sowellecho

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by sowellecho 6y ago
Nice try. 1) Moderately successful, but not too successful (my Foo can't compete with Bar) Actual issue: They use their success to bludgeon competitors to death. E.g. what Microsoft used to do to Linux, which is why we still don't
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by sowellecho 6y ago
"If a man is not a Socialist at 20 be has no heart, but if he remains one at 30 he has no head." I don't know who said this, but this is a great example of how our minds mature. The probably unintentional ageism in tech has a
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by sowellecho 6y ago
Consider the outrageous claim that Tucker Carlson made today (that NYT was "planning" to dox him). Was it true? Did he just cleverly "pre-empt" it? Or did he intentionally create a story to teach a lesson to the NYT repo
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by sowellecho 6y ago
I checked the top articles to see if there is a photo of the suspect. And then I did find one eventually, after a few more searches. The coverage of this story reminds me of this tweet: https://twitter.com/ComicDaveSmith&#x2
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by sowellecho 6y ago
>>I have no idea why they matter at all in the computer science industry. What is the computer science "industry"? To the extent that such a thing exists, I suppose you are talking about people who have directly made money b
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by sowellecho 6y ago
The scrutiny of the actual value added by middle managers during the remote work era gets a minor respite. Boss: "Why didn't you get any work done?" Middle manager: "The dog (Microsoft Outlook) ate my homework (email)&qu
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by sowellecho 6y ago
Famous short-seller Jim Chanos appropriately called Zoom a "Covid stock". It is clear why after seeing this story. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/02/jim-chanos-says-beware-the-v... Will people really
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by sowellecho 6y ago
>>In many contexts, having identity tied to your online profile should make people act more like humans and less like they're role-playing their anonymous internet troll persona. This is only true if everyone agrees on facts. It
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by sowellecho 6y ago
It does seem like the poverty line is arbitrary, and it does seem low. Is racism the explanation for every small and large thing? Where does the article mention the constant money printing which is continuously devaluing currencies all arou