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Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch in c/technology@lemmy.world

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Was the brand name SZZXYY?

It’s Surprisingly Easy to Live Without an Amazon Prime Subscription in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

A fellow Great Book of Grudges enthusiast! I too started writing mine early. I have not purchased anything Sony since they put rootkits on their CDs in 2005. Nothing. Fuck Sony. And anything Intuit makes for multiple reasons.

And I am absolutely passing The Great Book on to my kids. They know exactly why we don't buy certain brands.

Researchers Say There’s a 5% Chance That AI Will Cause Human Extinction in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

67% of statistics are made up

Researchers Say There’s a 5% Chance That AI Will Cause Human Extinction in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Researchers say"

Researchers also say things they pulled out of their ass 90% of the time.

Source: I researched it

Mozilla 2023 Annual Report: CEO pay skyrockets, while Firefox Marketshare nosedives in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 109 points 10 months ago (2 children)

How do rambling blog articles full of terrible assumptions and analysis like this get posted? Is there an alternative technology community I could sub to that cares about quality content?

Reddit Falls Short of Ad Growth Targets Ahead of Likely 2024 IPO in c/technology@lemmy.world

[–] hoot@lemmy.ca 44 points 11 months ago (4 children)