Matt Panhans @mpanhans@librem.one
Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics
Joined Mar 2020
@Jeremiah I would suggest make a web app, but of course Apple is now aiming to block those as well for people in the EU.
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My column for Stuff this week is ‘My phone does everything, which is why I want to resurrect my iPod’.
I realise my inability to focus for more than about two seconds is a me problem. But as I look around, I find it’s a ‘lots of other people problem’ too.
https://www.stuff.tv/features/my-phone-does-everything-which-is-why-i-want-to-resurrect-my-ipod/
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@adx @ntnsndr I see your points. I've come to the view that things like private equity and venture capital are often bad, but not always purely bad. Brendan Ballou's book Plunder shows how PE does have some success stories, like keeping Barnes and Noble as a going concern. If VC provides some projects enough resources to take on Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Hollywood IP, big telecomm, and replace them with things more open and decentralized, I'm interested to see how it goes.
@ntnsndr I haven't read the Dixon book but this seems too critical. I've heard interviews and he often talks about the importance of open source, decentralization, and community governance. He's well read in history and philosophy of science and technology. My guess is he would be really into your ideas on internet democracy and platform cooperativism.
The Bayh-Dole Act of 1980 gives the US government the right to require the holders of patents on inventions created using taxpayer funds to license those patents to others. However, this right has never been utilized. There is interesting in starting to do this! https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/02/ftc-submits-comment-march-rights-promote-efforts-lower-drug-prices
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So apparently the term "patch" in software development comes from punch cards.
"Small corrections to the programmed sequence could be done by patching over portions of the paper tape and re-punching the holes in that section."
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Huge congrats to the #Bluesky team, getting to this point is not easy, for any project. Here's a quick update on their first day, along with community reactions and future plans.
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Did you know the ⚽ game I'm working on has a free demo available?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951410/WE_ARE_FOOTBALL_2024/
It also runs flawlessly on Linux! 🐧
Pardon my advertising, but I really want this to succeed, obviously.
#football #soccer #fifa #steam #steamdeck #gamedev #demo #linux #linuxgaming #gamingonlinux #sports #footballmanager
@amydiehl When I actually need to get work done, I stay home. Impossible otherwise.
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I don't know who did this, but - man, this is the meme that just keeps on giving.
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Chita Rivera made her TV acting debut in a creepy 1964 episode of THE OUTER LIMITS as a Mrs. Danvers-esque maid.
Martin Landau and Sally Kellerman co-star in "The Bellero Shield, a sort of sci-fi MACBETH directed by John Brahm (THE LODGER) and written by Joseph Stefano (PSYCHO).
Watch on Freevee.
@adam42smith I think Zotero is the software that provides me with the highest value of any that I use. Great to see this.
@fell Messaging with Fractal, does that mean all your friends and family are on Matrix? Or is it bridging to other things?
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I'm launching an email series called What's New in R. #rstats
Why am I doing this?
Previously, Twitter served as my primary resource for R updates. However, after Elon Musk's takeover, leading R users have migrated away, spreading across platforms like Mastodon, LinkedIn, YouTube, and more, making it challenging to track R news.
The inaugural issue releases tomorrow, you can sign up here: https://rfortherestofus.com/whatsnew
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Just out of frame is something really scary ok
@gavi ooh this looks interesting
Matt Panhans
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Economist. Antitrust policy; industrial organization; history of economics
Joined Mar 2020
