yabatopia

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by yabatopia 4mo ago
At realistic valuations? Sure. At the current overvaluations? Yes. Are these valuations sustainable? No.
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by yabatopia 4mo ago
Without pricing information, it’s hard to the question "who is this for?". Below $500? Same as the cheap Chromebooks market. Around $700? (Or $600 educational) Direct competitor to Macbook Neo, educational market and the middle of
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by yabatopia 5mo ago
Instagram and WhatsApp were far from bets. Both were growing exponentially. Both were serious threats to Facebook's money machine. Facebook used their lucky cash cow money to eliminate the threat, by offering way more than any reasonab
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by yabatopia 10mo ago
To keep it more in line with other brands: - Netflix Max: basic subscription with ads, no 4K - Netflix Max Ultra: basic subscription with ads, but with 4K - Netflix Pro Max: standard subscription without ads, no 4K - Netflix Pro Max Ultra:
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by yabatopia 10mo ago
With zero market share for Google. Living in AImaginationland must be nice. C’mon kids, let’s all sing the AImagination song: AImagination, AImagination, AIiiimagination, …
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X-Ploitation: How X Became a Crossroads for Child Abuse and Influence Operations(alliance4europe.eu)
5 points by yabatopia 1y ago|1 comments
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by yabatopia 1y ago
During an ongoing investigation into illegal Russian influence operations on X, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) researchers discovered what seems to be a coordinated inauthentic behaviour (CIB) network distributing “Child Sexual Assault Ma
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by yabatopia 1y ago
I have no intention to pay just for Firefox, the browser. A browser is not that special anymore and there are plenty of alternatives. However, I do want to pay for additional features and services, like a solid ad-blocker, integrated VPN-ne
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Galaxy Z Fold 7: Samsung made the foldables we've been asking for(theverge.com)
2 points by yabatopia 1y ago|0 comments
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by yabatopia 1y ago
"It was probably used in hunting, though it might have had cultural or artistic value, perhaps being used in some kind of ritual." Ah, the good, old ritual explanation. Surprised that it’s still being used, instead of just saying
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by yabatopia 1y ago
In a lot of use cases you only need to change the host name. https://dns0.eu/ or dns0.eu is not that difficult to remember. The ip addresses are indeed not memorable, but users who change the settings of their routers won’t
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Entrepreneur 'humiliated' after London Tech Week turns her and baby away(theguardian.com)
5 points by yabatopia 1y ago|4 comments
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by yabatopia 1y ago
OpenAI could buy TikTok, together with Oracle. $40B of Nvidia chips would be very useful for that purpose. And it would level the playing field for the next tech wars between OpenAI/ChatGPT/TikTok, Google/Gemini/YouTube+
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Humble Bundle raises prices for Euro and Canadian subscribers(old.reddit.com)
14 points by yabatopia 1y ago|0 comments
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by yabatopia 1y ago
You forgot the total lack of enforcing even basic environmental regulations, the massive government subsidies (diect and indirect), Uyghur forced labor, etc. And China is anything but a free market. In a truly free market, most Chinese carm
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Amazing: Mr Free Speech Zuckerberg wants to ban just one book, the one about him(theguardian.com)
39 points by yabatopia 2y ago|5 comments
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Not a big deal. Coffee is not a necessity. The coffee monoculture is devastating for the environment. Most small coffee farmers and plantation workers don't earn a livable income. Only 10% of the retail price of coffee goes to farmers.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
That was 65 years ago. There are way more sophisticated ways now to influence things.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Fair enough, but I still prefer the banana. Just a little bit tastier than a raw potato.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
That’s how I remember Nokia in the first half of the 2000’s: peak arrogance. Even if Steve Jobs himself would have given them the iPhone for free, they would have rejected it.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Unsplash is part of Getty Images. From 2021: Unsplash is being acquired by Getty Images ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26634113 )
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by yabatopia 2y ago
And it still doesn't work on on Firefox Mobile. Disappointing.
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AI forced to discuss .txt file that just says "Shart and Fart"(youtube.com)
1 points by yabatopia 2y ago|1 comments
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by yabatopia 2y ago
AI generated podcast. I think it’s quite funny, but on the other hand: "My God, what have we done?" Anyway, as the podcasters say, to end 2024: "Embrace your inner shart and fart." Reply: "Words to live by."
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Socializing is a skill and requires exercise, but everyone has its own unique limitations and skill levels. Not everyone throughout history has led an exceptionally social life filled with constant conversation. There are plenty of referenc
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by yabatopia 2y ago
It's window dressing for their planned IPO. Klarna wants to go public during the first half of 2025, so it's all hands on deck to prop up the numbers. And saying the "right things" to investors, especially AI.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
If that’s the case, that’s really disappointing to hear. I recommend you for doing the right thing.
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Oh boy, here we go again. It's like the pre-2008 financial crisis all over again. Growth is nice, but one look at the debt charts (public debt, credit card debt, car debt, mortgages, student loans, ...) and the trends in defaults and
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by yabatopia 2y ago
Keeping the equivalent of one week of regular purchases in cash at home, as suggested by the government, is not that practical. It’s just there, completely useless laying in a drawer or under the mattress. And for a lot of people it’s just
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by yabatopia 2y ago
"After 16 years of development, Postbox Inc. is winding down its operations" is the link title they use on the eM Client website, linking to the "acquisition" announcement on the Postbox website. Not the exact same title

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