ElKrist

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by ElKrist 6y ago
Another point to balance the "how much environmental damage seems to be recovering": CO2 in the atmosphere has a long inertia. The (reduction of) emissions in the past few months will not have any effect on the global warming for
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by ElKrist 7y ago
No they don't exist in France.
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Basically the programs to "offset your footprint" don't scale. They do not address the fundamental causes of emissions which are steadily growing. They have some merits for mitigation of the problem but not as a long-term sol
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Exactly. Apple did not get fined for slowing phones down but for failing to inform the users. It's the first sentence of the article. Perhaps the title on HN is misleading?
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Interesting. Do you have resources/keywords I can use to know more about such research?
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Beamforming is actually already implemented in commercial products (both for microphones and speakers). You can look at the phones from a company called Invoxia. I know voice-signature tracking was also in R&D a few years ago so it migh
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Airbus: New flight technique inspired by migrating geese to reduce consumption(airbus.com)
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by ElKrist 7y ago
It is not my experience: I work remotely and my company is treating me very well as it's hard to find people with my skill level in their region of the world.
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by ElKrist 7y ago
"You can't copyright recipes." => I did not say that and my analogy was not assuming that either. Can you elaborate why you made that point? Perhaps I could have been more clear: I explicitly share with everyone the exact
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Imagine I create a fantastic new beer: a new taste that most people love. My recipe is open source. I have put a lot of time/money perfecting the recipe/brand . I started selling it to local businesses and have been expanding slow
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Honest question here: as an employee (non-founder) do you have a say in liquidation preferences of future rounds of investment?
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Agreed. Even if you get all the information when signing up at an early-stage startup, you have no idea what the founders will negotiate in future rounds
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by ElKrist 7y ago
The legal complexity of all the equity structures possible seems way too daunting anyway. Passionate young programmers who want to work for a startup don't have the background to understand it, even if the raw information is given when
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by ElKrist 7y ago
"and that can be removed and used as a building material for a new house." I'm all for building wooden houses. But I can also imagine the amount of work (=> energy consumption) needed to convert theses trees we need to pla
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Same. Some people suggested having a separate office in the house. I think it's the best idea but we can't (we live in a small house). I ended up having a more firm discussion with her to explain how important it is for me to not
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by ElKrist 7y ago
"Cars will exist and it's way better to have them electric than gasoline." If we're talking about direct air pollution in cities I agree. For climate change, I mostly disagree: With an electrical car you're starting
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Please also include a resolution to reduce your carbon emissions. Remember that planting trees only work if you have the guarantee that in the future these trees will not be burned. Also, some natural decomposition also emits CO2 Planting t
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by ElKrist 7y ago
If you have numbers about how often these recreational boats are used I'd be interested
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by ElKrist 7y ago
I would not model the risk on fuel as part of the risk on jet engines.
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by ElKrist 7y ago
The turbines production is now under GE
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by ElKrist 7y ago
The US administration is presenting the new tax as if it was specifically targeted to US companies because of their origin. Like a tariff. It is not the case at all. Yes the biggest tech giants that do not pay enough tax are mostly from th
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Perhaps not the best translation. It means that you have to adapt to the conditions and also for instance that driving with one hand because you have a cup of coffee, using your phone or having to manage a naughty pet that jumped to the fro
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by ElKrist 7y ago
English is not my native language so there might be a better word for what I meant: An energy that can be "produced" (physically transformed is more accurate) whenever you want and at whatever power you want (with the upper bound
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by ElKrist 7y ago
A relative in France hit a pedestrian outside of a crosswalk, the aged man died after a few days at the hospital. It was night time, rainy and the victim popped out from the space between two parked cars and ran just in front of the motorbi
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Hi, I'd love to make a proper application for one these jobs. Do you consider remote workers from Europe? Thanks
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by ElKrist 7y ago
I've found myself in this situation: I was working for a big bank and the conditions were excellent: good teammates, good manager, good pay. At one point I couldn't stand the cognitive dissonance of watching all these videos/
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by ElKrist 7y ago
You're comparing the price of an energy that is non-drivable (wind) to one that is (nuclear). Non-drivable energy sources cannot stand on their own. People also want electricity in the evening when there's not enough wind or on a
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by ElKrist 7y ago
Can someone give a proper counter-argument to this? I keep telling my friends hyped by bitcoin that I do not believe in its future as a currency for real daily exchanges because of this energy consumption problem. Is there any serious track
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by ElKrist 7y ago
I see what you mean (entropy always increases is valid only in a closed system assumption). But didn't you mean "claiming that entropy must increase" instead of "decrease" in your sentence?
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by ElKrist 7y ago
For mobile have a look at https://www.bam.tech/ I've worked for their sister company (Theodo) which makes web apps. They work with employees but sometimes when they get too much demand they can bring freelance on board

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