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epa··on Crypto is an unproductive bubble
People are so short sighted.
epa··on YouTube suspends The Hill for playing clip of Trump denying election results
This isn't new, remember when Biden took office and a number of right wing areas were banned. Corporate control is a time tested government lever.
epa··on Happy 15th birthday Hacker News
We have had our ups and downs over the years but this is still is my favorite website.
epa··on Show HN: ytcast – cast YouTube videos to your smart TV from command-line
Try a Google Chromecast TV and side load SmartTubeNext, no ads and better UI. https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTubeNext
epa··on Tell HN: Udacity dark pattern to cancel a subscription
privacy.com
epa··on Facebook loses users for the first time
If you think about how metrics works, they probably had friendly fraud pumping their numbers -- think about them counting bots as new users when in fact it was just bots. Zuck sells Nov'2021 because he knows this info (insider trading works this way), earnings come out and news is released from the prior quarter.
epa··on The New York Times buys Wordle
Might be a great buy for NYT, their crossword was historically a large driver of their newspaper sales.
epa··on Message in a bottle from Scottish girl found in Norway after 25 years
Highly likely a fake. The number of fake artifacts has risen recently
epa··on IRS wants to scan your face
Took me about 15 minutes to get everything to work/forms filled out only for the verification to fail and provide no other means to access anything.
epa··on Libor, long the most important number in finance, dies at 52
Unfortunately the replacement of SOFR is a collateralized rate where as LIBOR is non-collateralized. Adoption of SOFR has been slow because its not 1:1. Plus, LIBOR is not dead yet, still a lot of contracts that need to go through maturity before the rate truly dies.

Interesting history on LIBOR, was created related to an Iran loan in the 1960s. Doesnt seem that long ago but that is pushing 50 years now. Imagine apple told you that mouse will no longer be supported on OSX, please everyone switch to touch screen -- the adoption would be slow at best.

epa··on Upwork asking me for a $12.5k refund as the client was using someone else’s card
Chargebacks are still a huge issue for internet companies, can Web3 solve this?
epa··on Brussels Airlines makes 3,000 unnecessary flights to maintain airport slots
You need to read the terms and conditions you agreed to when you book.
epa··on Whatever happened to Flickr?
Marissa Mayer, thats what. [1] https://www.vox.com/2018/4/20/17264274/flickr-smugmug-yahoo-...
epa··on Ask HN: How did my LastPass master password get leaked?
Use bitwarden
epa··on Twitter Suspension
There was a mass suspension of accounts this morning
epa··on Privacy.com Reissuing All Cards
Typically privacy.com cards showed up as a prepaid card, and most merchants online block these. Curious to see how it improves acceptance rates.
epa··on AWS Private 5G
How does this compare to Helium 5G? https://www.helium.com/5G
epa··on Experts from a world that no longer exists
The idea of pets.com vs chewy is a function of bias due to failed events is a bit stretched. The real reason is consumers trust and access to online payments. In 2000 very few were online shopping because the experience was clunky and unsafe. Mobile and fraud protection changed the game.
epa··on Decentralised finance is booming, but it has yet to find its purpose
The non-fungibleness of land requires a central authority to agree to ownership. It may live on chain but if the state does not consider the chain to be the source of record, it's useless. This is why armies exist.
epa··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Run your work through companies in Canada and Us. You are employee of Canadian consultantcy which happens to own stock and pay you on the payroll. Your quarterly meetings are nothing other than paper work.
epa··on Zillow seeks to sell 7k homes for $2.8B after flipping halt
Just announced they will layoff 25% of their staff (zillow offers).
epa··on The metaverse is bullshit
I love when people make absolute statements then get owned 10 years later
epa··on Flexport CEO on how to fix the US supply chain crisis
This is mostly being amplified by failed California regulation (CARB 20) which unfortunately was enforced starting 2020. The rule limited old trucks from being registered by the DMV to reduce emissions. CA policies now reveal themselves to be a hindrance to the nation, it used to be its own bubble.
epa··on Worldcoin
"Nothing like this has ever been done before" See bitcoin
epa··on Attorney General orders unregistered crypto lending platforms to exit NY
A nice win for Gemini
epa··on Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
I cant wait to see if this comment rings true in 20 years, i bet zuck will still be doing his thing.
epa··on Rivian S-1
$3B cash on hand and spending $1B per year. They will raise $5B runway.
epa··on Imgur Acquired by Medialab
It was one specific date which imageshack decided to essentially ban all images being linked on Reddit. Imgur filled the void and grew via their own social.
epa··on Justin Trudeau Vows Two-Year Ban on Foreign Home Buyers in Canada Election
It has been an issue in the Canadian market for 20 years now and has had a material impact on housing prices in certain big markets.
epa··on Online coding school Treehouse lays off most of its staff
"Treehouse rolled back the no-boss workplace in 2015, saying employees felt they were 'lonely islands with no support' without a management structure."
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