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RT @ashleyrcarman: NEW (and my last piece for @verge): SiriusXM bought podcasting institutions — Stitcher and Earwolf — for over $300 milli… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @dickschmoekel: @reckless Great episode, really enjoyed it. It was very informative and and gave me a whole new perspective, and much mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ARishi_: Robinhood's cash card launch is fascinating, but for me, @reckless's interview with @aparnacd is more interesting. Great bread… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten I read it! No one outside the industry has anything to say about bitcoin leading any charge. I understand that the industry wants to believe this about itself, but the evidence is actually quite thin apart from "it uses a lot of energy and that leads to various outcomes" — PolitiTweet.org

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@fka_tabs @harrisj This shirt will be my most lasting legacy — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten You keep showing me the industry talking about itself! Here's Exxon talking about how it is leading the charge to hydrogen power and carbon capture https://t.co/IwRWcc6p3l — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten You keep saying "leading" but there is no evidence of that either ;) — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten Like I said, I think people hope that is true more than it's true -- that report is self-reported data and only inclusive of 30ish percent of total btc network. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten How is it "leading" when any interpretation of this piece is evidence of increased fossil fuel usage? — PolitiTweet.org

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live look at @benyt https://t.co/c6iosOk34E — PolitiTweet.org

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@KenFromChicago "mining" here is inclusive of the computational work required to process transactions, work that is compensating in coins. so... nope. — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten I think the war in Ukraine will dwarf the impact in terms of energy transition over the coming years. I also don't know if Bitcoin is "leading" vs drawing energy such that many things are happening. This is not a good outcome, for example: https://t.co/GUgwXnLJTI — PolitiTweet.org

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@jtmooten I think that is not as true as everyone wants it to be — PolitiTweet.org

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Compare that answer to how Wordpress thinks about contributions back to open source https://t.co/vIVOr3eczW https://t.co/jXCkpxmByJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Basically every crypto executive needs a better answer to climate questions - “open development will fix it” is betting on other people to care more than you do — PolitiTweet.org

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Today on Decoder: Robinhood chief product officer Aparna Chennapragada https://t.co/SALzV05epm — PolitiTweet.org

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@ponquecitos I think you are vastly underestimating the number of Ferraris the entire HBO Max saga has funded — PolitiTweet.org

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Turning computers into endless shopping malls with tedious fee disputes has paid for a lot of Ferraris, but down here on the ground all that's happened is a bunch of apps with annoying user experiences by design — PolitiTweet.org

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There was a meeting where someone at Apple was like, "Okay, let's reduce the functionality of the Apple TV app to avoid Google's platform fees" without even a hint of irony — PolitiTweet.org

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@Casey whole track is a banger! https://t.co/jaNpRT2MU6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Holy shit yes — PolitiTweet.org

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@ammarmalik1 I think a fair assumption is that Apple would not do bad local dimming — PolitiTweet.org

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@attaboy You’re headed towards a ProArt, I think — PolitiTweet.org

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@backlon See this is the kind of government propaganda I can get behind — PolitiTweet.org

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@attaboy That all depends on your budget! — PolitiTweet.org

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I am not a refresh rate person at all but I am a backlight snob and exactly this - even basic local dimming would have helped a ton — PolitiTweet.org

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@hschhaya Nah, these cameras are really good. But the images they produce have their own distinct look that is slowly becoming it’s own thing, and this is an odd period of transition — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s a Vergecast interview with Marc Levoy, the father of computational photography, who essentially validates @chaykak’s thesis: the software is making major artistic decisions, and it can go in different directions https://t.co/Gzyr5lEDgc https://t.co/aqOq7JE4f7 — PolitiTweet.org

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iPhone HDR looked the worst with the iPhone XS, which is also when Apple, Samsung, and Google all had the most divergent looks. Now they all look basically the same, but the boosted HDR shadows and dropped highlights still really throw people — PolitiTweet.org

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Welcome Kyle and the New Yorker to the “what is a photo” debate, all are welcome here ;) — PolitiTweet.org