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Jan 19, 2024
Topics discussed include the demise of ad-free social network LO, successful database migration, unauthorized database access, tribute to internet pioneer Dave Mills, breakthrough cancer treatment with Bleena Tumomab, impact of AI on pharmaceutical research with AlphaFold 2 and GPCR binders
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- The podcast discusses the challenges faced by a startup social network that failed to fulfill its idealistic vision due to VC funding, CEO changes, and acquisition, highlighting the viability of venture capital and the loss of control when taking VC money.
- The podcast highlights a successful Postgres database migration by the Gov. UK notify team, focusing on the experiences and considerations of database migrations, including AWS's RDS Blue Green deployments, best practices, limitations, and alternative methods and tools.
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The unfulfilled promises of the ad-free social network, LO
LO, a startup social network promising no ads and no data selling, emerged in 2014 but failed to fulfill its idealistic vision due to VC funding, CEO changes, and acquisition. The comments discuss the viability of venture capital, challenges of building businesses on subscription models, and the loss of control when taking VC money.
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