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throwaway50601

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throwaway50601··on Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm
Why not? If it doesn't matter but it's controversial there's no reason not to change it.
throwaway50601··on Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users
In this case it is a good thing. And as I said, still much better than the alternatives.
throwaway50601··on Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO
Not entirely true. They used to sit in Saint Petersburg AFAIK, and it used to be all-Russian team at the beginning. The Czech address had been (not sure about now) just a virtual HQ.
throwaway50601··on Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users
Speak for yourself, I find it great. Much better than the alternatives like pip or nuget. And the ecosystem has endless amount of solutions ready.
throwaway50601··on Twitter's Recommendation Algorithm
The point is to have these statistics remain the same for the individual groups in between changes, not to measure them against each other.
throwaway50601··on BloombergGPT
Isn't it enough to win 51% times?
throwaway50601··on Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO
It doesn't offer discounts, it sells experiences. It's like a special promo, maybe with a little discount, but more importantly there's something special about it - something bundled, a gift, a theme, a story, maybe you meet someone unusual who teaches you or shows you something, or it's regarded as high-class...

The goal is not to get repeat customers going to your shop, but to sell more on Slevomat. People use the vouchers as gifts for their close friends and family. If they liked the experience, they will reuse the idea as their own gifts.

throwaway50601··on Could you train a ChatGPT-beating model for $85k and run it in a browser?
Cloud gives you very good price for what they offer - excellent reliability, hyper-scalability. Most people don't need either and use it as a glorified VPS host.
throwaway50601··on Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO
Prague is a small tech hub by capital size, but the tech they're building there is first class
throwaway50601··on Groupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO
Let me provide some context - in the Czech Republic the local alternative Slevomat is hugely successful and the businesses do like using it, because it actually does bring them repeating customers.

Slevomat is actually larger by capitalization than Groupon.

throwaway50601··on Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT
Practically everyone is talking about and using ChatGPT. I can't visit a bar without hearing almost everyone talking about it. It's everywhere in public transport. People are talking about it in dance clubs. People are talking about it at the post office. Grandmas at the convenience store are talking about it.

It's "the few" who are not taking advantage of it.

throwaway50601··on Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT
Nobody is shutting it down, this is just EU/Italy self-sabotaging :) the rest of the world will carry on at incredible pace they won't ever be able to match - or catch up.
throwaway50601··on Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT
Why the hell is there a list of crisp flavors at the EU? What if I want to make and sell my own original one?