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by jbkiv 5y ago
Owners rarely pay for crew. They only pay for a skipper and first mate. But the rest of the crew is not paid, but all expenses paid. Got to be careful when picking the boat and the skipper. Bad boat, differed maintenance can be the kiss of
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by jbkiv 5y ago
get classes, pretty unexpensive. After your first 5-7 days when you learn basic skills you will receive plenty of invitations to crew. Not unlike the corporate world, too many chiefs, not enough workers. Good crews are in high demand (and y
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Plenty of ways. In the past being a good mechanic was handy. Today being an engineer is highly valuable: Electrical: 110v 60 Hz, 220v 50 Hz and 12v for 12v DC for electronics while you run 24v dc for the rest. Networking radars, GPS, AIS, p
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Nice and simple UI, cool!
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by jbkiv 5y ago
They can. Up to a point. If you push too much one day you will face a jury composed of normal people. We have experienced that in some states with non compete agreements. It got to the point that you could no longer work anywhere else. Some
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I agree with you say verisimi. Pretty sad. As much as I hate trial lawyers, as of today we would not be better off without them. Bad corporations will squeeze money out of you as much as they can.
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by jbkiv 5y ago
This has become a general problem. There seems to be more money in "software services" than in building tractors and motors. John Deere is not unique. All common rail engines require a visit from a "certified engineer" w
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Thank you for your explanation.
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by jbkiv 5y ago
You will notice that the first question when you apply to Y Combinator is your age. The second is your sex.
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I was inspired by the Minitel to start Esurance in 1997. The Minitel of course had porn (more Craigslist type "offerings" from real people) but also reservations, travel, and...INSURANCE! You are totally correct, it was so efficie
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Damn! Good find :-)
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I would be interested in learning more about that. I have been in discussion with Chainanalysis and other companies. We are building an app / risk management process for average investors in crypto and NFTs. Think about a very secure w
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Makes total sense. If you buy a subscription for few dollars/month, don't expect a human being to answer your call. Google/Twillio/Sendgrid, whatever the service, all the same ticketing system and no real answer. HN crow
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by jbkiv 5y ago
This a weak response. It reminds me of a fellow student at Wharton. Whatever the question was in classes (ethics, economics) his answer was ALWAYS "I really feel strongly both ways". My friends and I even gave him a price for his
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by jbkiv 5y ago
This is not an uncommon practice in the Silicon Valley. Startup wants to business with Big Co., invites Big Co.'s decision maker (VP Marketing, CIO, CTO, CFO) to join the "board of advisors". Then startups pays for expenses,
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by jbkiv 5y ago
Code law? You must be kidding. It is OK to chat about "Code Law" among like minded individuals always on the lookout to crack open the pirate's chest. It is a different story to explain to a judge: "sir, the bank had lef
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I am not sure. As often is the case, if you want your kids to go to public schools, you step in and fund an organization (in this case Kiddo) to provide funding for anything the state does not provide. The same folks just want to see their
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by jbkiv 5y ago
California is not doing anything special. The tech sector provides high paying jobs fueling high housing costs in the San Francisco Bay and other places used as second homes (WFH): Wine country (Napa/Sonoma), the Coast (Santa Cruz, Sti
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I live in California. The state with highest tax rate in the country. For whatever historic reasons our street is not maintained by the city, nor by the county (we are in Marin County). Obviously not by the State of California. Every 10 ye
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by jbkiv 5y ago
I have heard a different story (but from Kahn's side): that the board did not back him up when he presented his internet strategy. He left after that, arguing that the board did not have the vision.
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by jbkiv 5y ago
For me, the only thing I truly remember about Borland is Philippe Kahn ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Kahn ). Kahn is a giant: supreme intelligence, accomplished musician, worldwide competitive sailor. He is al
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by jbkiv 6y ago
You are so right. Too much confusing and scattered information in the US. Do some reading on UPS training for their UPS drivers, No turn left, optimization,...
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by jbkiv 6y ago
Very simply "the experience" is much better on mobile = we track everything you do, your location, we mine your friends info...And sell that for more $$$$. And either you don't it / or you don't care or it is simply
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by jbkiv 6y ago
No, typically there is nothing to sell. The "assets" are worthless (code, website, customer lists). Maybe furniture they sell to liquidators at 5% of price. The liquidators will then put that in storage and will sell the assets at
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by jbkiv 6y ago
I had not seen that one. Lots of truth indeed! AND you have not looked into the arcane world of pharmacy bids company. Stick your nose into their billing, you are guaranteed a 20% discount (Oh, sorry we discovered several mistakes). But thi
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by jbkiv 6y ago
In the US, a lot of "HR tech companies" are in fact insurance brokers, selling both health benefits and workers comp. Those two lines are a massive source of revenues. In most countries outside the US, healthcare is not privatized
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by jbkiv 6y ago
Thks, could not agree more. More Uber = more pollution and unbearable traffic. Slap a 50% tax on Uber and use that money for free public transportation. In a recession maybe we'll see more people getting on an electric bus/subway
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by jbkiv 6y ago
Insurance companies are kind of a costco, they buy stuff in bulk , sell it retail, and manage to get a 5% margin. My humble opinion: the health care system in the US is totally screwed up and nobody wants to recognize that (except those pay
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by jbkiv 6y ago
I respectfully disagree about what it takes to be approved as a health insurance COMPANY (as opposed to a broker). In fact I am quite happy that regulators require you to show that 1) you know what you are doing 2) you have a massive balan
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by jbkiv 7y ago
My best advice for you today is to be super frugal. Don't buy the fancy car, don't buy the condo, don't sign a long lease. A low burn for yourself will lower your stress and will offer you a lot of options. If you like your j

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