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This is such corporate double speak. It's not clear from the title, but this is Mozilla announcing its new advertising network and its pivot into advertising. This is sad, sad news…

Looking at this chart[0], my guess would be around 1997. [0] https://mkomo.com/cost-per-gigabyte-update

I’m surprised this article wasn’t about Metformin, something gwern has written about[0] and has some popularity in the entire nootropic circle of people that I know. [0] https://gw…

This channel has some of the best usage of AI art that I’ve seen. I wouldn’t consider the background art of this kind of content core, but it is important. I’m very impressed by wh…

Where have I seen this UI before? :)

"What came first, the music or the misery? Did I listen to music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to music? Do all those records turn you into a melan…

Why does blockchain need to be involved? Magic: The Gathering Online exists and has existed for 20+ years without the need for a blockchain.

I don't follow your logic. How would constructing a new ship from new materials ever count as being the same as the original ship? At least in the Ship of Theseus paradox, there is…

I viewed those questions as a play on the Ship of Theseus. If the ship is completely destroyed and a perfect replica rebuilt elsewhere, is it the same ship? Almost certainly not. I…

I fear that this is the year "wet-bulb temperature" becomes a term regular households across the world become deeply familiar with. It may be as ubiquitous as the term "social dist…

Funny you say that since from what I heard it was the worst of both worlds: the workers _were_ hauled into the office to get laid off.

This looks like a second-chance pool story as it didn't get much attention last time it was posted. See dang's comments on the pool here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998…

Oh, I like you. That is also an option :)

This is such a funny question. It's not a particularly uncommon one either, but I find it so peculiar. Who's "we" here? Are you saying "we're" the same, you and I? Are you using th…

As far as I can tell from anecdotal reports by friends at some of these companies, many of these tech layoffs have been done with little rhyme or reason - at least with regard to t…

Games as teaching tools is definitely an interesting topic. You might get a kick out of https://vim-adventures.com/ or https://cssgridgarden.com/ or http://www.flexboxdefense.com/ …

Article aside, can anyone tell me what's going on here at the bottom of the article? Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/D0F4Ib9.png