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by bruce511 4mo ago
In an EV about 90% of the energy used is converted into motion. About 10% goes to heat. [1][3] In an ICE engine about 30% of the energy becomes motion. About 70% is heat.[2] In other words electric motors are about 3 times more efficient th
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by bruce511 4mo ago
You can't sell 60b worth of stock without moving the price. It has to be dribbled out over time. Some buyees of course insist on cash. Which moves the effect of stock sales onto the buyer. Most buyers would prefer to pay in stock as it
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by bruce511 4mo ago
You are getting down-voted for this, which I think is a bit unfair. (I expect I'll get the same.) Although you don't expand your thesis, as a general feeling, I agree. But, to be fair, it has always been thus, and it has been this
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by bruce511 4mo ago
But it's only the extreme warning that alerts the website (usually via a customer complaining) that the cert hasn't been renewed. Having the lesser warning just kicks the can down the road. The IoT should have updated the certs we
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by bruce511 4mo ago
What's interesting about your question is both the variety of answers, but equally how many of them are unimplementable. Probably the easiest to grasp, and (in theory) the easiest yo do is "give it away". But even this is mu
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by bruce511 4mo ago
I understand where you are coming from here, but I think it is helpful for people to overtly grasp that there are very different cancers, very different treatments, and indeed very different outcomes. Without this understanding it becomes a
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by bruce511 4mo ago
I don't disagree. However few managers are this proactive. If you have such a manager, then fantastic. If not then making yourself more visible becomes necessary. Because you can be sure (at least some of) your co-workers are doing so.
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by bruce511 4mo ago
You define "productivity" as coding. The business defines it as "meetings, presentations, support, coding, whatever". Your productivity remains at 100% when you are doing what they want. I get that you thought you were
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by bruce511 4mo ago
True, stack ranking is a terrible management approach, and if you work at a company that does it, then playing the game is the only way. But frankly, I'd be looking to get out anyway. The best way to play thr stack ranking game is to b
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by bruce511 4mo ago
If you plan to let someone else lead the marketing (ie a co-founder) then stop coding now and make that your only task. Because your co-founder will almost certainly have input as to what you code. Indeed your current project may not be s
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by bruce511 4mo ago
>> But yeah, I'm furiously writing code for a product living off my savings, Probably not relevant to thus thread, and hopefully redundant to you, but writing the code is the easy part. If you have not already done so figure out
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by bruce511 4mo ago
Yes, of course. We expect that creating a happier environment where people are well paid, will naturally lead to better productivity and happier customers. And yes, that will ultimately benefit shareholders. Not that everyone stays forever.
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by bruce511 4mo ago
I'm not Eric, and I'm not an economist, but I'd suggest this quote is mostly used to drive up profits for shareholders, and not for the benefit of the other two constituencies. For example, we bought a company, and over the n
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by bruce511 4mo ago
>> The same general situation has happened to me twice now and I am wondering if it’s something I can break free from or if it’s just the nature of the Startup beast - or what 9 out of 10 statups will fail. So if you're joining
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by bruce511 4mo ago
This exactly. Or put another way; "Because you think the quality of the product matters." If you want to get customers then the right focus is getting customers. Not making the product. There are 2 of you. Your product is already
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by bruce511 4mo ago
Nostalgia plays a part for sure. For those born after an era it can be easy to romanticize an era. And for those who lived through it, it can be easy to remember the good, and forget the bad. Growing up in the 80s with no cell phones meant
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by bruce511 4mo ago
>> Jewish people lived in that region first. I'm going to skip over the obvious assertion that they weren't- Cainanites were in the promised land when they arrived - but instead focus on the "here first" doctrine.
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by bruce511 4mo ago
While too big a subject to cover well here, the Serbia / Russia thing is different to US / Israel. Primarily a Russia friendly Serbia was important for Russian trade routes (Black Sea to Mediterranean via the Dardanelles.) In othe
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by bruce511 4mo ago
>> I trusted Google Cloud to hold my customers' data and run my company. Why? Seriously, how did Google earn your trust enough to the degree that you decided to make them the single point of failure for your million $ business? I
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by bruce511 4mo ago
I'm no MS fanboy here, but I think Apple is worse. Firstly Windows is arguably the most unrestrictive OS (certainly among the commercial options). You can install pretty much anything you like, from anywhere you like. Contrast to say A
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by bruce511 4mo ago
An excellent example that shows the value of understanding very basic geometry. I'll add that math isn't really just about that sort of practicality though. It's also about a fundamental understanding of numbers and what they
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by bruce511 4mo ago
Firstly, measuring art in $ terms ignores the benefits that extend way beyond $ terms. Most fine art produced has a value approaching 0. My wife and I buy art from time to time, but we've never spent more than about $100 or so, yet get
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by bruce511 4mo ago
The Supreme Court displays Democrat in abilities in a nutshell. Republicans ignored ethics to not-seat Garland. But equally RBG decided not to retire when democrats held the presidency and senate, despite her age. She is not the first perso
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by bruce511 4mo ago
I think it's fair to say that pretty much no-one is a fan of the Iranian Regime. (And we'll ignore for the moment that the regime is a a direct by-product of previous US intervention.) The regime is all kinds of bad, but you canno
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by bruce511 4mo ago
yes. In the US. that's what I'm saying. This appears to be a very US design. (Although obviously my experience of domestic air travel is limited to a small number of countries.)
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>> Do people collect their bags from the baggage claim area and then immediately reboard an aircraft to exit the terminal? >> How do the arrivals exist the terminal You arrive, go to baggage reclaim, then into the "public a
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by bruce511 4mo ago
>> Have you ever thought about what happens if you suddenly stop breathing? Yes. >> How will your family know where your important information is stored? All essential docs are in a cupboard. The family knows where it is. And it
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by bruce511 4mo ago
As an aside, this is something I've only seen in the US. At least in my country the domestic baggage claim area is not accessible unless from an arriving aircraft. I'm guessing that has more to do with theft though than security.
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The bar for "good enough" can be set quite low. In general, consumers can be convinced to buy almost anything. And their resistance to good marketing is very weak. The problem with presenting good examples is that decades of susta
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by bruce511 4mo ago
Your argument is sound. It certainly takes a good deal of skill to create good code. And yes, good code makes it easier to create a better product. And yes it's easier to build a better company on a better product. But history is litte

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