bob_loblaw

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by bob_loblaw 4y ago
I am highly skeptical of any claims made by owners/teams about their profitability. Here's a quote from a former MLB executive[1]: "Anyone who quotes profits of a baseball club is missing the point. Under generally accepted a
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by bob_loblaw 4y ago
I stole it from someone else, but I couldn't remember who. Pretty sure it wasn't Seinfeld, but I definitely didn't come up with it on my own.
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by bob_loblaw 4y ago
Especially since this so very common in the sports world - Derek Jeter and the Marlins, George W. Bush and the Rangers (back in the day), etc. But, professional sports teams print money. Most of the infrastructure is funded by tax payers. S
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by bob_loblaw 4y ago
Yeah, I was wondering about the particle metallurgy process (or the equivalent from other foundries). I know that AEB-L and similar Sandvik steels are ingot steels. Would the added cost be worth it? What about something LC200N (Cronidur 30)
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by bob_loblaw 4y ago
My current boss (I'm guessing I'm 7 years her senior, not going to ask her age) later told me that she was nervous hiring a subordinate older than her. I'm grateful for her open mind. This is a fantastic job and she is a terr
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
That's an interesting material. I'm not a knife maker so I can't really answer your question. I would imagine that this material would, initially, pose a problem for large-scale production. You would have to learn how to work
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Intricate knives requires high precision manufacturing. There are lots of small makers out there. Sharp By Design[1] is a one-man knife shop. He operates a CNC machine out of his garage in New Jersey. while his designs may not appeal to you
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
I wasn't trying to do that so I should clarify. MagnaCut is, so far, a success because of his unique approach. I asked on another forum if MagnaCut is using some new process that makes the balance of properties so much better than othe
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
I read that Victorinox regular tests their knives with a dishwasher. While knife people will cringe at this, to many a knife is but a tool. When the tool is dirty, throw it in the dishwasher with the other dirty kitchen tools. Makes sense,
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Spyderco already announced MagnaCut in their 2022 catalog. However, they are backed up at the moment. I am not holding my breath for a release in the near future. Custom makers tend to be on the cutting edge (no pun intended) when it comes
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Spyderco, but I am a fanboy. Their forums are really insightful. If you do down the rabbit hole of knives and steel, Spyderco does a better job of catering to this market. They experiment with all kinds of steel that will never make it to a
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
When I think of maintenance, I think more about corrosion resistance. Is the knife 100% dry when I put it away? Do I want to take the time to wipe down the blade when I cut acidic food items? Then I think about sharpening. How long can I wa
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
It is hard to make comparisons like this. I know that is a crappy answer. But geometry by far the most important characteristic. How thick is the overall blade stock? How thick is the knife behind the edge? Those two things will matter more
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
All the research I have seen says vanadium is harder. That said, Sandrin Knives makes cutlery with a blade of nothing but tungsten carbide. This will outperform any steel easily. I have not seen a blade of nothing but vanadium. No idea if t
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Sorry, I stepped out to see the new Matrix film. I like the method of Murray Carter. He put out a DVD on blade sharpening, but has since released the entire thing on YouTube[1]. I have modified it a bit over time. I free-hand sharpen, but a
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
When we think of knife performance, it is the geometry of the blade that is the most important. I can give you a knife in MagnaCut with a thick edge. It won't cut for crap. So you want a nice, thin edge. Thin edges tend to roll/ch
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
The thing is, there's no such "best" steel. It all depends on what you want to do with the steel. I'm sure a custom maker will make a MagnaCut chef's knife, but I don't think you'll notice much of a differ
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Elastic ceramic is a pretty wild material as well. You can do stuff with it that seems impossible with steel.
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
The first batch was given to smaller makers, often custom makers. Right now, Tactile Turn is offering a couple knives in MagnaCut (change the option in the drop down). I've seen people say they have used up their MagnaCut already. The
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
If you look at White/Blue/Super funny they will rust. HAP40 is a high-speed tool steel. CPM M4 is a good comparison to it. MagnaCut will offer corrosion resistance that you don't tend to see in Japanese steels. MagnaCut will
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
MagnaCut is the first knife steel that does the best job of balancing edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. It is basically a stainless 4V (if that means anything to you). Larrin focused on reducing the amount or chromium nee
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Larrin's father is a famous custom knife maker who worked with making his own Damascus-style steel. Larrin, though his father, is well-known among the knife community.
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by bob_loblaw 5y ago
Very cool to see this pop up on Hacker News. I'm into pocket knives, and Larrin's new steel is generating a lot of hype among knife users and makers.
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by bob_loblaw 7y ago
But passing this tax will affect all future IPO's. If the city wants to take a hard line with Uber, then do that. But don't pass a tax that affects all companies going public. That just puts an incentive for startups to move outsi
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by bob_loblaw 8y ago
It has been my experience that school officials will offer some coding if that is what parents want. Coding, programming, and CS are used so interchangeably that often meaning is lost. So the bare minimum of coding classes will be presented
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by bob_loblaw 8y ago
Bootstrap does not promise that these math teachers are now proficient coders, but they do walk the teachers through the entire curriculum from start to finish. The teachers act as the students so they get a feeling of what is being asked o
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by bob_loblaw 8y ago
I'm right there with you, but the real trick educators have to pull is integrating coding into their content (math, science, history, language arts, etc.). These learn to code solutions teach as if there is no overlap with other subjec
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by bob_loblaw 8y ago
A better approach is that taken by the Bootstrap World curriculum ( http://www.bootstrapworld.org/ ). They align their curriculum around algebra. That way you don't have to find time to make a CS class in an already busy
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by bob_loblaw 9y ago
Dan Shiffman has a great YouTube channel on Processing stuff (mostly P5 these days). https://www.youtube.com/user/shiffman/
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by bob_loblaw 9y ago
My wife previously worked at Harvard Business School and currently works at Stanford. One of the big differences she noticed is that Stanford encourages students to start their company, while HBS steers their grads towards Wall Street.

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