"Criticism of Nobel focuses on his leading role in weapons manufacturing and sales, and some question his motives in creating his prizes, suggesting they are intended to improve his reputation."
Here in Scandinavia, the usual narrative about Alfred Nobel is that he wanted to offset the damage his inventions have contributed to the world. To acknowledge that, he probably felt that it was intertwined with his reputation and his own concsience.
I think his brother died and newspapers thought it was Alfred and there were some very unkind reports about him that said stuff like he was a merchant of death and good riddens. That made him rethink his long term legacy and he tried to improve it.
Exactly. I'm really blown away at how others cannot see how this is a license to print money, now that they have amassed such celebrities who are constantly responding to fans.
Sure it might be a fad, but network effects are already kickin' and they might just win this market. They might very well be cash flow positive and just not lucrative right now bc focusing on growth/marketing.
Personally, like the first response above, I race in an amateur, local kart league, which is not a cheap sport, and we have a site, instagram, video coverage, everything. The list of F1 & Indy race drivers who could do a video saying "hello" to our league, comparing to what we indulge on a hobby already, is peanuts. I'm sure my friends would take doing a few proposals very seriously.
IMO wannabe YT-IG influencers would FLOCK at the chance of having a celeb saying hello to them and posting on their timelines ("look who just sent hi").
I don't play myself but have some close friends who do and for the stakes they play at (loser of the league pays for an extravagant steak/lobster dinner with high quality whiskey and wine for all players and a date) then $100 extra to kick off a draft with a laugh and probably a joke at the expense of last years loser is well within bounds of what many people will do for a hobby/joke.
I think the reason has nothing to do with the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X, XR or XS. I think the reason has to do with 2 back-to-back iOS updates that didn't hugely slow down my iPhone 7 Plus.
I'm used to really wanting the newer iPhone when I update iOS 12 months after buying but the last 2 updates haven't fit that mold.
There is also just a general kind of burn out. In phones, in social media, etc. Maginal utility from consumer tech is now so marginal that people are starting to not upgrade every year. It was bound to happen. I’m sure someone will come up with a more creative name for this when it starts to impact stock prices.
iPhones and the iOS speed focused updates are really showing the longevity of the device. My wife has the 7+ she got when it came out. I got her the battery change out for $30, and the device is great. It got faster with iOS 12. She has no need for a better device. Upgrades now really are incremental, with much of the technology 'good enough'.
I have the X. It works great. Nothing in the XS makes me want to upgrade. I would like the XS Max, but I'll just wait for next year. And next year, my wife will get my X which further extends its usefulness.
Did anyone really thing Pixel Buds were going to be the must-have headphones for everyone? It was a cool example of applied technology that grabbed a bunch of headlines and gave people something to think about (what if I could talk to everyone regardless of language?)
The slides in the office are there to get press; the earphones that are clearly not going to be a huge seller are there to get press.
Ugh, this has become my favorite music feature of all time. I've made amazing playlists in Spotify by using Shazam around town in cafes and clubs. It was too good to be true.
THANK YOU for the Sound Hound tip; I’d somehow been ignorant of its existence. Haven’t really put it through its paces yet but the UI and featureset look great. Never expected to say this but I might be done w/ Shazam!
Wow, Thanks for point this out and I have never heard of Soundhound before. ( Talk about Discovery problems )
There are many times when a song suddenly pops up into your head, and you cant record the exact lyrics, the may likely be a few words that is wrong so Google doesn't help, and humming it in Shazam never worked. I had always thought my voice was sounded too bad.
I use both regularly. SoundHound is my go to by default but I use Shazam as a backup. Shazam is more successful normally but I like SoundHound more for whatever reason.
Switched to SoundHound a long time ago and have found it equally as good as Shazam. I have every song I "discover" automatically added to a Spotify playlist so I can check it out later.
Is there any loss in that? The integrated music recognition if Google Now rarely fails me, and when it does, Shazam wasn't able to recognize the song either.
I've never had it work as fast or accurately as Shazam, especially in noisy environments. There's also no obvious way to get the full history of the songs I've searched for (there probably is - it's just not easily discoverable). I had high hopes for the automatic detection that rolled out on pixel 2s but have found that it only works on the terrible music that my gym plays.
Are you sure about that? I know that it works in Germany. Might it be that you are confusing it with the Google Assistant song search?
Looking at my sound search history[0], I first used it in Germany in August 2014, so I'd be surprised if it wasn't rolled out worldwide by now (unless of course due to legal reasons).
The worst part about this whole thing is the lack of clarity (or a simple landing page) describing the difference between a Logitech Hub & Logitech Link. I've had a Hub for years and didn't know the difference; had a hard time the last week or so determining whether I was affected or not.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel#Criticism
"Criticism of Nobel focuses on his leading role in weapons manufacturing and sales, and some question his motives in creating his prizes, suggesting they are intended to improve his reputation."