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Stagecraft is just one implementation but you don't think that the Unreal 3D worlds that are used behind it are beginning to be generated with AI? You're right that my relative pro…

An interesting read but also feels like the rearranging of the deckchairs on the Titanic given the forthcoming disruption from generative AI in this industry. I spent some time las…

"Old people don't have that because they didn't grow up with computers." You know, it's time to stop this trope. People who are 60 today were born in 1966, they probably entered th…

I'm familiar with the beef he has with CF, but why put up the fake cloudflare interstitial to me the end user who is just trying to use his service. I remain confused...

It's funny how developer time is considered free, but tokens are not. In other words when it comes to FOSS contribution, developer time can be donated but tokens can't - so as we m…

I’m curious if founders and engineering leaders feel that traditional job titles no longer accurately describe what an early team actually does in an AI-native workflow. For those …

Airmule. (There may have been others). From my recollection the issues were that it is against the terms and conditions of many carriers to bring packages for other people. What wa…

I wouldn't want a touchscreen MBP even if it was free, anyone else feel similar? I don't get the draw - we already optimize for keyboard commands to avoid living our fingers over t…

Up until v recently cars were not remotely accessible and part of a command-and-control network which Teslas are (perhaps other modern cars are too, I only know Tesla because I hav…

People are painting this as a mutually exclusive ideological decision. Yet two things can be true: 1) The act of archive.today archiving stories (and thus circumventing paywalls) i…

Just use Android (Google stock not Samsung). Come over, the water is great. Yeah he's right - my Pixel 10 is not as sexy as an iPhone but not only is the keyboard great but the AI …

It makes particular sense for vertically integrated conglomerates like Amazon-Whole Foods which owns Zoox. I buy Whole Foods French fries shipped to the store via Amazon logistics …

Well, given that it is an equity sale, split still feels like it is the prorated amount so that alphabet continues to own its percentage - not more not less. Obviously you're entit…

I guess that's semantics. If you opt in then yes I guess they could do anything. I think the point was that enshitification would occur if they forced you to do that. You could opt…

/cries into my Uber shares and the deletion of the Uber ATG repos when the parts were sold to Aurora.

What I'm talking about is that is still considered an external capital raise for the purpose of the markets and where those assets sit on the balance sheet. Also, keep in mind the …

Sure and my time is limited. The last I heard was that the Google rev-share agreement was on the skids and they stopped developing projects like Thunderbird and Fake Spotter becaus…

They already will be selling your ride data and there is no way they could monitor conversations in the car for commercial purposes (at least in Western countries). Ads in cars, pa…

It's a very capital intensive operation given the amount of vehicles that need to be carried on the balance sheet. There are many reasons why a conglomerate like Alphabet doesn't w…

The concern, I think, is that their spare cash is dwindling and thus financial prudence might be beneficial - especially for those who rely on the core Mozilla propositions like Fi…

If your comment is referring to the bending spoons business model, it's worth pointing out they are not VC, they are private equity. If your comment is referring to the software co…

One of the frustrating things about international roaming in the UK is typically your plan does not include coverage on this neutral network on the underground

Give the government your name, postal address, email address and citizenship information to store on a government database in order to protest against the government having your na…

The best way to get rid of junk is not to put it outside your house with “free” on it. It’s to put “$10” on it. Someone will steal it.

Remember Snowden outlined the Google US government interface: The US agency would type in the gmail address of the subject (ie the primary key/identifier) and somewhere between the…