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by gpresot 7y ago
It depends on what you consider innovation. There are the big leaps, certainly (combustion engine, electric engine), but also the small increments: seat belts, automatic gears, runflat tyres, ABS, traction control, speed control... And thes
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by gpresot 7y ago
I would disagree. Conditions keep changing. keeping to the sectors you mentioned. Tesla and electric cars are clearly examples of innovation that was favoured by external elements (e.g growing concerns for climate / environment, increa
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by gpresot 7y ago
- you find yourself actually doing your job and not theirs - every day you have a clear idea of what you need to do and deliver - You are busy. Not drowning in work and not twisting your fingers with nothing to do. - they clear roadblocks t
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How do you teach a car that a snowman won’t walk across the road?(aeon.co)
3 points by gpresot 7y ago|0 comments
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US cosmetics are full of chemicals banned by Europe(theguardian.com)
258 points by gpresot 7y ago|119 comments
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BT unveils new logo after years of work – its name in a circle(theguardian.com)
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Amazon invests in Deliveroo food courier(bbc.com)
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Italian stamps showcase artworks recovered by its ‘monuments men’(theguardian.com)
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by gpresot 7y ago
Cash-like (or cash-equivalent) securities is a common expression in accounting and indicates highly liquid securities that can be liquidated in short term (less than 3 months usually). "These securities have a low-risk, low-return prof
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by gpresot 7y ago
They claimed this 74% in filings to the NY Supreme Court, so, while I agree it is not as strong as an auditors' report, it is also a bit stronger than a PR release or a Twitter burst.
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by gpresot 7y ago
There is some premium on the BTCUSDT pair, compared to BTC/USD pair. You can still, for a relatively small premium buy BTC with your USDT and change them back to fiat USD. And it seems that plenty of traders are ready to accept that pr
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by gpresot 8y ago
There are oil refineries that are decades old and still generate plenty of cash for their owners (granted, they need maintenance investments, but the bulk of the investment is certainly at the beginning), the same goes for cargo ships etc..
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by gpresot 8y ago
Both have pros and cons. Capital intensive businesses, once running, have their own barriers to entry (moats) "literally" built in: all those capital requirements help keep new entrants away. Capital-light business (and I am not s
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Can the world quench China’s bottomless thirst for milk?(theguardian.com)
3 points by gpresot 8y ago|0 comments
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by gpresot 8y ago
Being owned by a Private Equity fund can really not be described as being "independent". Such funds have a typical investment horizon of 5-7 years, with potential exits being an IPO, a strategic sale (to a bigger company) or a sal
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Facebook picks up retail computer vision outfit GrokStyle(techcrunch.com)
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Blockchain development and the Occam problem(mckinsey.com)
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How we fell out of love with milk (2018)(theguardian.com)
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Inside the booming business of background music(theguardian.com)
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Endgame: how Australian preppers are bugging out and hunkering down(theguardian.com)
47 points by gpresot 8y ago|86 comments
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The Battle for the Home(stratechery.com)
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Data Factories(stratechery.com)
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Hidden in this picture: steganography(lastwordonnothing.com)
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by gpresot 8y ago
On point 3: The business model for self driving is still quite uncertain. Will they own the cars? if so, that's quite a substantial investment, and it will change completely the economics of the offer. If they rent them from Ford? then
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Uber 'to focus on bikes over cars'(bbc.com)
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Why Garbagemen Should Earn More Than Bankers(evonomics.com)
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by gpresot 8y ago
They can charge these fees because they are the ones controlling the access to final consumers. They have reached this control by spending billions in building their platform (or even developing the smartphone in the first place) and by kee
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by gpresot 8y ago
Some words of caution about moving away from mainstream products like Office (or Gsuite, to a certain extent). Most alternatives have today very good features, but inter-operability between platforms remain somewhat an issue. Arguably my ex
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The State of the Bestiary Is Stable(hazlitt.net)
25 points by gpresot 8y ago|3 comments
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The Unlikely Return of Birkenstock(thecut.com)
71 points by gpresot 8y ago|68 comments

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