Yusuf Kaka
@yusufk.co.za
Engineer, Product @ X bigly labs
Ex-Microsoft Ex-MTN Ex-Capitec
Husband, father and cat slave
https://yusuf.kaka.co.za/
https://github.com/yusufk
Veni, vici, vibri codavi
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Ex-Microsoft Ex-MTN Ex-Capitec
Husband, father and cat slave
https://yusuf.kaka.co.za/
https://github.com/yusufk
Veni, vici, vibri codavi
π² πΉ π¨βπ» π πΏπ¦
I don't recall any attempts to monetize the experience other than for enterprise, private knowledge bases, so I don't understand your reasoning. Agree that fun stuff can be free, but would caution that often fun things appear to be free, but come at a hidden, non-obvious price.
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I don't recall any attempts to monetize the experience other than for enterprise, private knowledge bases, so I don't understand your reasoning. Agree that fun stuff can be free, but would caution that often fun things appear to be free, but come at a hidden, non-obvious price.
Wonder if @microsoft.com would consider acquiring StackOverflow?
January 4, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wonder if @microsoft.com would consider acquiring StackOverflow?
If there's a need, and I think there is likely a new need stemming from AI, it will survive or resurface in a different way. Ideally, they need a monetisation strategy that incentives human contributors and engagement for free, but machine use, API/MCP charged.
January 4, 2026 at 9:38 AM
If there's a need, and I think there is likely a new need stemming from AI, it will survive or resurface in a different way. Ideally, they need a monetisation strategy that incentives human contributors and engagement for free, but machine use, API/MCP charged.
It seems to have been on a steady decline since 2014 tbh, then accelerated by Gen AI. I've been a long time user and contributor, and it started to feel like they lost momentum in terms of rewarding contribution in a way that matters to users.
January 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM
It seems to have been on a steady decline since 2014 tbh, then accelerated by Gen AI. I've been a long time user and contributor, and it started to feel like they lost momentum in terms of rewarding contribution in a way that matters to users.
I'm not sure if this is the original disk, but it's likely one of the first stiffy I owned in the 90s. I remember being blown away by Dr Genius, one of the few apps I had that supported mouse input.
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I'm not sure if this is the original disk, but it's likely one of the first stiffy I owned in the 90s. I remember being blown away by Dr Genius, one of the few apps I had that supported mouse input.
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There are engineers, and then there are Engineers, and then there's Trevor...
There are engineers, and then there are Engineers, and then there's Trevor...
How Old Games Talked to Hardware: VGA Mode 13h
Iβve been fascinated by this stuff since I first booted up MS-DOS and thought βwait, how did they actually do this?β I made many of my ownβ¦
trevorwoollacott.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
trevorwoollacott.com/how-old-game...
There are engineers, and then there are Engineers, and then there's Trevor...
There are engineers, and then there are Engineers, and then there's Trevor...
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Draw an xkcd style cartoon of people rushing to the next big thing, quantum computing, and leaving behind a sad looking AI....
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Draw an xkcd style cartoon of people rushing to the next big thing, quantum computing, and leaving behind a sad looking AI....
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It was a joy talking to @timharford.ft.com on #CautionaryTales about #DouglasAdams #TheHithchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy and much else.
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cau...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cau...
Donβt Panic! Douglas Adamsβ Guide to Tomorrow β with Arvind Ethan David | Cautionary Tales
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy writer Douglas Adams used science fiction to warn us about potential dangers in our future. In this Cautionary Conversation, Tim Harford is joined by Arvind Ethan ...
www.pushkin.fm
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It was a joy talking to @timharford.ft.com on #CautionaryTales about #DouglasAdams #TheHithchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy and much else.
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cau...
www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/cau...
October 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza | Middle East Eye share.google/0MsaMWK9S8Nk...
Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza
Most authoritative report by the UN on genocide paves way for ICJ ruling, authors say
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September 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel is guilty of genocide in Gaza | Middle East Eye share.google/0MsaMWK9S8Nk...
Reposted by Yusuf Kaka
What, exactly, is the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS hurtling towards Earth that has scientists sweating and scrambling for answers?
Interstellar object incoming: 3I/ATLAS - comet or alien tech?
What, exactly, is the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS hurtling towards Earth that has scientists sweating and scrambling for answers?
www.thesouthafrican.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What, exactly, is the interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS hurtling towards Earth that has scientists sweating and scrambling for answers?
Did you realise that we're actually not on the earth but hanging off the earth? As in upside down. I don't advise coming to that realisation while driving.
August 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Did you realise that we're actually not on the earth but hanging off the earth? As in upside down. I don't advise coming to that realisation while driving.
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera share.google/1lVem0Y8suEl... -- just evil
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank
Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Israeli military uproots thousands of Palestinian olive trees in West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera share.google/1lVem0Y8suEl... -- just evil
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Brothers Oday and Mohammed Mahra from Gaza are enduring extreme and prolonged malnutrition, a result of the famine that continues to ravage children throughout the Gaza Strip.
July 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Brothers Oday and Mohammed Mahra from Gaza are enduring extreme and prolonged malnutrition, a result of the famine that continues to ravage children throughout the Gaza Strip.
