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New comment by george_morgan in "ICO investigation into use of personal information and political influence [pdf]"

george_morgan — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 13:02:50 +0000

I think the statements: "CA were ineffective charlatans" and "Carole Cadwalladr is misinformed" and "the methods by which CA attempted to influence the election were wrong" can all be simultaneously true.

New comment by george_morgan in "Trump administration announces overhaul of H1B visa program requiring higher pay"

george_morgan — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:41:26 +0000

The 'hard STEM degrees' and 'brutal interviews' are irrelevant if the industry is functioning: are the people in these roles are able to perform them and are the companies profitable whilst able to pay high salaries.

If they are, there's nothing wrong with this situation.

New comment by george_morgan in "Y Combinator has lost its soul: A YC founder's perspective"

george_morgan — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:05:41 +0000

His perspective seems built around ego. It's no longer the special club he wanted it to be, it's not "hard enough" for the people he sees as "wrong" to participate. He liked YC when it was a band no one else had heard of etc. etc.

Without knowing the metrics for how YC judges the performance of its intake and their future objectives, there's no way of making sensible recommendations for how (or if) it should change.

New comment by george_morgan in "Data and graphs showing millenials' bad economic odds"

george_morgan — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:11:30 +0000

"I have the world at my hands. Access to written knowledge from any point in the history of time. Tens of thousands of video games and movies available for under $10 and/or a small subscription price. I can learn the arts, pick up any hobby, or even teach myself to code for free. I can fly around the world and stay in hostels in other countries at the same price (or cheaper than) I pay rent in the US. If I run out of tp it is delivered to my doorstep the next day."

Every other generation has all this now, too. But they also have houses and less debt.

New comment by george_morgan in "Good writing is a business advantage"

george_morgan — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:54:18 +0000

You should probably check the authors resume: https://georgetannenbaum.com/resume/

He certainly understands the concept of brand and product advertising.

New comment by george_morgan in "Tesla Cybertruck"

george_morgan — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 09:46:31 +0000

Passive safety sounds like exactly the kind of thing you'd want to focus on when designing nuclear reactors.

New comment by george_morgan in "Why Enterprise Software Sucks"

george_morgan — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:31:33 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principal–agent_problem

New comment by george_morgan in "Apple Reports Declining Profits and Slowing Growth Again"

george_morgan — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:36:59 +0000

News+ is the new subscription service, in addition to the free service ('News').

New comment by george_morgan in "Why the ‘Weird Internet’ of the GeoCities Era Had to Die"

george_morgan — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:04:07 +0000

Yes. I think many in their 30s and older have missed the new reality.

That more culture is being created on the internet on mobile platforms and apps they've never heard of (and in languages they don't speak) than ever before.

The weird web is alive but it lives in TikTok and WeChat etc.

New comment by george_morgan in "How I automated my Instagram account using Machine Learning and Python"

george_morgan — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 13:02:19 +0000

Yes, I don't understand why he supposedly kept the account 'secret' (why not run two, one for the demo and one for... whatever else!?).

New comment by george_morgan in "Playdate – A New Handheld Gaming System"

george_morgan — Thu, 23 May 2019 12:45:05 +0000

...what?

New comment by george_morgan in "Guardian records first operating profit since 1998"

george_morgan — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:11:24 +0000

> So the business model is asking users for a donation? This sounds more like a non-profit to me.

I think the idea is to get enough donations that they're no longer a non-profit.

New comment by george_morgan in "Y Combinator’s growth fund to back challenger bank Monzo"

george_morgan — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 16:26:48 +0000

My understanding was that basic banking in the US lags most of Europe; contactless infrastructure is poor, mobile payments non-standardised, charges for basic accounts & general fees are all more common, more barriers to current (checking?) account switching (this is standardised in the UK by BACs & the current account switch service).

It is a better environment for the challengers outside the US because there is better infrastructure & standardisation which allows them to compete with bigger incumbents.

New comment by george_morgan in "A tilt of the head facilitates social engagement"

george_morgan — Sun, 30 Dec 2018 09:39:34 +0000

“The real you” also doesn’t know math, science, how to read, operate a computer, how to cook...

...learning isn’t a bad idea.

New comment by george_morgan in "Why Is Behavioral Economics So Popular?"

george_morgan — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 19:33:56 +0000

Absolutely.

It’s not limited to marketing either, management theory is full of this too.

Almost all of Frederick Winslow Taylor’s work and reputation was built on unverified case studies and anecdotes. (A great book on this is ‘The management myth’.)

New comment by george_morgan in "Google wants websites to adopt AMP as the default for building webpages"

george_morgan — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 09:10:05 +0000

Everyone hates advertising, until they lose their dog.

New comment by george_morgan in "Meet the busser who’s worked at the same pancake house for 54 years"

george_morgan — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:05:08 +0000

It's fair for us to assume you didn't actually read it, as much as you may plead for us to think otherwise.

This clearly isn't a simple story of 'happy man in a humble job'.

I mean, the man still buys lottery tickets for a start...

New comment by george_morgan in "The Orange Juice Test (1985)"

george_morgan — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 08:34:42 +0000

It's a really bizarre bit of writing in general. I'm oddly bothered by how much this guy hates breakfast, without actually explaining why.

> “A sales breakfast for seven hundred people?” I grimaced. “That’s downright disgusting!”

What.

New comment by george_morgan in "Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘restructures’ the company"

george_morgan — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:10:19 +0000

Ah, but marketing isn’t simply coercion or persuasion. For instance, if you’re gathering requirements from customers before, during and after the development of a product you’re doing marketing whether you realise it or not.

New comment by george_morgan in "Tesla is laying off ‘about 9%’ of its workforce as it ‘restructures’ the company"

george_morgan — Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:20:24 +0000

Considering demand for product is outstripping their ability to produce product, their sales & marketing teams are setting a high standard of work the rest of the company has yet to meet.

Feels a little unfair if they were the ones getting axed.