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by compcoffee 8y ago
> For real or according to anti-union propaganda? For real. Unlike private sector unions, the people that the unions ares negotiating against are politicians, who have no real incentive to push back. "I'll grant your raises,
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by compcoffee 8y ago
You say that as if those currencies have no risk... Provided you don't buy into the conspiracy theory that the US won't allow countries to price oil in other currencies, you have to ask why Iran doesn't do what you say. Pe
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> That new money is spent into the system and much of it takes the form of bank deposits which can then be inflated 10:1. And the problem with this is? Canada has no reserve requirement. The US value of reserves in the financial system
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> The main way you get ripped off is when the monetary authority decides that inflation should be higher, and that devalues your money. Inflation doesn't cause devaluation; it is devaluation. It's an increase in the exchang
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Will a Tesla (or any car) really prevent you from running your car into something if you try to? I guess it depends on what you mean by "try to". I drive a VW; if I'm inching out of a parking spot, it will automatically
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Like many other compromises, this one will be forgotten. When people say, "It'll work this way in the future because it worked this way in the past" I tend to discredit them.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Don't forget the Supercharger network Part of the VW "Dieselgate" settlement requires VW to invest $2BB in charger infrastructure. Installing chargers is not rocket science, nor a huge advantage.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Reservations stand at about 400,000 I believe. Based on? There's been no official release. If they stood at 400k, Musk would be shouting it from the rooftops. Many reservations were expecting a $35k car (with a substantial reba
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Why do we suddenly get very inward-looking in our 30s when it comes to forming new friendships This is typically the time when you or those in your age cohort are focusing on their families. Time is at a premium.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> There were zero consequences. Excuse me? Fuld was canned and his equity was wiped out. In what way was Musk "crucified"? Seems to me he got off easy.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
Elizabeth Holmes also settled with the SEC, for what it's worth. DoJ investigation ongoing...
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Does Panasonic hold the patent and Tesla makes them in the giga factory? I believe Panasonic also owns the GF1 equipment, while Tesla owns the building and leases the space to Panasonic.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
The Tesla Positive Spin PR Patrol is in hyperdrive. If the CEO of any company outside of Silicon Valley was being charged with securities fraud, this place would be calling for heads.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> If you told me in 2008 that we'd have mass market electric car A tiny fraction of global auto sales for sedans worth $50k+ are a long way from "mass market", not to speak of the fact that more than 300,000 Nissan Leafs
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> TL;DR I want Captain Ahab at the helm, chasing his White Whale, swinging for the fences. I want people with the integrity not to commit securities fraud.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Kick out the visionary who has started three billion-dollar companies So the fact that he may be a fraudster is irrelevant to you? By the way, he didn't start Paypal or Tesla.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Funding was secured in the sense that the potential buyer had the funds. If you're blind to this whole story, I suppose you could believe that. Who was the "potential buyer"? We heard VW and the Saudi fund, both who s
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by compcoffee 8y ago
Every transaction has a buyer and a seller. Shorting is selling? Selling to whom? Ah, right, a buyer. Telsa share price has risen through extreme short interest for years. How?
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> I wonder if they will be able to demonstrate that any damage was actually done. This case is unique in that both shorts and longs were harmed. Plenty to go around. How many people bought shares at ~$350 assuming they'd be pri
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> The shorts are mainly trying to kill Tesla and coming from the oil, gas, other auto companies most of all. What about when Elon was spreading rumours that the Saudi's wanted to take Tesla private?
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Musk meanwhile had been focusing on SpaceX and laying the foundation for the first Mars colonization. I'll bet SpaceX management is dreading the idea of Musk showing up there every day to work.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> If the price dips too low, it's potentially catastrophic for the company and him. Shorting a stock doesn't magically make its price drop.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> The Century of the Self: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s I think all of Adam Curtis' documentaries are worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL617BE1DB723DB1D6 Some oth
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> cis-white-hetero-male in US/EUR) are inherently treated worse, either consciously or unconsciously (bias) This is hard for me to wrap my head around, because in almost any social or work environment I've ever been in, cis-wh
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> I've seen plenty of engaging and cool content. I've even become friends with people from the opposite side of the world. Basically a modern kind of pen pal. I did that before with Facebook, and Twitter, and forums, and WoW,
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Radio that you never lose reception with And sadly this isn't even the case. I recently purchased a new car that came with the SiriusXM 3-month trial. We drop reception in the country and in town (among tall buildings). In fac
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> Women giving men compliments is, for the most part, interpreted as a come-on. It's not fair Umm..I'm pretty sure men complementing women have it a lot worse.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> "Short men do this a lot and make it impossible to say "Eh, your height doesn't bother me, but I like X about you." Men who see themselves as ugly do this." Wait, you think telling someone, "Don't wo
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by compcoffee 8y ago
And let's not forget temperate climate, without snow/freezing cold or excessive heat.
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by compcoffee 8y ago
> It's flimsy, sloppy thinking, not to mention unfair to the people you're talking about. And yet you're dismissing the opinions of those with apparent first hand experience working with said leaders, while having no firs

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