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by mikeg8 7y ago
Awareness and planning cannot compensate for the fact that lost productivity is lost productivity.
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The premise of this article: Because a super-villain like attack “could” occur, we need to solve a technology threat, with more technology... that is more likely to be hacked and misused (eventually). Don’t agree. If the “state” can’t defen
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Curious as to what you identified as a good point? I didn’t really see any to be honest
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Few old people become peak leaders in their respected field.
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I doubt either of these companies would ever want to take on the massive costs in developing these. They are technology companies with large margins, the capex requirements and margins they would see going down a manufactured housing path m
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by mikeg8 7y ago
Yes. The other replies are missing the distinction. A manufactured home is traditionally a mobile home. There is a wide range of sizes (single wide, double wide, triple wide) with a range in quality/price. These are the ones you see cu
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by mikeg8 7y ago
You are partially correct (and maybe more so with this product). But there are types of engineered woods and beams made from glued and pressed stick lumber/boards. Imagine the concept of plywood but with several 2X6s to replace a true
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by mikeg8 7y ago
I agree but think that 1) there are many ways a founder can lose drive, motivation, concentration, etc. some being the death of a friend/sibling/parent, medical diagnoses etc. While a divorce may be very difficult for a founder
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Society regularly dictates how producers design their products, when it effects the immediate physical safety and well-being of their citizens. I think equating the Apple/HK issue to your other examples is a far stretch.
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In regards to your second paragraph, I feel a certain dissonance. We have a right to purchase the products we desire in a “free market” but at what point do we have the right to dictate how that producer chooses to design their product&#x2F
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After a few years in web development I began working for my dad’s business - we sell commercial doors and hardware and do a lot of work in SF. ADA requirements now force many restaurant to add an auto-door operator (push button that opens d
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by mikeg8 7y ago
Not trying to be antagonistic, but precise. You say "upon vesting" which makes the assumption all employees are granted options. This is not the case. I don't see anything wrong with simply being a payed employee, receiving a
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>> Small and medium sized business, are more like a stage in lifecycle than an exemplar. They either get merged or sold into a larger entity or they grow to become a larger entity. Totally inaccurate. Having trouble finding sources bu
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If they do not own shares, no, they are not a shareholder. Companies want employees to feel like shareholders as it should increase productivity.
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I agree with you, though. I think employees want stock options without understanding their drawbacks and limitations. Receiving stock options sounds sexy and is motivated by social factors that may not be as beneficial now as they were se
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The old fashioned way shareholders would receive liquidity was through distributed earnings aka profit sharing; this is still a viable option. Employees receive a salary and shoulder little risk relative to shareholders/investors so I&
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There is no law making those mutually exclusive. And the infinite greed isn’t “capitalism” in an of itself, it is human nature that is the root cause. IMO we are at a point in time where we need more high-profile examples of capitalists who
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by mikeg8 7y ago
Yes? But if there is no intention of an IPO, where an early employee has a reasonably easy path to liquidate their stock/options, what is the benefit of owning equity in a private company when there may be a limited/non-existent m
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Curious why you think they should have gone public? What advantages does an IPO offer these stable businesses? Is it a belief that all stable business at a certain scale have a obligation to enter public markets? Genuinely curious
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I agree, but think its a shame the game has become so common place in this era. Hopeful that we’ll see more players emerge who are focused on a strategy of sustainability and ethics.
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“Only” 7%... that is definitely real money and they would have probably preferred to keep it coming in
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On point - I don't know why so many people seem to have a hard time grasping this.
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My guess is cost would be the biggest factor. Materials and construction methods in a tiny/pre-fab home are on a different level.
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They are using a wood burning stove which will adequately heat the space. Instead of controlling for a constant temperature like a modern insulated/HVACd house, they heat as needed. Its an older approach but will work perfectly fine. T
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I think from a structural engineering perspective, yurts are strong for their weight/materials but most construction failures don’t involve a structure falling, it’s matrierials/joint failure from water/UV exposure and penetr
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by mikeg8 7y ago
Why stick with the month paradigm at all though? If youre gonna go partially down that road, why not make it pay for only the program you want to watch. Like YouTube is doing for movies, series etc but at a lower price point. If someone i
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I disagree. While there is no guarantee large scale change will be fully driven by corporate self regulation, I'd argue that corporate self regulation, and initiatives like this, have the potential to be substantially more impactful th
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Bravo to Stripe's continued leadership and exemplification of what a modern corporation can and should be. The CCS area I've been most fascinated by recently is listed as their first area of interest: natural carbon sinks via la
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Well as they own they company, it technically is their money. I think the bigger point you're missing is how our society's corporate leadership needs to shift their mentality and follow along with Stripe. Solving this problem isn&
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No, you are not. Trees naturally capture carbon in the form of wood. I noticed that distinction too in the post and assume they meant "modern" carbon sequestration engineered by humans.

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