navigatesol

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by navigatesol 8y ago
> No union ever said "Wow, this new CEO and management are super fair and reasonable. We are no longer necessary, let's dissolve and let them take the reigns." What an odd point of view. Homicides are down; should we loo
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> We need some way to solve this problem ... It's called solidarity, and respect for your co-workers.
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> If, as a top performer, I get penalized by joining the union then obviously Kickstarter looks less attractive to me. Then go work elsewhere. I'm sure your co-workers won't miss the "what about mine???" attitude.
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> It always seems to degenerate into an "us vs them" sort of thing whenever I talk to them about where they work. Why would I ever work some place where things are so adversarial? Have you considered that the adversarial workp
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> I think the next generation will be using iPads and tablets and think using laptops are for old people. I bet they'll replace that tablet with a phone, and continue to use a laptop/desktop for "real work".
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I use one, but only because it's a convenient media consumption device (e-reading, web browsing). It's entirely superlative to a phone + laptop though. Rem
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by navigatesol 8y ago
This exists, kinda: http://www.sloansportsconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2018... There was a mainstream article written about the tech a while back, which had GIFs demonstrating simulations, but I failed to fin
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> no gas stations, no gas transportation necessary. In many parts of the world, being able to transport fuel to where it's needed is a huge advantage. We are a long way from a global electricity infrastructure.
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> In what way? Where I live 30% of the price of gasoline is taxes. That's the political, and it changes the economics of EVs in the short term. > Plenty of utilities have stated that ubiquitous home-charging won't require
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> Is there any credible doubt that electric cars are the future? They seem to be, mostly because of their simplicity compared to an ICE. But many seem to think we'll gradually keep using more and more EVs until they take over. Muc
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> My case is Tesla Considering Tesla has a microscopic market share and is financially tenuous...what exactly is your case again? Big Oil will become Big Energy, and invest in alternatives. They've been doing so for decades. Some
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> but even greater would be to put Facebook's exces behind bars. What is with this place wanting to throw everyone in prison? Is there some thrill you get from seeing executives in an orange jumper? Fines can be far more benefic
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by navigatesol 8y ago
I have no doubt he micromanages, but that's a long way from being "heavily involved" with the engineering of the products. In fact, it's the opposite, no?
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by navigatesol 8y ago
That thread has a quote from an interview, and then a bunch of random people saying he does. I already know the mythology surrounding his engineering credentials. But I think perpetuating it does a real disservice to the real engineers d
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> Musk is heavily involved in the engineering efforts at Tesla and SpaceX. Is there any evidence of this, outside of him personally claiming this to be the case?
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by navigatesol 8y ago
> what exactly it is the person wants to do (Analyze Data? Build an Analytics Pipeline/Architecture? Write Software/Services? Be an Analytics IT person?). But you realize that the vast majority of businesses in North America