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Noahpinion
The death (again) of the internet as we know it A few big changes are making the online world a more boring place to hang out.
7 months ago
AVC
Sleep I got an Oura ring a couple of years ago and have been working on improving my sleep and sleep...
a year ago
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a year ago
I got an Oura ring a couple of years ago and have been working on improving my sleep and sleep habits ever since. For much of my adult life, I have been a poor sleeper. I have always been able to fall asleep quickly, but I have been plagued by two sleep issues. The first […]
Noahpinion
Harris has the right idea on housing It has to be managed as both a consumer good and as an asset class.
4 months ago
Noahpinion
Why the U.S. should fight Cold War 2 And what it means to "fight" in this case.
a year ago
Nothing Human
Searching for the Root of the Tree of Evil The world is full of problems: Pain, poverty, illness, war, pollution, to pick a few among...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
The world is full of problems: Pain, poverty, illness, war, pollution, to pick a few among thousands. Many of us feel like we need to Do Something about these problems. There’s just one problem (sorry):
Nadia Asparouhova
Not voting as a form of protest Sometime at the end of last year, I wondered about what it would look like to have a mass-organized...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Sometime at the end of last year, I wondered about what it would look like to have a mass-organized abstention campaign. My interest in this topic was mostly casual, but in a moment of enthusiasm, I shared these thoughts on a mailing list with a bunch of creative...
haseeb qureshi
So you want to build a crypto startup? I’m a crypto VC. That means I spend my days talking to crypto entrepreneurs, hearing pitches, and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I’m a crypto VC. That means I spend my days talking to crypto entrepreneurs, hearing pitches, and evaluating products. The first thing you realize working in this industry is that pretty much everyone is winging it. (That applies to me, but it especially applies to...
Noahpinion
Here...comes...INDIA!!! The world has a new largest country, and it's on the move.
a year ago
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Optimising bank working hours Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash This is probably an out of date concept these days, however if...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Photo by Museums Victoria on Unsplash This is probably an out of date concept these days, however if you ever ran a traditional business back in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s as I did, one of the most frustrating things ever was trying to get my banking done over the counter. Almost...
Rest of World -...
How well do you know global food delivery? Test your knowledge of the world’s favorite delivery apps and most-ordered dishes.
4 months ago
Internal Tech Emails
Steve Jobs on iPhone design This may be our answer - we could put the number pad around our clickwheel.
10 months ago
Varun's Notes
Why Open Source AI Will Win You shouldn't bet against the bazaar or the GPU p̶o̶o̶r̶ hungry.
a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
What’s not evil: ranking content fairly *and* letting public content get indexed Please see update at bottom Most websites spend massive amounts of time and money to get any of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Please see update at bottom Most websites spend massive amounts of time and money to get any of their pages index and ranked by Google’s…
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things for your weekend (#36) The silent majority and the Palestine protests; immigration is fine; batteries make solar work;...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
The silent majority and the Palestine protests; immigration is fine; batteries make solar work; building warships in Japan; the decels of the Right
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The entrepreneur trying to make thrifting truly eco-friendly with AI Nofal Khan is the co-founder and CEO of Swag Kicks, one of Pakistan’s largest online thrift...
7 months ago
Noahpinion
Repost: Weebs! Everything you didn't realize you wanted to know about the non-Japanese people who love Japanese pop...
a year ago
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a year ago
Everything you didn't realize you wanted to know about the non-Japanese people who love Japanese pop culture.
Rest of World -...
The augmented-reality app helping Muslims pray toward Mecca Miqat uses 360-degree views and mapping software to help users determine the exact right direction...
3 months ago
Noahpinion
The U.S. must not ignore Indonesia We have the opportunity to befriend an Asian country with a huge population, a large and growing...
a year ago
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a year ago
We have the opportunity to befriend an Asian country with a huge population, a large and growing economy, and a strategic location.
Tech + Economics +...
The curse of the Sisyphean read-later list Let's talk about our digital 'save for later' pile. You know what I'm talking about - that growing...
a year ago
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a year ago
Let's talk about our digital 'save for later' pile. You know what I'm talking about - that growing list of articles, videos, and podcasts we swear we'll get to eventually. It's like we're building our own little museum of cool stuff we'll explore 'one day.' When are you...
AVC
Art On The Wall I’ve written about this topic a bunch over the years. It is something I’ve been interested in for...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve written about this topic a bunch over the years. It is something I’ve been interested in for quite a while. Our homes are filled with big hunks of plastic hanging on the wall that are off most of the time. They look like this: Now that’s a lovely scene. Some nice plants. A...
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TikTok creators are being arrested for violating religious laws in Nigeria Digital rights advocates say social media companies like TikTok have a responsibility to protect...
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
Internet access is a human right. Fast, reliable and independent internet access is no longer a luxury or a convenience. It has...
a year ago
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a year ago
Fast, reliable and independent internet access is no longer a luxury or a convenience. It has become a necessity and a function of modern society. The digital divide, the gap between those with and without internet access, has profound implications for an individual's...
Internal Tech Emails
Google and AI | Elon Musk on Tesla comp Such a deep ML system could well be developed outside of Google-- at Microsoft, Baidu, Yandex,...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Such a deep ML system could well be developed outside of Google-- at Microsoft, Baidu, Yandex, Amazon, Apple, or even a startup.
Noahpinion
Interview: Dan Wang, China specialist We talk about China's economy, decoupling, export controls, industrial policy, state control, and...
a year ago
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a year ago
We talk about China's economy, decoupling, export controls, industrial policy, state control, and lots more.
Paul Graham: Essays
Investor Herd Dynamics
over a year ago
Unpacked
DOJ v. Google: Case outline & arguments analysis The DOJ is going after specific anti-competitive mechanisms, and the specifics of Google's onerous...
a year ago
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a year ago
The DOJ is going after specific anti-competitive mechanisms, and the specifics of Google's onerous Android deals might be the smoking gun
Tom Blomfield
Automate Everything Performing manual, repetitive tasks enrages me. I used to think this was a corollary of being a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Performing manual, repetitive tasks enrages me. I used to think this was a corollary of being a programmer, but I’ve come to suspect (or hope) that this behaviour is inherent in being human. But being able to hack together scripts simply makes it much easier to go from a state of...
Stephen Diehl
On Unintentional Scams
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
Scammers are cashing in on Worldcoin’s chaotic Kenya launch Without a cash withdrawal option, Kenyans are turning to the country’s informal crypto economy — and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Without a cash withdrawal option, Kenyans are turning to the country’s informal crypto economy — and some are losing their coins in the process.
Noahpinion
Does the notion of a "Global South" still make any sense? There are really four Global Souths.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
AI translation is jeopardizing Afghan asylum claims Cost-cutting translations are introducing errors and putting refugees at risk.
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
There is only one form of passive income worth celebrating. It’s a UBI. The romanticised notion of passive income typically conjures up picturesque images of digital...
a year ago
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a year ago
The romanticised notion of passive income typically conjures up picturesque images of digital nomads lounging on immaculate beaches, their bank accounts growing with the profits from their latest online course on becoming a digital nomad. Dividends from investments in...
Rest of World -...
Come downstairs or we’ll eat your order, delivery workers tell customers Brazilian delivery workers take their fight to get app users to pick up their orders to local...
a year ago
Nothing Human
Materialist Conceptions of God yet another attempt at bridging religion and rationality
10 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
Who Will Run Berkshire After Buffett? PLUS: Group Chat Rules, 5 Banks in Disguise, Chipotle's Memo.
7 months ago
Noahpinion
Techno-optimism for 2024 What you should be excited about
11 months ago
Blog posts of...
Uncapped notes dont work for first rounds. Uncapped safe notes misalign incentives in first rounds… let me explain why
a week ago
Noahpinion
The Democrats' new sunny vibes Suddenly, the country has an opportunity to leave the madness of the 2010s behind.
4 months ago
Noahpinion
Go read some Vernor Vinge R.I.P. to my favorite science fiction author
9 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
This Year We Can End the Death Penalty in California
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The High-Res Society
over a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
Las Vegas, F1 and the sport's long history in America PLUS: An unexpected Netflix hit and the world's most popular artist.
a year ago
Platformer
The TikTok bans are accelerating With a key vote scheduled for tonight, the company's options are growing limited
a year ago
Rest of World -...
The CEO who believes Africans must make their own AI tools Pelonomi Moiloa explains why making AI widely available requires building language models that need...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Pelonomi Moiloa explains why making AI widely available requires building language models that need less data and other resources.
Paul Graham: Essays
Two Kinds of Judgement
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Old VC firms: get ready to be disrupted If the U.S. economy were a company, the VC industry would be the R&D department. The financing for...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If the U.S. economy were a company, the VC industry would be the R&D department. The financing for the VC industry comes from so-called LPs…
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp
a year ago
Platformer
Why Substack is at a crossroads Some thoughts on platforms and Nazis
12 months ago
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A U.S. outsourcing company brought lofty promises to Nepal. Then came the layoffs Former employees say the company killed the dream it once sold them.
a year ago
Aaron's Essays
In defense of exploding term sheets There’s a lot of content out there arguing that exploding term sheets—ones that expire after a set...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There’s a lot of content out there arguing that exploding term sheets—ones that expire after a set amount of time, whether or not they’re accepted—are bad. Some of this comes from founders who do not appreciate the pressure; some if it comes from VCs who want to emphasize their...
Noahpinion
What should China do to revive its economy? There are a couple of aces that the government hasn't yet played.
a year ago
Tech + Economics +...
Don’t look down on TikTok creators. Learn from them. It’s both terrifying and fascinating to watch a generation half my age redefine creativity on...
a year ago
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a year ago
It’s both terrifying and fascinating to watch a generation half my age redefine creativity on platforms like TikTok. As a 34-year-old writer, I’ve seen the evolution of storytelling from physical print to digital media to the dazzling, and fast-paced world of social video....
Internal Tech Emails
Bill Gates on Netscape | Larry Page and YouTube I don't want a lot of guesses about Netscape generated by people who may know less than I do. I want...
a year ago
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a year ago
I don't want a lot of guesses about Netscape generated by people who may know less than I do. I want to learn a lot of facts - most of which I don't already know.
Rest of World -...
What’s trending on Spotify in Africa? Jocelyne Muhutu-Remy talks about the most surprising user behavior on the music streaming app.
7 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Organic Startup Ideas
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Increasing velocity Two common discussions in the startup world right now are 1) the increasing speed at which new...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Two common discussions in the startup world right now are 1) the increasing speed at which new apps/websites can gain mass adoption…
Stephen Diehl
The Political Case for a Blanket Cryptocurrency Ban
over a year ago
Noahpinion
Decoupling is just going to happen Chinese policy and geopolitical risk are doing a lot of the work here.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
You can’t play on both sides of the Great Firewall What the TikTok ban really means for U.S. companies.
9 months ago
Noahpinion
Six reasons chipmakers should put their fabs in Japan It has every resource the semiconductor industry needs.
a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
5 Good Evergreen Podcasts Baller topics include food, explorers, record labels, Vietnam War films and iconic sounds.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
The changing face of protest Mass protests used to offer a degree of safety in numbers. Facial recognition technology changes the...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Mass protests used to offer a degree of safety in numbers. Facial recognition technology changes the equation.
Rest of World -...
The AI project pushing local languages to replace French in Mali’s schools RobotsMali uses ChatGPT, Google Translate, and other AI tools in hopes of helping young students...
10 months ago
Noahpinion
Industrial policy doesn't have to succeed right away Progressive approaches need to fail before they can change.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
The SoftBank-backed company that lets you buy glasses over WhatsApp The Indian eyewear company, Lenskart, is now an Asian giant.
a year ago
Internal Tech Emails
Sam Altman emails Elon Musk The mission would be to create the first general Al and use it for individual empowerment—ie, the...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
The mission would be to create the first general Al and use it for individual empowerment—ie, the distributed version of the future that seems the safest.
Aaron's Essays
Don't focus on the NASDAQ While thinking about wiggles (Ignoring the Wiggles ), I looked at when the biggest tech cos in the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
While thinking about wiggles (Ignoring the Wiggles ), I looked at when the biggest tech cos in the world started relative to NASDAQ. At first, I thought I'd find no correlation between how well the index was doing and when successful companies were founded. I love...
AVC
The Cleanse I’ve never done a cleanse. But many of my friends and family members have done them. There are...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve never done a cleanse. But many of my friends and family members have done them. There are various flavors of cleanses but the basic idea is you cut back your consumption of food and drink and replace it with mostly liquid nutrition for anywhere from a day to a month. I...
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Why the web economy will continue growing rapidly Here’s the really good news for the web economy over the next decade.  Consumers are spending more...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Here’s the really good news for the web economy over the next decade.  Consumers are spending more and more time online, yet only about 1…
Noahpinion
The George Floyd protests were not a civil war (repost) And the less we collectively remember them as one, the better.
a year ago
Business Brainstorms
Feedback panel SaaS, gift ideas, selling futures, industrial grade calendaring, ... Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “An idea for an AI tool I'd love to use — I upload chat...
Noahpinion
How China's "debt traps" actually work Raiding the Global South like a piggy bank.
a year ago
Roberto Vitillo's...
What every developer should know about database consistency Imagine assigning some value to a variable, reading it back immediately after, and finding out that...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Imagine assigning some value to a variable, reading it back immediately after, and finding out that somehow the write had no effect at all…
Platformer
Extremely Hardcore: Our New York magazine cover story Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive ranting billionaires —...
a year ago
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a year ago
Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the platform against impulsive ranting billionaires — then one made himself the CEO
Stephen Diehl
A Haskell Implementation Reading List
over a year ago
Roberto Vitillo's...
How to conduct a system design interview The system design interview is a great way to assess the seniority of a candidate in an interview....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The system design interview is a great way to assess the seniority of a candidate in an interview. You can find a lot on the Internet on how…
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Founder/market fit An extremely useful concept that has grown popular among startup founders is what eminent...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
An extremely useful concept that has grown popular among startup founders is what eminent entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen calls…
Platformer
Taylor Lorenz on her extremely online history of the internet Notes on selling books via Instagram stories, fighting with Elon, and which platform is best at...
a year ago
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a year ago
Notes on selling books via Instagram stories, fighting with Elon, and which platform is best at shielding users from harassment
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Steve Jobs single-handedly restructured the mobile industry With the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs achieved something that might be unique in the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
With the introduction of the iPhone, Steve Jobs achieved something that might be unique in the history of business: he single-handedly…
SatPost by Trung...
The LEGO Star Wars Inception LEGO and Star Wars created a $1B+ a year toy monster by combining two iconic brands that appeal to...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
LEGO and Star Wars created a $1B+ a year toy monster by combining two iconic brands that appeal to both children and adults.
Varun's Notes
You Should Watch More Canceled TV Shows An argument against the Lindy Effect. How can we sample from the long tail?
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Five Founders
over a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
"The dawn of trustworthy computing" Nick Szabo: On the Internet, instead of securely and reliably handing over cash and getting our...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Nick Szabo: On the Internet, instead of securely and reliably handing over cash and getting our goods or services, or at least a ticket, we…
Noahpinion
Refusing to teach kids math will not improve equity We have public schools for a reason.
a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
The idea maze for AI startups An “idea maze” is a map of all the key decisions and tradeoffs that startups in a given space need...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
An “idea maze” is a map of all the key decisions and tradeoffs that startups in a given space need to make: A good founder is capable of…
SatPost by Trung...
MicroStrategy's $37B+ Bitcoin Bet How Michael Saylor turned a B2B software company into one of the world's largest owners of Bitcoin.
a month ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Why is enterprise tech so far behind consumer tech? Because it can be. Brian Manning put it nicely in a comment to my post yesterday about enterprise software: In my...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Brian Manning put it nicely in a comment to my post yesterday about enterprise software: In my opinion, enterprise technology is WAY behind…
David Perell
The Book You Need to Read There is an epidemic of people who bash Christianity but haven’t read the Bible. No matter where you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There is an epidemic of people who bash Christianity but haven’t read the Bible. No matter where you stand on religion, if you don’t know what the Bible actually says, it’s time to change that.   The post The Book You Need to Read appeared first on David Perell.
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The Chinese founder who is betting on the Western appetite for short soaps Mega Matrix and FlexTV want to succeed where Quibi has failed by embracing the allure of “so bad...
7 months ago
Internal Tech Emails
The Sam Bankman-Fried Files In LA last weekend, I met with Michael Kives and his firm, K5. He is, probably, the most connected...
a year ago
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a year ago
In LA last weekend, I met with Michael Kives and his firm, K5. He is, probably, the most connected person I’ve ever met.  In attendance at the dinner at his house were: 1) Hillary Clinton 2) Doug Emhoff 3) Katy Perry 4) Orlando Bloom 5) Kate Hudson
Rest of World -...
Popular Chinese AI chatbots accused of unwanted sexual advances, misogyny Glow, known for its immersive role-play experience, lacks clear moderation rules.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Amazon needs to be clear about removing items on behalf of authoritarian governments It's too easy to quietly order the removal of pages or products.
a year ago
Unpacked
FTC's case against Amazon is misunderstood The case makes a nuanced argument about how Amazon abused monopoly power through anti-discounting...
a year ago
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a year ago
The case makes a nuanced argument about how Amazon abused monopoly power through anti-discounting measures and tying in Prime with Fulfilled by Amazon
Paul Graham: Essays
Chapter 2 of Ansi Common Lisp
a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Real Reason to End the Death Penalty
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Post-Medium Publishing
over a year ago
Essays - Benedict...
The VR winter continues Meta has spent at least $50bn on VR and AR so far, but we’re still in the VR winter: the devices...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Meta has spent at least $50bn on VR and AR so far, but we’re still in the VR winter: the devices aren’t good enough or cheap enough and the user base is flat. But no matter how good the devices get, how many people will care?
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Some thoughts on mobile People tend to lump smartphones and tablets together as “mobile”. This can be misleading. Ask people...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
People tend to lump smartphones and tablets together as “mobile”. This can be misleading. Ask people who run internet companies and they’ll…
AVC
Transit Tech Lab The Partnership for NYC, alongside its partners at the MTA, the Port Authority of New York and New...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
The Partnership for NYC, alongside its partners at the MTA, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, NJ TRANSIT, and NYC Department of Transportation, launched a call for applications for the 6th annual Transit Tech Lab this week. To kick off this year’s program, the...
cdixon.org RSS Feed
If Verizon’s Droid is good, that’s bad for the wireless ecosystem I carry around an iPhone and a Blackberry Tour.  I know that’s ridiculous. The iPhone is a great...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I carry around an iPhone and a Blackberry Tour.  I know that’s ridiculous. The iPhone is a great device on an awful network; the Tour is an…
Rest of World -...
New visa programs spark brain drain fears across Africa German and Canadian visa policies could make it harder for African companies to retain talent.
a year ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
"There's just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product" Steve Jobs in 1995: There's just a tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a...
over a year ago
Essays - Benedict...
Competing in search A quarter century after ‘don't be evil’ a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
A quarter century after ‘don't be evil’ a judge has found that Google is abusing its monopoly in search. But no-one knows what happens next, and whether this ruling will change anything. Will Apple build a search engine? Will ChatGPT change search? Does it matter?
Rest of World -...
Instagram account hacked? “Ethical hackers” will get it back Meta’s account recovery process is so complicated that people are paying experts to do it for them.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
The phrase that ruled the Indian internet in 2023 Looking like a wow.
a year ago
Working Theorys
Ping Minimalism OR: "Personal firewalls" or "Few may disturb"
6 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
Never Forgive Them In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest&
SatPost by Trung...
Beware value capture Tech apps influence our behaviour through metrics. Don't follow them blindly.
11 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
“PCs are going to be like trucks” Steve Jobs in 2010: When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks because that’s what you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Steve Jobs in 2010: When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks because that’s what you needed on the farms. Cars became more…
Rest of World -...
ElevenLabs’ first Indian partnership banks on AI voice clones to make audio stories faster and... Pocket FM creators can convert scripts to audio in English and German with one click. The company...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Pocket FM creators can convert scripts to audio in English and German with one click. The company plans to add more languages as it expands across Europe and Latin America this year.
Dustin Curtis
It is link winter on X We do not know how, why, or when the X algorithm devalues posts with links, but it does—without...
4 weeks ago
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4 weeks ago
We do not know how, why, or when the X algorithm devalues posts with links, but it does—without telling you, and by a lot—and it makes the experience there worse. Without links, information on X is headlines without stories, commentary without context, magic without the...
Tom Blomfield
Home-Brew Customer Phone Support This is the technical part of a longer piece on “Automating Customer Service at a Startup”  DIY...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This is the technical part of a longer piece on “Automating Customer Service at a Startup”  DIY Phone Support We implemented a home-brew customer service phone line in a few hours with a basic Sinatra app on Heroku, using the Twilio-ruby gem to generate TwiML (saving us the pain...
Noahpinion
The case of the angry history postdoc Elite overproduction spotted in the wild.
7 months ago
Rest of World -...
The ByteDance streaming app that’s quietly going global Resso could give Spotify a run for its money.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
It’s not (just) Ticketmaster’s fault A Mexican superstar’s concert tour proves no ticketing company’s tech is a match for fans and fraud.
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items.
2 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Economic Inequality
over a year ago
Essays - Benedict...
Do App Store Rules Matter? After a decade of arguing, regulators will change Apple’s App Store rules. How much money is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
After a decade of arguing, regulators will change Apple’s App Store rules. How much money is involved, what might happen next and, most importantly, who cares? This is a big deal for Spotify, but does it matter to anyone else?
Paul Graham: Essays
The Other Half of "Artists Ship"
over a year ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
The Rot-Com Bubble If you enjoy this post, why not subscribe to my podcast Better Offline? This week's a two parter...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
If you enjoy this post, why not subscribe to my podcast Better Offline? This week's a two parter that further expands on the Rot-Com Bubble, coming out Wednesday and Friday. The noxious growth-at-all-costs mindset of the Rot Economy sits at the core of every issue that I'
Business Brainstorms
💡 Business Brainstorms 💡- My favorite ideas of the week 🤠 Democratize Luxury
3 months ago
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Information is the (other) currency of venture capital Many seasoned entrepreneurs have had the following experience.  A VC eagerly wants to meet with you....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Many seasoned entrepreneurs have had the following experience.  A VC eagerly wants to meet with you.  You have what seems like a very good…
Paul Graham: Essays
Six Principles for Making New Things
over a year ago
Rest of World -...
U.S tech giants are building dozens of huge data centers in Chile. Locals are fighting back Multiple groups are working to keep Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from doubling the number of...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Multiple groups are working to keep Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from doubling the number of centers in the country, fearing environmental devastation.
Rest of World -...
Half of Singapore’s e-commerce scams now happen on WhatsApp, Facebook, or Instagram After a 50% increase in scams in 2023, Singapore authorities say Meta isn’t doing enough to stop the...
6 months ago
Paul Graham: Essays
Early Work
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
What Happened to Yahoo
over a year ago
Paul Graham: Essays
The Future of Web Startups
over a year ago
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The apps were designed for home security. They’re being used to watch and harass domestic workers Tiger Global-backed MyGate and Google-backed NoBrokerHood are digitizing social biases.
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If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard Feynman Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major...
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