Sure, but this would have changed that from "probably" to "definitely". :(

The Register? :)

https://www.theregister.com

That one's not a "could" as it's already been done. ;)

> no the "commons" in this case is the fundamental free-ness of YT ...

Hmmm, isn't the "free-ness" of YouTube because there were determined to outspend and outlast any potential competitors (ie supported by the Search business), in order to create a monopoly for then extracting $$$ from?

I'm kind of expecting the extracting part is only getting started. :(

The opening paragraphs seem like they'd fit the Apple transition of Steve Jobs to Tim Cook pretty well too.

Mark draws some parallels between Amazon and some other tech companies that he believes have suffered from the same phenomenon - Apple with Jobs and Cook among them, along with Gates and Balmer, Disney, etc.

> Their credibility was already building up ...

Don't you mean diminishing or disappearing instead of building up?

Building up sounds like the exact opposite of what I think you're meaning. ;)

I think they meant it had taken a huge hit and was in the process of building up again

> All supported by the goodwill of individuals, non-profits, and businesses ...

That goodwill seems to be in short supply since... hmmm the mid 2000's (rough guess). And goodwill like that seems to be honestly not even understood by the generation(s)* since then.

* Saying "generations" (plural) there because we've had quite a few people go through their formative years during this time and not just a single clearly defined generation.

That's exactly because the goodwill competes with billions of profits.

Tried briefly with Firefox here, and I think it's just a game that starts out incredibly slowly.

As in, it needs to go through the whole "What is your name? ____" type of sequence first before any of the WASD/arrow keys actually do anything, even if the instructions earlier on give the impression they should be functional right away.

So, 20cm of extra ski fabric could get them 50% extra lift...?

Yeah, that "every 2cm" is doing some heavy, heavy lifting. Like, Olympic sized lifting with dick fillers. :)

> We can share info about the lemons

That might turn out to be less than reliable over time, as bots are already screwing up systems with fake information and it's probably going to get worse.

I don't disagree with that, but the market for lemons still doesn't really fit.

If I remember my econ class correctly it uses used cars as an example. If you're neighbor bought a used Toyota and tells you about it being a great purchase, you can't go out and buy another used Toyota and expect it to also be in great condition. Every car is a gamble.

But if you use something like Hubspot and tell your neighbor it's really good/bad you can expect to receive the same Hubspot service they did.