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by deanak 5y ago
https://www.epi.org/publication/retirement-in-america/ > Nearly half of families have no retirement account savings at all. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/26/upshot/stocks-p
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by deanak 5y ago
> shes just trying to step back and analyze... And it is a much more useful an interesting perspective on the world than turning every single discussion into team sports politics. When is the last time you read a serious financial analys
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by deanak 5y ago
So far it's a lot of words and graphs with a tenuous grip on reality in a few places: > There are, however, some groups in lower income brackets that do poorly in inflationary environments. If someone doesn’t have a lot of money and
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by deanak 5y ago
Everyone is well aware that any promise of company loyalty isn't worth the time it takes to say it. To attract in-demand employees, you have to make every week count for them so if there is an acquisition or yet another useless managem
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by deanak 5y ago
> people have been organizing into large work entities since time immemorial Mercantilism didn't appear until the 17th Century. > Yet people act like working for someone else is some new construct that exists to oppress everyone
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by deanak 5y ago
There are plenty of technologies that are working in a limited scope for driver assist, and functioning reliably if not perfectly. Tesla's death rate (measured in vehicle years) is three times that of their competition in the luxury se
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by deanak 5y ago
If autopilot allows itself to be activated in an area where it doesn't work, who is accountable for that? If it depends on collision avoidance that performs far worse than other solutions, who is accountable for that? When Tesla sells
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by deanak 5y ago
https://medium.com/@MidwesternHedgi/teslas-driver-fatality-r... > Remember that BMW and Audi combined had 9 driver fatalities in nearly 900,000 vehicle years? Clearly, 11 Tesla driver fatalities in 265,000 vehicle y
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by deanak 5y ago
Why are you getting into the definition of fallacious? Read the NTSB report. > The Tesla Autopilot system did not provide an effective means of monitoring the driver’s level of engagement with the driving task, and the timing of alerts
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by deanak 5y ago
https://electrek.co/2020/08/04/tesla-wiper-controls-ruled-il... > On Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, Tesla didn’t install normal windshield wiper settings through a steering wheel stalk. > Instead, the au
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by deanak 5y ago
> This is a common misconception, easily avoided by getting some firsthand experience owning a Tesla. So a software update has never changed the order or location of user interface elements? > I look forward to hearing you give even a
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by deanak 5y ago
As I said in another reply, Tesla is the only company advertising automated driving and other features that don't work in edge cases which is bad news for staying alive, even if you aren't the person driving a Tesla. They are also
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by deanak 5y ago
In every safety system, there is a point where human intervention can override automated activity. In almost every car these systems have standard tactile controls so you can override through muscle memory in an emergency without taking you
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by deanak 5y ago
https://www.tesladeaths.com/ https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/26/21154502/tesla-autopilo... https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/01/waymo-ceo-tesla-is-n
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by deanak 5y ago
So the person responsible for keeping their family alive doesn't look away from the road trying to perform a very common task. A car is designed around the idea that maintaining the driver's attention on the road is the primary fu
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by deanak 5y ago
https://electrek.co/2020/08/04/tesla-wiper-controls-ruled-il...
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by deanak 5y ago
A non-touchscreen way to operate windshield wipers. VW makes a car with an electric drivetrain, Tesla makes an electric drivetrain with a place to put people and things.
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by deanak 5y ago
> Tesla also uses a different battery chemistry — aluminum, in addition to the standard nickel and cobalt — than other major automakers. The battery researchers said that choice has led to maximum range because of a higher-capacity batte
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by deanak 5y ago
If you're keeping your car for 20 years, there are at least three or four timing belt/chain replacements and a ton of maintenance if you are putting typical miles on. Plus you're always one bad part away from blowing the engi
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by deanak 5y ago
Another good reason I don't have any respect for Google: https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/google-used-d...
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by deanak 5y ago
The former Googler used to be a Product Manager and I thought I would get some valuable insights. For as high up as he made it, I have no interest in learning how Google operates after seeing his interactions with others. Through hard work
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by deanak 5y ago
I assumed we were talking about software development, not influencing. Why are you so interested in chiming in on products you haven't used in 8 years?
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by deanak 5y ago
Okay, so... architects design the building. Engineers engineer it. Construction firms construct it. Why do you think Gehry was pouring concrete instead of designing his next award winning building?
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by deanak 5y ago
LinkedIn is the only social media site with the possibility of return on time investment, which all suffer from the problems you mention. So why pick the one that can't possibly get you paid? Also, I'm still curious on how many re
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by deanak 5y ago
When is the last time a recruiter checked out your profile on Facebook?
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by deanak 5y ago
> This part doesn't really seem worthwhile to post. I restrict my social media time to a couple of hours a week. If you want to be successful, hustle on LinkedIn. HackerNews is a procrastination hole for people who want to talk abou
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by deanak 5y ago
PS: Never sound desperate. If you have the skills, confidently and honestly explain them to anyone who will listen. Tell them you'll work for cheap to prove yourself. You should have a job in no time.
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by deanak 5y ago
I would not listen to any advice on HN. I have a pretty solid hiring strategy, but it got downvoted to hell because HN skews to people without much real world experience. They can only think of tech products to sell to other tech companies.
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by deanak 5y ago
Why are you assuming that everyone has the same metric for being the "top"? There are millions of artists out there, creating from the world around them something unique to their time and place. Your base assumption appears to be
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by deanak 5y ago
> If you're reading this, you are probably not Frida Kahlo. If someone is aspiring to be her, you just helped crush that dream a little bit more. And for what?

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