1
Show Posts
This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.
2
Marketplaces / Re: Everything on Amazon is an Ad - Marketplace Pulse
« on: Today at 12:28:06 AM »
Amazon's advertising business grew 19%, unlike Google, Meta
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/amazons-advertising-business-grew-19percent-unlike-google-meta.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/amazons-advertising-business-grew-19percent-unlike-google-meta.html
3
Economics & Investing / Re: Mine Canary: Smartphone shipments plunge — their largest ever decline
« on: February 02, 2023, 11:07:49 PM »
Q1 2023: Apple sales drop 5% in largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/apple-aapl-earnings-q1-2023.html
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/02/apple-aapl-earnings-q1-2023.html
4
Water Cooler / Re: Six new electric Volvos will debut by 2026 | Ars Technica
« on: February 02, 2023, 10:40:15 PM »
My daughter is engaged to a mid- or upper-level exec at their US operations. I've asked for a big 'father of the bride' discount ...so far, no luck. hhh
5
Water Cooler / Six new electric Volvos will debut by 2026 | Ars Technica
« on: February 02, 2023, 08:07:28 PM »6
Hardware & Technology / Re: China’s New 100 MPH Train Runs On Hydrogen And Supercaps | Hackaday
« on: February 02, 2023, 07:45:24 PM »
City boy, it's 60 miles to the nearest passenger station. 100 miles to the one with the best routes.
7
Hardware & Technology / Re: Attrition be damned
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:42:04 PM »
Debbie says 'who DIDN'T see this coming?' Fast Food ain't gonna pay $15+ --this isn't even Econ 101.
Fast-food chains outsource work to robots - Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/2/fast-food-chains-outsource-work-robots/
Fast-food chains outsource work to robots - Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/2/fast-food-chains-outsource-work-robots/
8
Water Cooler / Re: My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:37:23 PM »
How to Make a Really Good Cup of Coffee: A Guide
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmqav/how-to-make-a-good-cup-of-coffee-vice-guide
For speed & volume, I'm perfectly happy with the decade-old 4 cup maker. It churns out 2L of 8 O'clock brand per day. But the best coffee in the house is from the $100 espresso maker --no whipped milk/cream, just black foam.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvmqav/how-to-make-a-good-cup-of-coffee-vice-guide
For speed & volume, I'm perfectly happy with the decade-old 4 cup maker. It churns out 2L of 8 O'clock brand per day. But the best coffee in the house is from the $100 espresso maker --no whipped milk/cream, just black foam.
9
Traffic / Documents show Meta paid for data scraping despite years of denouncing it
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:29:17 PM »10
Water Cooler / Re: Drought in the Southwest: watch how Lake Mead has shrunk in recent decades
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:28:01 PM »
California's abundant snowpack brings hope that state's drought is over - Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/2/californias-abundant-snowpack-brings-hope-states-d/
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/2/californias-abundant-snowpack-brings-hope-states-d/
11
Hardware & Technology / China’s New 100 MPH Train Runs On Hydrogen And Supercaps | Hackaday
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:27:01 PM »12
Water Cooler / Toyota Proace ev van
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:15:04 PM »
The Proace is the Toyota-badged variant of the PSA/Stellantis Group's midsize van also marketed as the Citroën Jumpy, Peugeot Expert, Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro and, more recently, Fiat Scudo.
All-electric Toyota camper van converts from MPV to mini RV
https://newatlas.com/automotive/campervan-electric-toyota-revolution-camper/
All-electric Toyota camper van converts from MPV to mini RV
https://newatlas.com/automotive/campervan-electric-toyota-revolution-camper/
13
Marketplaces / Everything on Amazon is an Ad - Marketplace Pulse
« on: February 02, 2023, 04:06:29 PM »14
Water Cooler / Re: chess.com servers overloading
« on: February 02, 2023, 03:14:10 PM »
>overload
It's the cat avatar.
http://th3core.com/talk/water-coolerextra/new-consulting-role-rc/msg81715/#msg81715
It's the cat avatar.
http://th3core.com/talk/water-coolerextra/new-consulting-role-rc/msg81715/#msg81715
15
Water Cooler / Re: James Earl Jones lets AI take over the voice of Darth Vader
« on: February 02, 2023, 01:35:47 AM »
> passed some sort of tipping point in AI image & video generation.
Netflix stirs fears by using AI-assisted background art in short anime film | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/netflix-taps-ai-image-synthesis-for-background-art-in-the-dog-and-the-boy/
Netflix stirs fears by using AI-assisted background art in short anime film | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/02/netflix-taps-ai-image-synthesis-for-background-art-in-the-dog-and-the-boy/