DavidPeiffer

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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   A note about helicopter crop dusting that surprised me as an Iowa resident. Around here almost all crop dusting is done by plane. I've seen one helicopter in the last ~10 years. The helicopter had an accompanying tank truck on a grav
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   I've noticed a significant uptick in ads as well. The ad quality is akin to ads on streaming-specific apps. It's not uncommon to only have ~4 different ads shown to you on something like CBS Mobile. They have the potential to ta
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   I wonder what the cheapest way to do so would be? Something through YouTube would allow easy account management, consistent interface people are familiar with, no concern regarding bandwidth and scaling - but I'm entirely unsure if th
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   YouTube TV's value proposition includes DVR and, if you're in your home area, the ability to fast forward through commercials for DVR'd content. The tricky part I'm noticing is how traditional providers are bundling. Me
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   >As much as I like driving a car into the ground, I think getting a new car every 10 years is the sweet spot between safety upgrades, frugality and shiny new toy. The balance between frugality and safety upgrades is my internal struggle.
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   Does anyone know of a way to objectively compare safety ratings between different eras of cars? The standards for safety ratings change periodically, and great strides have been made in safety. I'm curious how much risk I'd remove
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   Tangentially related, but if anyone is interested in some manufacturing background on some products for dollar stores, check out Poorly Made in China. [1] The author goes through the process of an American business owner attempting to manuf
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   >Do you know how China powers their much larger smelters? Looks like largely coal. [1] This surprises me, as China has some truly massive hydroelectric generation stations which would be ideal for smelting. >And do you know if these p
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   by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

   NASA Swamp Works does a lot of research on setting up a moon base, mining on the moon, etc. They also sponsor the NASA Lunabotics Competition (formerly NASA Robotic Mining Competition), in which collegiate teams build robots to collect mate
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I haven't been through a smelter, but would love the opportunity to tour one sometime. Were you on a public tour, or was it through a business dealing?
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    >The biggest gain would be in how to refine the aluminum without shipping across the world twice. Yes, that'd be nice. People are working on solutions, but the only economically viable way to refine the material is to use a highly
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I'm not certain the differences, but there's been a similar effort as a joint venture between Alcoa, Rio Tinto, and Apple to clean up the aluminum smelting process. [1] The aluminum industry is notorious for having incredibly high
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    This is helpful, but sometimes inadequate. E.g. Making a comment before going to bed, you won't be able to edit in the morning.
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Last week there was discussion either here or on reddit that Amazon has a hard cap for salary compensation at ~160k in the Seattle area. Dropping the threshold from 180k to 100k would cause everyone who has maxed out their salary at Amazon
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I love how quickly you can generate a large GraphViz diagram! In a past job we had the "network drive of shame" (actually all 4 of my internships had that). So many Excel files which had dependencies which weren't documented
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Blender continues to impress me. I spent a semester my senior year of high school doing an independent study in 2011, then was able to do a project with it my 1st year of college. To my knowledge, every function is available via the Pytho
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Partitioned SSD. Probably unnecessary, would change things if I started over. Most documents are in YYYY-MM-DD <description> format Pictures are a mess of filenames. C:\ has normal Windows, default mappings for Downloads, Desktop, et
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Interesting note on Red Star OS: They appear to have a watermarking system allowing them to track how files move between people. https://youtu.be/8LGDM9exlZw?t=2122 Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.c
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I talked with someone in food manufacturing who mentioned the NIST guidelines for "did you short fill to your stated quantity" are more lax if you have variability in the size of the pieces. With well calibrated measurement device
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Yes, this is how I do it in my head. I should have mentioned that given the context of the post!
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I've found people hate giving numbers to things when estimating how a system would work, or what it would need. Ballparking can really help though. I've found success asking questions such as "Roughly how much will updating
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I purchased a Dewalt weed eater last year. Absolutely my favorite yard tool to use now. * The battery is the same as my drills, giving me added battery capacity for the whole Dewalt system. Vendor lock-in...but they're a solid system
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    www.cfiresim.com is also a great resource. It does monte carlo back testing of your probability of success, with success defined as "not running out of money" on a given timeline. A big takeaway (adjustable on "Spending Plan
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    For anyone who hasn't played Diplomacy, it's a very interesting game but can take a very long time to complete. There's a round of negotiation where you can meet with other players and coordinate moves, then all moves are
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    And paired with this: * Ctrl+backspace/delete to delete an entire word at a time. * Ctrl+shift+left/right arrow selects entire words at a time.
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    I'm not sure what internships at Lyft pay, but their headquarters is in the bay area. After a 50% cut, they may come out ahead having $0 income compared to paying rent in their college town and the bay area, higher cost of living, and
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    by DavidPeiffer 6y ago

    Location: Des Moines, IA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Excel, SQL, Access, Design for Manufacturing Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpeiffer/ Email: Username [First 2][Last 7] a