Nice try. 1) Moderately successful, but not too successful (my Foo can't compete with Bar) Actual issue: They use their success to bludgeon competitors to death. E.g. what Microsoft used to do to Linux, which is why we…
"If a man is not a Socialist at 20 be has no heart, but if he remains one at 30 he has no head." I don't know who said this, but this is a great example of how our minds mature. The probably unintentional ageism in tech…
Consider the outrageous claim that Tucker Carlson made today (that NYT was "planning" to dox him). Was it true? Did he just cleverly "pre-empt" it? Or did he intentionally create a story to teach a lesson to the NYT…
I checked the top articles to see if there is a photo of the suspect. And then I did find one eventually, after a few more searches. The coverage of this story reminds me of this tweet:…
>>I have no idea why they matter at all in the computer science industry. What is the computer science "industry"? To the extent that such a thing exists, I suppose you are talking about people who have directly made…
The scrutiny of the actual value added by middle managers during the remote work era gets a minor respite. Boss: "Why didn't you get any work done?" Middle manager: "The dog (Microsoft Outlook) ate my homework (email)"
Famous short-seller Jim Chanos appropriately called Zoom a "Covid stock". It is clear why after seeing this story. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/jim-chanos-says-beware-the-v... Will people really want this monstrosity…
>>In many contexts, having identity tied to your online profile should make people act more like humans and less like they're role-playing their anonymous internet troll persona. This is only true if everyone agrees on…
It does seem like the poverty line is arbitrary, and it does seem low. Is racism the explanation for every small and large thing? Where does the article mention the constant money printing which is continuously…
Nice try. 1) Moderately successful, but not too successful (my Foo can't compete with Bar) Actual issue: They use their success to bludgeon competitors to death. E.g. what Microsoft used to do to Linux, which is why we…
"If a man is not a Socialist at 20 be has no heart, but if he remains one at 30 he has no head." I don't know who said this, but this is a great example of how our minds mature. The probably unintentional ageism in tech…
Consider the outrageous claim that Tucker Carlson made today (that NYT was "planning" to dox him). Was it true? Did he just cleverly "pre-empt" it? Or did he intentionally create a story to teach a lesson to the NYT…
I checked the top articles to see if there is a photo of the suspect. And then I did find one eventually, after a few more searches. The coverage of this story reminds me of this tweet:…
>>I have no idea why they matter at all in the computer science industry. What is the computer science "industry"? To the extent that such a thing exists, I suppose you are talking about people who have directly made…
The scrutiny of the actual value added by middle managers during the remote work era gets a minor respite. Boss: "Why didn't you get any work done?" Middle manager: "The dog (Microsoft Outlook) ate my homework (email)"
Famous short-seller Jim Chanos appropriately called Zoom a "Covid stock". It is clear why after seeing this story. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/jim-chanos-says-beware-the-v... Will people really want this monstrosity…
>>In many contexts, having identity tied to your online profile should make people act more like humans and less like they're role-playing their anonymous internet troll persona. This is only true if everyone agrees on…
It does seem like the poverty line is arbitrary, and it does seem low. Is racism the explanation for every small and large thing? Where does the article mention the constant money printing which is continuously…