I’d imagine as with most big companies having a relationship with a customer is a big HR violation. So at least that aspect would have to be addressed.

I’ve seen founders fired and their equity forefeit for such conduct. This being a 20M / ARR firm.

Perhaps this is a too big to fail scenario?

> This gives him a lot of leverage. He isn't desperate to make a living.

He cofounded the company over 30 years ago. He isn't just a rich person with a desk job he doesn't care about.

Which makes it even more likely he’d start a competitor.

How would that even work?

You are asking how a person with $100B in assets would start a new company? :shrug:

If we had to pick the best person who could've started an NVIDIA competitor, it would be Jensen.

Read the original comment I replied to. You suggested that Huang has leverage in this situation. I suggested otherwise because I'm certain he will be both financially and emotionally keen to stay at the helm of the company he has helped build over the previous three decades. So no, I don't think he has leverage because the board knows that he's financially and emotionally keen.

Now you and the other commenter are suggesting that he could just go off and start a new competitor? For one, literally no one has done that, and the only competitors are already massive semiconductor companies. Secondly, his "assets", as you put them, are almost entirely tied up in NVIDIA. So you can fund a competitor using stock of the company you hope to beat? That makes no sense. Thirdly, I highly doubt a separation agreement, if it came to that, would allow him to start a competitor.

So again, I ask, how would that work?

> I'm certain he will be both financially and emotionally

Financially, no. Most of his stocks are already vested. Emotion is just a soft condition. It's not like he would go bankrupt without a job.

> For one, literally no one has done that

Tons of people were fired from their own startups and used the money to start, fund, or work for a competitor.

> Secondly, his "assets", as you put them, are almost entirely tied up in NVIDIA.

He could sell NVIDIA stocks... especially after he was fired.

> So you can fund a competitor using stock of the company you hope to beat?

It's so naive to think one company will beat another company.

Jensen would be the best candidate to start a chip company that could become a major player.

Semiconductor companies today are pretty happy because there are like 3-4 players. Having another player coming into the industry will be extremely expensive for the current players. Nobody would beat anybody. But the market share can be shared with more players.

> Thirdly, I highly doubt a separation agreement, if it came to that, would allow him to start a competitor.

They cannot force Jensen to sign that term. Sure, if Jensen accepts that term, it means he doesn't want to start a competitor. But we don't know what Jensen is thinking.

We are talking about the possibilities. Starting a competitor is one major possibility that the board has to consider if they think about firing Jensen.

> So again, I ask, how would that work?

Are you asking how to start a company e.g. setting up LLC in Delaware? or you are saying it's impossible for Jensen to start a new company after being fired from NVIDIA if he is fired?

I'm not a billionaire, so I don't know whether it is difficult for a billionaire to start a company. Maybe this is one thing that is easier for average people. I have no idea.

ID is already required in the US to vote. You are required to register to vote, and that registration includes an identity check. Performing the check at this stage allows the time to verify identity and correct any issues, well before voting day.

This is standard in Australia. Everyone between 50 and 74 receives a free kit in the mail every two years, and there are regular TV ads from the federal government (featuring actual TV stars) encouraging everyone to do the test and mail the results in.

That was also the reason why Google Voice was created and still exists today. An unlimited supply of voice data.

Interesting story, but if you go there it’s going to be hard to follow up on yourself:

>>> When I contacted AllTrails with questions about the route, the company removed it from the app.

I own a couple of Withings devices (a scale, and a blood pressure monitor) and this doesn’t affect me (for now!) as an existing user, but it still infuriates me. Saving my data in Apple Health is the *primary* reason I bought those devices.

Relatedly, I switched blood glucose monitor brands because my first device (Libre) did not sync to Apple Health: the data was locked in the device app where it was functionally useless to me and my doctor. So I switched to a more expensive brand (Dexcom G7) just so I could keep a complete history in Apple Health. If they ever remove or paywall that integration I will switch again.

In my experience iCloud Passwords is a superior cross-platform password manager than LastPass today, so I’d recommend going in the other direction. (Source: I switched from LastPass to Passwords a couple of years ago.)

In Coders at Work, Peter Seibel quotes Jamie Zawinski as saying that certain Netscape acquirees were people for whom "cross-platform means both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95."

Also 3-d live-action puppetry. My favorite was the Thunderbird, but there were many examples in the day.

It’s not just a waste of time. It’s a grift. Check the ownership of .si domains.

What a delightful story! With all the negativity surrounding AI etc. it’s so nice to see such a positive impact of tech on a father and his bond with his kids. The video genuinely brought a tear to my eye.

Some of the tweets coming from Tomlin's kids about this have been very funny.