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These are great, learned 2 new words I never heard before. Slightly related, but in fine fettle can also be used to refer to someone in good shape (mentally or physically).
Same, the physical camera button and 3.5mm headphone jack on the Xperia are awesome
That’s refreshing to see in a world of ever increasing enshittification. Wish more companies move in this direction.
Use libro.fm instead and part of your subscription goes to an independent bookstore of your choosing
This is what I try to tell people who just want the cheapest things possible. We’re voting with our dollars what kind of world we want.
Also, shipping things across the sea burns some of the worst fuel for the environment so I’d rather buy things made here and support the local economy whenever possible.
MSFT has a $3T market cap and $60B of free cash flow each year, so I doubt they’re hurting for money. This is how “growth at all costs” incentivizes myopic decision-making and doesn’t really help foster an environment where studios are willing to take creative risks. Even when they succeed (a la Hi-Fi Rush) they’re on the perpetual chopping block.
“The layoffs will continue until morale improves”
$6.4B for HashiCorp on the heels of $4.6B for Apptio and $34B for Red Hat back in 2018. I wonder how long until they expect each of these acquisitions to be accretive?
Recently moved over to porkbun after dealing with a couple billing issues with namecheap and not getting the best customer service. Been pretty happy so far.
They also recently won a deal with Rakuten Mobile to supply RAN equipment in Japan
I’m a big proponent of buying local whenever possible. This plus something similar for physical products is really useful no matter where you live.