JCM9

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by JCM9 5y ago
The article doesn’t support what you are saying. Do you have evidence to support these theories? What happened is terrible and is part of a much broader natural disaster. Trying to turn this into some shallow Amazon shaming is unfortunate.
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by JCM9 5y ago
They address that in the post, and between Twitter, HN and other places there wasn’t anyone legit questioning if something was actually broken. Contacts at AWS also all were very clear that yes something was going on and being investigated
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by JCM9 5y ago
The culture sounds really toxic and that usually comes from the top. Sounds like the board took necessary action to address things.
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by JCM9 5y ago
Queue the armchair infrastructure engineers. The reality is that there’s a handful of people in the world that can operate systems at this sheer scale and complexity and I have mad respect for those in that camp.
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by JCM9 5y ago
Obviously one hopes these things don’t happen, but that’s an impressive and transparent write up that came out quickly.
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by JCM9 5y ago
It’s about time. You are charged fees to download files but once you do you could share them for free, post them anywhere and such since it’s public record. The search engine is also this horrendous contraption that charges you based on the
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by JCM9 5y ago
I hear your argument, but if global confidence in government and central economic control collapses then bitcoin isn’t going to save you. That’s when you hunker down and prepare for global chaos.
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by JCM9 5y ago
You’re defending a currency that fluctuates wildly in value by saying it’s better than a traditional currency seeing a few percent inflation. Tell me more.
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by JCM9 5y ago
Fair point, but judging from what I’ve seen out there many still don’t realize/understand this and are case studies of the old adage of “there’s a sucker born every minute.” They’re into it because it’s the thing to be into… not becaus
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by JCM9 5y ago
The primary value proposition of bitcoin is as a “currency” but the technical limitations on transaction throughput mean it will never be a viable currency at scale. Also the volatility of bitcoin value also makes it a terrible currency. Th
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by JCM9 5y ago
This is really not looking at the math in the right way for those that are the target market. If you just want an M1 instance just because sure just go buy one and keep in plugged in all the time in your basement. That’s not the target mark
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by JCM9 5y ago
It’s an old business model (Regis was doing this for years). If done well it can work, but is not without risk. This business model gets destroyed during downturns or the extremes of a pandemic since they’re left holding long leases that no
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by JCM9 5y ago
I don’t think people were overly critical because of the “fake it till you make it” bits. Rather I think they were critical of what appeared to be a serial hypocrisy between what was being preached about “the we generation” and what he was
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by JCM9 5y ago
Battery chemistry is also a challenge. Also it’s not just the charging cable but the electrical infrastructure behind that cable that also needs an upgrade. You can’t just pull 2k + amps across an endpoint of the grid without causing potent
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by JCM9 5y ago
Having the next great idea for a cat video app you haven’t quite built yet is very different than a medical device that doesn’t work. You don’t fake it to you make it in healthcare. People got hurt here and that’s $&?!ed up.
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by JCM9 5y ago
The point of this whole Theranos thing is that medical product conversations need to be based on science, not marketing. It was the lack of transparency / access that is precisely what caused many scientists to question the claims. Tha
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by JCM9 5y ago
I remember at the time so many experts I knew in the field would say the Theranos claims were total BS and what she speaks of was tried and doesn’t work for X, Y, and Z reason. A science company board full of people without a science backgr
528.
by JCM9 5y ago
RSUs are generally used for employees of publicly traded companies. They are are shares that you are awarded as comp but can only sell after a certain date. They are still at the whims of the market share price but are fully liquid (once ve
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by JCM9 5y ago
“Salary” data is often grossly misinterpreted by those that don’t understand how tech comp packages work. Most highly compensated people in tech don’t make most of their money from “salary” but rather equity (eg RSUs). “Salary” might easily
530.
by JCM9 5y ago
Vaccine administration is another area that has seen / is seeing broad deregulation. In many states one needed a medical doctor to “prescribe” a flu shot or other vaccine. Now many states have moved to allow such “prescriptions” to be
531.
by JCM9 5y ago
Yes, although that test is automated and typically done by a technician not an optometrist. You can train someone to use one of these machines in a few hours. If this was a key test no reason we couldn’t just put one in every GP office and
532.
by JCM9 5y ago
Many optometrists don’t do much more than use a hand held scope to look into your eyes. I’d imagine most GPs either have that on hand already or could get it easily. It’s not like you need an MRI machine in the office to do an eye exam. Yes
533.
by JCM9 5y ago
If an industry’s strategy to keep itself alive is keeping the distance between your eyes a closely protected secret… the end appears near.
534.
by JCM9 5y ago
Yes… didn’t know what the technical term was but that’s it
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by JCM9 5y ago
There are a number of healthcare areas in the US that have been protected by regulation, but it’s increasingly unclear if this is good for patients, consumers, or public health at large. The increasing sentiment seems to be probably not. Vi
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by JCM9 5y ago
In 1958 two guys flew a Cessna 172 nonstop for 64 days without landing. They refueled mid-air via a truck that drove under them during a low pass.
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by JCM9 5y ago
For a privately held company the number of shares outstanding, on its own, isn’t enough and really doesn’t tell you much. Your shares are almost certainly not the same as other people’s shares and you need to know what those differences are
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by JCM9 5y ago
Many small towns still have these telephone microwave towers around if you know what to look for.
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by JCM9 5y ago
That’s because there are still enough willing pawns that accept these offers without knowing what they’re getting. That won’t change until the market wakes up and enough people stop subjecting themselves to such nonsense to the point that c
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by JCM9 5y ago
Too many people don’t do their research and understand how preferred status on the cap table works, minimum payouts, and other things that are typically (sadly intentionally) withheld from employees receiving these offers. People hear about

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