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userinanother··on Facing 110 years in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried "can't recall" what he did at FTX
Hunter could get a juicy new gig at a crypto firm. Or be the head of a new ICO for a hookers and blow coin. Maybe a NFT of his “ART”. Oh the possibilities
userinanother··on FCC launches inquiry to increase minimum broadband speed [pdf]
All nice to haves but do we really need to build out all the infrastructure for that if most people don’t need that speed and definitely can’t convert that convenience into economic value. This is especially now that most companies are forcing everyone back and the government is pretending covid is no longer a thing
userinanother··on FCC launches inquiry to increase minimum broadband speed [pdf]
I buy physical media for the most part because it retains resale value. But also the inconvenience of someone downloading for an extra hour or two shouldn’t drive us to build billions in infrastructure
userinanother··on Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education
In other places we would call that fraud
userinanother··on Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education
Getting shot is random in America schools. A good school does not have metal detectors and drug dogs
userinanother··on Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education
Lots of gifted kids fall through the cracks because they are bored and get themselves in trouble. Gifted does not mean good life skills or early adulthood
userinanother··on Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education
It is and honestly we’re doing that right now with Seattles equity based schooling program but there is a finite number of hours in the day so you can only do 1 or 2 subjects. If you replace math with remedial math, science with social Justice and writing with unstructured scribbling there just isn’t enough time left over to teach that.
userinanother··on FCC launches inquiry to increase minimum broadband speed [pdf]
Does everyone really need that much bandwidth though? Usally 20mbps is enough for most things. 50 is plenty and after that it’s mostly bragging rights.
userinanother··on Facing 110 years in prison, Sam Bankman-Fried "can't recall" what he did at FTX
Presidential pardon is not out of the question for someone of his profile
userinanother··on The EV transition trips over its own cord
They are pretty cheap now just that all cars have become more expensive. Also almost everyone is switching to the new charging standard
userinanother··on 'Reddit can survive without search' company reportedly threatens to block Google
Reddit should extort Google for payment. They can threaten to go bring exclusive and deal serious damage to search quality
userinanother··on Did ESPN think nobody would care that they deepfaked a Damian Lillard interview?
Can he sue for damages?
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
The building owners were absolutely greedy fools to sign those lease agreements they will go bankrupt
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
Enjoy that last bit of investor waste and excess
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
I’m sure he’s waiting for the next batch of suckers
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
CRE has been slow to collapse because forced selling hasn’t quite happened yet so everyone is still trying to extend and pretend
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
Seems like he did a bit of both.
userinanother··on WeWork Plans to File for Bankruptcy as Early as Next Week
Well actually… didn’t they lease buildings with shell companies and almost no recourse by building owners? I think a bunch of commercial real estate holders are gonna be holding a bag of pants.
userinanother··on Jury Finds Realtors Conspired, Awards Nearly $1.8B in Damages
The incentive is to close the deal asap the extra 100k for the seller isn’t much for the realtor
userinanother··on Jury Finds Realtors Conspired, Awards Nearly $1.8B in Damages
If the escalation was fraudulent then you can bail.
userinanother··on Private equity is devouring the U.S. economy
The real problem is money printing at the fed and deficit spending. The nominal 401k value goes to but purchasing power goes down
userinanother··on Meta to charge for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe
There are groups that hang out behind a subscription. They use payment management services that handle renewals and subscription. Not patrons. They can be really well organized like work slack level of organization. The fees often pay for people to manage the content and staff to moderate. Though moderation staff is generally younger or in poorer countries.
userinanother··on Apple Plans 15-Inch MacBook Air for 2023 and New 12-Inch Laptop
One day we will get a Mac with more than 8 gigs of ram
userinanother··on Meta to charge for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe
United probably wants the click now cola not so much. Airlines are commodities
userinanother··on Meta to charge for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe
The good ones are actually private and you need to pay to play
userinanother··on Meta to charge for ad-free versions of Facebook and Instagram in Europe
Yeah but the use numbers are vastly inflated too. The premium users are worth significantly more than a bot out of Indonesia
userinanother··on Google Brain founder says big tech is lying about AI danger
And there were smart phones before Apple but they got the formula right
userinanother··on 'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love with dating apps
Yeah they have no incentive to do that and actually have incentive to fake activity
userinanother··on 'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love with dating apps
Makes sense that most people would time out on child bearing age before they got there. especially now with 8% interest rates
userinanother··on 'It's quite soul-destroying': how we fell out of love with dating apps
A lot of these profiles stay on the site and appear active when the user has moved on. That’s good for the company but bad for actual people looking for matches
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