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Jeff Bezos creates A.I. startup where he will be co-chief executive

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> CEO > actual work Doesn't compute.

Value I think is debatable. But most every CEO I have met is the workaholic type.

I’ve met both. Even when I disagree with them I appreciate the ones that actually put the work in. Most recently I’ve worked with a string of them that barely understand how their companies make money and certainly couldn’t do any of the actual jobs there. Performance is independent from them being on the payroll.

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In my state, zero information is given to the state about who the owners are.

Let me guess: Texas?

Nope. TX actually has quite a bit more transparency.

One of the more absurd things I can do is have two LLCs own each other, and then have outside management.

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Let me guess: Texas?

Nope. TX actually has quite a bit more transparency. One of the more absurd things I can do is have two LLCs own each other, and then have outside management.

Wyoming?

Re: Jeff Bezos creates A.I. startup where he will be co-chief executive

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Is "A.I." NYT house style? Looks rather jarring.

> Is "A.I." NYT house style? Looks rather jarring. I think their style is to use periods for acronyms, which I believe is traditional. A quick scan of their recent headlines turns up "U.S", "A.I.", "A.T.M.", "ICE", "L.P.G.A.", "REI", "U.K." I don't know what the reasoning behind the use of "ICE" and "REI" is, could be a mistake or a judgement that those words are tend to not be understood as acronyms, or something el…

IIRC they used to always style "NASA" as "N.A.S.A." even though the agency itself never uses periods and is of course always pronounced as a word rather than initials. (This particular example stuck in my mind just because I work there). Hopefully "ICE" and "REI" reflect a change in that style to omit periods when referring to organizations that omit the periods in their own style guides.

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> Called Project Prometheus What is it about tech people and being unable to come up with original names? Every company I have worked for has had two dozen internal tools and projects called "Prometheus".

setting aside the AWS DB offerring I've done 2 "Project: Aurora" in the past 3 years, and a bonus project "Audite" (make sure you say it correctly when execs are around!) Look, I'm all for "big bets" but when the majority of time and effort goes into the naming, kick-off and t-shirt design, this ain't it.

> Project “Audite”

Reminds me of Matt Levine joking about walking into a hedge fund with a SEC jacket memorabilia.

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