Rekall is a company that provides memory implants of vacations, where a client can take a memory trip to a certain planet and be whoever they desire.

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  • The overhaul is also tied to the Chinese government’s drive to build the low‑altitude economy, covering commercial activities below 3,000 metres (9,840 feet), such as parcel deliveries and urban logistics.

    Estimates released last year by the CAAC suggested that this sector was already valued at over 500 billion yuan in 2023, with projections to exceed 2 trillion yuan (US$280 billion) by 2030, making drones and other low‑altitude platforms potential pillars of growth.

    500 B Yuan is $71 B USD. They have $71 B worth of annual spend on drone based logistics?

















  • From what I remember, downloading, installing and logging in worked, but we couldn’t play any videos. Logging in worked on the WebUI too. That’s why initially thought this was some sort of technical issue specific to my setup or perhaps even a bunk unit (even though it could play multiple containers/codecs from the NAS).

    I was honestly shocked to discover that Netflix requires per device licensing. I can sort of understanding quality restrictions on some devices, even though the DRM is broken albeit the crack is not fully public (you can easily find even 4K WEB-DL copies on the internet), but per device licensing for playback is ridiculous. They don’t even allow WebUI usage!

    Who do they think they are? This is clearly an example of oligopoly corruption, on par with the russian oligarchy that de facto operates in the technology services sphere with state management (even though from my experience, the US commoner would strongly disagree with such a characterization).


  • For DV it’s understandable. IMO Dolby and DTS are kinda of a scam (e.g. their lossless codecs). They are welcome to make authoring tools, but the standards should always be open and not subject to unaccountable entities that operate in a unreliable jurisdiction.

    The reason I am asking about Netflix is because we got a relatively powerful Chinese Android set-top box (that is supported by a local distributor) and it couldn’t play videos in the Netflix Android app or even when logging in via web browser. The distributor said that Netflix support requires a license. After doing some research, this seems to be true for many non-American brands.

    We cancelled Netflix and we are not buying any new subscriptions from American firms. I am just curious about the whole license issue.






  • That shift poses an existential branding challenge for airlines, hotels, and other travel firms whose products are selected less by people browsing and more by machines optimizing outcomes on their behalf , according to Doyle.

    Any mass market service that is not subject to real competition optimizes outcomes for the benefit of the service owner.

    It’s like with say Instagram, there is clearly a demand for the service, but the service optimizes outcomes for the benefit of Meta and not the users.