Anders
@andersvincent.bsky.social
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I don't believe so. I believe it's a big political bluff lacking any means of actual enforcement, which relies on strong-arming the CEOs of Apple and Google with implied threats of revenge if they don't do as they're told.
December 29, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I don't believe so. I believe it's a big political bluff lacking any means of actual enforcement, which relies on strong-arming the CEOs of Apple and Google with implied threats of revenge if they don't do as they're told.
Nobody's banned Twitter and it's still around today.
TikTok has no revenue problems. They are making money hand over fist.
TikTok has no revenue problems. They are making money hand over fist.
December 29, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Nobody's banned Twitter and it's still around today.
TikTok has no revenue problems. They are making money hand over fist.
TikTok has no revenue problems. They are making money hand over fist.
Its easier said that done. What's the legal mechanism to ban the sale of a cell phone simply because it has an unapproved app preinstalled? The FCC has no jurisdiction over installed software apps. The FTC has no jurisdiction either. Any attempt to confiscate would be met with lawsuits
December 29, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Its easier said that done. What's the legal mechanism to ban the sale of a cell phone simply because it has an unapproved app preinstalled? The FCC has no jurisdiction over installed software apps. The FTC has no jurisdiction either. Any attempt to confiscate would be met with lawsuits
Nobody's going to stop using TikTok. They will browse to their mobile website and continue using it.
TikTok could even sell TikTok branded phones having a TikTok app preinstalled.
Much of TikTok's money also comes from users and advertisers outside of the USA.
TikTok could even sell TikTok branded phones having a TikTok app preinstalled.
Much of TikTok's money also comes from users and advertisers outside of the USA.
December 29, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Nobody's going to stop using TikTok. They will browse to their mobile website and continue using it.
TikTok could even sell TikTok branded phones having a TikTok app preinstalled.
Much of TikTok's money also comes from users and advertisers outside of the USA.
TikTok could even sell TikTok branded phones having a TikTok app preinstalled.
Much of TikTok's money also comes from users and advertisers outside of the USA.
The Giants are really a NJ football team, not New York City's, but the same is true of the Jets. All credit and blame can be placed on the people of NJ.
December 29, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The Giants are really a NJ football team, not New York City's, but the same is true of the Jets. All credit and blame can be placed on the people of NJ.
TikTok's ad revenue has doubled in the last 2 years while YT's been mostly flat.
Even if they banned TikTok from app stores, they can retain them with progressive web apps that function similarly. Very easy to do on Android.
Even if they banned TikTok from app stores, they can retain them with progressive web apps that function similarly. Very easy to do on Android.
December 29, 2024 at 8:48 PM
TikTok's ad revenue has doubled in the last 2 years while YT's been mostly flat.
Even if they banned TikTok from app stores, they can retain them with progressive web apps that function similarly. Very easy to do on Android.
Even if they banned TikTok from app stores, they can retain them with progressive web apps that function similarly. Very easy to do on Android.
After the first few malpractice suits bankrupt a medical provider, you'll stop seeing those kinds of diagnoses being made
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 PM
After the first few malpractice suits bankrupt a medical provider, you'll stop seeing those kinds of diagnoses being made
I don't anticipate BlueSky evolving any differently than X, FB, IG and the rest. It will devolve into people copypasting talking points, calling each other bots and blocking anyone introducing the slightest degree of cognitive dissonance
Most lack the intellect and open minds of the WW2 Generation
Most lack the intellect and open minds of the WW2 Generation
December 29, 2024 at 8:34 PM
I don't anticipate BlueSky evolving any differently than X, FB, IG and the rest. It will devolve into people copypasting talking points, calling each other bots and blocking anyone introducing the slightest degree of cognitive dissonance
Most lack the intellect and open minds of the WW2 Generation
Most lack the intellect and open minds of the WW2 Generation
One could argue its a latte next to a marshmallow, since it's not in the latte, but above it.
American media needs to be more specific with coffee terminology.
American media needs to be more specific with coffee terminology.
December 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
One could argue its a latte next to a marshmallow, since it's not in the latte, but above it.
American media needs to be more specific with coffee terminology.
American media needs to be more specific with coffee terminology.
Safety rules? They're made to be broken.
Most universities have declined in quality. The higher the tuition, the more prevalent that problem is.
Most universities have declined in quality. The higher the tuition, the more prevalent that problem is.
December 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Safety rules? They're made to be broken.
Most universities have declined in quality. The higher the tuition, the more prevalent that problem is.
Most universities have declined in quality. The higher the tuition, the more prevalent that problem is.
The debate in corporate boardrooms is about earnings reports.
Let's stop pretending H1B are all future Steve Jobs
Companies laying off Americans to hire foreigners for less should be fined out of existence www.paularnesen.com/blog/the-h-1...
Let's stop pretending H1B are all future Steve Jobs
Companies laying off Americans to hire foreigners for less should be fined out of existence www.paularnesen.com/blog/the-h-1...
H-1B Visa Exposed: Wage Suppression and Worker Displacement in the US
Explore how H-1B visas impact U.S. workers, wage suppression, and corporate strategies, with insights into global HR dynamics and solutions for fair practices.
www.paularnesen.com
December 29, 2024 at 8:24 PM
The debate in corporate boardrooms is about earnings reports.
Let's stop pretending H1B are all future Steve Jobs
Companies laying off Americans to hire foreigners for less should be fined out of existence www.paularnesen.com/blog/the-h-1...
Let's stop pretending H1B are all future Steve Jobs
Companies laying off Americans to hire foreigners for less should be fined out of existence www.paularnesen.com/blog/the-h-1...
it was manufactured 15 years ago, a few years after millennials arrived on the assembly line and things started going to sh_t
December 29, 2024 at 8:07 PM
it was manufactured 15 years ago, a few years after millennials arrived on the assembly line and things started going to sh_t
Amazon agrees with your 9 year old
www.amazon.com/elope-Wheres...
www.amazon.com/elope-Wheres...
elope Where's Waldo Costume - Shirt, Hat, and Glasses Set
When you're looking for a brand that stands out from the rest look no further. With a passion for quality and creativity you can rest easy knowing the quality we manufacture.
www.amazon.com
December 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Amazon agrees with your 9 year old
www.amazon.com/elope-Wheres...
www.amazon.com/elope-Wheres...
Sources: The salmon are seeking to re-negotiate the terms of the pact to find suitable vegetable-based alternatives
December 29, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Sources: The salmon are seeking to re-negotiate the terms of the pact to find suitable vegetable-based alternatives
the "well founded confidence" concept was discredited when AG Holder authorized spying on the Associated Press
judges have been rubber stamps for warrants forever and they will continue to be unless someone changes the entire system
judges have been rubber stamps for warrants forever and they will continue to be unless someone changes the entire system
December 29, 2024 at 7:32 PM
the "well founded confidence" concept was discredited when AG Holder authorized spying on the Associated Press
judges have been rubber stamps for warrants forever and they will continue to be unless someone changes the entire system
judges have been rubber stamps for warrants forever and they will continue to be unless someone changes the entire system
the top 10% plutonomy is doing well but everyone else isn't
that's what you clueless people in Manhattan just don't understand
that's what you clueless people in Manhattan just don't understand
December 29, 2024 at 7:22 PM
the top 10% plutonomy is doing well but everyone else isn't
that's what you clueless people in Manhattan just don't understand
that's what you clueless people in Manhattan just don't understand
you're confliating old designs with new ones
apnews.com/article/boei...
apnews.com/article/boei...
Key events in the troubled history of the Boeing 737 Max
Boeing’s 737 Max is a more fuel-efficient version of the American aerospace company’s popular 737, the best-selling airliner ever.
apnews.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:21 PM
you're confliating old designs with new ones
apnews.com/article/boei...
apnews.com/article/boei...
The civil rights "lockdown" abuses and corporate-controlled parties of the post-2010s west, strongly indicate democracy is in terminal decline in europe, australia and America.
What we have instead is different sets of authoritarians arguing over who's more authoritarian
What we have instead is different sets of authoritarians arguing over who's more authoritarian
December 29, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The civil rights "lockdown" abuses and corporate-controlled parties of the post-2010s west, strongly indicate democracy is in terminal decline in europe, australia and America.
What we have instead is different sets of authoritarians arguing over who's more authoritarian
What we have instead is different sets of authoritarians arguing over who's more authoritarian
Planes have been falling out of the sky over design flaws since millennials began designing planes.
This generation of working people is often distracted and incompetent. Their predecessors obsessed over product or design, while they obsess over politics, sports or hobbies.
This generation of working people is often distracted and incompetent. Their predecessors obsessed over product or design, while they obsess over politics, sports or hobbies.
December 29, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Planes have been falling out of the sky over design flaws since millennials began designing planes.
This generation of working people is often distracted and incompetent. Their predecessors obsessed over product or design, while they obsess over politics, sports or hobbies.
This generation of working people is often distracted and incompetent. Their predecessors obsessed over product or design, while they obsess over politics, sports or hobbies.
"Start your tape right now, because I'm about to tell you the truth. And f-you if you can't handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I've known him for years. If it weren't the truth, I wouldn't say it."
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
December 29, 2024 at 5:43 PM
"Start your tape right now, because I'm about to tell you the truth. And f-you if you can't handle the truth. This version of Biden intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I've known him for years. If it weren't the truth, I wouldn't say it."
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
Democracies and democratic republics are nonexistent in the middle east. It never caught on. What they have instead is elections within authoritarian systems, similar to what the west is evolving into.
December 29, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Democracies and democratic republics are nonexistent in the middle east. It never caught on. What they have instead is elections within authoritarian systems, similar to what the west is evolving into.
until you hear "Once we evolve into much larger animals, we're going to eat you"
a close up of a squirrel eating a nut on a tree branch .
ALT: a close up of a squirrel eating a nut on a tree branch .
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2024 at 5:37 PM
until you hear "Once we evolve into much larger animals, we're going to eat you"
X never quit shadowbanning. I've sometimes scanned through replies to look at individual small time accounts not appearing spammy or botlike. Few on X have any views or replies unless they have paid for a blue checkmark.
Musk has always been a bit of a LARPer. I don't buy that he's a day to day CEO
Musk has always been a bit of a LARPer. I don't buy that he's a day to day CEO
December 29, 2024 at 5:35 PM
X never quit shadowbanning. I've sometimes scanned through replies to look at individual small time accounts not appearing spammy or botlike. Few on X have any views or replies unless they have paid for a blue checkmark.
Musk has always been a bit of a LARPer. I don't buy that he's a day to day CEO
Musk has always been a bit of a LARPer. I don't buy that he's a day to day CEO
Democrat jurisdictions are notoriously abusive towards prisoners and inmates. The DC jail is on par with the prisons of Havana and Somalia
December 29, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Democrat jurisdictions are notoriously abusive towards prisoners and inmates. The DC jail is on par with the prisons of Havana and Somalia