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What's the counter to this argument? "If you put something on the web, it's in the public domain. Free game."

Chiming in here to concur with your points about MS screwing up how to buy Minecraft. It's an absolute mess.

Similar to the Amazon Dash buttons announcement. I still couldn't believe it was a real thing...

I'm immediately reminded of the science fair projects in elementary school where it was clearly obvious that the parent did all of the work.

Years ago I worked as a software tester in the Mission Control Center. This was in simpler times, before 9-11. On lunch breaks I would wander the campus and poke my head in areas to see what was up. Many times employees would give me an impromptu tour of the area. One of these times was this full-motion shuttle simulator. They were about to take it on a test run, and asked me if I wanted to go along for the ride. It was an amazing experience, and one of many fond memories of working there.

I don't understand the appeal of this. Chocolate profiles are mostly made in the roasting stage, which this doesn't do.

I briefly got into home roasting coffee, and quickly learned that commercially available coffee from boutique roasters was way better than I could do. I suspect this will be similar.

I always refer to it as "security Kabuki theatre"...

I stopped using Airbnb in 2015 after my account and card was used to rent a place in Guangzhou, China for a month. I live in America, and have never been (or planned) to travel to China.

Airbnb's response was okay, and implied this was a "common scam". After that, I bailed. Not staying on a platform that can't implement basic security (at the time) like 2FA.

Hearing about all of the other problems people are experiencing on Airbnb now makes me glad I stopped using Airbnb. I guess I got lucky with the customer support on my issue.

These companies that disrupt industries seem to all have a common arc to them. At some point, the benefit they provided stops, and they start causing more harm than good.

Waiting for the Apple CSAM detection for the album art in 3...2...1...

I bought a Model Y last year, in spite of my range anxiety. My first road trip alleviated that concern for me. Range anxiety is real, though. While I think the need for a "super long range" model isn't necessarily needed, it can go a long way to solving the short-term dilemma in consumer mindsets.

He's been isolating on an island in Fiji since last summer.

I make every reasonable effort I can to avoid using the USPS. I have for decades. It's terrible, and has only gotten worse. This article is not surprising.

Just adding another data point: AT&T fiber - 1G/1G for $115/mo. Austin, TX.

Edit: actually get those speeds both ways (~980/980)

>(He didn't make this argument as well as he could have, but Chamath himself points out that when Goldman or AIG played stupid games, everyone else was conscripted into being the "bag holders.")

This - this is the point that seems to keep getting lost. The Big Guys get bail-outs constantly - hell Melvin got a float of $3B over this mess.