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Another article for more context.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/11/26/iphone-...

> iPhone users can sue Apple over “monopolistic” prices in the iOS App Store, prices that a group of consumers allege are driven higher by the commissions Apple charges independent appmakers.


I think the aspect of this is that it's trying to recreate the 1950's versions, which most of us have probably never eaten. It frowns upon and insults modern McDonald's food several times throughout the text.


I rarely use state machines when composing web applications. Of the 20 or so times I've spotted an opportunity to use a state machine, only 2 or 3 of those opportunities actually were the optimal choice.

Like all things, state machines can be overused and over abused, even during times when they are not ideal.


I would also throw out that the Rumble provided a server setup script that automatically used Capistrano and MySQL, so it would hurt your time a little had you not used what they provided. That may have skewed the deploy/database usage results a bit. The only reason I used MySQL was that I essentially got it for free through the setup script.


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