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I fought the PayPal and I won
Payment processors hostile to freedom of expression hate me for this one weird trick!!
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 1,158 posts.
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Mozilla launches venture fund to fuel responsible tech companies
Initial $35M will foster an ecosystem of startups that push the internet — and the tech industry — in a better direction Industry veteran M
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Bye Twitter – Manu Cornet
Manu Cornet's personal website.
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I Posted on YouTube Consistently for 1 Month. This Is What Happened
As part of my creative sabbatical, I have been posting a new software development video on my YouTube channel every Monday and Friday.It takes a long time to grow on YouTube, and I knew this going in but I have been pleasantly surprised with my growth in the first month. YouTube is about consistency over a long period…
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Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce
Earlier today, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison sent the following note to Stripe employees.
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Facebook (Meta) international cable expansion: animated map
Facebook has increased its submarine cable holdings from near-zero to 6% of the world's total backbone infrastructure as of 2022, and will double by 2024.
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Employee gift ideas that make people feel bad
Curious if company swag still lands? Get the data on gifting misfires and straightforward ways to reward employees with choices they value.
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Doing what you love when the money won’t follow
I have frequently been critical of the advice given by baby boomers to “do what you love and the money will follow”. After the hard experience of my generation and the ones following it…
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TomTom’s new mapping platform and ecosystem
TomTom is redefining not just how maps are made, but the entire ecosystem around them too. It'll lay the foundation for a future of innovative location tech.
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How rate hikes are affecting the economy
Through Wages, Investment, Employment, Output, and More
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Rise of generative AI will be comparable to the rise of CGI in the early 90s
My chat with Cristóbal Valenzuela, Cofounder & CEO of Runway .
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Housing in Tokyo is cheaper and more spacious than people think
It's myth-busting time! The world's richest and largest city is cheaper and roomier than you think.
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Meta Myths
Meta deserves a bit of a discount off of its recent highs, but a number of myths about its business have caused the market to over-react.
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I’m taking some time away from Comma
I’m taking some time away from comma. In some ways, I feel like it’s all planned out, it only remains to see if it works or not. I rewatched my first Lex Fridman and realized I hadn’t said much new on the self driving front for the past couple years. My two part blog post from 2019 remains a true description of the…
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Remix web framework aquired by Shopify
Remix is joining Shopify
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Chat log exhibits from Twitter v. Musk case
This is a scan/OCR of Exhibits H and J from the Twitter v. Musk case, with some of the conversations de-interleaved and of course converted from a fuzzy scan to text to make for easier reading.
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SourceHut terms of service updates, cryptocurrency projects to be removed
sourcehut is a network of useful open source tools for software project maintainers and collaborators, including git repos, bug tracking, continuous integration, and mailing lists.
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Reversible and irreversible decisions (2018)
When decisions are reversible, speed them up. The biggest risk is dragging your feet. When decisions are irreversible, slow them down. The biggest risk is making the wrong decision.
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A Message from Lunny on Gitea Ltd. and the Gitea Project
Thank you everyone for your comments and considerations over the past couple of days regarding our announcement on October 25, 2022. We know the Gitea community is involved and passionate about our shared project and that’s why we’ve been taking the time to listen to your feedbac
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Victoria III – First Impressions
Bret Devereaux (A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry)2022142 points92 commentsGames & Graphics details
This week’s post is coming to you all a bit early, as the folks at Paradox Interactive were kind enough to send me a review code for Victoria III – Paradox Interactive’s long awai…
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Factorio for Nintendo Switch is now available
As announced previously, Factorio is now available for Nintendo Switch. You can find it on the Nintendo eShop in your region. I hope you will enjoy it. Remember that if you are not sure, you can try the demo. I recommend playing through the tutorial campaign even if you are a veteran player, as it gradually teaches…
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Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter ended September 24, 2022.
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Apple security bounty upgraded
Apple’s Security Bounty program has paid nearly $20 million in rewards to security researchers in just two and a half years. Our new site makes it easier than ever for researchers to submit reports on the web, get real-time updates from Apple engineering, and earn recognition for helping to improve security for the…
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We became experts on Google Play Store policy violations
Starting in 2020, we at Pushbullet began receiving more and more Play Store policy violation notifications from Google. At first the violation notifications seemed plausible, if a bit abrasive. At this point though, I’m pretty sure we’re being picked on by an AI. We’ll see what you think after you hear our story.
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PayPal’s Objectionable Terms Are Back, $2500 Fines for Content They Don’t Like
Two weeks ago Paypal introduced language into its terms and conditions that allowed them to withdraw $2500 from your account for each time they believed you "promot[ed] misinformation" or you sent, posted or published "messages, content, or materials that, in PayPal’s sole discretion, (a) are harmful, obscene…