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ta9000··on Narco-sub carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Why not do both?
ta9000··on Narco-sub carrying 1.7 tonnes of cocaine seized in Atlantic
Tell that to the thousands of parents that lose a kid each year. This trash has to stop making it into the US.
ta9000··on Türkiye will not sell rare earth elements to the USA
Good luck with the Yuan.
ta9000··on Studies increasingly find links between air pollutants and dementia
Most people, even in the US, don’t live in detached homes with a yard. The amount of sprawl required to accomplish that “dream” of everyone living in a detached home with a huge yard would be a disaster for the environment and commutes.
ta9000··on Apple reports fourth quarter results
In case of a war, SMIC would likely also be unavailable.
ta9000··on Amazon says it didn't cut people because of money. But because of 'culture'
Does Amazon really need to pip faster?
ta9000··on Amazon says it didn't cut people because of money. But because of 'culture'
They wait and the next administration reverses course.
ta9000··on [dead]
It’s weird how all of these companies are laying people off and they can’t even keep their services running.
ta9000··on Apple will phase out Rosetta 2 in macOS 28
Thank you for your work!
ta9000··on The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership
I wouldn’t be surprised if AGI arrives before Tesla has a full self-driving car though.
ta9000··on Intel has cut 35,500 jobs in less than two years
Unfortunately not the jobs that need to go it would seem.
ta9000··on US banks' private credit loan exposure nears $300B
Probably, could explain why central banks and investors have been stocking up on gold and crypto even as interest rates decline.
ta9000··on The Fed can't help America's young tech workers who are struggling to find a job
How about instead of giving millionaire farmers tens of billions of dollars, we set up a work project system where young software engineers get to work on programs for federal and state governments?
ta9000··on US hits $38T in debt. Fastest accumulation of $1T outside pandemic
Definitely, if we could refinance at a 1-2% lower rate it would save us up to $1k/mo which we could spend or save (likely we’d just take that money and pay down the loan faster or invest it though, but most people would probably spend it on making their lives better).
ta9000··on Breaking down JetBrains' complex AI agent strategy
> AI is a great tool, and it’s changing how we build software. But it’s not magic — especially not free, unlimited magic. As professionals, we should understand how it works, how much it costs, and how to use it better. In the real world, speed and cost matter as much as quality. We believe that’s where the industry is heading. So let’s face it and start mastering these together

This sounds unnecessarily condescending given that JetBrains failed to price their own product correctly.

ta9000··on Tesla reports steep drop in profits despite US rush to buy electric vehicles
Too true. Beautiful country though and the people were friendly.
ta9000··on Tesla reports steep drop in profits despite US rush to buy electric vehicles
Except for Wyoming.
ta9000··on Apple confirms pulling controversial dating apps Tea and TeaOnHer from App Store
Gross. Basically hot or not for dating.

> This included their personal information, Yelp-style reviews, and whether they’d dub them a “green flag” or “red flag.”

ta9000··on Argentine peso weakens to fresh low despite US interventions
It really is that simple, corruption.
ta9000··on [dead]
Or people are just seeing the real person. Before the filter was needed but now that views tangential to his are more mainstream it’s easier for him to let the full nut-job out. Same with the CEO of Salesforce.
ta9000··on Salesforce Pitched a 'Talent Acquisition' Contract to ICE
They have the resources to flee that the rest of us don’t.
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