calinet6

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by calinet6 8y ago
First, large-scale manufacturing is a different thing from rocket engineering. It ceases to be about building something, and begins to be about understanding and managing people. That's what I challenge Musk is still learning, and far
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by calinet6 8y ago
One cannot will anything one wants into existence. At some point, he'll need to understand how to design an effective large-scale manufacturing system, and not simply yell for one. Specifically, he should actually learn some things abo
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by calinet6 8y ago
Those who know anything about manufacturing are seeing very clearly that this is unlikely, or if achieved will be done at great cost and waste. https://twitter.com/skabooshka/status/1012000014376230913
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by calinet6 8y ago
All that eyeballing and intuition comes from experience, though, which is experimentation and learning. That's a pretty geeky process in its own right. And if you're in a commercial bakery, the process is down to a science, with e
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by calinet6 8y ago
Nor many that need to ;) FWSY is pretty flawless as a whole work, and much more depth than this.
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by calinet6 8y ago
^ 100% agree, that's the best book. It does a great job of explaining the exact reasons, science, and tradeoffs between the critical factors, and you come away with not just instructions, but a deeper understanding of bread and how it
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by calinet6 9y ago
The article is about California, the state. San Francisco is not California.
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by calinet6 9y ago
To be clear, it's absolutely not terrible or backward by any stretch. Please visit and see for yourself. Expensive, sure. But there's a reason (another word for price in a decent market is 'value'). And not every city in
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by calinet6 9y ago
There are so many. My self-treatment for suspected SIBO and diagnosed Microscopic Colitis is Pepto Bismol Max (1 dose) followed by a strong probiotic 12 hours later. The probiotic I've had success with is this one: https://w
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by calinet6 9y ago
Try the NVIDIA Web Driver for video. The new Metal-based window manager doesn't play well with something about the stock video driver. NVIDIA's is faster for me.
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by calinet6 9y ago
Try the NVIDIA Web Driver for video. The new Metal-based window manager doesn't play well with something about the stock video driver. NVIDIA's is faster for me.
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by calinet6 9y ago
Secret hint: if it's an older mac, try the NVIDIA Web Driver for the video driver.
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by calinet6 9y ago
This seems like it might be a lead: > Apple completely rewrote the window server in Metal 2 for High Sierra and seems to have done a very poor job of it. I've run into tons of those issues with my 2012 MBP. Slight tangent that might
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by calinet6 9y ago
This is really interesting. Clearly they're trying to control for sensitive variables that make little sense even to them, and yet they're still using rodents as subjects and publishing studies likely without mention of these oddi
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by calinet6 9y ago
Most design in tech hardware prioritizes functionality over look. Just because some colors pop doesn't mean the opposite. The simpler explanation is just that we aren't very good (as an industry) at hardware design look or funct
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by calinet6 9y ago
Great article, highlighting some great design history. Google's new design also kinda reminds me of trends in the outdoor/sports apparel & footwear industry from about 2-3 years ago. Contrast stitching and zippers, muted tones
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by calinet6 9y ago
The diminishing returns must be staggering. I can only imagine their management practices are comparably dismal with their focus on individual talent.
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by calinet6 9y ago
Thank you—that's revelatory and mildly disappointing. I'll have to look into it more closely.
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by calinet6 9y ago
That's a much less lazy argument. Horowitz should take notes.
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by calinet6 9y ago
This assumes a specific philosophy of how companies work (good individuals) while an alternative model of good working systems is also effective. A systems view is less dependent on good individuals. As W. Edwards Deming said, "A bad s
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by calinet6 9y ago
Isn't that an argument not to pay based on deals won? Doesn't that make it a random or unpredictable reward structure, and therefore not very effective?
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by calinet6 9y ago
Not competitive exactly (it's not necessary when you don't have commission) but Pluralsight: https://www.inc.com/aaron-skonnard/why-sales-commissions-don...
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by calinet6 9y ago
Do you though? At an individual level? The only measurement that matters is profit, which is pretty easy to measure.
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by calinet6 9y ago
A strong argument would at least consider the systemic consequences of commissions, rather than just extolling the assumed virtues in a circular argument. What is their impact on product? On support? Engineering morale? On the customer expe
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by calinet6 9y ago
Hat tip to Carl Sagan reference in the title.
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by calinet6 9y ago
"Maybe the good life is not about trying to achieve some sort of illusory balance. Instead, maybe it’s about pursuing your interests fully, but with enough internal self-awareness to regularly evaluate what you’re not pursuing as a res
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by calinet6 9y ago
Systems are funny. People do what works. Don't think about it too hard.
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by calinet6 9y ago
And the future of operating systems is the command line. We deserve better than this reductionist thinking. Constraints can breed innovation; but they can also just constrain.
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by calinet6 9y ago
The older I get, the more I realize: pretty much every organization everywhere is highly flawed in some (usually many) ways. This has been an extremely useful observation in my career and life, and I have found exactly zero exceptions.
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by calinet6 9y ago
What was the impact of management and efficiency of operation, production process, and improvement process within these companies? Surely not none. In the decades post WWII they were simply able to produce better product faster and with mor

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