Flying the Pacific in business class is $4k minimum. Buying a Vision Pro 1x and flying economy multiple times is a massive life improvement that is far cheaper
@benthompson
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Podcasts offer freedom through non-screenshottable medium constraints
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No, it’s because I carefully consider every word I write down. Podcasts are a freer medium in part because they are not screen-shottable
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Content Creator Accessibility Choices and Design Defaults
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I can (and have) accommodated folks for whom there is an accessibility challenge. As a content creator I want to decide if I have easily screen-shotted text available by default or not.
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Apple’s Mandatory Podcast Transcripts Raise Creator Control Issues
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Apple's new ToS for podcasts claims that you can opt out of transcripts, but there is no option to do so in Podcast Connect. If I wanted to provide a transcript, I would, as I do for Stratechery Interviews. Apple unilaterally deciding how I publish my content is not right.
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BuzzFeed Shutdown Impact on Tech Startup R&D Tax Credits
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Well, it already happened a year ago. Stratechery was pretty much the only site that covered it (because it impacted me personally wrt Passport development to be fair, but I’ll take ahead-of-the-curve points ) https://
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shutters-news-startups-and-the-rd-tax-credit/
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Who Delivers Fake News Matters More Than Platform
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Back in 2016 I made the case that the problematic impact of fake news was ultimately a function of who delivered it, and that to focus on social media was a red herring. Seems pertinent. https://
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VR Audio Experience Demonstrates Immersive Technology Possibilities
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Close your eyes and listen to this with headphones, and you'll get a taste of what is possible with VR https://t.co/LdF5h0Yv4e
— Ben Thompson (@benthompson) 5 octobre 2023Close your eyes and listen to this with headphones, and you'll get a taste of what is possible with VR
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First Mover Baby Company Leverages Brand for Market Opportunity
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I think they're the first baby company to identify the opportunity, but it's a very clever solution to leverage their brand/products
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Structural Change Matters More Than Price
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Because the structural change matters more than the price imo