tech, startups, internet
Founder Mode doesn’t fly if you’re a woman.
Sophia Amoruso, the original girlboss, reminds everyone that when she went into founder mode she was canceled for being a ‘toxic leader’. ~ learn more
fun facts
Robot table tennis.
“This work takes a step towards that goal and presents the first learned robot agent that reaches amateur human-level performance in competitive table tennis. “ ~ learn more
fun facts
Can one get a deterministic output from an LLM?
Not really. “The response itself depends on the amount of layers offloaded onto the GPU, and your drivers. Basically you can only get the same output with the exact same input with exactly the same setup, that’s consistent, but change […]
fun facts
Why the tomato was feared in Europe for more than 200 years.
“A nickname for the fruit was the “poison apple” because it was thought that aristocrats got sick and died after eating them, but the truth of the matter was that wealthy Europeans used pewter plates, which were high in lead […]
retail therapy
Shein accuses Temu of running “fraud” marketplace.
“Moreover, Shein claims that Temu has “continuously directed and used unfair and unlawful means” to compete, including by stealing valuable trade secrets, “egregiously” infringing on Shein’s copyrights, as well as poaching its resources, employees, and suppliers.” ~ learn more
retail therapy
True Classic hype video.
This is a pretty impressive sizzle reel for a t-shirt company. ~ learn more
to your health
The compounding loophole for GLP-1 drugs.
Scott Alexander once wondered how the economy would handle a $12,000/yr drug that everybody wants (i.e. Ozempic). We haven’t seen the official price become the market price, though, because patent protections for the drug are currently suspended. That’s the compounding […]
better doing
Supermarkets are dens of trickery and deception.
“A red or orange plastic net around the fruit helps to give the impression that the orange peel is a richer orange color, thereby making it look juicy and appealing to consumers. If the fruit is unripe, the colored net […]
tech, startups, internet
Eric Schmidt private Stanford talk.
It went around the news that he said Google chose work life balance over winning. That’s in here, and the rest of the talk is good too! The transcript and recording are both available. ~ learn more