durkie

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   by durkie 8y ago

   maybe they need a name for this type of thing. something about getting rich, but quickly?
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   by durkie 8y ago

   This is amazing and insane!
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   by durkie 8y ago

   Oh yeah! Definitely better.
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   by durkie 8y ago

   There's also a Japanese version of this: 子子子子子子子子子子子子 Unfortunately I can only find a Spanish language Wikipedia article about it ( https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neko_no_ko_koneko,_shishi_no... ) but its roughly &
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   by durkie 8y ago

   do you have to do much tuning to trigger parallel queries? i'm also trying to do this with PostGIS, and it looks like you kind of have to tweak costs and fiddle with things a fair amount to get parallel queries to trigger: http:/
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   by durkie 8y ago

   This was something that came up shortly after the Snowden documents were released. I don't remember who made the point (maybe Moxie Marlinspike), but they pointed out how important it is to be able to break the law. That breaking the l
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   by durkie 8y ago

   this is incredibly unambitious of a goal for an island nation that needs to get off fossil fuels. 70% renewable by 2050? that's insane -- the technology for this exists right now and is being rapidly deployed. taking 10 years to do thi
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   by durkie 8y ago

   How is this nepotism?
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   by durkie 8y ago

   A few more great musical documentaries: Searching for Sugarman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125608 Don't Think I've Forgotten: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2634200
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    by durkie 8y ago

    so clearly folks using this library are using it as part of their own geospatial analysis work, but would it make sense to include this as part of something like PostGIS? It seems like it lets you make much finer grained approximations of c
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    by durkie 8y ago

    i run a fruit tree map for atlanta too: https://www.concrete-jungle.org/food-map
12. 192.▲
    by durkie 8y ago

    http://lyricstraining.com does language teaching by having you watch/listen to music videos in that language on youtube and filling in the lyrics. Super fun!
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    by durkie 8y ago

    How are they not saving anything? $160k, so your take home is roughly $110k? They're spending $9000 a month just to live in the Bay area?
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    by durkie 8y ago

    That's up for debate :)
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    by durkie 8y ago

    Tesla is the stock with the highest amount of short interest at the moment.
16. 196.▲
    by durkie 8y ago

    > You don't get to have your cake and eat it too. Why not?
17. 197.▲
    by durkie 8y ago

    One of the nuances that gets lost when talking about battery costs is the difference between cell-level (individual 18650 / 2170 li-ion cells) costs and pack-level (the assembled collection of thousands of those cells) costs. Both cost
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    by durkie 8y ago

    I think you should reconsider your thoughts about this a bit. There is a genuine revolution underway being enabled by plummeting costs of producing lithium-ion batteries at scale. Whether or not Tesla will lead it (or even continue be part
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    by durkie 8y ago

    http://www.optionsprofitcalculator.com/ seems to be kind of popular, but it's not the most intuitive to use. I think of this as something that many brokerages offer...
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    by durkie 8y ago

    you have a few ways: * a paper trading account, where you can experiment with trading strategies without risking real money * reading about the strategies and their payoff scheme, eg: http://www.theoptionsguide.com/long-stra
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    by durkie 8y ago

    True. I guess the overall point I was trying to make is that the low capacity factor of solar strengthens the case for this beginning the real transition to renewables, since utilities are used to low capacity-factor assets (and are still c
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    by durkie 8y ago

    12-15% capacity factor is comparable to a natural gas peaker plant.
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    by durkie 8y ago

    The article could have made a stronger case about the broader trends: although this is referring only to a single quarter's worth of new capacity in the US, this trend has been happening on a longer term in many other countries.
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    by durkie 8y ago

    I think the misunderstanding here is that you're talking about now : "solar is 1.3% of our electric production", "coal is still the biggest source", etc. This, I believe, is missing the point of the article. The im
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    by durkie 8y ago

    That seems like a valid complaint. Also, what does it matter if the number was arbitrary or the emissions levels were previously legal? I don't think anyone is arguing that VW broke a fundamental law of the universe.
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    by durkie 8y ago

    >> "most cars are powered by electricity in 10 years" > Unlikely. The average age of a car on the road is about 11.5 years (source: http://news.ihsmarkit.com/press-release/automotive/average-a...
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    by durkie 8y ago

    Madison Square Garden in particular seemed to attract a bunch of cool and crazy events. They invented "The Madison" track race that's sort of like a relay race on a bike. Instead of passing a baton, when one partner comes aro
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    by durkie 8y ago

    I'm interested in where it is. I have recommended 1Password to friends saying that I had heard standalone version was still available, but I am unable to find it on their site.
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    by durkie 8y ago

    Who do you like that's cheaper? IBs margin rates max out around 2% in the US, which seems quite low.
30. 210.▲
    by durkie 8y ago

    I feel like both of our points are valid :)