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by hnnewguy 12y ago
Well, this is implied, since if the price were based on Q1 2014 earnings the shares would be worth precisely zero. What are your earnings projections for 2020?
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Contemptuous comments about bajillion-dollar valuations and hype don't provide any value to this discussion. The OP asked why the stock was down, and whether this was a buying opportunity. I offered perspective that it might not
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> they'll most likely come crawling to Tesla. What specific technologies or patents do they own that will cause other companies to "crawl" to them? Sure, they're leading the way right now, but competition is heating
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> It seems like people often tend to ignore the fact that Tesla makes really solid cars Most Tesla fans tend to ignore the fact that building a solid car doesn't mean the company should be valued at a bajillion dollars. Stern'
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
They beat low-balled estimates but not the "whisper" numbers, increasing costs, cash-flow negative for 2014, ongoing share dilution, etc. The stock was priced for perfection, so it will feel downward pressure on every bump in the
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> There's clearly a lower slope on the log-scale than there was pre-recession, but it is still increasing. Absolutely. Credit contracted pretty much across the board from 2008 to about 2010. I'm just not sure the story is &q
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
Some great tips, as someone who has dealt with the issues of at-home work. Some nitpicks: > It’s not possible to spend too much money on a chair and desk that prevent repetitive strain injury. If that photo is of the author's offic
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Banks stopped lending to consumers as readily as they had before the crisis This is an interesting narrative that fits well with the current anti-bank populist sentiment, but I'm not sure the data supports it. According to FRED d
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> that means you will only most likely invest in projects you truly want to invest for some reasons So, precisely how it works with cash. > The point of currency is to allow people to BOTH do transactions and save. I'm not sure
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> who talks about spending? Spending is the purpose of money . It's a means of transaction. It isn't an asset, and there is no need to hoard it. How is that productive? > IRS may as well starve to death waiting for me t
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> it's inflation safe It isn't inflation "safe"; there's no inflation. And that isn't necessarily good. The money supply needs to grow as the demand for money grows (yes, the demand for money changes over
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> why is Gates selling? Diversification? I don't see the point in remaining one of the largest shareholders in a single company, especially if you're not going to take an active role. > Perhaps this wasn't a "sal
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> I literally don't know what to think about that. The "endorsement" system is an utter joke. When it was implemented, "endorsing" people consisted of clicking on any and every little oval that was in front of
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Keeping track of your professional connections through time has value to you as well as those you connect to. And how long do you think LinkedIn will be the hub for this specific use? I'm not being facetious; these companies come
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by hnnewguy 12y ago
> Not that piracy seems to put much of a dent in the revenues of Hollywood What do the revenues of Hollywood have to do with anything "moral"? "Hollywood" (or the movie industry) is a risk taking enterprise. They pu
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> At this point I just think a ban on wired.com is called for on HN. Why is this uninteresting to the audience, yet every time Tesla releases a PR piece it appears on the front page? I'm not sure either really "deserves"
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> When the fed raised rates the last time ,stepwise & slowly it didn't work as planned You mean how when they raised rates in part to prick the housing bubble? How did it not work "as planned"? When the economy heat
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> because of the 2% deflation those widgets are worth 2% less every year. Also, the value of your loan increases in real terms, as does the labour-share of input costs (because the workers aren't going to give back wage gains in ti
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> savers vs creditors. Savers and creditors are the same people.
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> investors would rather hold scarce assets such as equities and real estate than a rapidly diminishing percentage of the money supply (i.e., cash) Do you have any data to back this up? It is my understanding that the demand-for and ho
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> If they do it will wreck havoc No they won't. Rates don't magically rise in a vacuum; rising rates coincide with improved economic conditions or rising inflation. Or, most likely, both. The Fed Board of Governors, unanimou
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> costs less for the maintenance and repairs that are required What are you basing this on? What does it cost to repair an electric motor? I also think you overestimate the maintenance costs of ICE cars. I've owned nothing but new
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
>" They see it as a challenge to their turf. " This is a good point. While I believe the "system", in general, works to get people where they need to go and build the right products and services, the internal politic
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> What evidence do you have that the US is an attractive place at all You don't have to look very hard to see that the US is still very attractive for migration: about 1 million people, legal, permanent, per year for almost 3 de
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> But education industry (and universities) would have to change their methods, because nowadays peoples are willing to commit 100,000's of $ to get a well paying job, this incentive would be gone, the better paying one being the ph
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> “FB doesn’t make games and there’s not a single game related acquisition in the company’s history. More importantly, FB doesn’t acquire outside of a very specific set of focus supporting categories. They have zero professional experien
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> The article really ignored how many tax payer dollars went into different public institutions to make the Internet a reality " Which is why their analysis focuses on the marginal cost, which is the cost of producing the next u
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> I think that central banks manipulation of the interest rates are creating the boom and bust cycles. Boom and bust cycles have happened throughout human economic history, well before central banks. Take a look at the FRED data on rec
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> The problem is the expectations for other car manufacturers are much lower in terms of safety. Do you have anything to base this on? Do you really believe the safety expectations of the Model S are much higher than those placed on c
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by hnnewguy 13y ago
> It's sad but there are so many other issues in the world right now that outweigh a missing plan A plane ? How about a plane with 200+ innocent, unsuspecting people on board goes missing, and all are now presumed dead ? It&#x2

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