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Footnote: During a tech bubble you don't need to make sure that whatever you're selling "is working", you just need a minimum viable demo and a herd of panicking investors afraid of losing out. It was
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@cstross@wandering.shop The total amnesia regarding the dot com bubble is what amazes me the most about the whole thing. I don't understand what investor is content with throwing billions into the obv
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@gull@squawk.social The dot com bubble started inflating 30 years ago. That's a management career lifetime ago—if you were 30 in 1995 you are 60 today and there's a good chance you're either dead or n
Software Developer. Blue Geezer in TX. Veteran. EVE Online player. Fan of pop-culture image responses. I like to cook, but I'm not very good at it. I block MAGAs, "Conservative Christians", self-described patriots, "Deplorables" , crypto-bros, anti-vaxxers and other assorted louts. Location: Fort Worth, TX # CSharp # FSharp @GraphTheory
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Software Developer. Blue Geezer in TX. Veteran. EVE Online player. Fan of pop-culture image responses. I like to cook, but I'm not very good at it. I block MAGAs, "Conservative Christians", self-described patriots, "Deplorables" , crypto-bros, anti-vaxxers and other assorted louts. Location: Fort Worth, TX # CSharp # FSharp @GraphTheory
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Nov 19, 2025