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The lack of new cars is driving up demand for used cars. Supply chain issues in new products increases used product value if demand is there.

8k is 4x the resolution of 4k at a 16:9 aspect ratio. It would require supporting 4x 4k displays.

Example: https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/articles/07toBDd6lpyucCyM0xWrcQv...

After reading articles last year on Linus insinuating it would be "unlikely" that Linux would appear on the M1 [1] [2], I drank the cool-aid and took that at face value.

I guess I should have known better, just like nature, open source "finds a way".

[1] https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=196533&curpost...

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25216680

etc..

"The company said users will be able to report such behaviors but it may also investigate cases proactively, for instance if there is a verified news report that a user has been arrested."

So we've arrived at "innocent until accused" instead of "innocent until proven guilty"? And if proven guilty, they will both be punished under the law, and again by companies like Twitch? If proven innocent will they be restored? What a slippery slope.

It's hard to argue with the goal of removing sexual predators or terrorists, but the reality is these are subjective standards being applied. It's just as toxic as cancel culture.

:/

I've been seeing a lot of 90's style clothing coming back into style. I guess everything old is eventually new again.

Around 2005 we purchased Marratech [1], which was comparable to this, always on video for multiple people, chat, whiteboards, etc. Back then, it cost about $10,000 for a license. It was eventually acquired by Google and became their video product.

The only problem wasn't the technology, it was the social aspect of always on video. We did it for the same reasons they are pitching, virtual office. In our case, it didn't work. We do have a functional virtual office now using Slack, Zoom, etc. On-demand and async communication seems to work far better than this general concept did.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marratech

“This enforcement action sends the message that the Commission will act to safeguard the integrity and transparency of such information.”

At a paltry 6.5m, the message it sends is “you got away with it.”

Interesting idea that is sure to gain more traction, perhaps better implemented on ETH where they have more control. This implementation seems fatally flawed:

“This means for $1 about 2,500 disruption transactions can be placed in the wallet. In the case of the current IP address, the Satoshi values that must be sent to the wallet by the operators to recover control total 43,262 Satoshis, or about $16.50. The quick math at current market prices for BTC suggests that for every $1 spent on disruption, the operators will need to spend over $41,000 ($16.50*2,500) to recover their operations and get the orphaned infected systems back to their (current) IP address.”

I agree. The word "spying" is thrown around a bit loosely. I suspect most users are oblivious, but the information is there to see; the choices are there to make.

That said, I have to make a conscious choice to avoid Google data collection wherever I can, but I still end up using many Google products. I was more accepting when data collected was silo'ed in individual Google services. Now that those barriers are down [1], it will probably take government intervention to re-isolate key platforms (like Chrome, Android, Youtube, Search, Ads, Maps, etc.)

[1] https://slate.com/technology/2016/10/google-changed-a-major-...

"A true fan is defined as a fan that will buy anything you produce. These diehard fans will drive 200 miles to see you sing; they will buy the hardback and paperback and audible versions of your book; they will purchase your next figurine sight unseen; they will pay for the “best-of” DVD version of your free YouTube channel; they will come to your chef’s table once a month."

I think the point is, people are fans so they want to collect and have a pride of ownership.

I think the most shocking part of that article was the Chinese response. I can imagine a similar response from Nazi Germany.

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"Some anti-China forces in the West have concocted and disseminated plenty of false information about Xinjiang and fabricated "lies of the century" in various forms," the embassy said. "They have smeared China's image and slandered its policies on Xinjiang." It added: "Anyone who is fair-minded can see that the true intent of those forces is to suppress and contain China's development... Their moves are driven by a Cold War mentality, hegemonic worldview and zero-sum game mindset. China will never allow such farce and vicious demonization to succeed. Lies may mislead people for a while, but cannot win the trust of the world. Facts and truth will eventually bust all lies."

I was waiting for them to look into the future to see what becomes of humanity in 100 or 100,000 years.

There's nothing you can do other than move away from unlimited storage. The model, as the OP states, works well initially, however over time, "power users" emerge to want to make use of unlimited. The only choice is to remove unlimited storage as a fixed subscription fee. You may have metered billing (unlimited storage but you are charged per GB) or to do away with unlimited storage all together.

Keep in mind, that change is great for the business and 99.9% of the users. The business saves money on resources, and those resources are re-invested into the other 99.9% of users.

Edit: grammatical error

I launched MediaFire as an unlimited storage provider in 2006.

While it is true that data accumulates as time goes on, it's not as big of an issue as described. Older data tends to be smaller, for example, photos were lower resolution. That is compounded by the fact that storage is getting cheaper. For example, the price for a 500GB drive in 2006 is the same as a 14TB drive price today. If your getting the same subscription dollars, it suddenly becomes cheaper, every year, to store legacy data.

In my findings, the reason unlimited doesn't work is a small percentage of users (very small, like ~0.1%) who push it to the extreme. In other words, if your exhaust 50% of your resources to service 0.1% of your users, at a fixed subscription cost, the model doesn't work.

“when there are a lot of established professional audio companies offering better sound at a cheaper price”

Have you tested these?

Theres a great movie on the topic.

Silicon Cowboys (2016) [1]

Just putting it out there: I really loved working a Compaq, as do most people I knew.

[1] https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4938484/

I think your painting with a pretty broad brush. Sitting aside your bad experience at the licensing office (and general negativity on the culture), someone moving from SF may have a higher quality of life, depending on what they value. For example, more space, lower cost of living, lower taxes, ability to travel more, save more, have a larger house, etc. You can trade tornado's for wild-fire's and earthquakes.

I lived in LA for 5 years, and in SF proper for 3. I live in the midwest now and I prefer it, not because of the weather, but for the cost.

What I can't find is how many external monitors can be supported on the M1 chip? I don't see any detailed specs. Al they say about the M1 specs are:

"The Apple M1 chip is the first system on a chip (SoC) for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, it integrates the CPU, GPU, I/O, and every other significant component and controller onto a single tiny chip. Designed by Apple, M1 brings incredible performance, custom technologies, and unparalleled power efficiency to the Mac.

With an 8‑core CPU and 8‑core GPU, M1 on MacBook Pro delivers up to 2.8x faster CPU performance¹ and up to 5x faster graphics² than the previous generation."

I wonder how near-realtime this is. It seems that will dictate the types of applications this will be applicable for.

I currently use Gluster which has its downsides, but is what I consider near-realtime, but with full filesystem features in a nice fuse wrapper. I'd love it if someone would contrast the performance and more of the features.

My guess is that they have a manual pipeline where it requires some effort from a physical person to setup SSL. This $50 is to offset their cost of setup.

It is with SSL and a CDN. Many pipelines aren't setup well for the new world of SSL everything.

"If Google loses, they will have a slightly smaller search monopoly and a browser monopoly."

It's my understanding that this case will continue to evolve as it goes forward and so will the possible remedies. I think you are assuming the best case scenario in a loss for Google.

Mozilla doesn't factor into this for me. They have been making missteps for years. The fact that they have become totally dependent on Google rather than finding other partners and business models is on them. Live by Google, die by Google.

While Mozilla has made some progress on the browser quality, the reason they are loosing the browser market is 1) the browser just isn't as good as Chrome (I've tried to love Firefox) and 2) Google is spamming Chrome on all its platforms. This lawsuit may resolve #2, but only Mozilla can resolve #1.

Paywall Free: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-businesses-where-google-is-...

If anyone is interested in the actual press release from Paypal:

https://newsroom.paypal-corp.com/2020-10-21-PayPal-Launches-...

In reference to the default search engine partnership between Google and Apple:

"Though Google and Apple have been tight-lipped on how much their deal is worth, the lawsuit projects that it accounts for between 15% and 20% of Apple’s annual profits.

That means Google pays as much as $11 billion, or roughly one-third of Alphabet’s annual profits, to Apple for pole position on the iPhone. In return, Apple-originated search traffic adds up to half of Google search volume, the government says. Google declined to comment on that statistic, and representatives said they weren’t aware of the “Code Red” language included in the lawsuit." [1]

Thats a lot of revenue and if they clouded, this case may have legs.

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-exclusive-search-deals-...

I’m much more interested in the Ad-tech Monopoly. The Doubleclick merger should have never been approved.

“Other states are still considering their own cases related to Google’s search practices, and a large group of states is considering a case challenging Google’s power in the digital advertising market, The Wall Street Journal has reported. In the ad-technology market, Google owns industry-leading tools at every link in the complex chain between online publishers and advertisers.

The Justice Department also continues to investigate Google’s ad-tech practices.” [1]

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-to-file-long...

Glassdoor operates as a sort of extorsion to businesses. It provides a place for disgruntled employees to vent, and vent they do. It doesn't matter how much truth is in the posts; Glassdoor will stand behind it because ultimately, they want you to pay them to "clean it up," and most do. Companies try to compete with it by offering "incentives" or pushing employees to post positive things. The whole thing is ridiculous.

I think Glassdoor's concept is excellent, but the business model ensures employees or employees can't trust it.

Rule #3: Don’t skimp on the attorney. Get the best you can, regardless of cost.

I feel like this is the start of a rising tide. I think Brian's stance is great, companies have missions, they should focus on those missions. Everything has become so political that your work, which occupies a large portion of your life, should not be divisive.

"They still have the best performing and most feature-ful CDN available."

I don't think thats true. Do you have an actual reference for this? I've used CLoudFlare heavily, along with Akamai, Fastly, Verizon, Bunny, etc.

I would say CloudFlare is the most approachable CDN with a wide set of easily accessible features. Its free tier is terrific too. I would argue that feature for feature, CDN's like Akamai have a much larger feature set, and are also far more complex to deploy.

I think this comes down to the fact that deploying an app and a platform are very different things.