Readit NewsHis two examples are Twitter and Reddit whose ad revenue is dying because those two companies have made huge blunders. Elon seems to almost actively be killing Twitter (which the poster even states). Reddit screwed Apollo and then many of the most popular subreddits protested and did things like show porn on otherwise usually SFW content to prevent Reddit from showing ads and thus killing their profits. Those are big sites, but those are definitely attributable to other obvious confounding factors. I would definitely argue they should be the first data points thrown out in asking "is the ad biz on the internet dying?". I do think ads have gotten worse but I definitely don't think it's going anywhere for a long long time. Way too many companies have built their whole revenue model around them. And companies may spend less to post ads but they definitely still will because there really aren't that many alternatives.
Marketers have ruined internet with deceptive and click baity ads.
I dont have a problem with ads, just dont sell my data to everyone who knocks on your companies doors. Happy to support ethical ads.
Twitter ads are aweful, showing unknown, click bait ads on its platform.
Medh_Suk commented on Proof you can do hard things blog.nateliason.com/p/pro... · Posted by u/jamiegreen
Self-image really is important, especially on the dimension of self-efficacy. There are compounding effects in both the positive and negative direction though.
I’ve used this same idea to dig myself out of ruts. When things are fucked up I’ll start paying attention to small things and deliberately “defer” progress on a few bigger things that are harder to do and more costly to fail. Each small win helps build momentum into the next-biggest challenge.
I’ve found this super useful for avoiding “habit destruction” during major life events/travel/moving.
"It costs you nothing to believe in yourself.
But it will cost you everything if you don't."
Discipline is a muscle. Go Build it. Key is to understand different activities require different muscles.
Be mindful of picking your activities, but dont keep on waiting.
"That's it?" is my immediate reaction.
Maybe per year? Paid out by all former executives from the point PFAS were manufactured?... after all, if they claim responsibility and the associated bonuses for the good stuff, they should be held accountable for the bad too, right?
Consider watching Dark Water movie.
Real life story of lawyer who goes after Duport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Waters_(2019_film)?useski...
Medh_Suk commented on Instagram’s Threads surpasses 100 million users theverge.com/2023/7/10/23... · Posted by u/clouddrover
I wonder how much of signup are driven by FOMO.
Google+ also had millions of signups in first few weeks and we all know how did the service perform.
I do feel Musk might have made several folks on Twitter angry with its arbitrary policies that Threads has a strong chance of decimating Twitter.
I prefer SyncThing on both mobile and desktop devices. It's open source and mature, the server only makes devices findable between each other. It allows 1 or 2 way sync. And it has advanced settings for keeping removed files (e.g. trashbin that cleans anything older than X days.)
I wonder if these services will ever reach mass adoption.
I consider myself to be technological advanced, but other than niche photographer, i wonder if 99.99 % of population would ever go through the effort of setting such a service ?
Medh_Suk commented on Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create a workout routine workout.lol... · Posted by u/Vincenius
Everyone is very complementary so can I be allowed to be the debbie downer? As a web app, it's neat! Functionally, not a fan as yet.
I've lifted for a couple of decades. I put in the muscles for a pull workout I will be doing today and the results are... dumb. "Dumbbell superman" nah not going to do that. Two types of hammer curl? Nah that's a waste of time. "Bayesian hammer curl" wtf, my eye is twitching. Two types of dead-lift only differentiated with different shaped weights? Nope that's dumb too. It's also suggesting exercises at the wrong level e.g. bands or dead-lifting a kettlebell. I'd need to put all my gym's kettlebells onto a bar for a useful dead-lift :) It also had no vertical pull like a chinup/lat-pull for a back workout which is kinda criminal.
For a beginner, they won't know it's dumb, so this is kind of harmful. They need to use a more carefully designed complete split / full-body-workout, because it matters how multiple days combine, not just a single day.
For an intermediate/advanced lifter, clearer goals are more useful e.g. PL or BB, and then planning intensity/loading/waves/deloads etc. for constant progression. What I find most useful is deep dive discussion by an expert for most effective exercises and how to get the most of out of them with subtleties about grips and cues to increase mind-muscle-connection etc. Suggestions for how to swap out exercises to work around injuries or focus on weak points is very useful. The lifter can then iterate and swap exercises in and out of their routine to keep it fresh and useful.
School teacher said this, stayed with me ever since:
1) Best workout is the one you can do regularly.
2) Slowest way to get in shape is to try to do it as fast as possible.
Medh_Suk commented on Did Airbnb kill the PM role? exponentially.substack.co... · Posted by u/jamiegreen
Getting rid of a job title doesn't mean getting rid of the work that needs doing.
Someone still has to own the "why" and the "what" of the product you're building—if it's not the PM, then it is engineering manager or design leader taking on this role.
Just like when you use the Windows utility to speed up your computer when things start slowing down, Vipassana does the same for your body and mind.