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can't wrap my head around HOW they did it exactly, and hate to admit this... but French innovation has been truly impressive to say the least
back in 2016, after brexit, everyone was convinced that post-london the capital of european innovation would've been berlin
7 years later, paris is dropping OSS LLMs with torrent links seemingly every day, rais... See more
back in 2016, after brexit, everyone was convinced that post-london the capital of european innovation would've been berlin
7 years later, paris is dropping OSS LLMs with torrent links seemingly every day, rais... See more
gian • Tweet
One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.
Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.
... See moreOpen source is voluntary cooperation. Marxism is involuntary cooperation enforced with violence. One leads to better software, the other to oppression and mass murder.
We are not the same.
We are not the same.
Eric S. Raymond • Tweet
We are woefully incapable of being satisfied with a prior desire, and many people argue that this is just a part of the human condition. That greed resets any goals you once had, and short of becoming a monk, you are destined to shift that goal by a few more commas.
Of course, there is some truth to this, but I think this view only scratches the sur... See more
Of course, there is some truth to this, but I think this view only scratches the sur... See more
Lawrence Yeo • The Many Worlds of Enough
France is now:
* one of the leading geographies for AI development
* making the most reliable commercial airplanes in the world
* gearing up for war
Are we going to have to update our stereotypes/jokes now? What’s next? No cheese and wine? 40 hour work weeks?
* one of the leading geographies for AI development
* making the most reliable commercial airplanes in the world
* gearing up for war
Are we going to have to update our stereotypes/jokes now? What’s next? No cheese and wine? 40 hour work weeks?
Lee Edwards • Tweet
Interesting French SAAS metric
Translating our website into different languages had zero effect on the % of each nationality using the app.
EXCEPT FOR FRENCH - the number of French users doubled now the website is available in French
Translating our website into different languages had zero effect on the % of each nationality using the app.
EXCEPT FOR FRENCH - the number of French users doubled now the website is available in French
X. It’s what’s happening
The purpose of the Network School is to articulate a vision of peace, trade, internationalism, and technology…even as the rest of the world talks about war, trade war, nationalism, and statism.