Just in case you think that all VCs are like Thiel and Andreesen … no … no they are not - they are just the loudest voices with the quietest money.
Well 🔗 THIS goes a long way to explaining the Andreesen, Horowitz, Thiel, Musk position on Trump.
Youngsters probably don’t remember Autonomy. I do.
No time to write too much about it, so look it up and then don’t believe everything you read. Like this …
Federal prosecutors on Monday painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard.
Prompted to post this now because I just listened to 🔗🎙️ Mike Lynch (Founder and CEO of Autonomy) and ‘Danny In The Valley’ talking. Mike was found innocent by the DoJ after TWELVE years and tens of millions defending himself against America’s ‘finest’.
🔗 It’s time to ask once again why it costs so much to die in Aotearoa.
I for one did not know this and come to think of it - I don’t know what the ‘cost of dying’ is in other …
It’s 18 months old - but 🔗 this post from TimUrban resurfaced this morning, where he talks about how long it took to write his book, reminding me of a post I have had parked for a while now. Time to …
I have been with 🍎🗺️ since the start and definitely felt the pain. But. BUT - thanks to Google I stuck with it.
Apple Maps is one of the best examples of the power of persistence I can think of. It started as a laughing stock, but now, for people in many countries, it’s arguably the best maps service.
💬 John Gruber
.. reminding me that I somehow watched the first two episodes ( I think on Prime) .. and never went further, since we are in the Acorn camp - not Britbox. (Should I swap?)
📽️ Not a bad show - but like Bob says;
“The Responder” is dark. There are no characters you can identify with, root for. If you want an uplifting show, “The Responder” is not for you.
One correction to Bob’s review - it is not set in Scotland - it is in Liverpool. But yes … gritty.
I have no idea why I hadn’t seen this already - I mean - it is 6 years old. But now I have - I am sharing.
🔗 📼 Ray Dalio - Radical Transparency and Algorithmic Decision-making