DeRock

10 ms·

61.
by DeRock 3y ago
That’s not exactly what it means, it’s a blended percentage of both the chance of any rain in an area multiplied by the coverage of that rain over the affected area. So a 50% chance it will rain somewhere, and if it rains it might rain in 5
62.
by DeRock 3y ago
I for one am glad they are enforcing the law. Highly tinted windows obstruct the important communication of being able to make eye contact with the driver. It’s important for other drivers, cyclists and pedestrians. I’m not sure why your ho
63.
by DeRock 3y ago
The complaint was not with the audio call itself, but how Steve had paraphrased the audio call to others not in attendance, specifically saying: > Steve: "Apollo threatened us, said they’ll “make it easy” if Reddit gave them $10 mil
64.
by DeRock 3y ago
My point was that 4x 1" filters assembled into a box is the same surface area as 1x 4" filter, but the latter is much easier to assemble.
65.
by DeRock 3y ago
I see this all the time, why use multiple 1" thick filters to build a box, when you could just use 1x 4" filter. They are pleated, and the surface area should be equivalent. I documented my setup here before: https://ne
66.
by DeRock 3y ago
> $9.99 Netflix plan won't get you 4k It doesn’t even get you 1080p (for that you need the $15.49 “standard” plan, and 4k comes on the $20 a month plan)
67.
by DeRock 3y ago
The alternative is an unknown tail risk of unmitigated climate change. The decision isn't "98 or 100% GDP", its take a hit now, or increase risk of ecosystem collapse in the future.
68.
by DeRock 3y ago
I don't even think it would track it if 0 people were coming in, as long as the lease is still active. Commercial office leases tend to be on the longer end compared to residential (eg. 10-year is not uncommon).
69.
by DeRock 3y ago
To drive the point even further, I ride a steel frame road bike that’s older than me (1987 team miyata) and hope to have it last for many decades to come.
70.
by DeRock 3y ago
In a similar vein, the driverless cars are actually useful to me biking, since they have predictable and safe behavior. When I see one, I take the lane, and it will follow at a reasonable distance, and block other cars behind from aggressiv
71.
by DeRock 4y ago
It's not just Gen Z, 79% of all US car buyers would only buy a car with CarPlay: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/22/apple-carplay-could-be-a-tro... GM will absolutely lose this battle. Idiotic move.
72.
by DeRock 4y ago
Checkout Saildrone, it allows you to do that, and the visualizations are very responsive/fluid.
73.
by DeRock 4y ago
The only changes I have noticed as a user of search and maps over the past few years has been the intrusion of more and more ads. The MBAs are truly in the driver seat.
74.
by DeRock 4y ago
Can you give an example of one?
75.
by DeRock 4y ago
Terribly: > Create a sentence where the second letter of each word spells out the word "help" Sure. Here is a sentence where the second letters of each word spells out the word "help": "I can't help but feel
76.
by DeRock 4y ago
Liquidity crunch, probably as startups are drawing down cash to pay bills/payroll/interest payments… Trying to convert eg. long term treasuries held by the bank to cash for satisfying customer withdrawals takes time, and has costs
77.
by DeRock 4y ago
You’re going to die too, does your life not matter? Everything is temporary, and in one sense, that is what makes it special.
78.
by DeRock 4y ago
People are terrible at doing total cost of ownership budgeting, and will be swayed by a cheaper price upfront. You need to provide the economical incentive (or regulation) when the car is bought to counteract it.
79.
by DeRock 4y ago
The internet broke down the barriers to content distribution. AI will break down the barriers to content creation. The future will not be "look I made an AI song that millions of people are listening to!" but will be "AI crea
80.
by DeRock 4y ago
Sure, but California, where PGE operates, is by far the biggest EV market in the US. Which makes the parents comments of > they made it clear that it’s always cheaper to charge at home > Fast chargers are convenient but resellers of m
81.
by DeRock 4y ago
Fast charging for me at EA is about the same (and sometimes less) than my home rate (PGE E1). EA -> 31¢ / kWh (increasing to 36¢ soon) PGE -> 33¢ / kWh upto baseline, 41 ¢ after (and if you're charging your car, you go
82.
by DeRock 4y ago
I used to agree with you, because if you look at the system as a whole, centralizing generation is more efficient. But I am currently paying 2/3 of my per kWh rate just for distribution. PGE (the northern california utility) is some co
83.
by DeRock 4y ago
I asked the same question to chatGPT, and it gave only future-looking statements, I guess because it was only trained on pre-JWST-launch data. PROMPT: what new discoveries from the James Webb Telescope can I tell my 9-year old about? ANSWER
84.
by DeRock 4y ago
They didn’t? Metas revenue was down year over year for the latest quarter, whereas googles grew. Net income for the same quarter was down 55% for meta, as compared to down 34% for google (the headline of the featured article you are comment
85.
by DeRock 4y ago
> modest but solid revenue growth, costs a bit over-inflated, but not at all beyond the pale Net income dropped 34% compared to the same quarter last year. 21% drop comparing FY2022 to FY2021. That feels significant, especially when rev
86.
by DeRock 4y ago
People vastly overestimate how many hours a week they work: https://qz.com/16899/that-friend-who-says-he-works-75-hours-...
87.
by DeRock 4y ago
You're trying to frame the justification as something that will help the residents of California, but that's not the motivated party here. Instead, it should be framed as what helps the inevitable grift perpetrated through a gover
88.
by DeRock 4y ago
My electricity cost currently is split around 1/3 generation (~10¢/kWh) and 2/3 distribution (~20¢/kWh). If the power from this scheme can avoid most of the costly distribution, eg. I use it directly in my house and neig
89.
by DeRock 4y ago
Same in California, it varies by county and city: https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/taxes-and-fees/rates.aspx Obnoxious to keep track of.
90.
by DeRock 4y ago
You aren't using percentages correctly, I think you mean 3.3% (and 1% in your original comment). Also, as pointed elsewhere, revenue is not really relevant, majority of that cash flows directly to artists/labels.

More ›