A commercial jet is both way smaller and faster moving than an aircraft carrier. I suspect this is like saying: why can’t you see the fly in the photo, the turtle is right there!

It can also go over any part of the globe. The aircraft carrier is limited to non-shallow water.

I'll briefly join the chorus: AirPods Max were the worst value for money I've ever spent on a tech product.

But more interestingly: what happens at a company like Apple that leads them to not cancel this product and come up with something totally new? Is it that the success of their other products pulls this along so well that they are numb to this product being a dog? AirPods Pro (the earbuds) are a great product, so perhaps the headphones org just doesn't have to face the music?

> what happens at a company like Apple that leads them to not cancel this product and come up with something totally new

I'm in the suburbs of a middling Australian city, nothing special and not in particularly high socioeconomic areas

There is at least two people per bus wearing them (or at least very good comps), they're as common as Sony XM5 or XM6's and while they're not Airpods penetration, they're wildly popular for their pricepoint

> so perhaps the headphones org just doesn't have to face the music?

Some people don't like anything in their ears. Some people have ear canals that don't work/aren't comfortable with "standard" tips. This is why headphones will always exist.

I have hearing aids and literally only wear over the ear headphones for this reason - I also feel that in the ear buds can cause worse hearing loss due to that very tight fit

I got airpods (Pro v2) and got the squishy memory foam tips from a 3rd party that are a) comfortable, and b) actually stay in my ears.

I hate normal headphones because they make my ears get sweaty and are heavy and uncomfortable.

I agree it seems terrible value, but I see plenty of people wearing them on the street so it’s probably a commercial success just as a luxury product for people to flex with. While everyone else gets the AirPod pros.

Or Beats?

Prediction markets already had it as more likely than not that the court would rule against the tariffs

Prediction markets were at something like 60% that the court would rule against the tariffs

I’ll point out the obvious that this is entirely based on perspective. An individual whose dominant mode of transportation is not driving would probably disagree.

This part stood out to me:

“To the best of our knowledge, these exceptions have not affected a single government mission to date.”

I had assumed these exceptions (on domestic surveillance and autonomous drones) were more than presuppositions.

He said “from a company working on AGI” which is true. Not to mention that the sarcastic nature of your comment is off putting

Great article, but I think this is a stretch: "nor does OpenAI have consumer products on top of the models themselves that have product-market fit."

I would argue chatgpt is in the top 10 products of all time with regard to product market fit.

Isn't this kind of splitting hairs? Technically you're right, but he's obviously talking about a product that itself, independently from its underlying model, has a "strong, clear competitive lead" over would-be competitors.

Diet is the main driver of obesity, not exercise. These folks are often in great shape under a layer of fat.

More apropos, have you ever met an anxious construction worker? I haven’t.

I renovated my house over the course of two years, so I've had a lot of close contact with tradespeople. Carpenters, demo, electricians, hvac, plasterers... the young guys are ok and buckstrong. By the time they're in their 40s, you can tell the work is rough on them.

Having muscle is only one dimension of fitness. You're entirely neglecting cardiovascular health, which is a better predictor of longevity.

> It feels like we are now able to manage incredibly smart engineers for a month at the price of a good sushi dinner.

In my experience it’s more like idiot savant engineers. Still remarkable.

Its like getting access to an amazing engineer, but you get a new individual engineer each prompt, not one consistent mind.