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jspann commented on Microsoft please get your tab to autocomplete shit together   ivanca.github.io/programm... · Posted by u/AmbroseBierce
jspann · 2 months ago
> Ivan was born at a very young age, this has made a lot of people very angry and is widely regarded as a bad move.

Lol

jspann commented on Coursera to combine with Udemy   investor.coursera.com/new... · Posted by u/throwaway019254
nkmnz · 2 months ago
Udemy never sold knowledge. They are selling that feeling of a new beginning, of a better future, of FINALLY doing (buying!!!) that course you always wanted to finish. 50% of buyers don't even finish the first video.
jspann · 2 months ago
> 50% of buyers don't even finish the first video.

Just wondering - Is that a guess or a backed up statistic? Would be eye opening if that really was the case

jspann commented on Map of all the buildings in the world   gizmodo.com/literally-a-m... · Posted by u/dr_dshiv
jspann · 2 months ago
I've had a project idea in the back of my mind for a long time: take all of my locations that I've saved in Swarm (https://swarmapp.com) and 3D render all of the buildings that I've been to. The issue was a lack of models of the actual buildings - which is here! Maybe it is possible...
jspann commented on Netflix kills casting from its mobile app to most modern TVs   macrumors.com/2025/12/01/... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar
throw7 · 2 months ago
Chromecast is a dead product. Google killed it, but I think in this case it was when they lost a patent case in good ole Texas. I have several chromecast devices and have no interest in the replacement, google tv streamer.

"... the decision was made to improve the customer experience." Of course that's a lie, but it is ironic, as the reason why chromecast was initially conceived was that TV UX is horrible.

jspann · 2 months ago
What was the Texas patent case?
jspann commented on Play snake in the URL address bar   demian.ferrei.ro/snake/... · Posted by u/macote
jspann · 4 months ago
This is fun!
jspann commented on Kodak says it might have to cease operations [updated]   cnn.com/2025/08/12/busine... · Posted by u/mastry
jspann · 6 months ago
Maybe I'm reading the headlines wrong, but it doesn't seem like a lot of people read the actual press release and earnings report from the August 11th, 2025[1]:

1) The "Going Concern Assessment" that they put out was a regulatory requirement because they didn't have full control of the sale of parts of the pension. They say in the release that they're going to have the sale finalized on December 15th, with details on August 15th

2) They not only mention opening a new business segment, but built a lab AND got FDA approval for that segment (Advanced Materials & Chemicals)

3) The sale of the pension is going to have so much of a surplus they're going to pay down parts of the long debt that they have.

I'd love to be corrected if I'm misreading this, but the reports of Kodak's death seem greatly exaggerated

[1]: https://investor.kodak.com/news-releases/news-release-detail...

jspann commented on How Hyper built a 1M-accurate indoor GPS   andrewhart.me/hyper/... · Posted by u/AndrewHart
jspann · 6 months ago
This is a very cool project / startup! I'm curious, how do you get the ground truth data? Is that just you marking down where you are as you walk through the store?
jspann commented on Cognition (Devin AI) to Acquire Windsurf   cognition.ai/blog/windsur... · Posted by u/alazsengul
jspann · 7 months ago
> 100% of Windsurf employees will participate financially in this deal

> 100% of Windsurf employees will have vesting cliffs waived for their work to date

> 100% of Windsurf employees will receive fully accelerated vesting for their work to date

This sounds like a happy ending for the employees of Windsurf and a good deal for Cognition

jspann commented on President signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days   theverge.com/2025/1/20/24... · Posted by u/anigbrowl
jspann · a year ago
> It’s unclear whether Trump can legally pause the TikTok ban.

Irrespective of my political leaning, Trump's legal scenarios have made me learn more about how the U.S. government works and question hypothetical scenarios that I'd never thought of before. Can a non-member be the speaker of the house? How did the Gulf of Mexico get its name? What procedures are official rules vs. just customary? What does it truly mean to be "impeached"? It's given me a new perspective on how laws are written and appreciation for how rules are defined for future generations.

u/jspann

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