> Tell me how you do the control/auth and allow certain users to access a resource while others
how would you do this with REST? or any other kind of API? graphql, at it's core, is a tool for the frontend to describe to the backend what data it wants. how the backend replies to that is completely up to the backend.
> formulate complex queries where they ask for the kitchen sink
most concrete implementations i've seen include a way to limit complexity. in `graphql-ruby` for example, you can limit how many nodes, and you can apply a "cost" to a particularly expensive-to-calculate node if you like. Say you give an API only 10 "complexity points". You could make most nodes cost 1 point, and expensive nodes cost 3 points. Now, someone can _request_ the kitchen sink, but you can respond with a "no".
This is not true, at least in Chrome. I've tried with an object with the `toString` property set, and tried with a function with an updated prototype. In both cases, Chrome just...displays the object.
surely not if the customer _explicitly requests_ that the communications are blocked? iirc in Aus it was possible to have your provider block messages to premium rate numbers back in the days when it was popular to buy ringtones.
> Everyone can see all the demos, but only sponsors can see the code for demos marked with . Locked demos are unlocked for everyone after being sponsored by five sponsors.
i think the demos are visible to everyone, but the _source_ is only viewable by sponsors.
that said, still seems weird to lock away code that could make people use your product.
There is no lowering of your rates if you have too much. It's just that the bonus interest rate only applies to the first $50k you have in your Saver accounts (cumulative). I.e. if you have $51k, you'll only get the bonus interest rate on $50k of that. The remaining $1k only gets the base interest rate. You can see more on the pricing page [1]
Disclosure: Up employee. Not financial advice, etc, etc.
This is the entire point - people see this as a strict increase in out-of-pocket costs for people.
It's a reduction of subsidies, to maximise the government's ROI.
Plus, you still get a tax-free (although indexed) loan. If you want to do arts and/or humanities, you definitely can. Your loan, which you don't pay a cent of until a certain salary, and then only a percentage of your salary after that, will just be larger.
Low cost, low quality university is often the reason why the masses of STEM grads from India haven't taken over the world (as well as a healthy touch of racism).
This is in Australia, where not only do you get tax free (but indexed) loans for university, but the government also provides a "Commonwealth Supported Place" - they cover half the fees, and then you get your tax-free loan for the other half.
This is entirely just trying to maximise ROI for the government. If people want to do an arts degree, they are able to, and will still get the tax-free loan. But the loan will be higher, because the government is less willing to subsidize degrees that have a lower likelihood of high income.
And then also say goodbye to any chance of European expansion, ever.
That's a big risk, given the size of Europe and the fact that it the US is your current target demographic, it's not a far stretch to think Europe might be, too.
It's just become apparent to me that outstanding has two very different meanings depending on context, and this is one of the first times I've seen it used where it could be ambiguous.
Reading this makes me realise how good Australia is in this regard.
We have 'BPay', which every* bank supports from within their apps, and almost all bills support. We have instant intra-bank transfers and next-day inter-bank transfers.
Additionally, the big 4 banks (yup, we have just 4 big banks) have mobile payments, so you can link your mobile number to an account and receive payments into it. It's painful if you're with different banks, but the net result is that no-one* here uses PayPal, et. al, to transfer money to each other.
And now, we've just had PayID roll out, which is instant payments based on email or phone number to any of the banks (I think most banks in AU are participating, but it's backed by our Reserve Bank), which is a huge game changer and pretty much negates the need for a third-party to do this for us.
Why would so many sites do this for Facebook's benefit?
The sole purpose is for advertising, which is how they make money. The thumb will have the article show up to your friends, and people who have similar interests to you. The pixel also helps with advertising, because they build a picture of who you are and can give you relevant ads.
Rails has this behaviour (which is where I spotted it) but it seems very counter-intuitive
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