User: fermento

Re:Why go public?

On: US Startups Don't Want To Go Public Anymore (qz.com)

>>Why go pubic? you need a viable business plan and other annoyances like profits and disclosure to do that.
I need a viable business plan to go pubic? Is dinner and a movie enough of a plan? Or do I need to bring bank statements?

9 years, roughly $40 billion less

On: Verizon Revises Its Deal With Yahoo, Reduces Price Of Acquisition By $350M (techcrunch.com)

Just think back to 2008, when Microsoft offered $44.6 billion for Yahoo, but was rejected because Yahoo thought it undervalued their worth. https://www.cnet.com/news/yahoo-rejects-microsofts-bid/ If I was a shareholder, I would be pissed.

3D Printing LPs

On: Vinyl Record Production Gets a Much-Needed Tech Upgrade (engadget.com)

When can I make LP's by my 3D printer? This way I can convert all of my mp3's to LP's and listen to them on a record player. They sound so much better on vinyl. :)

For a good time

On: California Man Arrested for Running 'Revenge Porn' Website

Does this mean that I write on the bathroom stall "For a good time call Jenny, 867-5309", along with crudely drawn genitalia, that I now can be prosecuted for identity theft?

Re:Compute! Magazine

On: How Did You Learn How To Program?

Same as above, typing in programs from TI-99er magazine and compute. Most of the learning came from debugging them because you most likely typed something in wrong.

Re:Oh good, undersea mining

On: Major Find By Japanese Scientists May Threaten Chinese Rare Earth Hegemony

If anything, a pound of aerogel would be more expensive. A pound is a pound, but the volume for a pound of super-aerogel must be the size of a barn.