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by actuator 6y ago
That is very specific to Indians. What percentage of them make up the people in unis/research? From your comment it seems like rest aren't that affected by this. The stock grants in US ones definitely are better off, a lot of Euro
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by actuator 6y ago
I am surprised to see Canada there. Jobs in tech in Canada pay lte half of the comps in US. Between SK and China, SK's per capita income is not far off from US but China's is. I am surprised China is able to compete better than US
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by actuator 6y ago
If you meant akin to Japan, Australia. No.
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by actuator 6y ago
I apologize if it looked like I was singling it out, my intention was to just point out that not all construction might be something to feel happy about; some of it should definitely be questioned. Regarding the US example, since most of th
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by actuator 6y ago
Sure, the area of highways is less but the impact is not localised. If you see the articles that I had quoted in my original comment, two of them mention impacts which bubble up to other areas as well. Also, it is not necessary that even a
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by actuator 6y ago
I am not sure about that, few of the issues I saw was - inconsiderate cutting/blasting in landslide prone areas. - destruction of vegetation by throwing away the waste/debris from the cutting/blasting downhill which covers th
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by actuator 6y ago
I have backpacked through one of the regions where some of the construction you are talking about is going on. In one of the Himalayan states, one of their ambitious highway projects has caused destruction with little benefit to the local p
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by actuator 6y ago
Huh, that's surprising. $40 seems like a good price for getting the core Google Apps but then if I take the APK and install it on my non Google Play Android phone is it considered piracy?
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by actuator 6y ago
I think that's what this will achieve to some extent. With big companies like Spotify, Epic turning the screw on say Apple. There will be regulation at least in EU on either allowing payment options, alternative install avenues etc. My
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by actuator 6y ago
It should come down to the credit card/PayPal range I think. So probably 2-3% as at economies of scale these are huge amounts. There are technologies like UPI of India which have a 0% charge but I don't understand who pays for mai
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by actuator 6y ago
How does Google attribute a profit to Android specifically? Play Store cut? or do vendors have to pay for Google Apps which I doubt would be the case.
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by actuator 6y ago
Agreed. I have travelled to remote places where this speed would have been a godsend, not just for internet but for telephony as well with VoIP. Imagine the kids living in such places finally getting access to all the stuff internet has to
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by actuator 6y ago
It very well might be related. China and Iran getting closer with Pakistan already being heavily funded by China opens a new stronger axis in the middle east power struggle. Israel with its technological superiority and gulf states with the
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by actuator 6y ago
Ah, didn't know that. I thought they could make the argument of Fortnite being cross platform but it seems Game as a category is disallowed.
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by actuator 6y ago
Yeah, that hasn't been great. But I think as cars get more "smart" features, it would become expensive for low/mid volume manufacturers to compete against each other, specially to build an ecosystem. They will probably s
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by actuator 6y ago
Edit: It seems like Play Store has a category restriction on Games without exceptions. Google doesn't force payments to go through its channels based on some conditions. A lot of app developers including Apple makes use of this. So it
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by actuator 6y ago
I think this sort of image, high end car plays like Jaguar, Lexus avoid to an extent. I don't see how Tesla would maintain an edge of luxury over them if they can get good performance in their EVs.
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by actuator 6y ago
The example you gave is again, perfect example of something that can be commoditized and I am sure it would be commoditized quite soon. We already have traditional desktop OSs or even mobile OSs allowing OEMs to plug the hardware they bring
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by actuator 6y ago
Wait, I must have missed something. Is BMW's image bad? That wouldn't explain them able to survive some of the high price points, they sell cars at.
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by actuator 6y ago
What advantage does Tesla software has which is not achievable by others. I think a lot of those features can be commoditized with something like Android Auto. If you are talking about "Autopilot", I think a lot of people will hav
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by actuator 6y ago
I think it might just be simply cars available at different price points which give a good value proposition for that price. Tesla starts at 44k euros in Germany, there is plenty of space to undercut that. It is happening in a lot of countr
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by actuator 6y ago
But how do you reconcile with things like this. Free speech is better, but how much blood is worth it. Again, going with the current example. Indian subcontinent has had a tumultuous history mostly in the last millenium. It has been ravaged
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by actuator 6y ago
I am mostly a free speech absolutist but let me take one of the example you gave, India. Only yesterday, there was a FB post which said something negative about Islam. This led to people from that community rioting in Bangalore in which 3 h
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by actuator 6y ago
Ah, interesting to know that. Thanks.
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by actuator 6y ago
I used a Das keyboard with blank keycaps for a long time. Surprisingly while typing I would rarely make a mistake and if I did I would correct it in the flow. But when it came to typing special characters out of the flow, I used to have dif
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by actuator 6y ago
I think he was commenting on the fact, as to how a lot of rich Chinese have properties, money saved abroad as a backup option. If you cut off that, they will feel more suffocated. Forget mainland Chinese, even HK officials have put safety o
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by actuator 6y ago
In a free market economy wouldn't this lead to salaries rising in Taiwan as well? Granted that Taiwan has less domestic consumption potential, but for export its companies have done well and Taiwan is more developed as well. It should
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by actuator 6y ago
Yeah, like in case of SK, before 90s(when it was mostly under dictatorships) it recorded double digit GDP growth in about half of the years. In contrast from 90s onwards they recorded > 10% GDP growth rate just in 2 years out of the 30.
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by actuator 6y ago
Pardon my ignorance, but has MSR China produced something good? I have seen a lot of interesting stuff come out of MSR but mostly it has been from the US. Also, are top talent joining MSR China? From what I know, many Chinese companies beat
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by actuator 6y ago
That is not even an if. He like most humans would do anything to secure his profits. He has been mum on anything related to HK but wouldn't hesitate to drop statements like this.[1] [1] https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07

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