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by GlibMonkeyDeath 8mo ago
Not surprising at all - photovoltaics yield about 50 W/m2 on average at mid-ish latitudes. Last time I checked (see below) biofuels are around 100x less efficient per acre (and in the case of algae-based biofuel, have a lot of post-pro
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 8mo ago
>Alphabet keep funding Waymo. >Friendly venture funds agree on a higher valuation. >Everyone marks up their spreadsheets. >No one has to find out what the company is actually worth in a public market. While true to date, this ca
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 9mo ago
In case anyone is wondering, from looking at their patents they are doing fairly standard Fourier optics. That is, one lens takes a Fourier transform of an image onto a spatial light modulator, then projects it back onto a detector chip. Th
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 9mo ago
Love it! I might consider adding a little more granularity to the "monthly expenses" part. You already split out medical expenses, which is good. The other big two are housing (mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance) and planning
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 9mo ago
> Unless you plan to remain completely celibate Uh, monogamy of both partners is also an option, not just celibacy. Not common in these times, I know, but you don't have to completely abstain from sex to be safe.
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
It's unfortunate, but I agree with the comments that say asking too many of these questions (and the way they are asked) can be a red flag for the interviewing company. In my experience, the best way to get to something closer to the t
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
I'd encourage people to look at the history of Fujifilm (the Japanese peer to Kodak) to see why they didn't fail, but Kodak did. https://petapixel.com/why-kodak-died-and-fujifilm-thrived-a-... TL;DR: Fujifilm dive
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
I agree we need to remove the perverse incentives across the entire system. I also agree the current ACA subsidies are a band-aid. It's incredibly frustrating because this is a solved problem - even just fixing the most egregious flaws
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
>The Data: Before the ACA, Maine implemented this. Anthem requested a 20% rate hike due to adverse selection. After the pool was implemented, the rate hike dropped to under 2%. >This shows we can protect the sick without forcing the h
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
Again, forget about who "needs" what. The basic problem is that you don't have a written agreement. Time to negotiate with your co founder and get something signed. I obviously don't know anything about each of you, but
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
Personally, I think you may have already gotten a great deal if the angel/co-founder is willing to do a 50-50 split and not take a salary (or get paid in equity in lieu of salary.) Is your co-founder now demanding to be paid in salary&
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
I agree that the way the US pays for health care is completely broken, but your framing of the Association Health Plan rule change is strange to me. Association Health Plans are a way to weaken the ACA, so Republicans can finally get back t
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
I have a Pi4 running Raid 1 NAS with two SSD drives, and an externally powered USB hub. Unfortunately, it crashes every 6 months or so and needs a power cycle. Haven't been able to track down why, but I also suspect a power supply issu
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 10mo ago
FTA: "When asked if linking things like blue eyes, blonde hair, and IQ could be interpreted as eugenics, he clarified with a laugh, 'I said brown hair!' Then, miming the same hand motion that Elon Musk performed following Pre
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
If you can be a little flexible on (2), then Beancount hits most of the Holy Grail points. The ledger format is literally text (it is plain-text accounting after all) but there is a query language the works really well. I end up saving CSV&
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
Whenever a new attempt at limiting exposure to what is obviously harmful content (e.g. explicitly violent content, and anything to do with minors), I always see the same patterns of argument against the attempt: (1) It's the parent&#x2
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
The appearance of this on an official US Government website, and the fact that it is not the result of a malicious joke, fills me with sadness and a sense of loss. It also fills me with anger at the Senate politicians who approved these foo
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
A concise 9 word summary of OTR. As a young person, I found the idea of just running around with your friends, doing whatever, and not trying to be "productive" in any way, intoxicating. After I got a little older, though, I ident
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
>Physics can't claim domain over the study of reality and then say that reality can only be studied using mathematical rules. I never claimed that physics claims domain over all studies of reality - in fact I quite limited the domai
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
Don't get me started. I recently rented a car (American make) that didn't have an actual physical control for the headlights (and no, this wasn't a Tesla.) Took three Ph.D.s in the car to find the right sequence on the touch-
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 11mo ago
Another Ph.D. physicist here. Any popularization of quantum mechanics (or quantum gravity in this case) can quickly degenerate into potentially foolish, or even harmful, metaphysical speculation. Physicists are in the business of finding th
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
False dichotomy (ruthless vs. empathetic.) Sometimes managers need to be ruthless, sometimes they need to be empathetic. That's why it is called "management".
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
Email still has its use cases in the modern workplace. Sometimes you need a slower, more detailed communication channel, especially when inter-company communications are involved. But most of the things the OP likes about email make it a ni
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
Grouping students by ability was also common in the US (for the same national security reasons) up to the 1980's.
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
I've hired many people for science and automation software positions at small and large US biotechs. We usually did a phone screen (both technical and HR), then an on-site interview. The overall process wasn't much different for P
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
This is the study that the Guardian article talking about https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2021-068921 So, before everyone accuses their favorite mechanism: "After multivariable adjustments, men who consum
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
In my experience, the hiring managers with the best track record have these in common, which mostly boil down to the hiring teams doing their homework: (1) The expectations for the position are clearly defined (2) The hiring team members co
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
If you like this sort of thing, check out https://www.magyaradam.com/wp/ too. A lot of his work uses a line scan camera.
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
As always, the poison is in the dose, and the environment matters a lot. It's a very similar pattern to other engineered addictive substances (introduction/harm/recognition/regulation.) Tobacco has been around forever in
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by GlibMonkeyDeath 1y ago
Was just going to write more or less the same thing. A second home (especially far away) is a huge expense, not a financial investment. Whether or not that expense is worth it (e.g. as a place to create good memories) is a very different p

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