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I sense Netflix worries about the algorithms used by aggregators like Apple TV. It seems like their strategy is mostly quantity over quality, way too much low-value one-season-and-done series to try to keep people hooked.

The platform fees and the insane menu price markups that restaurants apply for delivery app orders have made it impractical to use Uber Eats & DoorDash for a couple years now IMO. I only ever consider using them when offered at least 50% off.

Mandated minimum earnings will benefit the drivers, but that won't help drivers that have to quit the platforms because people stop using them.

The whole point of the article is basically:

> EVs are still in their relative infancy as mainstream vehicles, so it’s really not surprising that manufacturers, by and large, are still working out the kinks. That said, we are seeing signs of movement in the right direction.

The teething problems we are seeing with EVs are because they are new, not because they are EVs

> Less than twenty percent of unpaid medical collections remain on consumer credit reports for longer than four years.

This is pretty interesting. I wonder what other types of collections are 'forgotten' well before their allowed reporting limit?

I think that's a reasonable response.

At the same time, if it would have taken several more months to install a flame diverter / metal plating below the launch pad, would that be worth it, or negate the progress made by gathering flight data? I'm not sure we can know that for sure.

I would hazard a guess that in the long term, it will have been the right decision.

Whatever you think about Elon, the push for innovation with Spacex has been admirable.

I've been more than a little disappointed with all the "they tried but it blew up" headlines that came in the days following the test flight.

The whole point is that this is bigger and more ambitious than any prior attempt - the failure is the most important part, it means you learn something.

Anything more than a failure to ignite should be considered a success in my book.

I'm obviously not going to give you my phone number before I know what your site even does.

Also sad to see they are abandoning their drone project, Pixy. It was an interesting new direction for them.

Yeah, same here. It turns out that data-driven, 'viral-focused'[1] TV content is just not enough to justify a price increase over the media giants that have huge back catalogs to depend on. They are a content company trying to behave like a tech company.

[1] Drive to Survive is a good example of this - once a year bait to get people back. I imagine there are similar single-show subscribers in other genres that cancel immediately after.

Actually yes. Didn't crash it!