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by fossuser 6y ago
It sounds like we probably agree more than we disagree and could probably have an interesting discussion at the margins. That said, I address that AOC clip in my blog post, I think she oversimplifies the issue and doesn’t really address the
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by fossuser 6y ago
I think you’re being overly cynical and I don’t agree. I think they take their power seriously and there is a real distinction in the context prior to 1/6. I write about why this is hard in my blog post linked in the other comment. Thi
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by fossuser 6y ago
Facebook did the right thing here by booting trump off the platform and Mark Zuckerberg’s statement was good. They didn’t change their policy, the context changed and Zuckerberg said as much. Wouldn't the illegal state action here be f
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by fossuser 6y ago
Maybe it's just wildly bad self-awareness mixed with being obnoxious, but maybe it's not: https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/12/us/white-nationalists-tiki-to... The torches are used as a symbol - migh
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by fossuser 6y ago
I'm less likely to assume humor given what's going on in politics. You can think marxism sucks (I do) without torchlight marches and nazi naming schemes. The latter is something else.
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by fossuser 6y ago
Feels like a speedbump on the way to AR glasses, similar to a go pro with live upload ability today? Makes me think of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_Video A product that could only exist in-between a transit
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by fossuser 6y ago
One thing that bothered me about this documentary were his interviews on Russia Today. He didn't understand the extent to which he was being used by foreign adversaries to push a narrative favorable to them. That doesn't mean his
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by fossuser 6y ago
I commented this recently on a similar post a few months ago, but it's relevant here (lightly edited for accuracy). Even now you see comments in this thread pretending it was succumbing to depression rather than admit our responsibilit
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by fossuser 6y ago
Because long term thinking and good relationships with users is worth more than whatever small % of revenue Apple gets from letting these shitty search ads scam old people and less technical users. You should not be able to buy ads on a co
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by fossuser 6y ago
I’m with you on campaign finance reform, but term limits have knock on effects that can create bad incentives. Congress is already a farm league for K street and would be even more so with term limits. More experienced lobbyists would have
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by fossuser 6y ago
This is incredibly obnoxious and Apple should ban it. I've seen it for any popular app - at best it's a tax apple is charging apps to protect themselves by buying ad slots for their own name. At worst it's an attack on old pe
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by fossuser 6y ago
On a level of societal risk I understand and agree with you. On an individual level where diet soda is replacing regular soda, or where diet soda is used as a treat when controlling caloric intake otherwise I find the generic “diet soda is
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by fossuser 6y ago
Coffee is acidic and bad for your teeth, but worth it. I don't buy the gut bacteria effect, or at least I haven't seen anything clear that's positive or negative - just vague comments that it's bad.
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by fossuser 6y ago
I'm open to be persuaded, but initial impression is a lot of bullshit there. The main finding from an admittedly quick look is that drinking artificially sweet soda may encourage people to eat more calories and gain weight. If you&#x27
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by fossuser 6y ago
I have heard some of that, if you consume more calories then you will gain weight. If you don't then you won't. Maybe the taste of artificial sweeteners encourages people to eat more, but as long as you don't then the diet so
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by fossuser 6y ago
I’m not sure why 1 is critical - regular soft drinks sure, but diet soft drinks are fine.
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by fossuser 6y ago
I remember complaints about Apple's original design looking like a bagel from some midwestern bagel factory, I thought it was fun that they improved it based on feedback. The 'watering' down of the pistol was more annoying -
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by fossuser 6y ago
You have to make decisions somehow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism It's not perfect, but it's not an easy question and there isn't an easy answer.
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by fossuser 6y ago
The only reason it got to 19B was because Brian Acton refused to cut and run. He refused to sell repeatedly. 19B is an insane price. Clearly the buy was worth it for FB so it's not mispriced, but really think about the 19B. They had
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by fossuser 6y ago
You really have to consider opportunity cost at that price. Is the good you're doing via whatsapp enough to outweigh how you could leverage 19B?
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by fossuser 6y ago
The allegory actually fits really well. I had fun working through it :)
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by fossuser 6y ago
Brian Acton selling to FB is in a way a tragic story. I understand why he did it, at some point it becomes irresponsible not to take the money given the opportunity cost (and he did give $50M to signal). Steven Levy has a funny bit about it
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by fossuser 6y ago
> "Don't buy stupid nonsense." That bit is doing a lot of work. Seeing 'bird's eye view' is useless because it has no real effect on behavior after the fact, the feedback loop is too long and disconnected. A
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by fossuser 6y ago
That and the ads really add insult to injury.
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by fossuser 6y ago
YNAB is excellent - its design forces people to budget properly. It also lets you track all expenses and let’s you keep lifestyle inflation in check. I’ve found it well worth it (and I’m pretty responsible financially). Mint on the other ha
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by fossuser 6y ago
This is goal of Urbit's OS. https://urbit.org/understanding-urbit/urbit-os/ ### "Urbit OS is a completely new, carefully architected software stack: a VM, programming language, and kernel designed to run
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by fossuser 6y ago
What’s interesting to me about this is that it’s not so much a Facebook policy change as it is a USG change. FB policy is to allow comments (including lies) from democratically elected politicians in a western government with rule of law. T
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by fossuser 6y ago
I also used simple and saw the writing on the wall a few years ago. I’ve since moved everything to Fidelity and it’s probably the best option. Their software could be better, but it’s good enough and the other options are worse.
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by fossuser 6y ago
They switched to a direct listing so you can just buy on the opening market.
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by fossuser 6y ago
We're at a weird mixture of competence. Extremely good coordination with vaccine invention, extremely bad with all other aspects. Humanity is irrational, most people believe crazy, inconsistent things, and are easily manipulated. The a

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