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House where Marx wrote Das Kapital up for sale

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2 points·by riccardomc·9개월 전·0 comments

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riccardomc
·10일 전·discuss
It's nationalism mixed up with marketing.

Nationalism works for domestic markets.

The association with quality manufacturing and precision helps abroad.

Very similar thing happens for "Made in Italy".
riccardomc
·24일 전·discuss
Or maybe it's you who sees agents everywhere... could it be?
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
mamma mia...
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
Judges and juries are expressions of society and accountable to it. They're not a black box.

Late-stage capitalist tech products left unchecked exploit human problems for profit.

If you cannot see the difference and the flaw in your argument I am afraid you're too far gone.
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
I wonder how many HN users asked their AI of choice for a quick summary...
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
No, your reasoning is flawed: a judge or a jury is voted, appointed or selected through a process which is the result of centuries civilization, norms and legislation. As corrupt it might be in some cases, it is expression of mankind.

They are not a black box, they passed rigourous examinations and they stick to principles enshrined in constitutions and laws.

Technology, or better, the productization of it, is instead the result of the interest of very few powerful individuals or corporations and aggressive product market fit iterations.

The bullish discourse around the PMF loop says that this is good because it is better at solving people's problems. But after a few decades it is obvious there's a gigantic risk the process actually exploits people's problems instead of actually solving them.
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
Better than Boeing, I guess...
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
zero.

It is a manifestation of the commoditization of Cloud Computing Interfaces.

Every provider offers a blob storage, kubernetes clusters, queues and what not.

I'd argue that covers 90% of SaaS needs.
riccardomc
·2개월 전·discuss
It is definitely also about public opinion and it is going to be translated into laws soon enough (i.e. governments mandate data sovereignty).

Recent erratic policies are having a profound effect on perception of US companies.

It has been brewing for a while.

https://www.euronews.com/next/2025/02/27/is-overreliance-on-...
riccardomc
·6개월 전·discuss
I just came here to say that is ackchyually GNU/Linux.
riccardomc
·10개월 전·discuss
> disrupting the seamless way Apple products work together

this defense argument seems really counter productive as it feels exactly the point of antitrust laws.

Just like disrupting the seamless way internet explorer worked together with Windows was exactly the point.

Also the "Pornography, in my iPhone?!" has meme potential.
riccardomc
·3년 전·discuss
How do I make a zoom call with this thing?
riccardomc
·5년 전·discuss
anecdotally, I can confirm this happening in a few companies I know... I left my job at the beginning of 2020 to work for myself. A lot of ex-colleagues took a similar path.

I guess the "focus on the mission" companies are trying to foster among their ranks is also useful to distract oneself from what your own mission actually is.

This hiatus on company focus might have been the best thing that happened to a lot of engineers I know.

Including, alas, myself.