The Hype is the Product
«What’s new here, I think, is large, established companies using hype not to push products or services, but to push their stock. And doing so in unison, pumping the same bubble together.»
The Hype is the Product
Large publicly traded tech companies seem to no longer consider their customers – that is, people and organizations who actually buy their products or pay for access to their services – their core focSongs on the Security of Networks
Study reveals potato's secret tomato heritage
Natural interbreeding between wild tomatoes and potato-like plants in South America gave rise to the modern day spud around 9 million years ago.Issam Ahmed (The Japan Times)
Flat World was second song I released and was heavily inspired by early nineties grunge rock. I was still very much learning how to record and mix on this track. To be fair, I’m still learning…
The song has nothing to do with flat earthers, just to be clear.
It’s #BandcampFriday so check it out!
Flat World
~ #Dgar
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This bizarre ancient worm had spiky teeth and a retractable throat
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/grand-canyon-500-million-year-old-penis-worm-fossil?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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This bizarre ancient worm had spiky teeth and a retractable throat
Scientists found the 500-million-year-old fossil of a "penis worm" in the Grand Canyon—and reconstructed how the creature would have used its strange mouth to feed.Asher Elbein (Science)
Developer of PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation threatens "removing Linux support entirely" but not yet gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/deve…
#DuckStation #PlayStation #Emulator #Emulation
Developer of PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation threatens "removing Linux support entirely" but not yet
Seems the main developer of the PlayStation 1 emulator DuckStation is not happy with Linux packaging, threatening to remove Linux support.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Free the Economy podcast: Crushing capitalism with Norbert Michel
In this week’s episode we cover the Trump administration’s AI action plan, Detroit’s unlikely rebirth, pushing back on EU tech regulation, and why the goldenBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
R. R. Winterbotham (1904-1971) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1197
L, Ralph Brillhart, 1962; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1964
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
Editor, author, and perpetrator of the "Shaver Mystery" hoax Raymond A. Palmer (1910-1977) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1839
L, Robert Gibson Jones, 1945; R, Harold W. McCauley, 1951
#scifi #sciencefiction #magazines
Alan Yates (1923-1985) was born on this day. Bibliography: isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?69421
L, Alex Ebel, 1978; R, uncredited, 1952
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
Meuser participates in energy, manufacturing and rural opportunity roundtable – Pottsville Republican Herald
Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09) recently participated in a roundtable discussion focused on energy, manufacturing, and expanding opportunity in Pennsylvania’sBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
［プレイレポ］「Apex Legends」新シーズン“ショーダウン”を一足先にチェック。一新されたバンガロールはかなり物騒な予感 – 4Gamer.net
［プレイレポ］「Apex Legends」新シーズン“ショーダウン”を一足先にチェック。一新されたバンガロールはかなり物騒な予感 4Gamer.net「エーペックスレジェンズ™: ショーダウン」にワイルドカードが登場 Electronic Arts HomeWALKNEWS (WALK NEWS)
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations | TechCrunch
Andy Jassy's description of an AI-generated ad that Alexa+ delivers in a multistep conversation, which could help users find new products, is uncharted territory for Amazon and the broader tech industry.Maxwell Zeff (TechCrunch)
Trump sets new tariff rates and deadlines. And, rabbis speak out on starvation in Gaza
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/g-s1-80579/up-first-newsletter-trump-tariffs-gaza-starvation-israel?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Mijlpaal: Register Overheidsorganisaties deelt data in Federatief Datastelsel
Logius en het Ministerie van BZK hebben op 10 juli 2025 een intentieverklaring getekend voor de toetreding van het ROO tot het FDS.
In een interview vertellen Bert Voorbraak, algemeen directeur van Logius, en Mark Vermeer, directeur Digitale Overheid bij BZK, enthousiast over de achtergrond en het belang van deze verklaring.
Lees het artikel: digitaleoverheid.nl/achtergron…
Mijlpaal: Register Overheidsorganisaties deelt data in FDS - Digitale Overheid
Het ROO treedt toe tot FDS. Wat betekent deze mijlpaal voor de betrokken partijen? Wat is het belang voor overheden en burgers?Rick van Leeuwen (Digitale Overheid)
Il re dell’isola
A Bougainville, nell’oceano Pacifico, un noto truffatore si è autoproclamato sovrano del fantomatico regno di Papaala. Un giornalista britannico fa di tutto per incontrarlo LeggiSean Williams (Internazionale)
A leaked document shows a Hungarian company offering to repair Russian helicopters in Kazakhstan with spare parts from Moscow.
InformNapalm warns this undermines NATO security.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/08/01…
Beyond Lyme Disease: Understanding Tick-Related Diseases Aids Prevention
https://www.blackenterprise.com/lyme-disease-tick-related-diseases-prevention/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Beyond Lyme Disease: Understanding Tick-Related Diseases Aids Prevention -
Though Lyme disease receives the most attention, there are numerous tick-borne illnesses that pose significant health risks.BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors (Black Enterprise)
Radioactive wasp nest found at a federal facility that handles nuclear waste
Federal officials said a radioactive wasp nest was discovered at a nuclear facility in South Carolina earlier this month.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)
in reply to Liam Proven • • •It's an interesting evolution. First, companies tried paying executives based on profits, but profit numbers are easy to massage, especially by avoiding investing in infrastructure / R&D, so you make a big profit now at the expense of long-term investment.
Next, companies tried giving executives stock to ensure that their incentives were aligned with the company. This led to executives chasing short-term gain so that they could double the price of their stock and dump it.
So they changed the stock to vest over a five-year window, meaning that you didn't get most of your money if the stock price crashed rapidly. This led to executives chasing bubbles so that, at the very least, their early stock would rapidly grow and they could dump it, but ideally they could jump from bubble to bubble and keep the stock price increasing.
Perhaps the solution is simpler: don't promote people to CxO if money is their primary motivation. The base salary for these people is well into the 'could retire and never work again after a few years' level. If they need extra financial in
... show moreIt's an interesting evolution. First, companies tried paying executives based on profits, but profit numbers are easy to massage, especially by avoiding investing in infrastructure / R&D, so you make a big profit now at the expense of long-term investment.
Next, companies tried giving executives stock to ensure that their incentives were aligned with the company. This led to executives chasing short-term gain so that they could double the price of their stock and dump it.
So they changed the stock to vest over a five-year window, meaning that you didn't get most of your money if the stock price crashed rapidly. This led to executives chasing bubbles so that, at the very least, their early stock would rapidly grow and they could dump it, but ideally they could jump from bubble to bubble and keep the stock price increasing.
Perhaps the solution is simpler: don't promote people to CxO if money is their primary motivation. The base salary for these people is well into the 'could retire and never work again after a few years' level. If they need extra financial incentives to do a good job, you might have promoted the wrong person.