Progressive sales tax. Has anybody ever done that? The business would quote full prices (incl tax) to the consumer. Actual tax paid by biz to gov would be progressive, increasing with sales, determined in the quarterly sales tax return. Built-in antitrust it appears to me.
We gotta starting building these things, together, in a fashion that produces enough financial upside to be attractive to investors, while not screwing the customer.
What if Alexa was truly tailored for you, and just for you?
A personal assistant that worked in your best interests, not the financial interests of a major corporation?
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Bridgetown One (aka 1.0 alpha) is coming. Set your calendars to stun—er, that is, mark Monday, October 25, 2021.
See you then!
🥂 Happy 20th birthday, iPod!
Are you investing in your dental hygiene during eternal Caturday?
What is your alert level during eternal Caturday?
Love this new caller id - so specific!
Four albums I was obsessed with in high school.
Finally doing the video that people asked for! Walking you thru how I'm use a paper planner (hobonichi cousin) with digital tools like @toggltrack @ynab @llamalifeco I'm stoked. Also a spooky donut.
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Some free marketing slogans for Lyft:
“Lyft: five 9’s of safety-critical reliability!”
“.0002%: It’s as if you had to fear for your life and incur serious harm 7 minutes and 22 seconds every year just doing everyday tasks!”
Touch of Evil ain’t got nothin on this
If you haven't yet seen the 'impossible' crane shot from Soy Cuba (1964), prepare to have your day made.
Not gonna lie, I wasn't at all impressed by the Uncharted trailer. It's been a while since I played the games (aka the first three back when I had a PlayStation 3), but I have a very visceral sense of what the games (which I love!) are about. Trailer didn't feel right at all. 😕
Morning bird
“Ever since that old teacher, Mr Prometheus, retired here….”apnews.com/article/625257…
While 1701-D has parents caring for children, it has no children caring for parents, or extended families. I’d like to see non-nuclear families in future starships, tbh. It would be fun. #StarTrek
In the TNG episode, Clues, I find it difficult to believe that everyone on board consented to synaptic surgery by the Paxans. Like the children, for example. So Captain Picard allowed some members of his crew to be memory raped.
Cool writing prompt. Write a future where humans return to earth inhabited by these creatures: vox.com/down-to-earth/… or tell the story of one of these future animals
free idea for swc: AOT-compiled JS-to-Wasm plugins for tha masses :)
I kinda worry that de-opting back into JS AST will defeat a significant part of the performance wins. You know how users will pile on JS plugins - and if they can be writ...
On TNG, there’s also an ep where Troi “loses” her empathic sense. She has a strong reaction; people seem like cardboard cutouts to her. Later, they show Troi using the holodeck to train for command.
Wouldn’t the holodeck be excruciating to her, like a really bad video game?