That report was highly suspect and HN had a large difference of opinion.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11102712" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11102712</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11074587" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=11074587</a><p>I would really recommend this article 
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