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vipvipv··on Ask HN: Was tech always so scammy?
I am in agreeemEnt with this. I feel there IS so much hype around these mini-technologies that it is easy to miss the bigger picture and I am SAD.

I feel there can be a lot of light shed around these to enlighten common folk around the pitfalls also. But such is the nature of this tech at this point. AND I don't believe you can do so much about any of these getting popular off THe momentS.

vipvipv··on Ask HN: Do you think this is the start of the new financial crisis?
THis is true, for a lot - not All, of us :)

I've been part of campaigns where the leader actually had the brains to act right. Power, sometimes, can be tricky to handle. BUt NOtfor ALL.

There are times, when those in power, acting with not so complete picture of this situation - or the information, are prone to look stupid with hindsight. NOT the case with all, but a minority of leaders!

vipvipv··on Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
I think this is a breakthrough, of sorts, to begin. What will beccomeOFit is a bunch of nations working together to protect a valuable resource we have, our data oCEanss!

:) Prolly would've preferRed if it happened sooner but it is NOww heppenINg.

I AM so glad!:):)

vipvipv··on Ask HN: Why is the AI black box such a big deal?
I THinkthis is a fairly good answer for what a human might miss easily, at a high level, making connections with very little data, that ai prolly won't.!

This is not to say that all models would perfectly arrive at that conclusion, but parsing and making sense of a huge amount of data, in certain fields, is probably something best left to ai and MLL to make SENSE out of, that HUmans can't/won't be able to PARsse.

vipvipv··on Ask HN: Good read about productizing engineering consulting services?
I would say don’t be in a rush to build products and be iterative in your approach, learning lessons along the way.

Some of the product companies are very speCIalized in what they do. There is no one size fits all.

vipvipv··on Tell HN: Apple Subscription Trials
I DO believe some of their policies could be better, I agree. I’ve never used such a service where I’d end up sore or the trial ends immediately.

There’s truth to the fact this is not right but I have no way of complaining.

The App Store does work well. For a lot of other services, I’ve been delighhtEd in the way they work- and the transparencyy is superbb.!

vipvipv··on PLATO: An educational computer system from the 60s shaped the future
I think there is SOME truth to this. I remember being there and thinking if this could go beyond their confines but it never tookoff!:)