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spermon Binance to acquire FTX

Uniswap. Large in terms of volume, not org size.

spermon Where is there more livestock than people?

Or emissions (methane?). Iirc, sheep have the most emissions per pound.

spermon The state finally letting teens sleep in

At least it offers the hope of getting up when there's daylight out. Getting up in the dark is so much harder.

spermon Do Kwon in more trouble

PoolTogether is facing a similar lawsuit as well

spermon Advice to startup founders: prepare to fail

If you're inclined to read up on this topic, read Paul Graham's (free) essays instead. Don't buy this VCs book.

For instance, here's an article which talks about unit economics, aka why the bird company mentioned failed http://www.paulgraham.com/aord.html

spermon Welcome to Nestflix

https://nestflix.fun/gandhi-ii/

I don't want many movies so the context is often lost on me but this one had me dying

spermon Six corporations control 90% of America media

Yea given Netflix accounts for a double digit percentage of internet traffic the 90% figure is dubious.

spermon I Am Parting with My Crypto Library

The only scenario I could see 150 feet of Bruce Schneiers old cryptography books adding value at this point is if they have his notes in them.

spermon SolarWinds hires ex-Homeland Security officer Chris Krebs as consultant

Not to be confused with Brian Krebs, pop-sec blogger

spermon GitHub Source Code Leak

With regard to YouTube-dl did you actually follow through on this step?

> GitHub Asks User to Make Changes.

spermon Proposed Jail Time for Tech Companies Who Steal Data

This would enable a black market for the data, at which point good luck regulating

spermon PeerTube, the “Decentralized YouTube”, succeeds in crowdfunding

This is a very silly way of looking at the world. The reason people prefer centralized services is because:

- they have a monetization layer directly linked to their users' bank accounts.

At the end of the day people need to pay bills in order to produce content for a living. Without that, you can't compete. With that, and you're not decentralized.

spermon Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi about Face ID

Absolutely unbearable. Borderline inhumane!

spermon Launching Signal 1.0 – a Tool for Founders to Find the Right Investors

Brought to you by NFX Cult

spermon Female shark learns to reproduce without males after years alone

Well I'll be damned.

spermon Snapchat has changed Venice, Los Angeles, and it isn't changing back

“[Snapchat has] to find that balance without killing the soul of Venice,”

They definitely have killed it, and not coz of real estate. Glance anywhere and you'll find pursed lips, cocked heads, eyes wide, trying to capture the perfect moment... on camera. Each person the star of their own social media fantasyland.

spermon Loading Chrome Extensions in Brave

Time to port the Ask Toolbar to Brave

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