US economy unexpectedly sheds 92k jobs in February

Post by srean » Sat, Mar 07, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC

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Very interesting. Are there any technical hindrances that prevent Android being the same ?

Slightly out of my depth, hopefully others weigh in. Getting a very good lockdown mode requires both owning the entire stack (Apps + OS + Silicon) and being willing to sacrifice repairability (swapping chips/cameras/displays/touch controllers is a good way to help hack into a phone), and willingness to spend a lot of money on something that few people would actually pay for. Apple is the only company that's even posi…

Post by jjav » Sat, Mar 07, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

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I surprised more US folks dont visit Canada, its amazing, much safer, and cheaper for them because of the exchange difference. Im guessing they see prices in CAD ($), and think its more expensive, but not realizing that $1 of theirs buys $1.35 CAD.

It's probably just that it doesn't feel like there's much to "get" there. If you go south you get sun and beaches. The coastal regions of Canada will be comparable to the coastal regions of New England and the Pacific Northwest, so there's no need to go all the way there if that's the sort of beach you're looking for. Likewise your outdoors, your cities and restaurants and museums are all going to be about the same a…

Post by chazburger » Sat, Mar 07, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC

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And thank goodness for that! I'd never thought I'd see the day where I was praising the Fed. With a government full of arsonists lighting our institutions ablaze, the last thing we need is to dump more gasoline on the fires. The only way to unfreeze the Main Street economy is to get rid of the tyrant strangling our society for nothing more than his own personal enrichment and sick gratification.

Post by Al-Khwarizmi » Sat, Mar 07, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC

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I'm not a big fan of Dubai, but it used to be a really safe travel destination, at least for male travelers. A month or two ago there was no reason to assume it would be otherwise. BTW, the irony is that they decided not to go to the US, but they are victims of the danger caused by the US anyway.

I enjoy Dubai, but it’s is part of a state where showing a stranger the middle finger is punishable with jail and deportation, nevermind an expat criticism the emirs. It’s pretty telling to consider that safe but to be afraid of showing your passport to CBP.

Post by _Tev » Sat, Mar 07, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC

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The idea doesn't really make sense to me. We know LLMs increase productivity, especially for coding, but increasing productivity shouldn't make you fire people unless your business has already exhausted any potential for growth. Instead we would expect the increased productivity to grow businesses further and increase hiring for all other tasks that LLMs are still not good at.

> Instead we would expect the increased productivity to grow businesses further This assumes infinite demand which is not a good assumption imo. Especially if people are losing their jobs.