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4mo ago
Because they got to participate in the early investment in the for profit entity. > Early Angels (Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, and others): Approximately $10 million invested, current value $1.4 billion. That corresponds to a return of aro
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5mo ago
Thats more expensive that my top tier tmobile plan which is $120 for 3 lines.
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5mo ago
There are three main sources of green house gases. Top one which is power is declining. Transportation is still growing and the last one is agriculture which is stable. There is progress if you look at the details.
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5mo ago
No. Its because has chancery court which is a court based on equity not a court based on common law.
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5mo ago
Rejected in the US with a google fiber IP.
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5mo ago
Is it manufacturing? Tesla and Mercedes have factories in china including partnerships with chinese manufactures. Or is it the design of the car? Chinese companies shelled huge sums of money to hire the best car designers from Europe. Do
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5mo ago
And these self driving companies aren't wealthy and powerful? Why treat them differently?
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5mo ago
Is it? Laura Bush ran a stop sign and killed her friend. No charges. Caitlyn Jenner hit a car and pushed it into on coming traffic killed someone. No charges. I can keep going and going.
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5mo ago
Are these companies going toss a $500b+ infrastructure investment away in next 6 years? Whats the average lifespan of a AI compute node?
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5mo ago
Depends on the prompt. Do a video prompt and one 30 second video will use as much electricity as running your microwave on high for 15 minutes.
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5mo ago
What about golf courses which use up 476 Billion of water every year? Way more than data centers. People complain about Nestle using water in californa for bottled water but it doesn't compare to what single golf course uses in a y
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5mo ago
Increasing prices doesn't effect demand right? $10+ per pack cigarettes in California hasn't had any affect on smoking rates.
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5mo ago
For the money spent(over $80b), they could have launched a phone or a car. Now their pivot is to smart glasses which require a phone so once again they are beholden to phone manufacturers.
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6mo ago
Or home address, phone number, etc
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6mo ago
There's also Prodigy which schools push on kids to practice math has the same thing including pay to win mechanics.
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6mo ago
All modern appliances and HVACs are using inverter drive motors for efficiency. Brushless DC motors are more efficient though.
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6mo ago
Our houses should be DC. So wasteful to have all these bricks to change to AC to DC.
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6mo ago
Its weird that there strict laws that limit pilot hours to under 40 hours a week but no laws that restrict number of hours ATC works.
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6mo ago
Need expensive printers and you need CAD software that can correctly move the teeth. Also not all it can be done by software, sometimes you need to blank out certain teeth that dentist will make the call.
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6mo ago
Depends how you define dangerous. If we look injury rates and not deaths, meat processing/packing is the most dangerous.
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6mo ago
Not even the most dangerous job in the US. Forest workers, commercial fishermen, pilots etc are more dangerous. If we're talking about gun violence, your corner market cashier is more likely to get shot, Has anyone thanked a 7 ele
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6mo ago
If I have a free app that hits location services on the device and I sell this data, how does Apple and Google make money from me?
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7mo ago
It's a chance for $400m. Doesn't mean he can get the $400m, since legally it still isnt his and it still can get seized after he gets out if he ever tries to cash it in,
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7mo ago
Same party thats says they are against new wars.
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7mo ago
They take standardized tests on it. Questions have a button to speak the question. Same with answers.
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7mo ago
It needs a touch screen for elementary schools kids. Fine for older kids.
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7mo ago
It stop any one with government contracts from using anthropic. Not just bidding on government contracts.
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7mo ago
Is it hard to break into? Theres tons of tech companies that are playing in that space. Stripe, Braintree, Toast, Adyen, etc.
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8mo ago
Thats little nerve racking. What happens if a commercial airplane gets confused with a bunch of balloons.
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8mo ago
Priced right if money is moving from the bottom 90% to the top 10%. Stock market growth is because theres excess money and people need to invest the money. Supply and demand. There's reason why you can buy any ultra luxury car right
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