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I feel like post-Microsoft Steve Ballmer is really killing it.

Acquired also did an episode on Microsoft which paints Ballmer in an interesting positive light I hadn’t heard elsewhere: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/microsoft

He was already killing it when he was at Microsoft. (I can tell, because I worked at a pretty big EU based Microsoft partner at the time).

Note that pretty major stuff like .NET (developers, developers, developers!), Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Surface, Xbox, and Azure all got launched under his watch.

Sometimes I even think Nadella fucked it all up. Windows 10 was meh, Windows 11 is shit, Mobile was killed even though the Nokia phones were top notch, Sony just publishes first party games on PC to earn extra cash while MS needs to do it to keep the Xbox division alive (because everything released on day 1 on Xbox is also released on PC so why bother with a console...), the AI hype will not lead anywhere, and I could go on and on...

... but oh well.

you re down-voted for going against the grain. for downvoters: https://danluu.com/ballmer/

About who is behind this group:

https://usafacts.org/about-usafacts/

Can't say I know / have validated anything they say, interesting site.

This is Steve Ballmer’s pet project. He released a few videos on various statistics.

https://youtu.be/wt91pxCd0qA

When I read articles like "What Are Tariffs and How Do They Work?", I can't help but feel that they are written in overly complicated and abstract language. For this kind of website, it might be a good idea to strive for Simple English.

Compare:

https://usafacts.org/articles/what-are-tariffs-and-how-do-th...

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff

It’s nice to see someone at least attempting the “zero opinions” angle.

it's important to review the budget, but each line item does not often describe where the spending when. For a given bill or appropriation, much of the appropriation goes to other functions or destinations.

The issue with "facts" is that they are themselves a story.

Any examples you could share?

Cares act, The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, HR 808, DOD Budget, VA , HR. 815, HR 8035, HR 2617, USFS budget, USAID, IRS, US Treasury, FEMA, HUD, Dept of Education, Pell Grants

Generally any budget or appropriations bill is 85% for another function. Entitlements are typically paid primarily to administration and contractors and not to those who need it.

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