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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%2527%C3%A9...
A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mossadegh nationalized and refused to concede to western oil demands.
- I believe that the GPA calculation is off, maybe just for F's.
I scrolled to the bottom of the hall of fame/shame and saw that entry #1505 and 3 F's and a D, with an average grade of D+ (1.46).
No grade better than a D shouldn't average to a D+, I'd expect it to be closer to a 0.25.
- "Jennifer Newstead to join Apple as senior vice president, will become general counsel in March 2026
Kate Adams to retire late next year
Lisa Jackson to retire"
- 1 point
- The Bloomberg article is accessible here: https://archive.ph/VW0Sw
- I got an Hermes (plastic?) strap as a gift and it’s way better than any other strap I’ve ever had. Plastic and steel still look brand new.
Is it worth 10-20X the price of a normal strap? No, but it’s called disposable income for a reason.
- And >50% of families could go to Disneyland* and own homes.
* https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/opinion/disney-world-econ...
- Give up 0.1% of shares to get 5% of Intel.
Seems to be an easy bet, if for no other reason than to make the US Government (Trump) happy. Trump gets to tout his +30% return on investment.
- The state is passing laws to serve its current residents.
The state believes local control has not benefited Californians as a whole.
I happen to live in an expensive home in a dense area and I agree with the state.
- Median income growth slowing or decreasing does mean things are working well. We don’t want middle class families being shut out of our housing markets and working class folks needing two hour commutes to come support our cities.
Every affordable housing project that gets built slows the growth of the area AMI.
- e-bikes seem to have been invented for SF. They solve the hill problem and long lines at school drop offs. I see their growth continuing to reduce car needs in SF.
Sadly, I say this as someone who lives in Duboce Triangle and owns two cars.
- The article also mentions that 60 years ago, Japan had the lowest proportion of 100+ year olds.
- This is definitely true in SF.
Preschools definitely brag about having no toys with electronics and the posher the elementary school, the less screen time they have.
- Israel probably is “ahead” by most startup evaluation metrics, both in HW and SW.
- That is true but in Meta’s case, it is tightly managed by him. I remember a decade ago a friend was a mid-level manager and would have exec reviews to Zuck, who could absorb information very quickly and redirect feedback to align with his product strategy.
He is a very hands CEO, not one who is relying on experts to run things for him.
In contrast, I’ve heard that Elon has a very good senior management team and they sort of know how to show him shiny things that he can say he’s very hands on about while they focus on what they need to do.
- If you read Internal Tech Emails (on X), you’ll see that he was the driving force behind the key acquisitions (successes as well as failures such as Snap).
- Related: https://substack.com/home/post/p-160039885
Which I found here: https://www.hackerneue.com/item?id=43816546
It’s commonly accepted that Mossadegh was thrown out by a coup and that Khomenei seized power through a revolution.