aanet

25 ms·

1. 541.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Fantastic What a commentary on the traders of today. "Remember, even if you win the rat race, you're still a rat." Now that Wall St financiers are studied (chimps, rats), we now need a study of Sili Valley VCs. Rats-as-VCs,
2. 542.▲
   Never Forgive Them(wheresyoured.at)

   10 points by aanet 2y ago|3 comments
3. 543.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Thanks - this is amazing. A three year effort to make this.... shows dedication that few have. <3 <3
4. 544.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Thanks! new to me... And so awesome!
5. 545.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Previously, McKinsey fined $122M for bribery in South Africa [1]; they had earned approx $85MM during 2012 - 2016, due to their bribes QUOTE: McKinsey and Company Africa (Pty) Ltd (McKinsey Africa), which operates in South Africa as a wholl
6. 546.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   QUOTE: The Trump transition team wants the incoming administration to drop a car-crash reporting requirement opposed by Elon Musk’s Tesla (TSLA.O) , opens new tab, according to a document seen by Reuters, a move that could cripple the gover
7. 547.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   This is Ev Williams new, new app / startup... Curious to see how this one turns out... solving social needs (issues? problems? something else?) with technology. We all know how Twttr and FB turned out :-/ They made us more &quo
8. 548.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Microsoft: $800M loss [1] GM: $<several billion> Honda: dissolved partnership, $<millions_lost> [2] [1] https://news.microsoft.com/2021/01/19/cruise-and-gm-team-up-... [2] https://asia.
9. 549.▲
   by aanet 2y ago

   Thanks for posting this! one of my fav albums of ALL time. <3 Growing up in a developing country, where rock music wasn't really the preferred or even the available kind, _The Wall_ was foundational to me as a young teen and in ear
10. 550.▲
    The PayPal Mafia is taking over America's government(archive.is)

    1 points by aanet 2y ago|3 comments
11. 551.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    QUOTE: The four venture capitalists that host All-In have a lot to feel smug about. In June two of them—David Sacks, a PayPal alumnus, and Chamath Palihapitiya—threw a fundraising event for Mr Trump when he visited San Francisco, which rake
12. 552.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Fantastic site! Well done, beautifully executed, and very inviting. I play the guitar (and keys) -- but I'm a bit light on the theory part of it -- and this looks very much like I could use a refresher. Kudos!
13. 553.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Archive https://archive.is/20241210211353/https://www.bloomberg.com/... QUOTE: Cruise and GM’s technical teams will be combined into a single effort focused on developing autonomous technology to offer i
14. 554.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    What is this voodoo?? This is the among the loveliest sites I've read in a long time! <3 Beautifully designed, executed and presented. With just enough tension to pull the reader in... I had to look up the author (who I was not fami
15. 555.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Thank you THANK YOU!! This is fantastic, esp. the Live Coding. I was looking for something like this. Immediately downloaded it. Gonna check Thor Magnusson book as well. <3
16. 556.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Apart from the Books quoted below (thanks!!) - are there video resources / tutorials / online courses that knowledgeable folks would recommend? Particularly on thery + praxis of state of the art? Many Thanks!!
17. 557.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    What a fantastic thread! Thanks for all the comments + resources. <3 <3
18. 558.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    "Company says it can produce tens of thousands of weapons a year at lower cost than current autonomous systems... Helsing said its HX-2 drones, which are able to fly up to 100km, will be equipped with software that will enable them to
19. 559.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Excellent thread! Love the responses. Is there a way to SAVE THIS THREAD on HN ? 'Cos I'd love that. Thx
20. 560.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Honestly, with all the talk of desperate folks wanting to go to Mars, I support them building their own spaceship, with their own $$$$ of course, not with public funds; flying there; settling there, colonizing Mars, mining it for all it&#x2
21. 561.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Say no more: https://x.com/PatrickJBlum/status/1854570397179490745
22. 562.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    It doesn't, really, tbh... One just feels that Doctors would offer the care that starts with "do no harm". And I say this as the child of two Doctors from developing countries who spent their ~50 year working lives serving un
23. 563.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    A serious question: Do Dentists not have to swear by the Hippocratic Oath?? Not that swearing by the Oath implies that all dentists, by association, will indeed be honest... Or the opposite, tbh. Just curious. I always found it (still find
24. 564.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    I LOVE Notepad++ !! It has served me well in those terrible times when you get a new PC at work (usually Windows) but it is so locked down by Dept of IT that one cannot load anything useful... except a few things like browser... or Notepad+
25. 565.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    This is welcome news for users... (potentially not so much for competitors like Dexcom, Abbot, etc). I do know that both Dexcom and Abbot have recently launched their consumer versions continuous-glucose-monitoring (CGM) solutions for non-d
26. 566.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    Fantastic idea, good implementation. Very valuable and useful! Do not listen to the chattering nabobs of negativity in the comments! Your impl is valuable; gives a quick summary of top-n stories. Useful for somebody who dips in/out of
27. 567.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    This is such a fabulous story!! Thank you, good Sir, for bringing it to light!! <3 The story reads like _The Cuckoo's Egg_ in a way. Spies, intrigue, covert comms, action, revolution! I loved that the code is still around, and works
28. 568.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    About damn time NHTSA opened this full scale investigation. Tesla's "autonowashing" has gone on for far too long. Per Reuters [1] "The probe covers 2016-2024 Model S and X vehicles with the optional system as well as 20
29. 569.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    What's up with tech bros wanting to exponentially multiply their tribe?? Donating their sperm, but also loudly proclaiming to father dozens / 100s of children... Is this the new tech masculinity flex?? Just trying to emulate their
30. 570.▲
    by aanet 2y ago

    I wish more sites were like this.... starting with HN. /s