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by asoneth 1y ago
If you can sell a functional 6" e-reader with a total BOM of $35 (i.e. retails in the ~$50 range) it seems like that would sell very well. Assuming it's that simple, do you have an alternate theory as to why e-readers in this rang
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by asoneth 1y ago
Fair. I was bundling ports, memory, and connectors in the mainboard cost, but it's probably still on the high end.
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by asoneth 1y ago
> They should be cheaper. I'm curious how much you think an e-reader should cost? Let's say the BOM for a bargain-bin e-reader is ~$65: e-ink display (~$25), mainboard (~$15), touchscreen and/or buttons (~$7), radios (~$3)
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by asoneth 1y ago
I published my first papers a little over fifteen years ago on practical applications for AI before switching domains. Recently I've been sucked back in. I agree it's a problem across all of science, but AI seems to attract more t
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by asoneth 1y ago
"In the long run, we are all dead." -- Keynes In my experiences, companies can afford to care about good software if they have extreme demands (e.g. military, finance) or amortize over very long timeframes (e.g. privately owned).
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by asoneth 1y ago
> Why should my tax dollar subsidize for the dominance of US in science? This is a fair question. For one thing, the US dominance in science has allowed us to dominate many profitable products and new industries that were derived from th
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by asoneth 1y ago
> Why do we even show interactable elements when the final layout isn't completed yet? Typically such a product either doesn't have sufficient UX attention, or it has black-hat UX folks. Optimally toolkits and browsers should h
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by asoneth 1y ago
If you're curious to learn more, this is often referred to as "layout shift". There are black-hat designers who deliberately use it as a dark pattern -- you might notice a suspicious number of cases where the most common clic
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by asoneth 1y ago
> try driving in the left lane at the 55mph speed limit in NYS in areas around NYC Why the left lane? I used to live in NYC and when traffic was light enough to actually drive the speed limit I generally stuck to the right lane to avoid
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by asoneth 1y ago
The grand-parent suggested that the source of low German fatalities despite higher speeds is a driving culture that has respect for the "correct" way to do things. Can you explain how you think encouraging such a culture would be
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by asoneth 1y ago
It does seem reasonable to find out what works in other countries and pursue the most effective and freedom-preserving approaches. However, in the interim I'd support draconian measures (e.g. cameras, speed limiters, more effective con
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by asoneth 1y ago
Between Slate and Telo[1] it seems like there's finally some new ideas for small electric trucks. I totally get that some people's use-cases necessitate 300+ mile range, touchscreens, infotainment, DIN slots, four passengers plus
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by asoneth 1y ago
I don't personally know any people who believe that hard work and talent have zero positive correlation with success. However I know many people who believe that parents' socioeconomic status, genetics, luck, birthplace, and lac
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by asoneth 1y ago
That depends on your definition of "reasonable". Every single person I have met who is struggling to lose weight is attempting to consume fewer calories. Telling them to "just eat less" provides no novel information or a
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by asoneth 1y ago
No one is claiming that the laws of thermodynamics do not apply to humans.
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by asoneth 1y ago
> I think we're making different assumptions around magnitude. I don't think so. I used an extreme example to make the effect obvious, but a 20% tax will have a similar effect at a smaller magnitude. > Products would just co
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by asoneth 1y ago
> These don't have anywhere to shift to. Advertising spend is elastic, even for consumer products. Companies don't commit to a certain level of advertising regardless of cost, they carefully evaluate the ROI of each advertising
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by asoneth 1y ago
> I worry about "tax thing I don't like" policies Equating "things I don't like" with "negative externalities" does not seem like a helpful framing for this discussion. I personally like traveling
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by asoneth 1y ago
> Because all their competitors have to pay the same tax, it's just a status quo. That may be correct if every company spends similar amounts on traditional advertising, but this isn't true. In reality, such a tax would hit com
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by asoneth 1y ago
Agree that advertising can be harmful, and in abstract the idea of taxing it as a sort of cognitive pollution seems sensible. However, I'm skeptical that the US would adopt such a complex and pro-consumer regulatory framework. Perhaps
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by asoneth 2y ago
Fatalities seems like a more relevant safety metric than collisions. "IIHS research examining large U.S. cities with red light camera programs found significant reductions in citywide fatal red light crash rates (and fatal crash rates
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by asoneth 2y ago
My understanding is that this sort of rear-end crash generally tapers off as a sufficient number of local drivers become accustomed to driving safely instead of racing to make it through a yellow light. But even if it doesn't, it might
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by asoneth 2y ago
Interesting. Near me Ezekiel is a little less than 2x more than the cheapest bread-like sponge loaf but only about 50% more than the cheapest whole wheat bread that doesn't dissolve if you spread peanut butter on it. That's not no
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by asoneth 2y ago
Interesting, the only mass-produced whole-grain bread I have on hand is Ezekiel and it didn't list any added sugar, or indeed any sugar at all. It's also not listed as an ingredient on the (partially) whole-grain bread I got from
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by asoneth 2y ago
I'm not sure I understand. Are you claiming that mass-produced bread, or whole-grain bread in particular, cannot be produced without adding sugar?
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by asoneth 2y ago
It seems that the author is arguing for specific government policies they consider smarter than current government policies. > It keeps whiplashing back and forth between "big government good" and "big government bad"
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by asoneth 2y ago
> Compare that to the frequent truck/car ramming attacks in Germany which seemingly always kill tourists. Should I avoid visiting German Christmas markets? Personally I would find such a risk acceptable just as I find the risk of tr
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by asoneth 2y ago
> Yes, if you're a well-meaning tourist, nothing will happen to you. Perhaps this is what you meant, but I'd rephrase that as: if you are a well-meaning tourist with all the proper paperwork then it is very unlikely that anyt
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by asoneth 2y ago
Agreed, that's why I said that while there is a basis for this concern, the overall gun homicide numbers don't tell the whole story with respect to tourist safety. I couldn't find any specific numbers with regard to US touris
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by asoneth 2y ago
Agreed. As I said, the overall gun homicide numbers do not tell the whole story with regard to tourist safety -- assuming OP is visiting tourist-y places then the risk of death will be significantly lower than the overall numbers indicate,

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