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This is interesting. That said for some reason I think that posts like this stray far from the purpose of a site like this as it is more of a general interest a
by gist 10y ago
This is interesting. That said for some reason I think that posts like this stray far from the purpose of a site like this as it is more of a general interest and not specific to startups or technology.
I wonder if PG's 'anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity' conflicts with his 'If they'd cover it on TV news' (where I assume TV news is actually broader than just what would be on TV news and includes items of a more general audience business interest).
What's the issue exactly? It crowds out and distracts from stories that might be of more value and relevance than simply something that is interesting.
Maybe a new way to describe would be 'of interest to hackers and relevant to what they do in a strong way'.
- mschuster91 10y agoHmm. I think it is a relevant post - given I worked at construction sites (as an excavator) and my granddad as an actual crane operator, I have a bit of background in the field ;) Also, it's about legal blabla that is abused to protect certain classes of work from any disrutption by startups - just like the dozens of similar startup posts, only that this one is in the "non-digital" spsce.
- nwatson 10y agoThis has everything to do with regulation, certification, union relations, etc., issues in some ways similar to what an AirBnB, Uber, or other tech company will deal with when introducing innovations or different business models.
- wmil 10y agoThis is arguably a story about a disruptive hardware play that's being hampered by legal troubles.