CptJamesCook

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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   Tesla sells cars with a flat, non-negotiable price. And you can buy it online. The model 3 is somewhat affordable.
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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   If you are a man, you don't have a choice but to persevere. Society doesn't care about you if you are a poor, unsuccessful man.
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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_by_r... Leaving off energy companies, 9 out of the top 16 companies are American. 4.5% of the world's population, ~55% of the world's great companies. I
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   I think it's because of our capitalist economy, a significant portion of which is the ability to hire and fire employees based on performance.
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   I think that Trump is going to be outstanding for American businesses. But we will see.
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   Have you noticed how nearly all great companies are now being started in America. Wonder why?
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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   No one is very worried about the consequences of climate change here on earth. Exhibit A: The White House's official policy on climate change does not mention the word "nuclear" When Obama came into office, 66% of America&#x2
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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   I get the sense that the charging stations are being used by people who would charge at home, but instead drive to Menlo Park to save the $10-$20 in electricity. I could be wrong, though.
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   by CptJamesCook 10y ago

   I'm glad the superchargers will no longer be free for new Tesla owners. I wish they would charge existing Tesla owners for the power as well. I went to charge my Model X at the Whole Foods in Menlo Park on Friday night, because mine wa
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    [1] There is more than one way to power. Sam seems to get there by consensus [2] These are for survival in the case of an apocalypse, not aggression [3] Graham loved Sam Altman, so he put him in charge of YC. None of these really related to
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    What do you think he did wrong here? Joke around in the thread?
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    I think Sam Altman might be the nicest guy in Silicon Valley. It seems like he really wants to do the right thing at all times.
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    If only we could get adult websites to do the same.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    edit: I'm deleting this thread. I don't want to hijack Daniel Gross's hiring thread with negativity. Sorry.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    haha. I reread my post and it was a bit gibberishy. Ooops.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    https://dqydj.com/donald-trump-beat-sp-500-index-funds/ Admittedly questionable source, but I've seen it elsewhere and the approximation seems fair.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    Think about this from the perspective of a purchase like Google -> Youtube. Google paid $1 billion for Youtube. It's now conservatively worth $50 billion. That means they could have 50 large acquisitions go to zero and still be brea
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    Another way to describe Trump is that he ran a business that created more value than the S&P 500 (the top 500 businesses on US stock exchanges) over a 30 year period, created a world famous brand associated with quality and luxury, crea
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    Rich people want them. What society wants (needs) is a superior airport experience and more fuel efficient air travel.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    I just said "play NPR news" to Siri, and it loaded their proprietary news app.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    Good point. Alexa is more of a tool for a single person. I won't use this functionality if someone is sleeping anywhere in my house, because you have to speak pretty loudly to get Alexa to work.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    When I am laying in bed and call to Siri, these things don't work.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    "What time is it" -- being able to find out what time it is without looking at my phone makes it a little easier to go back to sleep. My voice is so mumbly when I am 90% asleep that I usually have to repeat this 2-3 times, though!
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    I have tried to use the site a handful of times and every time the offer has been uncompetitive, the site has been buggy, or the employee responses have been confused and wrong. It's actually laughable. What gives? Or perhaps a better
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    They double parking everywhere needs to be dealt with by Uber / Lyft immediately. It's everywhere, all the time, and it's going to end up getting their services regulated more heavily than they should be.
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    80 percent of China's energy production comes from coal. 33 percent of the USA's energy production comes from coal. Although another 33 percent comes from natural gas, which is far from clean. Given that they have 4 times America&
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    http://www.espn.com/blog/ombudsman/post/_/id/767/inside-and-... ESPN's own public editor stated that the company has alienated consumers with its move to the left.
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    I agree that people won't cord cut over this issue. Cord cutting is about saving $1000/year and still being able to get 90% of the content online. Still, I don't see how it does ESPN any good to be so liberal. The powers tha
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    On every comment thread about ESPN's subscriber losses, I see comments like these, which are attached to this Post story: "I stopped watching both ESPN and the NFL because of their liberal politics." "What a shock.ESPN p
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    by CptJamesCook 10y ago

    I would say that it's a search company that monetizes via advertising. The adwords product is so bad that you'd have a hard time arguing that they care that much about ads.