, we're obviously different, but... dude.... dude. this is a damned conversation about a damned cloud server emulator that's not even close to 100% in-parity. It's perfectly healthy to inductively recognize that using such a system, like its sibling tools, might not continue receiving support.

Also, I'd argue that your post right before this one is cynicism so I'm not really sure I follow your point. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50459315

Sometimes things suck and it's okay to express our frustrations about them.

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upvoteby Karrot_Kream14 hours ago|
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> Sometimes things suck and it's okay to express our frustrations about them.

I guess I care because I've been on this forum for a very long time and everyone individually says that, but then the comment section as a whole turns into a hazard zone. Anyway I think I've engaged too much on this site for today.

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upvoteby mh-11 hours ago|
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Thank you for articulating in this reply what I've struggled to put into words, and what made me write the initial comment about cynicism on HN.
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upvoteby chaps17 hours ago|
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We can appreciate it while also recognizing that history repeats itself into disappointment while also recognizing that Amazon has done large social media campaigns (remember the FC Ambassadors?). I would have been more excited about this ten years ago.
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upvoteby switchbak16 hours ago|
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Sure, and I agree they have a mixed track record, but leading with cynicism isn't particularly great. They're not Google.

Now if they abandon it, then sure, light them torches.

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