With this logic, one should pay Google for making purchases in their browser or Netflix should pay e.g. Samsung a fee, as users consume content on their devices. Truly ridiculous.
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I wouldn't mind and wouldn't be surprised by Valve phone at some point
franczesko commented on High-income job losses are cooling housing demand jbrec.com/insights/job-gr... · Posted by u/gmays
Rent control is not a great solution long term since it reduces the incentive to build more housing which is the only real fix. It ends up making the problem worse. I could see in times of economic downturns, a temporary rent control that automatically expires to help people figure out their situation short term (moving is expensive).
Another way to fix it, is to ban real estate as a financial speculation tool
Apples biggest weakness is games. But it has a pretty large install base when compared to Linux (not counting phones or servers here).Seems like a win/win. Apple gets to address their weaknesses and Valve gets a large target market.
I actually see it as the reverse. Valve might be going for the whole pie and want to carve out a niche for their Steam Box. Inviting Apple to the party might detract from that effort. Or at the very least distract from their main focus.
>Valve gets a large target market
They don't need Apple for that. People who game already game elsewhere. Steam on Apple feels pointless. I wouldn't be surprised, if Valve will go for smartphones with their own at some point
franczesko commented on Building a Simple Search Engine That Works karboosx.net/post/4eZxhBo... · Posted by u/freediver
Long time ago, I've really enjoyed a course by David Evans from Virginia University about building a search engine and concepts of computer science.
Building a "classic" search engine is a very fun project to go through.
https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/courses/cs101/
List: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nkR2LLPiYo&list=PLAwxTw4SYa...
Dave's profile: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/
One more nail in the coffin of the xbox hardware business. Ouch.
Unless MS opens up Xboxes for actual gamers (which won't happen). Pity, as Series X is very capable
franczesko commented on The history of Casio watches casio.com/us/watches/50th... · Posted by u/qainsights
As a kid I loved casio digital watches (metal band, digital display). But as a grown up I found I like analog watches better -- my brain is quicker at interpreting the visual image of the hands. For the last few years I wore this [1] very simple and robust casio watch and eventually gave it to my son to help him learn to tell time. Very clean crisp design and 1/3rd the price of a similar looking swatch.
[1] https://www.casio.com/us/watches/casio/product.MQ-24-7BLL/?u...
I have the exact opposite. After wearing a few automatic watches, I came back to my happy place - digital Casio watch, similar to the one I had as a kid. I think my brain is very used to reading time in that form.
I wear ABL100, which is a bit bigger than usual digital Casio and therefore highly wearable.