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I think this also maps cleanly on the American blueprint of enshitification. Facebook took off by cleanly integrating and siphoning from Myspace so users could get the best of both on Facebook. Once Facebook took over the market they locked it up tight so no competitor could do the same.

Additionally, tariffs should be targeted for the specific goods (e.g. CHIPS Act). To do blanket tariffs on entire countries doesn't make sense. Why move manufacturing to the US when importing raw materials also costs more?

I've heard stories of current day federal employee performance reviews where, unofficially, no manager is permitted to give out a perfect 5 out of 5.

I think another big change is the offer rate. I've had plenty of interviews in recent years but almost no offers.

> implied near-termness of SaaS being disintermediated

Also, is this even true? The author's only evidence was to link to a book about vibe coding. I'd be interested to hear anecdotes of companies who are even attempting this.

Edit: wow, and he's a co-author of that book. This guy really just said "source: me"

Crime is related with poverty which is related with race.

One thing that's having a little comeback is the email newsletter (see Beehiiv). There's something nice about being able to get exactly what you signed up for and nothing more. No ads, no recommended content, no infinite scroll.

The crazy part of that is how much it undermines all the apocalyptic hype about AGI replacing our entire workforce. Surprise, it's just another app filled with ads and premium subscriptions.

Couldn't do what? You haven't told us what to search for.

> The far left always moves the goal posts

The goal of the far left has always been equality. It's the same goal that legalized interracial marriage.

> That's why you see the rise of Christian nationalism

We've always had an issue with Christian Nationalism in the US, and they use any excuse they can to push their agenda. If it's not gay marriage it's immigration, or trans rights, or whatever other wedge issue they can create a moral panic over.

It's vital to remember that nationalist goals are absolute, but they will lie about it. They say they just want to protect women's sports to get their foot in the door, and then they're banning gender affirming care and looking to re-criminalize gay marriage. There's no reason to compromise with nationalists.

It has been conclusively ruled out. At some point we don't need to keep checking if the Earth is round because no amount of research and evidence will convince some folks. This isn't a science problem, it's a propaganda problem.

Alexa correctly answered a not-so respectable 19.5 questions out of 54.

But, with a whopping 32.5 correct answers out of 54, Home comfortably takes home the gold.

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This feels a lot like a technology that's not quite ready. This is why I don't use Siri either. The functionality is limited to quick searches I could do easier myself.

Still, it's interesting to see Google take the lead here. I bet the ability to connect to such huge tools like search and maps must be a great advantage.

I've always wanted to go but I've heard the heyday has past. It's gotten bigger and more commercialized over the years. And that's the other thing, it sounds very expensive, which is kinda counter to what it is meant to be.

I've never been though, so take this with a grain of salt.

I wouldn't think of it as a replacement for bash/zsh or other shells. Those are meant to control the OS and run programs where powershell is an environment to programatically interact with API's. They can both fill similar roles but their not the same.

Not really. They always have the option to save the money or invest it in their own products and services just like any other business.