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Arguably the greatest entrepreneur in history. Is that worthy of some praise?

I had the opposite reaction. The author is an avowed Elon & Tesla hater and tried to work in the word "recall" in almost every sentence despite that it will be a simple over-the-air software update. No recall whatsoever.

Microsoft already has an identical offering (VBScript in Excel) so we can all see how good Microsoft is at developing such a thing.

Good opportunity to highlight Google "Apps Script" which is one of the most powerful but unknown tools in the web: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/sheets

Includes easy fetching: https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/url-fetc...

I suppose python could be better for this use case but javascript seems to work fine. And it's all built righ in to Google Sheets.

Working and then getting severance seems better than not working...

Sounds very much like a human.

This "novel" "scam" has been around since 2000 when Request Money was launched.

Yes, some car companies do in fact create less expensive vehicles specifically for certain markets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Kwid

I used the link it gave me which seems fine: https://cal.com/patrick-breitenbach-6randomchars

Do we have any idea what the timing might be?

SQLite is MUCH easier to deploy.

I don't get why there was such an emphasis on building a factory/assembly line from the very beginning. An experienced general contractor can get 650sf dwellings built pretty easily, especially in the confines of a wharehouse.

This is an odd obit. So much talk about "scaling", "assembly line", "factory", etc just to sell 10 units over four years!!

I would have thought a company like this would start out maybe with 1 unit a quarter, then 1 unit a month, then 2 units/month, etc. while seeking product/market fit. Use a general contractor who's good at assembling teams. Keep the core staff minimal.

I cannot believe we are still in this ridiculous situation with these dreadful cookie approvals on Every. Single. Page. How did we let Europe do this to us?

He and Hiltzik really have it in for Elon.

Is there a super-basic starter kit for a CRUD app with user logins to deploy on supabase?

I do not totally understand the concept of non-meat meat. If you don't want to eat meat, there are a LOT of alternatives.

Easy: higher ed is all about the credential.

Credit cardholders mostly get 1-3% back so it’s a bit of a wash.

Are SPACs inherently bad or do they attract lousy offerings (or is that the same thing)?

UP probably not the best example of a successful public offering: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/UP:NYSE

They will structure the deal such that the value of those shares is targeted to be about $10. Seems like they don't always achiever that. One of Chamath's DNA SPACs only started trading recently and is way down: https://www.google.com/search?q=NASDAQ%3A+AKLI

Opportunity for a "clearinghouse" of sorts.

I've never seen it suggested.

Current version has lasted for 10+ years but now that they hav versioning, might be gone in 2. Progress!

2022-11-28 will never* go away.

[*] never meaning a long time

The major problem it seems to me with these versioning approaches is that at some point you want a non-breaking change that arrived after a breaking change. Then what?

Why version at all? They went 10 years without versioning. The reasons stated for needing versioning are weak at best ("like deleting a response field, making an optional parameter required, or deleting an endpoint entirely"). Just retain backwards compatibility. Once you have versioning, people feel more comfortable making incompatible updates which is a terrible direction.

I have a theory on the Pepsi challenge: Pepsi is sweeter and so it performs better in a single taste test but is gross when drunk frequently.

Also, putting her in jail for 11 years for "misleading investors" is just dumb.