dotcoma

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dotcoma··on Apple introduces leasing program for iPhones and other devices

What the invisible hand giveth, the invisible hand taketh.

dotcoma··on Gmail dropping support for third party accounts

Another step towards enshittification, but I'm not surprised -- it's a premium feature.

dotcoma··on Reddit signals ominous upcoming "changes" for old.reddit.com

Another has-been.

dotcoma··on Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery

Classy as usual.

dotcoma··on SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

Only the greater fool theory, perhaps.

dotcoma··on SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

> Much of the investment thesis for SpaceX is a bet on Musk and his promise to build data centers in space and eventually send humans to Mars while trying to win in AI.

Enough said.

dotcoma··on U.S. Weighs $100k Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation

Here you go!

https://archive.is/A4ywl

dotcoma··on U.S. Weighs $100k Fee for Foreign Students Wanting to Work After Graduation

Talk about attracting talent! ;-)

dotcoma··on Ask HN: Can Apple Ever Be Disrputed?

Could not agree more.

Can Apple Be Disrputed? Yes, in theory, in part. In practice? Unlikely.

dotcoma··on UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

Europe, united at long last!

dotcoma··on Boy George Releases Pro-Israel Song, We Will Dance Again

I do, too — but I doubt it will ever happen.

dotcoma··on Tell HN: Leaving your country is your only real leverage

And which country are you leaving?

dotcoma··on US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search

In Russia? In China? In Iran?

Nope, in the US.

dotcoma··on Future euro banknote design proposals

The ones with EU buildings look like banknotes of the DDR.

dotcoma··on Meta faces higher borrowing costs in latest $12B data centre financing

There’s just one way to win this rat-race. Stay away from it. Apple are right once again.

dotcoma··on Trump says US to launch EU probe over 'illegal' Google fine

Know what is illegal? The war in Iran.

dotcoma··on Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

So happy I deleted my FB profile 3 or 4 years ago!

dotcoma··on At 91, He's Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again

https://archive.is/h34KS

dotcoma··on Does creatine make you smarter?

It's OK to eat fish cause they don't have any feelings

- Something in the way, Nirvana

dotcoma··on Make any winning ad yours

Yeah, I want to do the ice-bucket challenge, and of course I expect it to go viral …

dotcoma··on The 3-degree limit could be exceeded as early as 2050

It’s what happens as long as buying a larger SUV and burning more gas is somehow considered good for the ‘economy’ …

dotcoma··on France powers down several nuclear reactors due to extreme heat

Pair them with wind power, that tends to blow more at night, and with batteries like there's no tomorrow, because there isn't unless we wake up!

dotcoma··on Samsung Health app threatens data deletion if users opt out AI training

You're welcome.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dumber+than+a+second+coat+of+paint...

dotcoma··on France powers down several nuclear reactors due to extreme heat

Doesn’t happen to solar plants.

dotcoma··on Samsung Health app threatens data deletion if users opt out AI training

They are dumber than a second coat of paint.

dotcoma··on Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War

And Trump would badly lose the mid-term elections.

dotcoma··on Iran, Not Trump, Is in Control of This War

They can certainly endure it until November. Can Trump?

dotcoma··on Ask HN: Are you guys happy with existing social networkin apps?

Maybe so, or sadly so, for many people. I still have a LinkedIn account (I login once or twice s week), a Twitter account (once a week) and a bsky account (once a month).

I can’t believe I used to have Facebook’s app on my phone.

dotcoma··on Ask HN: Are you guys happy with existing social networkin apps?

YouTube at least were honest. Broadcast yourself, I remember them saying.

dotcoma··on Ask HN: Are you guys happy with existing social networkin apps?

why? Go for a walk in the woods instead. Spend more time IRL.

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