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The failure and folly behind a $10B bribe to not go to the shops(ft.com)
1 points by solalf 3y ago|1 comments
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Heat your house with a mechanical windmill (2019)(solar.lowtechmagazine.com)
221 points by solalf 3y ago|131 comments
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Threads, the Perfect Launch(thespl.it)
1 points by solalf 3y ago|0 comments
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AI is killing the old web(theverge.com)
48 points by solalf 3y ago|27 comments
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by solalf 3y ago
Not on the “practical” side but not seeing anyone mention this here. This is a highly emotional time. I would add a personal letter for your spouse, children, surviving parents etc… Something to remind them how much you love them and that y
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BabyLM Challenge(nytimes.com)
1 points by solalf 3y ago|0 comments
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The open-source AI boom is built on Big Tech’s handouts. How long will it last?(technologyreview.com)
20 points by solalf 3y ago|5 comments
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France is a paradise inhabited by people who think they’re in hell(theguardian.com)
10 points by solalf 3y ago|7 comments
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Framework’s Chromebook(frame.work)
3 points by solalf 3y ago|2 comments
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by solalf 3y ago
Could somebody walk me through why ARM based servers are so inexpensive compared to their x86 counterparts? Is performance much lower? 16 cores & 32gb of RAM for less than 25 euros seems like a bargain.
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Mac shipments fell over 40% YoY(idc.com)
1 points by solalf 3y ago|0 comments
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The Improbable Journey of a US Intelligence Leak(bellingcat.com)
15 points by solalf 3y ago|0 comments
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Do Kwon converted illicit funds from LUNA to Bitcoin(cointelegraph.com)
109 points by solalf 3y ago|44 comments
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by solalf 4y ago
Amar’s LinkedIn profile description says: “ Enjoying what comes next” I guess it’ll be prison?
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by solalf 4y ago
Just get a point and shoot camera. If you also need a GPS, you can get one of those TomTom devices they used to put in cars. Dedicated MP3 players are also still a thing if you want a soundtrack for your life. Now all you need is that sweet
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by solalf 4y ago
Awesome initiative! I wish Apple Notes would support Markdown. This is my go to app for so much of my life, à Notion style editor would be an absolute game changer.
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Do Kwon arrested in Montenegro while attempting to board private jet(bloomberg.com)
1 points by solalf 4y ago|0 comments
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Tell HN: Spotify forcing ads onto paying subscribers in podcasts
2 points by solalf 4y ago|0 comments
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YouTube star sentenced to 5½ years, ordered to forfeit $30M(inquirer.com)
4 points by solalf 4y ago|0 comments
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by solalf 4y ago
I meant wether the user converts, no clicks through.
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by solalf 4y ago
I’ve actually heard of many restaurants doing this as well. “May I recommend the salmon today sir?” often means the chef got a good price on it and the restaurant will gross more. Source: a friend of mine who bused tables for a few years. N
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by solalf 4y ago
Booking.com - the biggest travel website in the world, already does this and has been for years. They mainly charge via greater conversion fees (ie a bigger slice of the booking), as opposed to a cost per click model (which I think is Amazo
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Retail, search and Amazon’s $40B ‘advertising’ business(ben-evans.com)
308 points by solalf 4y ago|276 comments
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Twitter reports a 40% YoU revenue decline(wsj.com)
8 points by solalf 4y ago|2 comments
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China holding ARM’s local subsidiary hostage(ft.com)
2 points by solalf 4y ago|1 comments
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by solalf 4y ago
On your point on Normandie, you can even go further! Ethnologically speaking Normandie, comes from its inhabitants’ name: the normands. This name is composed of “nor” and “man”, so it’s literally North Men from the French perspective - aka
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A keypad to control my desk setup(github.com)
275 points by solalf 4y ago|58 comments
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by solalf 4y ago
Saudi Arabia put up a blockade (with an Arab coalition support) of Qatar for a number of reasons[1], one of which being Al Jazeera’s incendiary (in their opinion) coverage of sensitive topics within the Arab world during the Arab Spring. Sa
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Berkshire Offloading TSMC Shares(bloomberg.com)
1 points by solalf 4y ago|1 comments
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Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius proposes sale plan to NovaWulf(theblock.co)
1 points by solalf 4y ago|0 comments

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