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Guest42··on AI Integration Is Coming to Firefox
As an opt in add-on with transparent side effects, this would be fantastic
Guest42··on Linkedin.com Outage
And a photo of a golden retriever
Guest42··on Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing
The usage of this algorithm prevents the lowering of prices by simply building more units as the occupancy rate can simply be adjusted.
Guest42··on Apple plans a slow, appointment-only rollout of Vision Pro
Perhaps this is advantageous as there is less demand and supply capacity than their other products.
Guest42··on Walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees
Same issue here, could be a topic that I have 10 years of experience in both academically and professionally. The instant contrarianism without any experiene is quite astounding.
Guest42··on Why do arrays start at 0?
I'd claim intuitively that having all bits 0 is a proper starting point and more efficient if there were any constraints on address, which was likely the case historically.

I'm happy to hear any dissenting opinions if this is inaccurate.

Guest42··on Coping with Copilot
It was trained using source code whose licenses don't permit such usage.
Guest42··on FTC explores rules cracking down on commercial surveillance and lax security
I'd want to know what was done with the data after the scanning. Perhaps a specific car is being sought and the data is discarded afterwards, which would be more ethical than keeping the data and attempting to profit off of it, regardless of whether it's "legal" and there's some attempt at "disrupting an industry."
Guest42··on Blackmail attempt left a Houston restaurant bombarded with 1-star reviews
It's illegal. The executives can't do that as they are bound by fiduciary duty. /s
Guest42··on Alphabet is spending billions to become a force in health care
Enterprise version for 39,999 a month where the data stays private, for now. Sign in with your gmail. Our AI will manage all suspicious activity.
Guest42··on Bitcoin drops below $20k, Ether cracks $1k – what this means
Amazon did it and look at where they are today. They weren't even profitable. What's the problem? /s
Guest42··on Podcast: Housing prices soar with rising inflation
I think there should be a tax structure that disincentivizes the behavior.
Guest42··on Inflation is differential and restructuring (2021)
It feels as though nowadays people feel entitled to make stuff up and have it be real through sheer force of repetition and words with multiple syllables. It's concerning that there are degrees in qualitative economics and non-programming computer science.
Guest42··on Walmart Anticipates a Store Manager Shortage Despite $200k-a-Year Pay
I agree. However, from my observations these types of programs are used more to attract talent than to develop it.
Guest42··on Bitcoin’s Unraveling Tops 50% from Peak with Drop Below $32,000
Just another form of speculative betting. Would require some chart-staring to confirm, but I'd guess that it's correlated to tech stocks but more volatile.
Guest42··on Lets talk about blockchains
Those other examples fall under the intersection of trendy, useful across a spectrum of scenarios, widely adopted, and in hindsight changed the face of technology itself. The comparison is apples to oranges....or a handful of peanut shells to the total population of orange trees to be more accurate.
Guest42··on Developing a new app is unreasonable condition that Apple imposes on dating apps
Agreed. It seems as though they've adopted a never-surrender mindset and will continue down the current path regardless of circumstances.
Guest42··on Tim O'Reilly on Web3
I find the web 3 claims to be a hodgepodge of misplaced hope and occasional virtue signaling.

Can you elaborate a claim that you think could be realistically implemented that in turn could prevent the financial gains of others?

Guest42··on Binance is taking a $200M stake in Forbes
Crypto is constantly advertised as is. Incrementally, I can’t see a 200m investment paying off. With interest rates rising, speculative investment is going to drop significantly.
Guest42··on Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm
I don’t necessarily think it’s a scam but am rather skeptical of the way that the results get measured and reported.
Guest42··on A submarine made from IKEA jar and legos
Reminds me of why I instantly agreed with Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations
Guest42··on How the powerful clean up their digital past using a reputation laundering firm
I wonder if that could turn into a government justification for shutting down the blockchain, something they don’t want in there.
Guest42··on HN Users with Most Karma
Surprised not to see Walter Bright, I don’t know his score but seems like the in depth answers get a lot of points.
Guest42··on For some searches the whole screen on Google is now ads
That’s an interesting point. Was this passively intentional from Google? What methods could be used to generate more accurate results? How accurate do they want the results?
Guest42··on Apple's privacy push cost Meta $10B
Subscription beach towel service printed with top 5 memes by volume
Guest42··on Apple will charge 27% commission for alternative payment systems in Netherlands
It’s rather tiresome for people to alternate between general and specific in order to be argumentative as opposed to staying on topic and contributing to the issue at hand.

No, the poster isn’t implying that all businesses should be capping their fees. That’s absurd. However, Apple is not all businesses and regulation is structured in a way that has a number of conditions. I for one am glad that the department of insurance makes my car insurance affordable and that when I purchase water it’s not from a private equity firm.

Guest42··on An 8-year-old slid his handwritten book onto a library shelf
Reminds me a little bit of a mobile development class where the teacher had everyone post an app on the play store. A few of them were pretty good.
Guest42··on Impacts of lack of sleep
Same, I’ve heard that red berries work well in general. I’ve used raspberries but will have to try the sour cherries. Not sure the science behind it but I’ve noticed a difference.
Guest42··on How much money flows into crypto each month?
I think it’s accurate to state these types of complaints against government monetary control. However, doing so generally ignores the features and usage levels of currency that don’t and never will exist in cryptoland.
Guest42··on GDPR enforcer rules that IAB Europe’s consent popups are unlawful
I wonder if these models would become inaccurate over time without the data inflow.
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