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bitbeqon Gambling ads on social media reach more than twice as many men as women: study

25M and I live in a state where the majority of gambling is illegal (Texas). Despite that I am having gambling ads shoved down my throat daily on Instagram. I never click on them and I swipe away instantly when I see them, but still get them regardless. All of them are prediction market and mobile game slots.

bitbeqon John Ternus to become Apple CEO

Tim has done an amazing job in the post-Jobs era with his logistics. Brought Apple from $350B to $4T. This move makes perfect sense as Apple needs to start their next chapter with how rapid the world is changing at the moment. I do hope Apple's values don't change going into this new era.

bitbeqon Introducing tmux-rs

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bitbeqon Audience collectively groaned at Apple's Vision Pro price

I feel like I’m part of the small majority thinking that it’s a reasonable price. It’s the first generation of the product so I’m looking forward on seeing how it changes in the future.