The next paragraph is also good.

While I won’t comment on the politics of this, I will say their data layer is the secret sauce in how Palantir works.

It performs magic when you have a lot of legacy systems that are not integrated and turns all those silos of unconnected data into actionable information.

In short, Palantir’s data layer helps you turn data chaos into clarity, ensuring everyone in your organization works with the same trusted, well-structured information.

It lets you seamlessly integrate diverse sources—spreadsheets, images, reports—into a single, consistent framework, so your data is always ready for analysis and action.

Palantir’s data layer organizes and connects digital information, making it easy to find, understand, and use—like a smart filing system that turns scattered data into clear insights.

To summarize. North is top. West is primary in Middle-Earth.

There are multiple places where Tolkien says those who used Elvish approaches to maps (like the Númenórians) had west be the primary direction on the maps and compass. The best place for this is LotR Appendix E.

Just go look up the word for north south in Númenórian. It means right and left.

Why isn’t west the primary direction of the compass rose?

Turns out it worked on the latest version of the plugin on Chrome. I tried on other versions and it didn’t work.

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A friend of mine had one. He bought it used in LA and then I went with him to pick it up. Took several hours to Tetris it up the stairs at his parents house.

See this example here. Moving from Markdown to JSON increased accuracy by 42%. That is enough to make or break a business case.

You know they are running a leak detection campaign when this story leaks.

I could do it by describing the outfit and the sex of the hero I was bending. The closest I got was a masculine version of wonder woman that was more Trans then male.