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by grecy 2y ago
I interviewed and got that job in 2011.
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> My point is that it's an example of extreme privilege and wealth opportunities that most people cannot afford I understand what you are saying, but I don't agree. At the time I was earning $48k CAD for a full time job. That
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> If you didn't work for two years, the cost was "less than a used tesla" and two years opportunity cost of missed wages Absolutely, if having more money is the goal, then what I did (and continue to do) is stupid. I dec
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> the reality is that taking two years off means that landing a job will be substantially harder than it would have been if you worked during that time When I got back from driving Alaska->Argentina I was out of money, so I went bac
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by grecy 2y ago
When I was 27 I was working as a software engineer, going to work everyday. I looked around at the people that had been the 10 or 20 years and it scared the shit out of me. I quit that job and drove from Alaska to Argentina over 2 years. I
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Obviously he is wildly optimist About timelines, but you can’t deny SpaceX have done incredible things that literally every expert said was impossible. I still like his quote “SpaceX makes the impossible merely late” Fully self driving cars
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> I’m aware that Tesla also received government money Tesla received a loan from the US government, which they repaid in full, with interest. All other US automakers except Ford were bailed out - ie they took many millions of dollars w
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Precisely the same experience here. Since Covid even a single drink makes me feel bad enough to not want to again… and I always had bad hangovers. This is different
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> most people seem to agree 126,340 Canadians moved to the US out of a population of 38.93 million 0.32% hardly seems like "most people"
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After all the recent discussions on the topic, it seems strange this is not on the front page…
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and every year 650,000 people are pushed to bankruptcy from medical bills. [1] and 80% of those people had medical insurance! [1] https://www.citizen.org/article/medicare-for-all-prevents-me...
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> If you can afford it, you also have access to higher quality of care than almost anywhere else. If I had a severe disease or got into a bad accident, I would want to be a well-to-do American with good insurance living in a major city.
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School shootings and no healthcare are not a concern?
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Alaska.
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> the IA should move to a more favorable copyright jurisdiction Ask the team at The Pirate Bay or Kim Dotcom how that worked out for them. The US WILL pursue it's copyright laws to any country on earth.
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> this is what, 5% or less of the student body? The goal is improvement, not perfection. We have to start somewhere, and this is a very good start.
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Of course it can and will happen, just like our gargantuan infrastructure to extract, refine and distribute gasoline and diesel in immense quantities. It's not going to happen in 10 years, but it will slowly happen until the power grid
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> Regulators are ill-equipped to address the issue: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's rating system focuses on occupant safety, not the safety of other road users In the US. In Europe pedestrian crash safety is
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by grecy 2y ago
I was very happy to see Ethiopia in my review mirror. I’ve driven through 55 countries in the undeveloped and developing world. Many were friendly or kinda neutral. Sudan is a very clear standout. Sudanese were way more friendly than Austra
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> Waymo is the clear winner, and the equipment costs a lot more than a Tesla. I don’t think that is true. What costs a lot more? Lidar? Call it $10k more on the very high end. So you have fully self driving cars for $50k. A very long w
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The Model 3 and Model Y will eventually be self driving... any anyone that wants to can simply buy one. Obviously many other manufacturers will also sell consumer cars that can completely drive themselves. Even a person who lives in Tok, Al
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> Not many people will want a $100K self driving car instead of a $30k Camry What you said is true, but does not reflect reality. Today The Model 3 is ~$40k, and once self driving is "solved", there is no reason a ~$40k car w
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The Nile. basically everyone lives within walking distance of the river, and it very clearly brings life. When I was there it was incredible to see all the (basic) farming and houses and people living in the river valley, and less than 5km
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I feel certain I will remember it as long as I live. It's every bit the adventure you imagine it to be!
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I am very sad to watch this situation. I spent 3 weeks driving my 4x4 through Sudan in early 2019 [1], just a month before they finally got rid of Al-Bashir, and it was incredible. The people of Sudan were some of the kindest and friendlies
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> is a nonstarter for probably most of the US population. I disagree. I grew up in Rural Australia, lived in the Yukon and have driven to many of the world's most remote and undeveloped countries. You are saying "Self driving
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by grecy 2y ago
If it makes you feel better, I recently spent 18 months going around Australia driving as much "remote wilderness" in a big 4x4 as I possibly could. I explored all the corners of Tasmania, Goog's Track, The Flinders, Big &amp
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by grecy 2y ago
I'm a bit shocked it says the fastest route from Nelson to Mallacoota is 90% paved. I've driven every bit of that (not in one go) and I'm 100% certain there is no unpaved roads in there. In fact, it's getting close to a
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by grecy 2y ago
Interestingly, I’ve spent time in all the places you mention. Keep in mind more people live in Southern California than all of Australia. The places you mention are busy, and not really remote. I’d be willing to bet you can drive out of the
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Can you give me an example?I have explored a lot of remote places and never found anything nearly that remote

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