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by smugma 7mo ago
Waiting may not be “unwise” but acting now may be optimal. Even though tooling may be much better in 12 months, if it can improve quality or time now, that’s a net benefit. Bikers in the Tour de France used to not wear helmets. They were se
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by smugma 7mo ago
https://archive.is/dr5N1
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Chuck Norris Has Died(nytimes.com)
7 points by smugma 7mo ago|2 comments
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by smugma 7mo ago
Very interesting. I am keenly interested in this space and coincidentally had my blood drawn this morning. That said, have you considered that “Measure 100+ biomarkers with a single blood draw” combined with "heart health is a solved p
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by smugma 7mo ago
Montreal is the exception to the rule about Canada not being differentiated enough from the US to encourage tourism. It really is quite different than anywhere in the US, it’s more like going to a funny speaking part of France without havin
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by smugma 7mo ago
M1 came out Nov 2020.
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by smugma 7mo ago
6.1" vs. 6.3" on the regular 17
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by smugma 8mo ago
I understand the underlying quote but not how/why it’s being used here. How is Google giving Gemini away for free to undercut OAI irrational? Anticompetitive, maybe.
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by smugma 8mo ago
Where are these two places?!
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by smugma 8mo ago
Yes, all those things. Except on cost, at least in SF, MUNI is free for children. We mostly drive wherever we need to go, especially when it's all of us. But if we're going to a Warriors game, we always take Muni, at it's mor
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by smugma 8mo ago
As this is HN, I wonder what this implies for technology companies as a whole. It's easy to see how the Trillion dollar companies are engaged in this e.g. Tim Cook attended the premiere. And we see how crypto companies court the Whiteh
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by smugma 9mo ago
Which airports?
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by smugma 9mo ago
Many years ago Apple reduced their pricing on many of these apps. They also made their OS updates free. Apple wants its customers to buy/subscribe to these tools so that you’re in the Apple ecosystem and buy more hardware and services.
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by smugma 10mo ago
I’m not crying, you’re crying.
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by smugma 10mo ago
Failed pretty badly but no reported injuries or even accidents so not that badly. And if you’re Waymo, it’s a short-term reputation hit but great experience to learn from and improve.
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by smugma 10mo ago
App Store commission: iOS apps on the App Store will pay a reduced commission of either 10 percent for the vast majority of developers — including members of the Small Business Program, Video Partner Program, Mini Apps Partner Program, and
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Apple allows third party app stores in Japan(apple.com)
4 points by smugma 10mo ago|3 comments
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by smugma 10mo ago
From my understanding your retelling of history is a minority view. For instance, it is in conflict with Wikipedia. It’s commonly accepted that Mossadegh was thrown out by a coup and that Khomenei seized power through a revolution.
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by smugma 10mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%2527%C3%A9... A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mossadegh nationalized and refused to concede to western oil demands.
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by smugma 10mo ago
I believe that the GPA calculation is off, maybe just for F's. I scrolled to the bottom of the hall of fame/shame and saw that entry #1505 and 3 F's and a D, with an average grade of D+ (1.46). No grade better than a D should
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by smugma 10mo ago
"Jennifer Newstead to join Apple as senior vice president, will become general counsel in March 2026 Kate Adams to retire late next year Lisa Jackson to retire"
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Apple Announces Executive Transitions(apple.com)
7 points by smugma 10mo ago|1 comments
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Apple Announces Executive Transitions(reuters.com)
1 points by smugma 10mo ago|0 comments
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by smugma 10mo ago
The Bloomberg article is accessible here: https://archive.ph/VW0Sw
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by smugma 10mo ago
https://archive.ph/VW0Sw
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by smugma 11mo ago
I got an Hermes (plastic?) strap as a gift and it’s way better than any other strap I’ve ever had. Plastic and steel still look brand new. Is it worth 10-20X the price of a normal strap? No, but it’s called disposable income for a reason.
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by smugma 1y ago
And >50% of families could go to Disneyland* and own homes. * https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/disney-world-econ...
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by smugma 1y ago
Give up 0.1% of shares to get 5% of Intel. Seems to be an easy bet, if for no other reason than to make the US Government (Trump) happy. Trump gets to tout his +30% return on investment.
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by smugma 1y ago
The state is passing laws to serve its current residents. The state believes local control has not benefited Californians as a whole. I happen to live in an expensive home in a dense area and I agree with the state.
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by smugma 1y ago
Median income growth slowing or decreasing does mean things are working well. We don’t want middle class families being shut out of our housing markets and working class folks needing two hour commutes to come support our cities. Every affo

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