Just to clarify, “you” in this case refers to companies and marketers, not consumers. Looks like this news website is for marketers/SEO industry people.

AIM for me

Doesn’t need to be publicly traded; just about anything with investors looking for a return

Do California license plates normally come in the format 1AAA111?

In a sense what they’re describing here sort of already happened almost 40 years ago from Captain Midnight knocking HBO off-air.

You bought a bunch of land with no plan for it??

It looks like it’s been farmed recently. I don’t know what the growing season there is, you might be too late to start this year, but if you can lease it to a farmer for this season that at least has the land be productive while you figure out your longer-term plan. That way you can put plans in place to start work when the growing season is finished.

FYI this article is from June 2024

I hate tapping away on the glass but swiping works okay, until the phone decides a word couldn’t possibly be what you’re trying for. My most recent frustration was New Zealand, which of course worked fine this time.

A guy I worked with went to high school with Randy Jones (the cowboy). He became the most popular person at all their class reunions.

How could BuzzFeed be ruined when it was always bad?

He has a junk shelf instead of a junk drawer

I’d like an X but also haven’t really seen much to push me to upgrade from the One X I currently have. The only thing I haven’t been able to play is Flight Simulator and I’d kind of rather be on PC for that. It’s probably cheaper to get the console than build a PC, but my wife got me a Quest 2 a couple years ago and VR seems like it would be pretty fun in Flight Simulator.

That didn’t stop Beethoven!

/s, obviously this sucks even if he wasn’t a professional musician

I don’t know, but I like having the name for this be surrender cobra:

I’m from the US and English is my native language. I took French in high school and minored in it in college and was actually pretty fluent in it for a while. A decade after graduating I married a native French speaker from Quebec, but our semiannual trips to Quebec to visit her parents now remind me just how much fluency I’ve lost. I’m still fine in common daily tasks but get into a deeper conversation and I start floundering.

I used to work in a technical role at a Spanish-language TV station and picked up some, but that’s also disappearing now ten years on.

I guess it’s a use it or lose it situation.

Side note: that disease she has sounds wild. I wonder if she wasn’t wealthy and famous if she ever would’ve even gotten diagnosed?

What legal stuff you need to do will depend largely on what country you’re in, the legal jurisdiction. Are you doing this just for fun? Then probably very little. Are you hoping to make money from this? You might want to set up a legal entity, a company that owns and publishes the website, probably something that limits your personal legal liability in case someone decides to sue you. Speaking of which, you’ll probably want to become very familiar with legal requirements for libel/defamation where you live, as well as where you can legally take photos/videos without permission and if you need someone’s consent to publish their image.

In registering your company you’ll also need to register with the tax authorities. Keep in mind that there are usually fees involved with these registrations, so you’ll want to have a plan to hopefully break even if not turn a profit, unless you don’t care about losing money.

You’ll probably need to have some legal documents like Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, etc. Even if it’s not legally required where you are those are good to have. If they are required you’ll want to be sure you’re familiar with those requirements and what they mean, such as what data you collect and how you safeguard it. I’ve found this write-up informative; it’s U.S.-focused but should at least give you an idea of the kind of things you need to consider if you’re creating a website with a significant audience. You might also want an explicit statement about AI/LLM training with your content, and be familiar with copyright laws in your country; do you need to register/submit your content for protection?

That’s not necessarily exhaustive, but probably a good starting point. Depending on how serious this venture is for you it might even be worth consulting with an attorney. Most news organizations have some level of ongoing relationships with an attorney or attorneys, either in case they are sued or perhaps they need to sue for open access to government records or similar.

I generally like the Civ games but I’m definitely not a Day 1 player. I’ll probably pick this up in a heavily discounted bundle with the inevitable expansions and at least some of the DLC in a Steam sale a couple years from now.

I’m a stepdad, so I chose this life and this kid. Their bio dad is pretty awful; the mental abuse has really messed this kid up in some ways. I’m glad to be a part of their life and show them they’re worthy of being loved (mom is great, but feeling rejected by dad will still do a number on just about anyone).

I wouldn’t want to have another kid now. If I’d been in the picture when the kid was a lot younger I think I would’ve wanted them to have a sibling; I think in general that’s pretty great to have (of course, situations vary). But now in our 40s and with this kid so close to finishing high school we definitely don’t want to start over. Plus we’ve learned my wife and her kid have a genetic condition for a chronic illness that can make life a lot harder, and it seems to be getting worse with every generation, so we wouldn’t want to risk passing it on.

When I was younger I was sure I didn’t want kids. As I got older I realized if I was with the right partner and they wanted kids then I’d be happy to try for them. I feel like having the right partner is key. It’s certainly possible to do a good job as a single parent, but with the right partner it’s a lot easier, or at least less challenging. If you’re not in a solid, supportive relationship that you can see lasting for the long haul—through ups and downs—then I would not recommend having kids, especially if you’re uncertain about the whole idea. It’s pretty much the biggest commitment and most responsibility any person will ever have.

I used to love my Livescribe!