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Autodesk dropping support for Alias and VRED in macOS Mojave over OpenGL deprecation

Autodesk dropping support for Alias and VRED in macOS Mojave over OpenGL deprecation : "It isn't clear why Autodesk made the declaration that OpenGL's deprecation was responsible for the applications not working in Mojave. Deprecation does not mean removed, and the existing OpenGL implementation in High Sierra remains in Mojave." Why would you continue to develop a codebase that has no future on the platform? Nothing says open standards like dropping support for them. I'm glad I spent last summer learning Metal rather than rewriting my OpenGL code for 64-bit. Dodged that bullet.

The downfall of Theranos, from the journalist who made it happen | Ars Technica

The downfall of Theranos, from the journalist who made it happen | Ars Technica : "Over the last few years, the failed biomedical startup Theranos has become synonymous with some of the worst aspects of Silicon Valley. Through a combination of hubris, mendacity, and paranoid secrecy, the company fooled investors and the press into thinking it had created a nearly magical medical tricorder, earning a "unicorn" valuation of $9 billion before the whole endeavor was revealed to be smoke and mirrors." Did you buy the vapor?