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TootsMagoon

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TootsMagoon··on If you're interested in eye-tracking, I'm interested in funding you
Re: There are plenty of companies around.

I believe Paul Graham can Google or use AI and already knows about the companies and links you posted. His post was a call to action to connect with people working on yet to be discovered innovations and inspire those and others quietly working to come forward and connect with him.

TootsMagoon··on Comcast, CenturyLink fail to derail Utah community-owned gigabit fiber network
I pay $70mo in Portland for 1gbit
TootsMagoon··on Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?
33 years in Software Development and the only job I have ever “applied” for was a seasonal job at Costco. All the other jobs, including IBM, 2 startups and currently Accenture were through my network.
TootsMagoon··on Loneliness is stronger when not alone
Great comment. Thank you
TootsMagoon··on YouTube: Sort by oldest is back baby
No snark. Honest question. What is the best reason to remove sort by oldest in the first place?
TootsMagoon··on Software firms across US facing tax bills that threaten survival
^^ This is the core issue.
TootsMagoon··on Microsoft deleted the public support forums for SwiftKey
You ok?
TootsMagoon··on Not by AI
Our universe operates under deterministic laws, meaning that all events are the result of cause and effect. As such, all new phenomena and entities arise from the preexisting conditions and interactions within the universe. In other words, nothing can come from nothing, and everything that emerges is a product of what already exists.
TootsMagoon··on Could we make the web more immersive using a simple optical illusion?
Tilt Five has a take on this. https://www.tiltfive.com/
TootsMagoon··on Microsoft is preparing to add ChatGPT to Bing
Name checks out...
TootsMagoon··on JetBrains Ring UI
Nice work. Thank you.
TootsMagoon··on Samsung Recent Security Incident
Check your privilege bro! Lawyers need to make a living too!
TootsMagoon··on Open source is not about you (2018)
You are not entitled to define what Open Source is for me.
TootsMagoon··on Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
TLDR - Where is Wirecutter's test data?
TootsMagoon··on Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
Great points. I just scanned the article. Did Wirecutter do any actual testing? They can refute and prove the claims are wrong on paper...but it really comes down to testing. Where is Wirecutter's test data?
TootsMagoon··on Things you notice when you quit the news (2016)
This is a great find! Just what I have been looking for. Thank you.
TootsMagoon··on Analysis of Magic Leap 2 at SPIE AR/VR/Mr 2022
Karl Guttag is a very experienced and interesting person. "The AR Show" has two very good interviews with him the cover a lot of ground on displays and history of computing.

https://www.thearshow.com/podcast/111a-karl-guttag-part-1 https://www.thearshow.com/podcast/006-karl-guttag-pt2

TootsMagoon··on Almost All of Facebook’s Top Christian Pages in 2019 Run by Foreign Troll Farms
The RELEVANT Story RELEVANT is a multimedia company whose purpose is to impact culture and give voice to what God is doing in and through our generation.......Our Mission We’re twenty- and thirtysomething Christians seeking God and striving to impact the world around us.
TootsMagoon··on NFTs Are a Dangerous Trap
So what’s an NFT? - 12 paragraphs down in the article... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
TootsMagoon··on Phosphine detected in the atmosphere of Venus – an indicator of possible life?
Life does not need to be RNA/DNA based.
TootsMagoon··on Unity Software Inc S-1
^^^This...Can't be understated what a mess Unity is right now. Meanwhile Epic with Unreal 5 is simplifying its pipeline and looks better and better.
TootsMagoon··on Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the company says
And to add....you sell a TV once but you can monetize the data for years.
TootsMagoon··on Google One
Just a reminder. You are the product Google sells. This is a premium service to make you a more premium product that Google will sell to advertisers. We should all be looking at different (non advertising) models for the services they are offering. Hyper-targeted advertising and all the risks associated with it is not good for society.
TootsMagoon··on A 1970s Teenager's Bedroom (1998)
That smell of warm electronics....
TootsMagoon··on Sailfish OS – Independent Mobile OS
ELI5: Why would a team of developers and investors work on something with such a small chance of becoming a viable market?

Honest question. Not intending to be snarky. Reminds me of the many Chrome knock-offs that focused on a particular aspect of browsing. Any advancement/advantage would be quickly adopted by the mainstream market leaders.

TootsMagoon··on Ask HN: How do you start giving tech talks?
> * Learn to periodically check your speaking speed, to pace yourself, and slow down when needed.

We are prediction machines.

We are always trying to anticipate what people will say next. Even in the middle of a...........(what?)

talkingtoofastjustconfusespeople (don't rush it).

People appreciate thoughtful talking. We are less comfortable with a speech performance.

TootsMagoon··on Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over Emissions Software
Is this an example of software becoming a hindrance or more beneficial to the industry?
TootsMagoon··on Life paint
This is going to be used for very creative, disruptive and disturbing vandalism. I guarantee it.
TootsMagoon··on A world without work
Life is long?

Life is indeterminate and at best a blip.

If the thing he is doing is not providing fulfillment, it's probably not the right thing. I'd advise not to wait. Search for what brings growth and contentment. Go for it.

Having a rich life full of new experiences can be done without chasing the dollar.

TootsMagoon··on In Search of the Red Cross' $500M in Haiti Relief
Id' love to see a score card on all non profits for effectiveness, transparency, equality, etc.
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