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by ilamont 3y ago
For an organization that is not well-funded, it has taken some remarkably risky actions that few nonprofits or commercial ventures would ever attempt. I wonder if there's isn't some uber-wealthy Silicon Valley connection waiting i
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by ilamont 3y ago
The deleted tweet is really bad, and can't be brushed off with "sorry, the booze made me do it." "If you are with [progressive supes] then FU too" makes me wonder how employees, YC applicants, and others are treated
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The Life Model(penkilnburn.com)
1 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
This is a damning indictment of Wojcicki's management of the company. Failed execution on the drug development strategy over 10+ years, lying about growth, pushing out the cofounder, never making a profit, hack that went undiscovered f
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Quantum computer with 5-qubit chips launched(taipeitimes.com)
1 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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2024 iPhone shipments likely to decline significantly by about 15%(medium.com)
4 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
Did this at the end of last year, after my landlord said he was raising the rent 12% because his costs were higher. He owns the building outright and services like cleaning are paid by tenants. When he saw I started moving furniture out he
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by ilamont 3y ago
Tolkien's approach is common in fantasy, or perhaps is the model that so many have aspired to. Written in the 1970s, "The Land" in The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chro
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by ilamont 3y ago
Citizen has tried. The first generation struggled with power, connectivity, and software. The second generation is getting better user reviews, and the power problems were apparently solved, but the UI (button based) is tricky. https:&#x2F
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HubSpot conducts jobs cuts, mainly among content-design roles(bizjournals.com)
1 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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Shein's marketplace is littered with gray-market products from top brands(modernretail.co)
2 points by ilamont 3y ago|1 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
Lived in London in the early 90s and loved the concept and presentation of the TV program, a wonderful blend of inquiry, creativity, and eccentricity. I haven't seen an episode in decades but I still remember the one where they made ma
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by ilamont 3y ago
I once read that France has some sort of law about photographing people who don’t want to be included in a picture in a public place. Does the UK have something similar, or is this a “little wolf warrior” misunderstanding what he can demand
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by ilamont 3y ago
Indie publisher here. Sorry to hear about this. Among the numerous frustrations that publishers and sellers report when dealing with Amazon, automated lockouts are near the top of the list. Inability to get a clear explanation or knowledgea
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by ilamont 3y ago
We own two Brothers, one of which prints ~500 sheets/month for the past 3 years (model HLL2395DW). The one time we had a problem (unrecognized Brother drum or toner unit bought through Staples) support helped to diagnose and fix the pr
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Boston hospital to use piloted drones for medicine delivery(universalhub.com)
1 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
In Taiwan there is a variation of 飯糰/rice balls shaped like a triangle but no seaweed wrapping, usually with 肉鬆 (pork floss) in the middle, which have been around forever as a breakfast item. The Japanese type wrapped in seaweed with b
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Ancestry to paywall formerly free features included with DNA kit(easygenie.org)
105 points by ilamont 3y ago|74 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
Those two really expensive ones in western Massachusetts are on a toll road in a sparsely populated area (Mass Turnpike/I90). Lee is a rest area franchise and a de facto monopoly - no competition for hamburgers unless you significantly
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Vanguard Not Allowing Bitcoin ETFs(bogleheads.org)
2 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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eBay agrees to $3M fine over couple's harassment case, civil suit continues(universalhub.com)
201 points by ilamont 3y ago|41 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
Here's the thread for those without Twitter accounts: (I don't care about typoes per se but in the context of the rest of the dissertation it's notable that it reads like the kind of typo that would be really weird to make i
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The problems with Oxman's dissertation are way worse than reported(twitter.com)
5 points by ilamont 3y ago|4 comments
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Boeing 737 MAX Incident a By-Product of Its Financial Mindset(prospect.org)
11 points by ilamont 3y ago|3 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
The assumption that biological systems can be easily programmed or engineered has led to a lot of wasted Silicon Valley capital, misguided movements like "biohacking" and outright fraud, ranging from bogus supplements to devices p
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Israeli group claims it’s using back channels to censor “inflammatory” content(theintercept.com)
292 points by ilamont 3y ago|348 comments
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Amazon Layoffs Expand to Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios(variety.com)
2 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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by ilamont 3y ago
Can confirm. Used a Speed Queen dryer for 5+ years now. Didn't find it to be especially expensive.
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Taiwan apologizes for missile alert, blames mistranslation of "satellite"(twitter.com)
2 points by ilamont 3y ago|0 comments
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Samsung forecasts 85% drop in profit as chip sales falter(koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
178 points by ilamont 3y ago|148 comments

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