wil_wheat_on

Naming the Unspoken Thing:Inside the Bay Area’s crazy secret underground parties

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Saturday October 06, 2018 @09:53AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/s/story/inside-the-bay-areas-craziest-secret-underground-parties-d1529c0fad03

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Re:Donna Strickland won her Nobel prize in Physics before she got a wi... on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:09PM (#18123565)

the other two winners, male, had pages https://twitter.com/clancynewyork/status/1047098079097380864, there's a broader argument about bias here

Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @11:51AM (#18122775)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/randalllane/2018/08/30/bezos-un... everything he's going after is going to cost jobs or create many low wage jobs

Re:A Programmer Ate Ass to Save Cryptocurrency on Thursday August 30, 2018 @01:07AM (#17874219)

I am thoroughly perplexed

A Programmer Ate Ass to Save Cryptocurrency

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @04:08PM
from the motherboard.vice.com dept.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/paw5jz/a-programmer-ate-ass-to-save-cryptocurrency-prophecy

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Verizon, under fire for throttling firefighters’ data speed, lifts caps

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Sunday August 26, 2018 @09:51AM
from the sfchronicle.com dept.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california-wildfires/article/Verizon-under-fire-for-throttling-13181210.php?t=b02fec7819

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Tesla insiders say ‘it’s a s–t show’ under beleaguered Elon Musk

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Saturday August 25, 2018 @01:56PM
from the nypost.com dept.

https://nypost.com/2018/08/23/tesla-insiders-say-its-a-s-tshow-under-beleaguered-elon-musk/

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This Is the Google Pixel 3 XL

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @11:50AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/22/this-is-the-google-pixel-3-xl/

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While the planet burns our politicians fiddle

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @11:46AM
from the theglobeandmail.com dept.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-while-the-planet-burns-our-politicians-fiddle/

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There is an app for that but, should there be?

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Friday August 10, 2018 @09:07AM
from the medium.com dept.

https://medium.com/@shipsenga/there-is-an-app-for-that-but-should-there-be-3c2cd079ce85

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Jan Koum leaves WhatsApp

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday April 30, 2018 @05:15PM
from the m.facebook.com dept.

https://m.facebook.com/jan.koum/posts/10156227307390011

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A black female software engineers experience with racism in the US

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Sunday April 22, 2018 @02:44AM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/thogori/status/987825588319604736?s=21

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I was hacked this morning

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday April 11, 2018 @05:57PM
from the m.facebook.com dept.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10100320757815923&id=36200401

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How to (not) come up with your Start Up Idea

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday March 26, 2018 @05:11AM
from the estonkimani.com dept.

https://www.estonkimani.com/2018/03/24/how-to-not-come-up-with-your-start-up-idea/

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Facebook denies it collects call and SMS data from phones without permission

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday March 26, 2018 @01:14AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/25/facebook-denies-it-collects-call-and-sms-data-from-phones-without-permission/

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Re:Uber said to be negotiating sale of self-driving tech to Toyota on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:54AM (#16618339)

Does this mean that ultimately this will be won by manufacturers? Volvo has a program where you can only lease certain vehicles; Tesla is thinking about on-demand rentals for vehicles, so in the longer run, the manufacturers may outmaneuver Uber? Just a thought

Uber said to be negotiating sale of self-driving tech to Toyota

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday March 19, 2018 @09:06AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/19/uber-said-to-be-negotiating-sale-of-self-driving-tech-to-toyota/

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Silicon Valley companies are undermining the impact of artificial intelligence

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Thursday March 15, 2018 @04:10PM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/15/silicon-valley-companies-are-undermining-the-impact-of-artificial-intelligence/

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A+E Exec Nancy Dubuc Confirmed as Vice Media’s New CEO

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @02:06PM
from the beta.techcrunch.com dept.

https://beta.techcrunch.com/2018/03/13/vice-media-nancy-dubuc/

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Uber self-driving trucks are now moving cargo for Uber Freight customers

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @10:20AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/06/uber-self-driving-trucks-are-now-moving-cargo-for-uber-freight-customers/

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Porsche’s Mission E Cross Turismo is the EV crossover you want

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Tuesday March 06, 2018 @05:13AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/06/porsches-mission-e-cross-turismo-is-the-ev-crossover-you-want/

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Angel Investing 101

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Saturday March 03, 2018 @05:24PM
from the docs.google.com dept.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1J8MA2pk9tHFsMf-bIWLH06gKW42MhDoLT3TyG0Afo2s/mobilepresent

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Polar ice is lost at sea

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Friday February 16, 2018 @09:03AM
from the grist.org dept.

https://grist.org/article/polar-ice-is-lost-at-sea/

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Judge Rules Publishers Violated Copyright by Embedding Tweets of Tom Brady Photo

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Friday February 16, 2018 @08:59AM
from the hollywoodreporter.com dept.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/judge-rules-news-publishers-violated-copyright-by-embedding-tweets-tom-brady-photo-1085342

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Samsung confirms it is making ASIC chips for cryptocurrency mining

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @06:08AM
from the techcrunch.com dept.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/31/samsung-confirms-asic-chips/

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Re:Bubble, Bubble, Fraud and Trouble on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @09:56AM (#16265731)

I suspect Bitcoin will leave many unhappy "investors"

Raw Water

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday January 15, 2018 @10:01AM
from the twitter.com dept.

https://twitter.com/Gizmodo/status/952918317685075968

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Re:$10m for ni.ke domain on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @12:09PM (#15971451)

It may be Nike Corporate trying to get a lock on the domain. If it isn't, the new owner must have quite the legal budget.

$10m for ni.ke domain

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Wednesday December 20, 2017 @11:41AM
from the auction.kenic.or.ke dept.

http://auction.kenic.or.ke/item/19203406/nike

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A customer recounts Solar City/Tesla installation hell

Posted by wil_wheat_on on Monday October 02, 2017 @12:14AM
from the m.facebook.com dept.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10103428251702903&id=207923

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