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Hardware & Technology / When every chat app in the world has died off, email will still be here.
« on: January 17, 2021, 03:38:25 PM »
Stop being naive when it comes to things like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. | Pocketnow
https://pocketnow.com/stop-being-naive-when-it-comes-to-things-like-whatsapp-telegram-signal-etc

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Water Cooler / The Sondors Metacycle: $5k Electric Commuter Motorcycle
« on: January 16, 2021, 10:36:36 PM »
80mph, 80 mile range. $5k.

https://jalopnik.com/the-sondors-metacycle-is-the-inexpensive-electric-commu-1846060600

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Water Cooler / Fire Weather in the West; Lake Effect in the East as High Pressure Dominates
« on: January 16, 2021, 05:16:01 PM »
I don't know what's causing it, but while the temperatures have been mild-ish for December and January, the humidity here along the coast has been very high.  Right now, we're experiencing a week of 100% humidity (overcast, sometimes foggy, but little rain).  That's not the usual case for winters here.

https://blog.weather.us/fire-weather-in-the-west-lake-effect-in-the-east-as-high-pressure-dominates/

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Marketplaces / Amazon cries foul as trade office names ‘notorious markets’
« on: January 14, 2021, 10:59:11 PM »
 - Roll Call
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/01/14/amazon-cries-foul-as-trade-office-names-notorious-markets/

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Economics & Investing / Average new car price crosses $40,000 in 2020 and that's nuts
« on: January 14, 2021, 02:07:25 AM »
 - Roadshow
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/average-new-car-price-2020/

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Hardware & Technology / Nio ev claims range of 625 miles.
« on: January 11, 2021, 07:38:41 PM »
Nio at record high after unveiling new sedan, battery pack - BNN Bloomberg
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/nio-at-record-high-after-unveiling-new-sedan-battery-pack-1.1546729

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Marketplaces / Amazon Third-Party Sellers Are Being Bought Up Rapidly. But There Are Risks.
« on: January 11, 2021, 02:20:01 PM »

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardkestenbaum/2021/01/11/amazon-third-party-sellers-are-being-bought-up-rapidly-but-there-are-risks/

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Water Cooler / The 432-year-old manual on social distancing - BBC
« on: January 10, 2021, 03:08:20 AM »

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210107-the-432-year-old-manual-on-social-distancing

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Traffic / No politics. No religion.
« on: January 07, 2021, 09:22:31 PM »
I've often wondered if Facebook, Youtube, & Twitter founders ever thought of just how much money, time, and effort they'd have to put into moderating their platforms.  I now wonder if it wouldn't be cheaper to invoke WmW's first rule.

FB, I think, could withstand the impact on traffic. Youtube, too.  I don't know enough about Twitter to comment.  That said, politics & religion have been used as engagement talons and it's my understanding that the political ads have been golden revenue streams.

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Marketplaces / Amazon Pantry has been discontinued in US
« on: January 06, 2021, 03:58:08 PM »
Well, crap.

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It was apparently killed in the UK last year.

Amazon Pantry discontinued but Amazon Fresh and Prime Now offer greater range - Tamebay
https://tamebay.com/2020/05/amazon-pantry-discontinued-amazon-fresh-prime-now-greater-range.html

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Water Cooler / WTF Rumbas
« on: January 05, 2021, 04:48:37 PM »
Danish Kids’ Show Shocks With ‘World’s Longest Penis’
https://www.courthousenews.com/danish-kids-show-shocks-with-worlds-longest-penis/

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Marketing / UK is now asking overseas firms to apply and collect British taxes
« on: January 03, 2021, 03:52:23 PM »
on behalf of the British government when selling to UK customers

The point at which VAT is collected has moved from the point of importation to the point of sale and online retailers are therefore being asked to register for UK VAT and account for VAT to HMRC. Dutch Bike Bits said that for this service the UK government intends to charge a fee

The EU will introduce similar rules in July – albeit these will of course cover 27 countries and not just one.

Dutch bike part dealer shipping to every country in the world except UK because of Brexit VAT change | road.cc
https://road.cc/content/news/dutch-bike-part-dealer-shipping-every-country-except-uk-279779

Hoo boy!

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Monetization / The Unsettling Story of a Public Domain Photo (aff link) Scam
« on: January 02, 2021, 02:58:49 PM »
"the scammer used public domain images to insert affiliate links, websites that generate payment based on visitor clicks"

https://hyperallergic.com/612077/the-unsettling-story-of-a-public-domain-photo-scam/

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Water Cooler / Got Terrorism insurance?
« on: December 31, 2020, 08:59:26 PM »
Nah, me neither.

If Nashville bomb is declared terrorism, business owners may have to pay out of pocket | KOMO
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/if-nashville-bomb-is-declared-terrorism-business-owners-may-have-to-pay-out-of-pocket-12-31-2020

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Hardware & Technology / 'Deepfake' Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech
« on: December 26, 2020, 01:23:02 PM »
"There are few things more hurtful than someone telling you they prefer the company of Canadians." Bwwwahahaha

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/25/uk/deepfake-queen-speech-christmas-intl-gbr/index.html

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