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Every metric in tech is always the most tortured version of that metric. "Views" = "everyone who saw this for at least 30 milliseconds", for example. I wouldn't be surprised if multiple stacked LLM calls to generate a single output is counted separately.
December 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Every metric in tech is always the most tortured version of that metric. "Views" = "everyone who saw this for at least 30 milliseconds", for example. I wouldn't be surprised if multiple stacked LLM calls to generate a single output is counted separately.
Yes! The thing that really grinds my gears is that manufacturers presented all of this as a *premium upgrade* rather than cost-cutting.
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yes! The thing that really grinds my gears is that manufacturers presented all of this as a *premium upgrade* rather than cost-cutting.
"Slurp in some phone numbers from the default address book" hasn't been a prime growth driver for at least the past ten years. This is a time-traveling feature. It's marginal at best and that's why people are dunking on it.
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"Slurp in some phone numbers from the default address book" hasn't been a prime growth driver for at least the past ten years. This is a time-traveling feature. It's marginal at best and that's why people are dunking on it.
This is a growth feature from 2010. Your phone's default contact app is no longer the main source of truth for most people's social graphs. There's also a reason more popular graph sources are now behind lock and key (see: IG has no API).
December 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
This is a growth feature from 2010. Your phone's default contact app is no longer the main source of truth for most people's social graphs. There's also a reason more popular graph sources are now behind lock and key (see: IG has no API).
Arguably successfully. IMO Snap's line would've kept going up otherwise.
Not successful enough to kill Snap though.
Not successful enough to kill Snap though.
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Arguably successfully. IMO Snap's line would've kept going up otherwise.
Not successful enough to kill Snap though.
Not successful enough to kill Snap though.
Part of it is the trend towards connected cars. A car bumper is not just a piece of fiberglass any more, it's also an entire sensor suite that costs a lot more money. Ditto your mirror. Your trunk lid. Your door. Also makes them easier to total.
December 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Part of it is the trend towards connected cars. A car bumper is not just a piece of fiberglass any more, it's also an entire sensor suite that costs a lot more money. Ditto your mirror. Your trunk lid. Your door. Also makes them easier to total.
JC is the fastest growing part of the entire region by a wide margin and has no direct airport connection!
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
JC is the fastest growing part of the entire region by a wide margin and has no direct airport connection!
Throwing this out there but: broad categories of opioids cause constipation. Imodium itself is also just a very low-dose opioid.
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Throwing this out there but: broad categories of opioids cause constipation. Imodium itself is also just a very low-dose opioid.
I’ve lived in both BC and Ontario, as well as suburbs on both US coasts and this observation is 100% correct. For some reason even new suburbs in Canada exhibit densities that in the US you only find in inner ring pre-car suburbs. I also struggle to understand why.
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’ve lived in both BC and Ontario, as well as suburbs on both US coasts and this observation is 100% correct. For some reason even new suburbs in Canada exhibit densities that in the US you only find in inner ring pre-car suburbs. I also struggle to understand why.
It's also just hard to justify paying premium prices when you look at what's available in CN. I'm in the $50k+ range for cars but the value for western makes sucks ass!
The price range in CN gets you no-holds-barred luxury cars. Here you get hard plastics and a basic comfort package.
The price range in CN gets you no-holds-barred luxury cars. Here you get hard plastics and a basic comfort package.
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's also just hard to justify paying premium prices when you look at what's available in CN. I'm in the $50k+ range for cars but the value for western makes sucks ass!
The price range in CN gets you no-holds-barred luxury cars. Here you get hard plastics and a basic comfort package.
The price range in CN gets you no-holds-barred luxury cars. Here you get hard plastics and a basic comfort package.
But RIVN doesn't strike me as being particularly close to autonomy?
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
But RIVN doesn't strike me as being particularly close to autonomy?
I wonder what the strategy is. BOM cost of Nvidia stuff isn't why you'd do this, it's to unlock capabilities entirely. And those capabilities need to be make-or-break capabilities - the only thing I can think of is autonomy.
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wonder what the strategy is. BOM cost of Nvidia stuff isn't why you'd do this, it's to unlock capabilities entirely. And those capabilities need to be make-or-break capabilities - the only thing I can think of is autonomy.
(it phonetically sounds like "university" in English, but translates to "play about for four years")
December 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
(it phonetically sounds like "university" in English, but translates to "play about for four years")
This is a feature in Taiwan as well - elite unis are incredibly hard to get into but surprisingly easy once you're in. They even have a clever pun 由你玩四年 for it.
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a feature in Taiwan as well - elite unis are incredibly hard to get into but surprisingly easy once you're in. They even have a clever pun 由你玩四年 for it.
I mean they more or less actually tried - ISAs and other instruments meant to securitize future earnings.
December 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I mean they more or less actually tried - ISAs and other instruments meant to securitize future earnings.
Some I'm sure but I'd be careful not to overstate it. I think a big part of it is part of the broader "everyone is twelve" phenomenon - full-ass adults are surprisingly susceptible to sweet-talking.
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Some I'm sure but I'd be careful not to overstate it. I think a big part of it is part of the broader "everyone is twelve" phenomenon - full-ass adults are surprisingly susceptible to sweet-talking.
There are certain traits I suspect test *really* well, including sycophancy. I suspect this will be a perennial tension ("we're really serious about curbing sycophancy... lol") in the industry, and I'm not optimistic about which side wins.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There are certain traits I suspect test *really* well, including sycophancy. I suspect this will be a perennial tension ("we're really serious about curbing sycophancy... lol") in the industry, and I'm not optimistic about which side wins.
But the Santa robes…
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
But the Santa robes…
The People yearn for the return of Ship Money.
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The People yearn for the return of Ship Money.
EVs are amplifying this even more. They’re making 300hp yawn-worthy and regular-ass cars are routinely sporting 450+ hp! That’s supercar type power in family cars!
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
EVs are amplifying this even more. They’re making 300hp yawn-worthy and regular-ass cars are routinely sporting 450+ hp! That’s supercar type power in family cars!
Seriously though, is this a new phenomenon or has "I want to be 8 again" always been a political lane? If it's new, wtf how did we get here.
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seriously though, is this a new phenomenon or has "I want to be 8 again" always been a political lane? If it's new, wtf how did we get here.
"incentive alignment"
a/k/a heads I win, tails you lose.
a/k/a heads I win, tails you lose.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
"incentive alignment"
a/k/a heads I win, tails you lose.
a/k/a heads I win, tails you lose.
Also existing sales/service footprint outside of CN!
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Also existing sales/service footprint outside of CN!