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Another rung in the Apple price ladder - https://medium.com/entrepreneur-s-handbook/if-you-cant-buy-i... …

Apple math - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NiNYOZZLOyg

The group this does something for is the shareholders. Apple is still a product company, but their number one offering is AAPL.

Don't have to announce layoffs if you can make a few percent quit.

I hadn't thought of the regulatory capture implications. As if this could not get worse.

They litigated this a while ago and my understanding was that they were able to claim fair use, but I'm no expert. What I'm wondering is if they, or others, have trained models on pirated co…

There is tons of bad CGI, but that hasn't stopped its near universal adoption.

Many people think all plastic surgery looks bad because, by definition, you don't notice the good examples.

Are there any robust alternate crime tracking methods? Drug metabolites in sewage? Shotspotter data? Insurance claims? Replacement car windows per capita? GPS data? There must be enough alternati…

Has anyone made a game using an aperiodic grid (Penrose or the like)? Would make for a fun challenge.

I may be giving musk too much credit, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the Boring company focused on shrinking and optimizing tunneling machines.

Photovoltaic efficiency drops as the panels overheat. Some have demonstrated active cooling methods that are net energy gain. I wonder if it would be cost effective to use these between the panels a…

A few companies in China compete over building construction times. Examples include a 57 story tower built in 19 days and a 15 story hotel in 48 hours. These are just assembled from pre-fab componen…

I've been running an airgradient sensor for a year now and as a result I am seriously considering adding a MERV to my HVAC system. Ideally I'd like to get two more sensors (one outside, one…

https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-mini-n150 Currently in Pre-order, but $210 for 6 slots and an N150…

I looked into line cameras for a project. I think their main application is in quality control of food on conveyer belts. There are plenty of automated sorting systems that can become a bottleneck. …

Iirc, at the last Olympics, Omega paired a high-frequency linear display with their finish-line strip cameras. Regular cameras saw a flashing line, but the backdrop to photo-finishes was an Omega log…

I like the idea of Batteries as a Service, and I could see it working in some US cities for scooters. https://www.gogoro.com/ Many consumers just don't want to worry about batter…

AI assisted zoom is interesting. Will it invent license plate numbers, guess what faces look like, or just output high resolution blurs?

I'd hoped others would copy/iterate the Flip form factor. A friend has one and it does feel great. I just don't get along with the Samsung software suite.

Various species of bass make highly visible nests. A friend spent his masters snorkeling Florida lakes, doing population surveys while dodging gators. Last I heard there has been significant progres…

My last car rental had half the vehicle's HP locked out. To be fair it was a Charger, and a $15 upgrade cost, so I wasn't all that surprised.

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44812375

See also - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44812375

The USCG hearing was fascinating, especially Matthew McCoy's testimony - https://www.newsweek.com/oceangate-employee-resigned-co-foun... https://www.youtube.com/l…

I think the Mythbusters might still hold the record - https://youtu.be/ZrJeYFxpUyQ?si=pysqKGFiDO99oyvD&t=476 …

The concepts of adding machines and calculators were also slowly phased in over the span of a century. The first commercially successfully adding machines hit the market in the 1890's, and pocke…

Hank Green - "This Gate is the Reason You Have to Get to the Airport 2 Hours Early" https://youtu.be/ps2IZyV3Ih4 …

> I hope they can find a way to bring fuel costs way down. I've spoke with some researchers and investors working on seawater uranium extraction and left quite optimistic.