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[matrix12]

IBM is like a juicer that takes out all the delicious flavor out of a fruit. Leaving nothing but a dried beetle husk.

[skywhopper → matrix12]

It's fine. HashiCorp has done a good job of pre-draining any flavor it once had.

[m463 → matrix12]

Could say the same of many acquisitions. Cisco used to do the same thing.

It is sad that ctrl labs got eaten by fb/meta. It used ML to sense your arm movements (and one employee figured out how to have a virtual 3rd arm).

Collected by zuckerberg and disappeared.

(and if it does come to something, you'll need to log in to use it)

[bpiche → m463]

Reminding me of that really cool Regina Dugan f8 video from like 2017 or so. They were working on a haptic communication system so you could read texts with your skin and stuff

[fishnchips → matrix12]

It’s not like they’re going after the best fruit, either.

[vram22 → matrix12]

>fruit

>beetle

TIL that genetic scientists have successfully crossed plants and animals! ;)

But, great comment. Upvoted.