maverick-iceman

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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
You are already paying the EV much more than an ICE (meaning you are basically buying all the "fuel" upfront) You have longer times of recharge (20-240 minutes) vs a 35 seconds gasoline splash and go Unless the US goes full Norway
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Ok so basically the accusation is that they said to the bank they were consultants/service company and did not disclose crypto Back in the days banks would have meant they were in the cryptography sector or something. Also why is this
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Sex is the reason why you'd do the vasectomy Even 1-2% of failure or constant testicular pain is too much
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
> The biggest difference to explain that, I would say, is that a scientific/engineering advancement can deliver value magnitudes greater than development cost Nothing fungible will come out of this Jupiter mission and you know it. I
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
> and why should everything be about quality of life? It is an important point, but not the only one. Because quality of life gets everybody on board. This sort of expeditions are paid for with the money of people who don't agree wi
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Usable knowledge to improve quality of life. And no, hope and hype about Europa being able to sustain life is not quality of life. It's a sugar high you get when you read the news or see the anchor losing it on tv.
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
What is there for us on Jupiter? Nothing. The progress which matters always happens in some guy's brain. Imaginary journeys, not real ones. Einstein didn't need to travel around massive objects to come up with relativity. The cost
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
People who mention savings are incorrect. They should talk about reduced loss. This mission is a total financial loss until proved otherwise. As of today the only people who managed to make money in space are the brokers and lawyers who neg
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
I mean equity market price, not equity book value. Equity market price embeds every information about the company.
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
> as the car business requires a lot of capital And thus it's a bad business by definition, which doesn't merit billions of capital investments. Even if the investment thesis is that the whole world is rooting for them, and go
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
A startup is a company which faces significant risk of its equity going to zero, which has also never had a period in which the risk of its equity going to zero was negligible. Tesla is still a startup, so is Rivian Google is not a startup,
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
And yet , Bezos and Branson are the object of this article, while the nameless beurocrat who decided to put out a press release to specify that the 2 men are not astronauts....well he's just a nameless beurocrat, who is not mentioned a
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Xi (and every leader for that matter) chances to stay in power are intrinsically linked to one metric: Quality of life of the population If you leave quality of life on the table because of geopolitical games you are shooting yourselves in
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
> MAD policy MAD is still going strong. It's not military based, but economical. It's the reason why theories about intentional release of COVID-19 are bunk. China is worse off than it would have been without the virus. Same go
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
What's up with these people seeking refuge in UK and Europe? They are basically US territory if you are a criminal wanted enough. English speaking people can also basically live everywhere in the world given how spoken the language is.
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
You see earthly stuff as a risk because all the positives are grandfathered in and you only see the negatives. Bats and pagolins, now are public enemy #1. In general animal reservoirs for viruses and species jumps can't possibly happen
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
That's right. Up until we have 100,000 people living in space we are just winging it. Winner of the race will be the dominant company in said community of 100,000 or the most socially influential person. Bezos, Musk and Branson won&#x2
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Nor does he need to, because one art form is clearly superior to the other. It's not like we are talking Raffaello paintings vs. Bernini sculptures here
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
What are the advantages of this in a world which is transitioning towards remote work? The UK has the best and cheapest process to incorporate a company (it takes literally 15 mins and 40£ to form an LTD) And you can be CEO from everywhere
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Quality of audience vs quantity. The audience of Di Caprio is emotionally deep, and loaded with money and relevancy , plus they are great storytellers themselves among their respective social groups. People of culture, people who have cumul
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
It's Johnson who transitioned towards Leo's craft, not Di Caprio taking up Pro Wrestling.. Also both "Fast 8" and "The Aviator" fall under the same umbrella of motion pictures, although honestly, it shouldn&#x2
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
> 87.5 million/yr If you are not an entrepreneur money has diminishing returns. After 10M net worth and no debt...it's all the same. What money can't buy is the knowledge that you can do this: 1) https://www.you
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Before social media, back in the days of Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Guns n Roses, Metallica...an artist going out of their way to create a relationship with fans was seen as "trying too hard" and immediately become uncool. I think i
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
There are various degrees of consciousness, awareness and abstraction capabilities between humans as well. The smarter the human, the more conscious and aware they are about the surroundings, the higher their ability to create and understan
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
1) Many comments say it's all about the money for everybody, not just OP 2) A few comments say that people have a true love for the craft I think there is a third element missing: 3) People who want to be at the helm of a big, enormous
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
At what point will become better not to trust your 90 year old heart and just use this instead? 25 year old heart vs this machine is no match...but a 90 year old heart which could fail at any moment...maybe the swap is worth it.
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
You miss the Us v Them rivalries with other schools which explodes in things like the Ohio State v. Michigan 'Civil War'. It's not the same thing without top notch sports. Other countries don't have that. If you are a &#
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
Crypto is exciting. There is the price argument which I think will remain , given how historically inflation scares people. But it's just exciting as a social enviornment. All the young kids who are into crypto today...they might move
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
I struggle with this a lot. I keep thinking: "Those who are really great and relevant, they don't need to go talk to strangers, it is strangers who go and approach them" This fuels negative thoughts about not being relevant e
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by maverick-iceman 5y ago
But once the dust settled...would the US hold the same moral high ground that it has today had it used 20 atomic bombs? And would the US be so magnanimous in victory had the toll been higher due to Axis victories on all major fronts (meanin

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