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cher88··on Google buys crashed airline Spirit's data at auction, because AI
It’s data - curious why they’re selling it only to one party (Google) vs. multiple buyers
cher88··on Sam Altman may control our future – can he be trusted?
Codex has plan mode too - /plan
cher88··on Senate report: How private equity ‘gutted’ dozens of U.S. hospitals
https://archive.is/YllTP
cher88··on Netflix Plans to Offer Video Games in Push Beyond Films, TV
Sounds like Netflix is going the Disney route in finding more ways to monetize its IP. The IP is the advantage.
cher88··on The downfall of Malaysia’s biggest sugar daddy platform
Malaysia’s dominant ethic group is Malay, which is defined by the constitution as someone who “professes the religion of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, and conforms to Malay custom.” It is this group that the constitution favors. (Incidentally, it is illegal to convert out of Islam in Malaysia.)

The indigenous locals, Chinese, and Indians are all minorities.

cher88··on No ID, no vaccines for Indonesia’s invisible people
But so would converting to one of the other five religions...
cher88··on We live in an age of distractions, dealing with constant mental stimulus
Not the OP, but my advice is to tailor your advice / sharing of experiences to what your mentee(s) need. Always start by listening before sharing your experiences, and for each experience, distill the key learning so you can help your mentee see how they can apply it to their situation.
cher88··on Uber Italy charged under anti-mafia laws
Related: https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/27910/inquiry-into-uber...
cher88··on Resume review process created by former Googlers while they were at Twitter
I feel like everyone's skipping past one of the options, "has >4 years of industry experience" - which is not too high of a bar to pass?
cher88··on Forever chemicals are widespread in U.S. drinking water
It’s the distillation that gets rid of everything else, not the filtering
cher88··on CIA Releases UFO Documents
Reminds me of the "Mandela effect"

https://ourcommunitynow.com/film/sinbads-shazaam-the-strange...

cher88··on Man Becomes Overnight Millionaire After Meteorite Crashes Through His Roof
Based on the BBC article in the parent comment, the buyer wasn’t actually a buyer / reseller but just a middleman representing the collector. And he said that though he wasn’t privy to the price paid, it wasn’t $16K but was also not as much as $1M. He also said no meteorite is worth $1M.
cher88··on U.S. Exits Paris Climate Accord
Isn't this the more pertinent graph?

https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china?country=USA~IND...

cher88··on Jack Ma's Ant Group set for record $34B market debut
Most QR systems (in merchant presented mode, anyway) require good internet connectivity, which may not be a given in developing markets. This isn't a problem for NFC.
cher88··on The Man with the Golden Airline Ticket
It sounds like the tickets were cancelled the next day anyway, so it's not like they couldn't have re-sold or given away..
cher88··on Texas Is Latest State to Pump the Brakes on Red-Light Cameras
Where I come from our green lights blink five times before the light goes to yellow, then red. I've found that it's much more useful than having just a yellow light to estimate when I should accelerate at a light and when I should stop.
cher88··on When is a dollar not a dollar?
Another scenario where gaining an incremental dollar of revenue may be more valuable than saving an incremental dollar of cost: optics for fundraising. A startup with $500k revenue and $600k cost would probably find it easier to raise funds than a startup with $100k revenue and $200k cost.