Corey Ward

@coreyward.dev

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CTO & Co-founder of projectread.ai. Previously at Figma.

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I do appreciate how honest Trump has been about his second administration. He has said that he wants to return to the Gilded Age. The time of Robber Barons. Black Friday of 1869, when cronies of the President cornered the market and sent the economy into a nosedive. Teapot Dome, when oil execs paid off cabinet officials to get oil leases. Corruption from top-to-bottom by the richest using the US government as they saw fit. Letting Elon regulate self-driving cars, letting cryptobros abolish the agency the regulates crypto, firing government officials who disagree with the president - at least Trump is honest about what he wants to achieve. I don't know if Americans skipped the history classes when the Gilded Age was taught. But I'm pretty sure that Trump doesn't realize that "Gilded Age" was a historic burn penned by Mark Twain - gilded means a cheap metal covered in gold. Shining on the outside; worthless on the inside.
A freeze frame of Donald Trump telling a group of penguins outside the White House. A sign in the background shows "Reciprocal Tariffs" with a table showing "Uninhabited arctic islands" having a 10% rate. A news chyron reads "Trump: Penguins have been very unfair to us on trade".
It's 1920. On a bustling street corner, a cat wearing trousers and suspenders is selling newspapers. He's holding one up with the day's headline in large letters: ‘Breaking News: April Fools Cancelled, Extra Cuddles Scheduled Instead.’
Donald Trump as Barbie in a Barbie convertible in the style of the movie poster.
A Github issue where Sindre Sorhus complains about an open source, MIT licensed library using a combined 14 lines of code across two MIT licensed projects of his with the title "Does not adhere to license". All of the lines are wholly insignificant bits of configuration.
Chart showing CO2 ppm amount against room occupancy over a few days. When occupancy shows as true, the CO2 numbers tend to rise.
2. The camera produces noise in low light. I regret not getting a Sony. 3. It overheats and shuts down while recording video. I broke out in a cold sweat when this camera turned off three times during a wedding ceremony shoot. My backup BMPCC 6K camera saved me, as it has been working flawlessly for three years now Canon's decision to make third-party batteries incompatible with the new R5 Mark II can be seen as a short-term revenue strategy but one that carries significant long-term risks. By blocking the use of third-party batteries, Canon forces users to purchase their proprietary batteries, which are usually more expensive. This directly boosts Canon’s revenue from battery sales. Forcing customers to buy proprietary batteries may frustrate them, especially those who prefer more affordable third-party options. This can lead to dissatisfaction and damage Canon’s brand loyalty. Customers might start considering alternatives from other camera manufacturers that offer more flexibility. In the competitive camera market, users often choose brands based on the ecosystem and flexibility. If Canon's competitors offer more open systems with compatibility for third-party accessories, users might switch to those brands. Over time, this could erode Canon’s market share. Moves perceived as anti-consumer can tarnish Canon's reputation. In the age of social media, customer dissatisfaction can spread quickly, leading to a broader backlash. This can discourage new customers from choosing Canon products, fearing similar restrictive practices. While Canon may see an initial increase in revenue from the sale of proprietary batteries, the long-term consequences could be detrimental. The loss of customer trust and loyalty, coupled with the potential shift of customers to more flexible competitors, might outweigh the short-term financial gains. In a highly competitive market, such short-sighted moves could ultimately cost Canon more than they gain.
Project Amelia, a generative AI tool that helps independent sellers manage things such as their inventory and product listings, will soon launch a beta version in Chinese, Amazon said during its annual China seller summit on Monday. The AI tool, first introduced to U.S.-based sellers in September, is built on Amazon Bedrock, a service that allows customers to access and customize pre-trained foundational models for text and images via an API. Amazon also unveiled a host of other measures for China-based sellers, including a brand name generator that helps merchants come up with catchy and culturally appropriate brand names for U.S. consumers and better supply chain and logistics services. Amazon is also opening its Ireland site to Chinese sellers next year, the 20th site avallable to Chinese merchants.
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