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VHS, VCDs, and Laserdiscs in Southeast Asia

news.ycombinator.com Ruben Schade 2025-07-24 19:02:13

One of those factoids you often hear about Southeast Asia is that VCDs and Laserdiscs were more popular than VHS tapes. The cited reason is usually mould, on account of their tropical climates. But there was more to it. For starters, what are VCDs and Laserdiscs? One of them is an initialism, and the other one is a word that sometimes employs camelCase. Initialisms are distinct from acronyms, in that you don’t pronounce them as a word. Laser is an acronym, and ATM is an initialism. camelCased w

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Interest Rates Are Sizzling This Summer. Here's How You Can Cash In

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-29 20:00:00

Your savings will grow faster in this account. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images Until recently, reviewing the interest earned on my savings account was a snoozefest. If I was lucky, my balance increased a whole cent or two each month. Interest rates -- like temperatures -- are high right now. You just need to look in the right place. Instead of the meager annual percentage yield I'm getting with my current savings account, I can net up to 4.5% APY with one of today's top CDs. That means my inte

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Hot Summer Savings Move: Open a CD While Interest Rates Are High

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-02 13:00:00

Smart savers know that CDs can pay big. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images My savings account has been sorely disappointing me lately. No matter how many times I check my balance, it feels like opening the fridge for the fifth time, hoping something new will appear. Fortunately, the solution is simple: I just need to shop around. With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady at this week's meeting, annual percentage yields on certificates of deposit should remain high for a while. That m

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Interest Rates Are Still High, and CDs Are Paying Big This Summer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 09:10:50

CDs are quietly winning with guaranteed returns. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images All the financial headlines talk about interest rates being at 20-year highs. We're living in a rare period with certificates of deposit offering yields we haven't seen in over a decade. The Federal Reserve meets tomorrow, but it won't cut interest rates until the fall at the earliest. The other day, I realized I wasn't taking advantage of the moment. I was staring at my static savings account balance, kind of lik

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CDs Are Still Paying Big Interest on Your Savings This Summer -- Before Fed Cuts Rates

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 09:00:06

CDs are quietly winning with guaranteed returns. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty Images The other day, I found myself staring at my static savings account balance, kind of like when you open the fridge for the fifth time, hoping something new will appear. My money was just sitting there in the bank, earning next to nothing. That's when I realized I wasn't taking advantage of the moment. All the financial headlines talk about interest rates being at 20-year highs. We're living in a rare period with ce

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20 years working on the same software product

news.ycombinator.com Andy Brice 2025-06-03 09:22:55

I released version 1 of my table seating planning software, PerfectTablePlan, in February 2005. 20 years ago this month. It was a different world. A world of Windows, shareware and CDs. A lot has changed since then, but PerfectTablePlan is now at version 7 and still going strong. PerfectTablePlan v1 PerfectTablePlan v7 I have released several other products since then, and done some training and consulting, but PerfectTablePlan remains my most successful product. It’s success is due to a lot

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