bryanmgreen

IOT is going to utterly trash the auto industry (which admittedly is already in poor shape) and make an even larger mess of the environment by turning cars into pre-mature waste - because you mentioned, it's not been thoughtfully implemented (and I doubt will be).

Think that digital key is going to work in 20 years when you're on iOS 44 or whatever? I'd be genuinely shocked.

Apple has billions of data points about batteries with iPhones, Macbooks, iPads, etc..... Obvious those are not used in the same manner car batteries are, but still.

I'd say there's a slim possibility.

But clearly it's a tough nut to crack because there hasn't really been much progress despite the necessity/urgency.

Disabled against the context of "normality".

You can function obviously, but not as society expects you to or even in way they can understand. For that reason, you receive the label of "has a disability".

The term "disability" is unfortunately as much a reflection of societal norms as it is genuine medical diagnosis.

I'm consistently amazed at how rapidly technology has progressed in 20 short years. Look how long it took us to get from the Vitruvian Man in ~1,500 to barely performing surgery in the early 1900's.

This is pretty incredible.

I'd enjoy some numbers on the environmental damage of laptop versus desktop consumption.

My desktop is 6 years old with an i7 CPU (high-end) and 750Ti GPU (entry level). My monitor is a 24" 1080 Samsung bought new in 2009 for ~$120 at Frys if I recall. All in all, this package cost me $1,300 (there was a sale on the i7 at purchase).

I use it heavily for photography, occasional video and audio, and I'm currently playing Fallen Order (released Nov. 2019) with Medium+ settings (Texture is high) loading from a SSD bought in 2016. There is admittedly some weakness in the gaming department, but otherwise, zero issues. But I do think I'll buy a used 1660/2070 GPU and monitor in a few months to upgrade.

I have an iPad Mini 4 I use when traveling and going to coffee shops and that pretty much always fits my mobility needs.

Too many people are buying $1.5k+ plus laptops that they don't maximize usage of, then chuck away in 3 years because they either die due to the compromising form factor or because they want an unnecessary upgrade to browse the internet.

The problem is NOT that data is used for targeted advertising.

The problem IS that I don't trust who owns and shares that data and what else it could be used it for.

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In a theoretically perfect trustworthy world, would I relax my security settings if I knew that my information would only be used to show me advertisements for audio equipment and scotch? Totally.

But no, I do not and will never trust Facebook or basically any other corporation to not abuse my data.

The dark reality is NOT that people can't compete against monolithic companies.

It is that companies have tens of billions of dollars they can spend to acquire companies that are hundred-million-plus net-losers.

That lump sum of acquisition money could have been spent in significantly more meaningful ways.

Great outcome for both sides.

Josh gets the exit he really seems to need for his personal and financial well-being.

Xenon gets one heck of a product for honestly quite cheap. Better marketing will actually go a long way here.

I got the same result across 4 different accounts.

There are 4 different ones I use. One I use professionally, one to mod an extremely large subreddit, one I use that’s semi-anonymous, and one I’ve had for like 8 years.

Different audiences for each account but apparently all indicating the same type. I guess that validates the consistency of the tool.

This is whole thing about whether drivers should be full-time employees is so overthought.

If Uber and Lyft are set on not paying the drivers full time, just cap the hours a driver can have at 20 per week.

That will fix mostly everything.

- It solves Uber/Lyft problems because they won't have to pay for benefits.

- It solves the government's problems because they don't have to worry about full-time workers being taken advantage of.

- It solves civilian problems because it make the roads less congested.

I hope whenever this sees its day in court that whatever the verdict is, it errs on the side of privacy over laissez faire business practices.

I am concerned though. Some precedent has been set with opening up default maps and browser choices. I know those aren’t about person-to-person communication, but still.

For all the crap the non-Sorkin episodes get, that episode should be in the Hall of Fame for TV. Both the script and acting are of the highest caliber.

Damn.

Time to watch “The Supremes” episode of West Wing and cry.

Now if they'd just give the iPad Mini the thinner bezel.

A 9" screen on that would be my dream. I take my mini everywhere because of the form factor.

(Also, touch ID integrated into the top button is great)

I agree that massive batteries have an environmental cost that has nowhere near been researched thoroughly. I too think that they are not advanced enough to be easily be called a "green" option.

That said, Lucid is not improving range through battery pack addition, but rather through increased efficiency which reduces the size of the pack, which is promising.

From their press release: "Lucid’s (efficiency) breakthrough is not merely just a few percent; we are talking about a significant improvement, which I shall cover further on September 9th."

The title should be updated as it is misleading in a critical way.

The word "big" suggests the size and weight of the battery is bigger, which is not the case. That would be entirely unremarkable. Their quote directly states this: "It's relatively easy to achieve more range by adding progressively more batteries, but gaining 'dumb range' that way increases weight and cost, and reduces interior space." He continued, "Lucid Air has achieved its remarkable range whilst also reducing battery size"

A better title: "Lucid Air's EV 113.0 KWh Battery Is More Powerful, Efficient, and Lighter-weight Than Tesla's"

I think a lot of what he's talking about boils down to basic communication issues.

Venture Capital would be helped by a formal renaming of funding rounds. "Series A" or "Series B" is not indicative of what that money is for. Even "Seed" doesn't really mean anything these days. It would help clarify expectations for founders and VC.

That being said, if anyone has unused corded Apple EarPods and the 3.5 to lightning dongle, hit me up!

Can you outline what the hard benefits are of a corporation paying $2.50/employee/month are, for the corporations and/or employees and/or charities?

According to your website, I can set up an individual account not tied to my employer and it's free to do so.

Can you also explain what the process looks like of connecting an individual account to an corporate account? (ie: I have a Charityvest account and my future employer has a corporate account)

Not a fan of this idea, but I would support “marketplaces” which could be like public playlists on Spotify for companies or influencers who want to share what apps they use.

Could bake in referral code tracking to apps so developers know who is sending them business.

Thank you for the recommendation. Looks like it has all the security features I’m desperately missing from all Google products and would make their products an easy default go-to.

Location: Los Angeles , CA (LA)

Remote: Onsite or Remote (and willing to time shift)

Willing to relocate: Not at this time

Résumé: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryanmgreen/

Website: https://www.BryanMGreen.com

Email: in bio

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Bio: Laid off last year after company was sold and lost another job because of COVID. 8+ year full-stack professional marketing leader with product management and design experience. Have worked with global and local organizations. Skills and experiences are broad as I've had a hand in everything from digital to offline marketing, sales, partnerships, and public relations. Have experience leading 8+ person teams but happy to work solo. Believe Product & Marketing grow together. Storytelling and design is always at the heart of my work.

Looking For: Preferably senior roles in marketing or account management or any opportunity in product management; I'm open to hear what you need. No job is too small. Full-time, contract, or project.

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Even if you don't have an opportunity, but have a question about branding, marketing, or product, I'm happy to share my perspective free of charge! Would love to be helpful, keep myself busy, and connect. Thanks!

They’ve been T-Boned in modern times and although not exactly a head on collision with another vehicle, they do crash at high 100+ MPH straight into barriers with very limited injuries.

Seriously!

Why pay for a loan with equity when you can pay cash? The interest rate on equity payment is exponentially higher than it is for cash.

Plus, if you already have attractive traction, why do you need the "premium features" a VC offers versus a bank which are extra experience, some networking effects, and maybe some insider info on acquisition opportunities? So you can be forced into expedited aggressive growth and turn into WeWork or make less money if the company is acquired? No thanks, the business is already proven and working!

Traction for VC money makes no sense to me.

...Unless you secretly have ZERO intention of ever selling and just want to pocket some play money for the business.

That is so accurate and succinct.

I'd say 40% for 80-85% from my experience.

Nice to see another growing company be a Public-Benefit Corporation as well as a Certified B-Corp.

Wall Street needs more of them.

I wonder how hard it would be to replace the face with something akin to Photoshop smart fill then blur the box into obscurity?

Keeps the aesthetics of the image but also removes the face entirely.

Here's a non-paywall article about the matter: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-l...

I think it's worth noting the class-action lawsuit is asking for at least $5 Billion

I'll also encourage the use of DuckDuckGo.com for your search and [1] uBlock Origin, [2] Searchonymous (it prevents google from tracking your searches if you're logged in to an account), and [3] Google Search Link fixer (removes link tracking from Google Search links) in Firefox, but would happily update if anyone has better recommendations.

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin...

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchonymous...

[3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/google-search...

Don't forget using them as black-market currency too.

Better leveraging Twitter's reporting feature is probably the most neutral way to solve this.

When a tweet is deemed response-worthy, they should post the report numbers. Value in numbers shields them in many ways and could legitimize their actions as a neutral party. Then, if they miss something, they can simply say there weren't enough reports. This will then empower the feature in the future.

I suggest this as active Reddit moderator with a community of 40,000+ subscribers who regularly has to enforce rules and uses auto-mod to help manage reports and shares that with the community.

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You can report tweets for:

(1) Being not interested in it (you just get redirected to a mute or block button)

(2)It's suspicious or spam

---> The account is fake

---> Includes a link to a potentially harmful or phishing site

---> Hashtags are unrelated

---> Uses the reply function to spam

---> Something else

(3) It's abusive or harmful

---> It's disrespectful

---> Includes private information

---> Includes targeted harassment

---> It directs hate against a protected category (eg race, religions, gender, orientation, disability)

---> Threatening violence

---> They're encouraging self-harm or suicide

(4) It's misleading about politics or civic events

---> It has false information about how to vote

---> It intends to suppress or intimidate someone from voting

---> It misrepresents it's affiliation or impersonates an official

(5) It expresses intentions of self-harm or suicide.

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It's pretty good but I would suggest the very simple following updates:

- Updating the main issue (It's abusive or harmful) to (It's abusive or encourages violence or destruction of property)

- Adding a sub-issue to (It's misleading about politics or civic events) with (A political official is supporting false or unsubstantiated information as definitive truth.)

- Adding a sub-issue to (It's suspicious, spam, or false) with (It's supporting false or unsubstantiated information as definitive truth.)

- Adding chevron icons (>) as a visual cue that each main reporting issue has many sub-issues