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5% of 2T would be $100B, not $100M.
Re:Susan Wojcicki has died on Saturday August 10, 2024 @08:14AM (#41208940)
Funny that watching YouTube was not one of the things she did, whereas most people spend hours on YouTube/social media.
Re:The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing on Friday June 28, 2024 @12:52PM (#40822492)
Case in point: I had to take my extended family visiting us to Manhattan for 2 days last week. Total 6 adults. The cost of taking the LIRR and Subway would have been upwards of $180 (LIRR $120 + Subway $60) per day! Driving was much more affordable (and convenient) even with the expensive parking charges of $50 for 12 hrs of parking in prime locations.

Public transportation needs to become more affordable first. I would have happily taken the train if it was comparable in cost.

But, I guess I am the minority case.

Re:Free Public Domain Audiobooks on Sunday May 07, 2023 @07:57PM (#35856744)
I read somewhere that libraries pay a decent amount to the publishers for every audiobook borrowed through Libby. So I always try to make sure the book interests me and will actually listen to it once borrowed.
Re:Amazon Photos just ate 240,364 of my photos on Thursday March 16, 2023 @03:05PM (#35186744)
We do the same. What's a good alternative for videos?
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Just noticed that Dr Andrew Huberman is one of the authors of this report.
Re:Capital One axes 1k tech roles on Saturday January 21, 2023 @12:53PM (#34468386)
Aren't scrum masters usually individual contributors on the team as well?
Re:TurboTax’s fight against free tax filing on Monday April 18, 2022 @01:46PM (#31074033)
Agreed. Have been using it for 3 years and user experience is better than TurboTax.
Re:Elon Musk. Person of the Year 2021 on Monday December 13, 2021 @06:00PM (#29545838)
Re:Rent The Runway S-1 IPO on Tuesday October 05, 2021 @07:52AM (#28758133)
Thanks for sharing that link. It really is an eye opener.

Although, this number seems wrong. Is the entire fashion industry only valued at 2.4B?

> The fashion industry is key for economic development: it is valued at some USD 2.4 billion globally and directly employees 75 million people throughout its value chain.

Re:Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021 on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @09:04PM (#25065584)
I think that's product guys trying to entice their largest group of customers to move to the next tier. Make it look like it's the best deal.
> IN 1959, DIJKSTRA began writing a series of private reports. Consecutively numbered and with his initials as a prefix, they became known as EWDs.