JackPoach

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by JackPoach 6y ago
I think the biggest story here is UK electricity demand falling by 20% in short ten years. And this isn't a simple black/white, good or bad story. This is a clear sign of de-industrialization. It would be great if UK wind power wo
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Not Tesla, but aquaculture. Aquaculture works and reasonably well for a few decades. Here's what we know now. 1. Aquaculture works 2. It's successful with only a handful of species 3. It can't replace marine caught wildlife 4
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by JackPoach 6y ago
The headline is missing 'What could go wrong'.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
I am 99% sure that corn ethanol is US and Brazil story. Anyway with oil prices this low, it makes no sense. The whole idea was insane from the beginning as corn ethanol has negative EROI (more energy is spent on producing a single unit of c
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by JackPoach 6y ago
I am highly skeptical of these claims. Corn is not new. Nor is wheat. Or rye or whatever. We have records of yields pre-green revolution, pre-GMO, pre-mechanization, pre-fertilizers, etc. And they aren't that great. Yes, modern agricul
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by JackPoach 6y ago
I disagree. I bought a lot of Ikea things over the past 5-10 years and it ages nicely (except for garden chairs and tables stored outside). Of course I never tried to disassemble it (why would I), but I disagree that quality is shoddy.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
I would be very skeptical about anything becoming 'permanent' at this point. Let's get over the pandemic first and see what the brave new world looks like.
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Google launches a work-tracking tool and Airtable rival, Tables(techcrunch.com)
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Maybe not. I am 40+ years old and I clearly remember how the 80s and the 90s were full of stories about satanism. How listening heavy metal will turn kids into satanists. How there are satanist societies with child sacrifices. That's e
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by JackPoach 6y ago
This is one of the few Netflix documentaries that I regret wasting my time on. Not only there's no new information in it, but it seems to be deliberately done in a way to promote outrage and get attention from the political apparatus t
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Hmm, I kind of disagree. I don't personally find listed startup 'traditions' necessarily bad. In fact, I love the fact that there are startups that are just like that (maybe because I like whiskey too). BUT I think it's
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by JackPoach 6y ago
My guess is this. Many companies are thinking about geo-readjustment. The true primary reason is that they want to lower their costs, given that a significant portion of their employees reside in high cost of living location (Bay Area, Seat
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Another reasonable explanation.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Tesla shares might be falling for other reasons. Not being profitable for years and years is one reason why this might be happening.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Monstrous things happen in any country when government wants to make a point of you. Just ask Julian Assange. It's a terrible situation to be in.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
https://bitrix24.com is pretty good as Slack alternative as well. Free in cloud for unlimited users, open source edition for on-premises hosting is available as well, but it's $$$.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
At first, I thought it was a repost of an article from 2017 or 2018. But yeah, Slack sucks in many situations, especially in large companies. But it's a great tool for a small group high intensity collaboration (small=8-9 people max).
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by JackPoach 6y ago
We've had our trademark squatted in China. We didn't bother to register it, and now it's a problem if China becomes a big market for the SaaS I work for. There's 'Madrid System' that covers EU and other countri
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by JackPoach 6y ago
You are correct. And there we talks to build a new nuclear plan for all three Baltic states but they don't seem to have any progress. Moreover, Belarus has built a new nuclear plant 30 miles away from the Lithuanian border (the first r
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by JackPoach 6y ago
This article is completely off point. The three Baltic states have inherited Soviet power system and back then they produced more power than they needed and they were net power exporters. However, in order to join the EU, they had to comply
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by JackPoach 6y ago
There's something really strange this situation. Arguably the most powerful person in the world (POTUS) decides to devote his time on deciding the fate of an app for teenage boys and girls.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
First you create a problem, then you propose ways to fix it? Sure, give it a try...
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by JackPoach 6y ago
That's what happens when you have a monopoly.
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Yeah, the title could be better
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by JackPoach 6y ago
You are oversimplifying the issue, in my opinion. Zoom has R&D office in China. If Chinese authorities come to Zoom with a violation of local law, Zoom has two options. First ignore the request and this means that the company is likely
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by JackPoach 6y ago
This is one of those cases when delaying solving a problem can turn out to be a good thing. And in the end, a jubilee (debt forgiveness) might be inevitable. Which is likely to be a good thing too, especially if it covers student loans and
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Yeah, so you might be as old as I am. I remember when he was breaking up with Erin and leaving two kids behind, which clearly was a painful process. And we would be like 'OK, Steve, you are into sex, BDSM, and fucking other people. Tha
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Yeah, I've updated the post after realizing that not everybody is as old as me. Steve was big in early 2000s (think 2008-2010) in the indie gamedev world that I was a part of too. I actually remember his (then) wife Erin. Erin is a psy
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by JackPoach 6y ago
Wow, people are still taking Steve Pavlina seriously all those years later. OK.... P.S. To be clear, I am not a hater. I've learned about Steve when he was a game developer, having developed one marginally successful shareware game. Th
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by JackPoach 6y ago
One of many coronovirus unintended consequences. I wonder what else we'll be rethinking.

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