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by factorialboy 2y ago
For-profit isn't the problem. Lying about being non-profit to raise funds, and _then_ become for-profit, that's the underlying concern.
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by factorialboy 2y ago
I never use it. It is extremely easy for a bad-actor to program the unsubscribe feature to identify and mark an email as "active".
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by factorialboy 2y ago
> I really respect Apple's privacy focused engineering. Everytime you launch an app, Mac OS dials home.
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by factorialboy 2y ago
For traditional jobs, my LinkedIn profile and traded credentials helped more. For freelancing, my good old website, https://srirangan.net - which has seen several incarnations, has been a tremendous asset. I stopped blogging, wr
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by factorialboy 2y ago
F yeahhhhh ... the player that never crashed, even if Windows OS crashed all around it This is more significant (to me) than the iPhone 16 launch, I'll pay for people who can port this to Linux (Gnome) and Mac OS.
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by factorialboy 2y ago
> CNC grind the existing 128GB NAND to dust – I should probably stop watching now... Ah yes, Apple, the king of repairability!
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by factorialboy 2y ago
Goat
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by factorialboy 2y ago
Is it possible to create an open source keyboard for iOS?
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by factorialboy 2y ago
It seems impossible to uninstall Gboard on my Android device, but I figured out how to make FUTO the default. Weirdly opening the FUTO keyboard app makes Gboard the default, but hey, I know how to switch. And yes, FUTO is absolutely worth i
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by factorialboy 2y ago
In a way the statement is true but incomplete. Mechanised farming makes our farmers physically "weaker". Having a mobile phone make me forget phone numbers that once were memorised. Like with all innovations, we offload some skill
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by factorialboy 2y ago
In brief, too many USD printed since 2008 (especially the Covid money printer), that percolated into certain jobs/professions – and lead to highly inflated asset prices. These things are worth what they always were, FIAT currencies hav
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by factorialboy 2y ago
A full circle, re: Opium Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
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by factorialboy 2y ago
Do VCs need regulation? Should we ensure equity for diverse founders?
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by factorialboy 2y ago
Forced to use because of work. All my personal business is conducted on Linux. I use the Tuxedo Computers AMD laptop.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Can we please discuss the merits of this article — role of AI in future conflicts — without taking sides on any of the ongoing wars?
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Bitcoin, store of value. Don't underestimate this itself as the main utility. Sure, it has quarter to quarter volatility, but year on year, given the 4 year halvening cycles, it is proven to be a tremendous store of value. Mostly thank
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Bitcoin ETF. 4 year halvening cycle. US Feds expected to print dollars this year.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Don't forget the contribution and sacrifice of Ukraine
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Nearly. My personal projects are committed to git, and a shell script "deploys" them on a VM.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
You don't even know what a write-off is.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
> Have you looked at the economy in the last two years? Try the last 3 years. Or last 4. Or last 40 years. They are desperately trying to control money printing (oops sorry, quantitative easing) with high interest rates, but I'm sur
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Strawman. I never claimed Bitcoin is the only hedge. Certainly gold has it s place. Lightning network fees are negligible. So that argument doesn't hold either.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
No no, you just described inflation and taxes.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Sarcasm aside, this is the ultimate endorsement. The likes of Blackrock could use BTC as a hedge if the Feds keep on printing USD under political pressure.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Would you be open to sharing screenshots? I'm curious about the mental-sanity claim, do you not have your email + calendar setup on your phone?
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Of course, Apple indulges in all the anti competitive practices that Microsoft is sued for, and worse.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
It's the reality of this world. Everybody is privately dealing with Russia, whether they are publicly hostile or not. This is an un-winnable war for Ukraine, and they got nudged into the conflict by the West — the very same West is now
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Well, the reality is that India resells Russian oil to the West. It's merely a conduit, well suited because of its mostly friendly relations with the West and Russia.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
This statement holds true on desktops but not on mobiles. Apple cripples Safari (and other browsers) on iOS, and mobile ads are an abomination on all platforms if the user is not savvy enough to know how to block them.
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by factorialboy 3y ago
Given that Threads' purpose was to pull the rug under the feet from Twitter, while the Elon takeover saga was ongoing, Threads has failed achieving that objective. Long term, we'll see how serious Meta is in _growing_ Threads. The

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