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Comment · 1 month ago
Commoditize Your Complement - Apple wants accessories to be cheap.

You might want to pay for the Made For iPhone certification for some things, but I doubt most cases have it.

Comment · 2 months ago
Rephrasing the argument made in the post, math was like a "take a book, leave a book" exchange where you solved a problem, and in the process you discover more problems so the pool of interesting open problems is renewed. What OpenAI and the other labs are doing is akin to

- taking all the books in the exchange (which is technically allowed)

- destructively scanning them (still technically allowed)

- and not leaving any new books in their place (which is frowned upon, but there's no rule that says you have to replace books you take)

Comment · 2 months ago
Rephrasing the argument made in the post, math was like a "take a book, leave a book" exchange where you solved a problem, and in the process you discover more problems so the pool of interesting open problems is renewed. What OpenAI and the other labs are doing is akin to

- taking all the books in the exchange (which is technically allowed, no rules about how many books you can take)

- destructively scanning them (still technically allowed, no rules about what you do with the book)

- and not leaving any new books in their place (which is frowned upon, but there's no rule that says you have to replace books you take)

Comment · 1 year ago
Comment · 1 year ago
I always wondered why almost all the kids bikes sold in Canada have coaster brakes. I actually thought all kids bikes had coaster brakes until I saw some at Decathlon with hand brakes (turns out it's a French company).
Comment · 2 years ago
Not mine. I just happened to hear about it from a colleague recently.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
"minimum standard of 2 meters that was still in place when Paris 2024 plans were approved; but below the new World Aquatics minimum of 2.5 meters."

Although the recommendation has been 3 meters for a while.

Comment · 2 years ago
Zelenskyy seems to have risen to the occasion.
Comment · 2 years ago
What I mean is this movie is so bad it will ruin it for the next "Coyote" movie, so they don't want anyone to see this movie. Maybe the only compromise that works is to put it in a time capsule and not open it for 100 years.
Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 3 years ago
I think your first proposal addresses the root cause.

But the second proposal - forcing municipalities to write options with unlimited potential losses - is silly. The whole point of the zoning authority is to say "it'll be best for the neighborhood in the long run for there to be some retail shops here", and it makes sense whether you're talking about a lot or the first floor of a building. If the development isn't profitable with the ground-floor retail requirement, then just don't build it.

Some sort of option might work, but it would have to be something like: the municipality can choose to rent the space for a fixed price if it's vacant for long enough. This encourages the landlord to rent it for some higher price.

Comment · 3 years ago
According to the article: "all charges that providers impose at their discretion, i.e., charges not mandated by a government." So they wouldn't need to include your school excise tax.

If they charge different fees depending on address (again, not taxes) then it seems like the intended effect to provide the actual price the consumer will pay.

Comment · 3 years ago
That's basically what Audi has (at least in some older models): it's a scroll wheel that also works as a d-pad. It works pretty well with Android Auto (no experience with Apple Car Play). Mazda also has a similar-looking interface.

But it seems those two companies are moving towards touchscreens due to market demand.

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