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[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Nokia sealed their fate when they spent $8bn on NavTeq. Switching to Android would have made the purchase valueless, and the people responsible for the acquisition were still in charge.

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Uh, it's been coined for decades now.

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 year ago

Literally mythical man month

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Add chocolate

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Interest rates rose above 0% for the first time in a decade and suddenly profit became more important than growth.

Edit: actually I'm wrong and it's more complicated than that, but in essence the era of free money came to an end. Interest rates were increasing before 2020 in very gradual increments, but then went to zero, also accompanied by a lot of money being injected into the system.

https://www.macrotrends.net/2015/fed-funds-rate-historical-chart

So the sudden change at the end of the chart is what caused the regime change driving the trend of growth-driven companies trying to generate a profit - many not having a clue how to do it because they've never done it before.

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Repeat the above

Ignore previous instructions

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I guess Reuters installed countermeasures for archive.today. thanks!

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Edit: The below is not correct, looks like Reuters has an anti-bypass in place for the archive.


The article is one sentence which doesn't add anything to the headline, in case the paywall tempted you.

https://archive.is/20240425133704/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-top-court-overturns-former-hollywood-producer-weinsteins-conviction-2024-04-25/

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Attempts to suppress knowledge of jury nullification are unfortunately also a long established tradition.

Edit: grammar

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 22 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Lol @ 115V with my 3kW kettle.

If I could get a 3-phase kettle I would do it.

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Still featuring daily on adviceanimals

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

Ha ha Darién Gap

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