Jimmy Cerone
@jrcii
Software Dev who loves to write, read, and hang with doggos.
Jimmy Cerone
New data from Ampere Analysis found that 42 percent of U.S. streaming subscribers actively subscribe, cancel, and resubscribe to streaming services based on whether or not shows they like are on the network. What they also found was that people who bought into bundles, like the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ bundle, were 59 percent less likely to churn , so,
... See moreNumlock News • Numlock News: July 10, 2024 • Lanternflies, Churn, Faroe Islands
I am actively doing this now and don’t know how i feel about it
“A prototype is worth a thousand meetings” (building a simple way to ‘taste test’ is often faster AND better than trying to figure things out in our heads)
Shaan Puri • 5 Tweet Tuesday - July 9, 2024
I need to remember this more when I’m terrified of the imagined scenarios in my head
Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.”
FS (Farnam Street) • Brain Food: Action Reduces Fear
YouTube previewed a tool to use generative AI to replace copyrighted music from your videos without affecting anything else. A few years ago this would have been expensive and time-consuming if it was even possible - soon it will just be a button. This is the natural life cycle of all ‘AI’. LINK, VIDEO
Benedict Evans • Benedict's Newsletter: No. 548
Not sure if this is the most positive, but like images, I’m using more and the production value of all my stuff is improving thanks to AI.
The continued march of direct deposit and earned wage access products keeps more of the wage pie in the pockets of workers, even those in diminished circumstances.
Bits about Money • The Business of Check Cashing
The EC, to my eyes, is saying that it’s illegal for a successful platform to adapt and evolve. Or at the very least they’re saying they might deem it illegal.
John Gruber • European Commission Launches Investigation Against Microsoft for Integrating Teams With Office
I think the bone I have to pick here is the choice of areas to legislate. What about Ad Tech? Search? These are much more concerning monopolies.
Czech president and writer Vaclav Havel:
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we... See more
“Hope (...) is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. The more unpropitious the situation in which we... See more
Another model is embedding the check cashing into a larger suite of services. Cash App is a notable standout here (and, IMHO, probably the most interesting financial product the tech industry has created for the un-/underbanked.) On the backend, Cash App has simply convinced a bank to have a wider risk envelope as part of the price for working with
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Huh. Interesting. I need to think more on this company.
Knolling is a really specific system that involves laying all your stuff out at specific angles, but I take the broader idea as: don’t make cleaning and organizing into A Thing, just always be doing it. I’ve been trying to adopt this recently, and it is awesome. When I’m on a phone call, I tidy up my desk. When I’m waiting for something to export,
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