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by musiciangames 3y ago
That sounds like the BMW i3 with range extender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_i3
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by musiciangames 3y ago
I love the idea of 'making politicians wear their sponsors’ logos on their suits, like NASCAR drivers do'
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by musiciangames 3y ago
Without seeking to contradict your main point, it's worth noting that "These symptoms are curiously unheard of in Asia" could be genetic. In the same way that most westerners are OK(ish) with alcohol, but many asians aren&#x2
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North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker(reuters.com)
7 points by musiciangames 3y ago|0 comments
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by musiciangames 3y ago
The government also announced funding for carbon capture projects. It would seem to be smart to offer the extraction licenses in conjunction with carbon capture amounting to say 125% of the carbon resulting from the oil. The fact that they
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Russian cybersecurity chief jailed for 14 years for treason(aljazeera.com)
2 points by musiciangames 3y ago|0 comments
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Google owes $338.7M in Chromecast patent case, US jury says(reuters.com)
2 points by musiciangames 3y ago|1 comments
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by musiciangames 3y ago
My advice would be to find a niche where your business knowledge is your value, not your coding. Bonus if the niche is finance, because $$. Become a consultant not an employee. In this world, leet code is a liability. Always code assuming
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by musiciangames 3y ago
“In the Soviet Union, a scientist is blinded by the resumption of nuclear testing, and he is reminded that Dr. Robert Oppenheimer’s optimism fell at the first hurdle.” ‘Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards’, Billy Bragg 1988
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by musiciangames 3y ago
Not my experience in Swedish company. n=1. It's not just business. Initially I felt awkward in shops, asking directions, etc using English. People just drop into English seamlessly.
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‘Miracle material’ solar panels to finally enter production in China(independent.co.uk)
13 points by musiciangames 3y ago|3 comments
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by musiciangames 4y ago
The analogy was house building. Generally a house builder will not be building skyscrapers next month. And the project managers who use the analogy don’t make the comparison with significant and novel civil engineering projects. They make t
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by musiciangames 4y ago
I make a point of stopping project managers when they use the analogy of building a house to push back on estimates. What was the contractor doing before the current job? Building a house. What will they do after this job? Build a house. By
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Privacy Fundamentalism 2019(stratechery.com)
1 points by musiciangames 4y ago|0 comments
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by musiciangames 4y ago
Thanks for that, a valuable paper. Seems it's not straightforward as a lay person to get a clear answer on the state of knowledge. And it's a shame that as you try to check citations, so many of them are behind firewalls.
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by musiciangames 4y ago
Thanks for the input. Not sure to what extent the links support the assertion > "associated with chronic degenerative diseases including renal diseases" "in a hypertension-independent manner" > https://w
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by musiciangames 4y ago
> sodium content is as bad or worse than just plain regular beef Hasn't the dietary sodium thing been found to be a non-issue, except for a few individuals with high blood pressure? https://www.cochrane.org/CD004022&
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by musiciangames 4y ago
I agree the naming/labeling thing is tricky. We have a friend who brings round 'vegan cheese' when she visits; living in the EU, I'm surprised this labeling is allowed. Is it OK to label vegetarian things as 'beef&#
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by musiciangames 4y ago
Don't know if it's still the same, but I suspect it will be - another insidious part of the 3rd party consultant relationship is (was) that customers would hire one of the big 5 to help them evaluate and select ERP systems. And th
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by musiciangames 4y ago
That list of military nuclear accidents was interesting. My impression is that the rate of accidents dropped off quickly over time. Maybe the military got better at handling nuclear material? Maybe some other explanation?
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Anti-war protester interrupts Russian TV news show(bbc.com)
6 points by musiciangames 5y ago|0 comments
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by musiciangames 5y ago
Maybe off topic, but what % of surveys are answered? We get survey requests from our main vendor. Generally the experience is not great, which I consider is systemic to the company. So replying negatively to a survey seems like it will brin
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Care leavers to get £1,600 a month in pilot scheme (Wales Basic Income Pilot)(bbc.com)
6 points by musiciangames 5y ago|0 comments
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by musiciangames 5y ago
Thanks for the input, and yes it all sounds very complicated. The tip about using MSTR as a proxy does sound appealing, particularly as I'm not much of a fan of their product anyway.
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by musiciangames 5y ago
Seems like Michael Burry thinks they should be shorted, but the mechanics to short aren't there: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/michael-burry-of-the-big-sho...
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Ask HN: Why can’t you short cryptocurrencies in fiat?
4 points by musiciangames 5y ago|5 comments
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by musiciangames 5y ago
To be fair to Ryanair, their experience has improved. No more stampede - 'a seat will be allocated to you (free of charge)'. Less strident attempts to sell you scratch tickets. Staff seem to have been told it's acceptable to
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by musiciangames 5y ago
Can anyone confirm whether JP Morgan were able to decommission Kapital when they went to Athena? I've seen so many cases in banks where the old system is still running years and years after it was 'replaced'. And Kapital was
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by musiciangames 5y ago
Off topic, but how are these OneTrust cookie settings GDPR compliant? I though there had to be a way to opt out of these? Link different devices Always Active Different devices can be determined as belonging to you or your household in supp
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by musiciangames 6y ago
Put options on deribit appear to settle in BTC, no? To short the ecosystem requires something that settles in USD

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