nojvek

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by nojvek 2y ago
IMO current US leadership isn't too far from a 'centrally commanded dictatorship'. Yes, China has many problems by their rise is exemplary. Especially in being the world's factory and having such a large export surplus.
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Florida - that's where Trump is staffing many folks in his cabinet. They banned the words "climate change" and "global warming" from being mentioned in any official document. Florida - also where there are $100B+ di
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I wonder if we are tracking if there are new species emerging? With a sudden rise of 1.5C in temperatures, I'd imagine life would find it hard to adapt in the extremes. Especially in the ocean where reefs are getting bleached. We are s
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RIP EV and renewable energy.
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Trump tax cuts for corporations already hole us $3.8T over 10 years. I bet that will still go through. Let's get millions unemployed and pass those onto our sweet corporate overlords and give them million dollar per year comp packages.
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by nojvek 2y ago
Yep, our grandchildren will have to pay a very dear price to clean up our mess of Glory days.
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China is currently at the forefront of deploying renewable energy. They install more Solar than rest of the world combined. They are investing 100s of Billions in manufacturing cheaper solar panels and batteries. China now has >50% new c
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by nojvek 2y ago
Something something US tariffs. The fact is US is pretty uncompetitive with China on solar and battery prices. Biden’s IRA helped but Trump is likely to repeal it. That would put US even back further.
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Twitter is Elon’s megaphone. His tweets are mega boosted. And the ads. Sooooo many scammy ads.
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China is already leading global warming fight. https://www.statista.com/statistics/267233/renewable-energy-... Solar, wind, batteries, EVs - they are absolutely dominating. Not out of their good heart. Their EVs a
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by nojvek 2y ago
Roof install in US with permitting is a loooooot more expensive. Around $2/watt. I’ve seen quotes of $50k for 10KW 24 panel array without batteries.
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PV themselves aren’t the most expensive part and US PVs aren’t double the cost of China. Competition is progress.
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Land per sqft is usually a lot more expensive than panels. Bifacial above ground capture more of solar, esp if the ground reflects solar back. Many YouTube experiments where people have captured an extra 100-150W from back panels yielding 5
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by nojvek 2y ago
Look at Palantir stock. It has gone brrrrrr since announcement. VCs associated with All-in podcast are heavy Trump supporters. Crypto companies funded 100s of millions to Trump super pacs. Coinbase comes to mind.
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Ha! That’s what Google said to themselves when they were getting started with ads. It’s a way for us to sustain our business but not compromise on our principles. Give it a few more years, every company needs to show ARR growth. How are you
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by nojvek 2y ago
Love it. I love when AI gets angry and shows a bit of emotion. Humans are overrated.
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US Senate likely gonna do bidding for their corporate donors. It takes ~$1B to elect a president and millions for many of senators and congress(wo)men. US congress's median age is 58.8 and median wealth is about a million dollars. Many
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by nojvek 2y ago
If the whole planet burns, that’s okay but the price of gas going above $3/gal is unacceptable. /s
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Good. Fight for your right. I’m pissed at Florida for not passing abortion with 58% vote. That’s the majority that got ignored. Passed in 5 other states.
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Legal anywhere bicycles are legal.
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For every 1C raise in air temperature, air holds 7X more water vapor (humidity). That isn't evenly distributed. So as the cold/hot wind currents interact, that gives stronger hurricanes. An entire year's worth of rain getting
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by nojvek 2y ago
Under $1k - electric scooter for $600 from hiboy. Costs nothing to recharge, no insurance, no license. It was a one time payment with recurring fun on every use. Under $100 - tracydog vibrator. More spice.
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NATO can’t do shit. Ukraine should get nukes like North Korea has. It’s the ultimate card for deterrence. One you have nuclear weapons, no one fucks around. Russia would have not invaded if Ukraine had nuclear weapons. Period. US is tip-toe
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All-in podcast is very pro Trump and Elon. I listened to their conference series. Some made sense, some didn’t. But kudos to Trump. He painted himself as the progressive. Embracing crypto and AI. He got the tech bros vouching for him in big
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by nojvek 2y ago
Wow! $15k per month. You must be making bank.
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Russia has quite a bit of apetite for nuclear war. They wouldn’t be poking the bear otherwise.
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Yes
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The government is usually the largest company in a country that has a monopoly.
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Hey Jon, Kudos for having courage to write it up. Enjoyed my time with you at Stripe. Large company cog syndrome is very real. Especially when performance reviews are not tied to reality but someone’s inner monologue that you have no access
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Property taxes are wealth taxes right? And they work great since everyone pays a small % to what the property appraiser thinks the property is worth. Property taxes are on unrealized gains. There are separate taxes on realized gains when th

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