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For comparison: I've never heard of a game getting kicked off of a console's store because of a "lack of updates". The stores themselves usually shut down eventually - which is its own problem - but at least there's a reasonable business argument for why the company can't be expected to offer that service indefinitely.
Apple says they're removing my game because it's more than 2 years old | Hacker News
keleftheriou
Social media platforms encourage us to make “friends,” and reward us for posting regularly and creating as much content as we can spew out. They make a commodity out of human interaction, and can amplify controversial topics that encourage bad behavior. When strangers share real stories about their lives, maybe one of the least intrusive things to do is not offer advice or platitudes, but to quietly lurk and listen. Even when I have something nice to say, I’d rather not say anything at all.
The Discreet Thrill of Lurking Online - The New York Times
Elise Craig
Austin’s future was determined in January, 1983, when Admiral Bob Inman, recently retired from the Navy and from serving as the deputy director of the C.I.A., was selected to head a novel consortium called the Microelectronics and Computer Consortium. Japan dominated the semiconductor-manufacturing industry at the time and had announced an ambitious effort to create computers capable of generating artificial intelligence. The Reagan Administration saw this as a serious threat, and M.C.C. was the response. Twenty of America’s foremost high-tech companies—among them Microsoft, Boeing, G.E., and Lockheed—would share resources to secure America’s hold on the future. The first decision was where to locate this new entity.
The Astonishing Transformation of Austin | The New Yorker
Lawrence Wright
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