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Google pays Mozilla, Mozilla has more money, Mozilla spends more money (especially in compensations to a bloated C-level), Mozilla needs more money, Google threatens with paying less, Mozilla will lube up and bend over.

"inkling of truth" != "infallible"

#strawmanning


If they keep their shit together and ride the surveillance wave then I don't see what should keep them from increasing 15fold by 2050. Their technology is not at all dependent on AGI, which is why I don't understand why they are always thrown in together with OpenAI et al.


It seems like he is just trying to make a point with his moving around about being "annoying" - which is what he is talking about.


He appears to be making that point for the entirety of the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-ys9faa74


Maybe I should try the same, join company at junior level, rise through the ranks until finally some Russian and Chinese spies come an seduce me.


Enjoying the seduction while being aware of it and "accidentally" failing to provide any required info would be an interesting reverse UNO.

Although you would run the risk of being murdered. So there's that.


there always has to be a catch ... I'm up for it nonetheless!


The OG Yamaha produced a motorcycle in 1954, the YA-1. That success then led to the spin off.

(fun fact: the motorcycle Triumph and the undergarment Triumph are two entirely different companies that just happen to share the same name)


A motorcycle named Norton Commander also exists, and Nokia* sold winter bicycle tires with studs on them so they would grip better on ice and snow.


Not sure about the meaning of your asterisk, but the Nokian Tyres corporation is not related to Nokia the telecoms co, other than being founded in the same town.

Nokia did manufacture rubber boots though, before they spun off the footwear division in 1990 and went all in on electronics.


The company's history page says they were part of the merger in 1967 that created "Big Nokia": https://company.nokiantyres.com/about-us/history/#:~:text=19...

This changed in 1988 with the formation of an LLC, in 1995 they went public and in 2003 shares still held by the parent company were sold off to Bridgestone.


Nokian studded tires for bicycles are (were?) the best! Rode many-many kilometers at winter with them!


Triumph is also a garment brand? Never heard of it.


I had no idea you've never heard of it. Thanks for keeping us informed.


>I had no idea you've never heard of it. Thanks for keeping us informed.

I see.

In that case, you'll appreciate the fact that the Three Musketeers chocolate bar bears no relationship to Alexander Dumas, the author of the famed book series featuring D'Artagnan and three musketeers.

You might also be interested to learn that Zenit launch vehicles are not made by the organization that produces Zenit optics and cameras.

Most crucially, Lucky grocery store chain in California turns out to be completely different from the Korean Lucky chemical products and electronics conglomerate (known as "Lucky GoldStar" after merging its chem and electronics wings, and, currently, "LG").

The more you know!


It’s also a Wonder Dog, a Canadian power trio not featuring Neal Peart, and a moment when we shouldn’t evacuate the Death Star.


> Wonder Dog

I think you meant Insult Comic Dog.


I guess we were too good at Triumphing…


> Ukraine obviously wouldn't contract anything essential from Russia

West-Ukraine wouldn't. East-Ukraine ... not so sure.


East-Ukraine? The regions that had 90% vote to be annexed by Russia?

When an invader has a gun against your head, how would you vote?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_annexation_referendums_in...


I’m pretty sure no one from Butcha (east Ukraine) will ever buy from Russia again.


"West-Ukraine"

why you acting like ukraine is already lose its territory???? the war is still going on

there is no winner yet


aren't the Greenlanders rather open minded about that acquisition? Denmark didn't treat them particularly good.


Whatever gave you that idea? Those who are opposed to Greenland being part of Denmark tend to be pro-independence, and opposition to the US taking over is even greater. Many accept the status-quo because Greenland's economy depends greatly on money flowing in from the government.

USA has and has had military bases on Greenland, once established despite opposition from native Greenlanders. Several of these are ecological disasters. There are valleys full of rusting oil drums and machinery. There are fears of there being radioactive waste hidden under the ice, expected to leak sooner or later.

That Denmark had approved some of these bases has fuelled sentiment against Denmark and the US in the first place.


No, Greenlanders are working towards independence and gaining independence from the US seems much less likely than from Denmark. Additionally Greenlanders aren't looking with admiration at how the US has treated other indigenous peoples.


Are you a Greenlander? Or are you from mainland Denmark?


I am from mainland Denmark, but have visited Greenland and a have number of native Greenlander friends.


Totally. It's the same as how people feel about Canada taking over the US. The current admin is such an abomination it would be best that Canada takes control. They are very nice people. Nicest ones some would say. Imagine how nice it would be to have some stability again. All the Americans I've spoken to agree on it.


Many people are saying it. Unfortunately the small minority of nasty people opposed to it are using violence to stifle free debate.


They hate it. Only Greenlanders positive about it are criminals and clowns, that are literally being payed to do so.


What lead you to believe that? Like, ol' minihands did claim that, but he claims a lot of things.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/28/85-of-greenlan...

> But a new survey by pollster Verian, commissioned by the Danish paper Berlingske, showed only 6% of Greenlanders are in favour of becoming part of the US, with 9% undecided.

6%, for practical purposes, means 0%; whenever you have a poll with a clearly insane option, about 4-5% of people will choose it, due to a combination of mistakes and trolling.

About half of Greenlanders support independence (in a concrete sense; far more than that in an abstract sense), but that's rather different to becoming part of the US.



The approach seems overkill. You'd just have to count bills for a length of 5cm (density) and then some multiplication for the volume.


German media are puppets of the government and their NGOs. That's why those specific companies have been hyped up - they were officially backed by the government.


Being backed by the government is not necessarily a bad thing. It's just the government seems to be uniquely backing things that don't fly.


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