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And where would Silicon Valley be without CERN, that created the www?

Just... wow... Thanks for the link. He did indeed! 2021 "The situation is nothing short of a national emergency. Congress should treat it as such... " And it only got worse. I'm guessing he gave up...

“The GoFundMe CEO hopes younger donors, who are often more values-driven, digitally native, and community-oriented, will push giving higher and faster.” I can’t believe it. THIS is what he hopes for? He is not stating he hopes his country can get out of this mess? Or researching what his company can do? He’s just looking after his cut.

Correct! That's why I use "Under new management" https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/under-new-managemen...

inefficiency? It's part of the experience. I'm not in a restaurant or café to drink as fast as possible. I'm there to socialize as well. Waiting a bit is not a bottleneck, but a feature. (If I wanted speed, I'd take the drive-through).

Correct. So not ‘everyone’ is opted in by default. Just the people without privacy laws…

I'm sure this has nothing to do with it: "Asia’s Most Overworked Country Wants to Improve Work-Life Balance—By Raising Work Hours" and they are raising the cap on overtime! https://www.vice.com/en/article/south-korea-69-hour-work-wee...

I see a bright future ahead for companies that actually perform qualitative research with real users.

I totally agree. Vulture capitalism.

The argument is often made you can get the ‘better’ product if you pay for a ‘product-as-a-service subscription. Even for simple hardware like say a washing machine. Sure you can get the cheap one, but I’ll break almost immediately after the warranty expires and it will use so much more water and energy… or you could get the efficient one that won’t break down, because the company selling those wont have to worry about their quarterly sales.

There's Volkswagen, that had diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested and changed the performance to improve results. These engines emitted nitrogen oxide pollutants up to 40 times above what is allowed.

And there's there's this. This is INSANE if you ask me. It's modifying a diesel engine where the sole purpose is to emit an excessive amount of black smoke. It's a form of 'f*ck you anti-environmentalism.

Small correction: it’s awful for a poor person to live in debt. If you are quite wealthy there are lots of ways to borrow money and it’s all good!

GA4 is actually the simple version of GA. Lots of stuff is hidden. So it looks lol Google did exactly what you wanted )‘simplified Analytics service’). However, if you want an even simpler solution: Matamo is totally free as well.

" If we look at what goes on in other countries, the U.S. stands out as the anomaly. When other countries allow homeschooling, they regulate it much more strictly. They demand that parents show they are qualified to teach and that they turn in the curricula they plan to use. Other countries impose home-visit requirements, which are both a protection against child maltreatment and also a check on whether the parents are actually providing the education they say they are." The Harvard Gazette: "A warning on homeschooling" https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/05/law-school-pr...

(Re)tweeting conspiracy theories comes to mind:

“ Within hours of the attack on Paul Pelosi, conspiracy theories deflecting blame for the assault on the husband of U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi were already swirling online.

It didn’t matter that authorities said Paul Pelosi was alone when the suspect broke into the couple’s San Francisco home. Or that investigators said they didn’t believe the two men knew one another.

It didn’t even matter that the suspect, David DePape, confessed to investigators that he broke into the Pelosi home to target the speaker.” https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-elon-musk-...

"1996: The Israeli secret service finds that a cell phone can be used for things other than chatting with friends. It also makes a pretty nifty little bomb for disposing of an enemy, which is what happens to Yahya Ayyash on Jan. 5, 1996 when he tries talking on a booby-trapped phone " https://www.wired.com/2007/01/introducing-the-cell-phone-bom...

It's also very... American to not think mention the absurdity of machine guns at airports, even in the hands of humans. Even if lethal force is required, would you want a security person (not a trained policeman) to "start blasting" and spraying bullets with a machine-gun?

Many of Apple's product launches have not moved the stock price, even though it continues to dominate global markets. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/12/history-appl...

"I decided to take a 50% payout... and somehow I feel... happier?" American working in The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw0gJgMhaqo

“I want a 3.5K Apple Vision Pro but I can’t wear it naked” is something Apple didn’t think through? Maybe they can sell you an Apple Fanny pack to place the the battery in.

Meanwhile in Europe: "New European legislation on the bumper to improve road safety" https://www.krakertrailers.eu/en/news/126/new-european-legis...

'F*cked up???'

"Helped deactivate 5,000 former Soviet nuclear warheads, over 600 missile launchers (including over 360 ICBM silos), over 540 ICBMs and SLBMs, 64 heavy bombers and 15 missile submarines through U.S.-Russian cooperative threat reduction programs. The Clinton Administration also worked with Russia to ensure successful denuclearization efforts in Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakstan; 3,300 nuclear warheads were moved to Russia and placed in storage. And today, no Russian nuclear weapons are targeted at an American city."

"Prevented the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction from Russia through the Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative (ETRI), complementing and reinforcing other nonproliferation efforts, such as in 1995, when Russia agreed to forego sales of cryogenic rocket engines to India. The Clinton Administration also provided critical support to safeguard fissile material that was not properly stored or protected. A June 2000 agreement between President Clinton and President Putin provides for the safe, transparent and irreversible destruction of 68 metric tons of Russian and American (34 tons each) weapons grade plutonium - enough plutonium to make thousands of nuclear weapons."

"Promoted regional security and integration by strengthening the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the New Independent States. The Clinton Administration also sought to promote Russia's integration with the new Europe and its participation in institutions such as the G-8. Russia withdrew its troops from the Baltic states and Central Europe. Russia reaffirmed the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine as part of the landmark 1994 U.S.-Ukrainian-Russian agreement on post-Soviet denuclearization. Russia signed the NATO-Russia Founding Act in 1997, codifying a cooperative relationship with NATO, despite Russian objections to NATO enlargement. For the first time since World War II, Russian and American troops serve side by side in Bosnia and in Kosovo. Russian diplomacy was critically important during the Kosovo conflict. "

And much more.. --> https://clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov/WH/EOP/NSC/html/nsc-...

European here. I clicked the privacy pop-up and did not accept the ad and tracking cookies. No ads..

Change is hard I guess. A 15 + year old product, based on pageviews, that known no bounds in regards to tracking, getting replaced by a new hit-based one that is not perfect, but at least takes GDPR into account. It actually hooks up to BigQuery easily and that can get hooked up to Looker Studio. And it's free. BQ is just a few bucks a month). You can even personalize the main menu. Don't need e-commerce? Just delete it from the menu! Need custom stuff? Build it easily in 'Explore' and place it in the main menu. But, yes you do have to learn the new interface. (edit; typo)

“Dozens of changes” but without values who gets to decide WHAT changes are tested? Sure there is UX/CRO research but without a moral compass it is exactly how you end up with dark patterns.

If I'm not mistaking some Sig P320 models come without a safety switch. However, one could, you know, not keep a round in the chamber, especially if there is no safety switch... So yeah, the users does carry some of the blame.

From an American perspective, of course. So what happens when a US family moves to Europe? Here's a quick video of a mom now living in Europe explaining the details: " 5 Ways my Kids Lives Would be Different in USA vs EU" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xKOfT5TKHQ

Did you even read the comment?

The datacenters are mostly air cooled but also use massive amounts of water when it gets warmer. Exactly during the times that f the year when citizens and farmers are called upon to use less water. How much? Independent studies showed up to 4 times more then Microsoft claimed. Furthermore the water they put back in the local lakes contains some unknown kind of chemical. So yeah I get why locals and farmers might be upset. https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/5326566/datacenter-mic...

TLDR: yes, people miss spell names.