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gopher2000on Best Buy stores to stop selling DVDs, Blu-ray in 2024

Have any streaming services gone ad-supported beyond introducing lower cost tiers as an alternative to existing premium subscriptions without ads?

gopher2000on Leaving Twitter had no effect on NPR's traffic

Twitter claims something like 2-300MM MAU. Which I just struggle to buy. I'd consider myself fairly well connected in a segment/industry that should be among the primary adopters of Twitter - and very very few are actually active on Twitter. Most are "active" in the sense that they click on links to Tweets.

I wonder how many unique (non-bot) users actually post on Twitter each month. I reckon that number versus MAU is going to be very asymmetric.

gopher2000on LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

> Has anyone else noticed that LinkedIn is turning into a shitty social media platform?

This has been the case for years, IMO. I noticed a rampant increase in it through the 2016 election and everything that followed.

gopher2000on LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

That doesn't even read that bad IMO. They are recognizing that they're organizationally bloated today and are laying people off to be more cost-effective. Pretty straight forward.

gopher2000on LinkedIn is laying off nearly 700 employees

The one that most others moves to. Until then, being a pioneer in terms of moving early to a new professional networking platform with little people on it just seems pointless.

gopher2000on Life on board a British nuclear submarine (2012)

Pass

gopher2000on GM confirms $130k Cadillac won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

The big downside to me with CarPlay/Auto is that it doesn't leverage screen real estate properly. At least not yet. I end up with CarPlay/Auto on the main entertainment screen but with the manufacturer's system on the HUD and main cockpit screen - which I'd rather look at.

gopher2000on GM confirms $130k Cadillac won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

> I refuse to use a cellphone

Like at all? That immediately puts you in a pretty niche category.

gopher2000on GM confirms $130k Cadillac won’t have Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

Why wouldn't you want any infotainment features? Surely it's a positive if done well.

gopher2000on Uber posts first quarterly net profit

Because I can jump in one right as I exit the airport and get to my hotel cheaper than it costs to get an Uber that I have to wait X minutes for - and in LAX' case take a bus to get to. Just as an example.

gopher2000on Uber posts first quarterly net profit

I'm curious where this goes long term. Right now, in many areas, the money earned as an Uber driver is low. Consequently, the notion of being an Uber driver has shifted from "viable full time job with lots of flexibility" to "something you can do for extra money but cannot rely on to pay bills". As customers I'd expect us to continue to see the prices and quality of ride share to down - and many of us will revert back to traditional taxis.