Phillipharryt

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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
I don't think Tesla offer anything but common stock, and although Musk owns the largest portion it would be possible to buy out all the other institutional investors and obtain a majority. Probably would need a substantial premium on t
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It's interesting that they bring up the CAP theorem, because they've chosen to go for the two prongs of it that generally not preferred. Data consistency in my opinion is of utmost importance. Though I may add it still looks prett
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
Musk himself claims it's rife with errors https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/895834554245709824?lang=... and I recall some of his figures about initial tesla production being outrageous. Like body gaps of 40
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
Musk owns 19% of the company, so he can't block a takeover through ownership alone.
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
This piece uses Ashlee Vance as a source. Having read and checked on facts in his books, his factchecking is sketchy at best. It's a somewhat believable rumour, but of course take it with a pinch of salt and consider that analysts like
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
To add to what others have said, "used to be a racer" is impressive in and of itself. It's a profession where almost every day they push themselves and an experimental machine to the limits, it's quite inspiring to see p
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
According to ABlogToWatch, you're completely incorrect. https://www.ablogtowatch.com/rolex-prices-past-60-years-reve... It's a pretty stable increase, and adjusting for inflation it's actually a fairly low in
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
Just a rough guess, googling monsanto payouts (though now it turns up pretty much only this payout) gets you a few more verdicts which have been cut to below $100 million. I figured this couple will see a similar payout too.
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
To clarify with this staggering figure. The couple's lawyer requested 1 billion each, the jury reached a verdict in their favour regarding the cancer but they don't get to say "yes we find Monsanto guilty but only for X payou
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
Do you really think people are using alt accounts (a pain to get enough karma to allow downvoting on here) or could it just be they disagree with you making claims that aren't in the article? It doesn't say anything about Musk&#x2
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by Phillipharryt 7y ago
Uber doesn't have paying customers, it has customers it pays for.
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In the long term you're literally not supposed to consider sunk costs when evaluating a project, it's like finance 101.
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Thank you, I gave up arguing it and was getting massively downvoted for my comments.
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Not all ikea is particle-board, and the point was that there isn't glue holding joins together. The weakest part of furniture is the joins but ikea pieces usually use screws or pegs.
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
The problem isn't that they sell no useful items, they just sell so many items that even if a small percentage (it's not a small percentage) are destined for landfill then they're creating an astonishing amount of waste.
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Interesting that you say it lasts such a short period of time. I've had the opposite experience. My billy bookcases have moved countries and lasted more than 20 years, as have my tables. I think the lack of glue in their construction (
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
ok
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Ok well technically front-running is a term used in the industry to specify a type of trading, it's not illegal in itself. However, you can front-run in an illegal way. Like driving a car isn't illegal but you can do it in an ille
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
You're both correct. Front running has legal and illegal versions. Getting any non-public information and using it for trading purposes is illegal, however you can still front-run with public information. Markets react at different spe
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Honest question. Why do you feel you need any device when driving? Other than for navigation I suppose. As a confessed user do you actually feel it's important to have access to a device while you drive?
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Regarding your last paragraph, that would be a bad beat. A cold deck is a string of poor cards, perhaps an entire sitting without getting any strong hands.
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Nicotine is a powerful stimulant only when absorbed directly into the bloodstream. The smallest and most convenient barrier into the bloodstream is the membranes in your lungs, hence smoking being and effective delivery method. Dip or nicot
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
"The resulting book totals 60 million words" Perhaps they were going for the monkeys and typewriters scenario and figured by publishing the whole thing there had to be a novel somewhere in there.
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
Working Stonehenge? Is it possible to have an accurate but not working Stonehenge?
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
If anyone has a particular interest in vintage TI calculators and calculator history in general, take a look here http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/calculator_time-line....
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From the article "The heat generation per unit area of an integrated circuit passed the surface of a 100-watt light bulb in the mid 1990s, and now is somewhere between the inside of a nuclear reactor and the surface of a star. "
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by Phillipharryt 8y ago
So we're just posting adverts on here now?