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by jmpman 1y ago
I’m unable to get the electric car tax credit for this year because my income is too high. However I’m likely to be laid off next year. Seems like I should get the benefit as my group status will change.
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by jmpman 1y ago
I would very much be considered someone who doesn’t “need” the funding, but when deciding between having a 3rd child or just sticking with 2, I wasn’t comfortable enough to afford 3 in daycare and helping 3 through college. However, I expec
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by jmpman 1y ago
Tesla has redundant front facing cameras on their cars. In my 2019 Model 3, there are three front facing cameras, each with varying angles of view, all three behind the rear view mirror, all encased in a small area lined with anti reflectiv
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by jmpman 1y ago
Laffer curve… autocorrect..
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by jmpman 1y ago
It feels like the US individual tax rates are on the left hand side of the larger curve especially for high earners. It’s especially to the left for estate taxes. If these were corrected to maximize revenue, I doubt we would have these gaps
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by jmpman 1y ago
Underwood’s version is different, as if they weren’t trying to make a duplicate, which is unfortunate. Had they made an exact duplicate, the market would have pivoted fast to Underwood. Sriracha hasn’t been the same since. I no longer buy i
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by jmpman 1y ago
I would love to run Linux on my old iPad hardware. The newest iPad Pro running Linux would probably be faster than my current laptop.
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by jmpman 1y ago
Wow ASU, the 4th highest US School. Not bad when also being a top party school.
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by jmpman 1y ago
I expected LLMs would make this skill irrelevant faster than almost anything else in the tech world.
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by jmpman 1y ago
I would be extremely interested in reading your blog post. Fascinating topic.
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by jmpman 1y ago
At what scale does this become efficient? I may have 1000 sqft to dedicate to this type of system on my lot. Feels like that’s at least an order of magnitude too small to maintain the energy through the seasons. Could we build one of these
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by jmpman 1y ago
People have been able to get their Tesla Model 3 batteries (75kWh iirc) replaced with used battery packs for around $5k, so quite close to what you’re asking.
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by jmpman 1y ago
I suspect I’ve accepted some terms or conditions which obligates me to pay them these fees if they find I ever generated my own power. Again, this is only possible because they have monopoly power, which is not adequately checked by the reg
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by jmpman 1y ago
Feels like a paper that should have been published about 15 years ago.
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by jmpman 1y ago
Thanks. The article provided the numbers I quoted, which made no sense economically.
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by jmpman 1y ago
And the tech giants will continue pushing for even greater H-1B caps
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by jmpman 1y ago
$16 for 80 staples? 4 per box? Anyone who buys these is an idiot
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by jmpman 1y ago
During the George Floyd death, the only place I could find the entire unedited footage was on liveleak, including when Floyd got into and subsequently out of the police cruiser. Nowhere else could I find that, and wondered why such an impor
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by jmpman 1y ago
I despise these wheels. About 15 years ago, my wife and I went to Target and first went to lunch at the far end of the parking lot. After lunch we headed into the store, grabbed a cart, now loaded with our newborn in his car seat, and our t
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by jmpman 1y ago
Target, the store, is known to not arrest shoplifters until they exceed the felony threshold, at which time they arrest and prosecute the shoplifters. If a solar tie in fee is $100/month, and a “customer” is using their garden lights f
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by jmpman 1y ago
The fees should be the same regardless of solar tie in or not, as it’s a grid cost (physical cables etc) And then the power companies should charge a price per kWh for power they deliver. Instead they only charge solar customers, causing an
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by jmpman 1y ago
In Arizona, the power company also charges for a solar tie in. If I remember the wording correctly, it’s required if any electricity is generated on premises. So if I have a solar powered Air Conditioning unit with grid backup for the eveni
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by jmpman 1y ago
I already have the option to pay for more HP on my Tesla model 3. Yes it’s not a subscription, but the capability already exists. It’s a software unlock. I’d prefer if I had the option to pay my the month. My wife already thinks the Model 3
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by jmpman 1y ago
I come into the office super early. Camp in the focus room. Stay for the minimum number of hours required, and then leave, working the rest of the day from home.
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by jmpman 1y ago
>now on to the lowest cost per mile robotaxi Is this a serious comment? Absolutely a serious comment and why Waymo will likely be unable to compete. Tesla is designing their fleet for the lowest cost per mile, and likely the real reason
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by jmpman 1y ago
I question your EV take. Tesla proved a business model, the technology and path from niche sports car to the best selling car on earth, and now on to the lowest cost per mile robotaxi. Simply knowing that a solution exists and is financiall
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by jmpman 1y ago
I’ve worked with H1B engineers who vary in skill by at least 2 orders of magnitude. Neither of them are eligible for the “completely different visa”. Yet we keep bringing in the dregs because of the lottery system, and they stay around bec
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by jmpman 1y ago
Isn’t this fundamental down to landlords being able to extract all excess pay from the lowest paid workers? Minimum wage increases, simply get passed on to the landlord on higher rents.
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by jmpman 1y ago
I disagree, but when I see low quality software engineers coming in on H1B, I know there are US citizens who could have done that job. I see Customer Support Managers, Solutions Architects, Software Managers, all with H1B. Any of those jobs
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by jmpman 1y ago
Why is there no feedback mechanism on the number of H1Bs issued each year? If American citizens are graduating and can’t find a job, certainly we don’t need as many H1Bs.

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