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by nopzor 6y ago
it's not really true that ultra long range direct flights (eg. from sfo to sin) are more efficient. the efficiency gain by not taking off and landing is eaten away by the efficiency loss of having to carry so much fuel (which also come
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by nopzor 6y ago
based on various inputs, primarily things like the valuation of recent fund raises, looking at publicly traded comparable companies, discounted cash flow analysis, etc.
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by nopzor 6y ago
you need to consider headwinds which could make it much slower than 1/3 the speed.
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by nopzor 6y ago
they also paid a pittance for their concordes, which helped.
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by nopzor 6y ago
chewing gum is now legal in singapore and no longer banned. but you’re right, you can’t buy it locally.
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by nopzor 6y ago
interesting. what's to stop people from breeding pythons in captivity and gaming the system?
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by nopzor 6y ago
still not a country! :)
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by nopzor 6y ago
if it weren't for the concorde, airbus wouldn't really exist and be able to compete with boeing. so while your point isn't untrue, it's also fair to say that it ended up paying huge dividends and was worth it.
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by nopzor 6y ago
basically true, but speed isn't the only reason why jets have dominated; being able to fly above the weather, noise, and (perceived) safety are factors too.
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by nopzor 6y ago
that's not quite the model that worked for red hat.
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by nopzor 6y ago
you're right. i remembered the numbers wrong. i think it just proves my point even further though.
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by nopzor 6y ago
how successful do you think zoom would be if their only value was support? do you think they'd be incentivized to create as frictionless a product as possible?
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by nopzor 6y ago
correct, it could happen today. humans are really bad at conceptualizing the risk from such events. we are also overdue for another major solar geo storm (ie. like the carrington event).
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by nopzor 6y ago
problem endemic to business? that doesn't make a lot of sense. it would be very dangerous for the primary value add to be in hosting services. any hyperscale cloud provider could offer the service and undercut zoom (based on superior u
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by nopzor 6y ago
i don't think it'd work particularly well. people pay for zoom not because of 'enterprise support', but because they want features that they need (eg. meetings not automatically ending after 40 minutes).
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by nopzor 6y ago
8x8 is valued at about 1/10 of what zoom is worth, and has seen a declining valuation over the last 1 year. most of 8x8 revenue comes from sources and products unrelated to jitsi. so, i don't think you can say that it seems to wor
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by nopzor 6y ago
intel invested in broadcom. microsoft invested in apple.
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by nopzor 6y ago
i don't really agree with your point. better information leads to better price discovery for the 'game' at large for longs and shorts (including for unsophisticated robin hood investors). it isn't just about who can &#x2
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by nopzor 6y ago
the basket can be adjusted, just like eg. the s&p 500 index.
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by nopzor 6y ago
i agree with your point, but i think many companies don't think the same way. they made a tradeoff between convenience and standardization, and lock in. i find it amusing when developers are dismissive of older vendors are architecture
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by nopzor 6y ago
your example is really not appropriate. a grocery store (big or small) will not hire additional checkout staff "because it looks good when you report the quarterly unemployment stats". private businesses really couldn't care
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by nopzor 6y ago
this is a good point, but a lot of what the cdc is/has prepared for in these kind of situations is related to human psychology, and trying to factor that in to their plans.
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by nopzor 6y ago
from what i've heard, 5g base stations definitely consume significantly more power, on average. but on a "per bit moved" basis, they are more power efficient.
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by nopzor 6y ago
amex won't give most startups a credit line that is free of personal guarantees. that's the point.
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by nopzor 6y ago
depends where in the US. for example, testing levels in NY state are extremely meaningful, they've really scaled up to the point that their testing (on a per capita basis) is among the best in the world.
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by nopzor 6y ago
employers pay their employees based on supply and demand, not based on value. the supply and demand is historically based on a geographic locale. one could argue this is how you make your own purchasing decisions. now, with remote workers,
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by nopzor 6y ago
regulation is certainly part of it, but i think it's more of a demand thing; ga is kind of dying. i was hopeful for the lsa program, but other than some bright spots it hasn't spurred the ga innovation revolution that its proponen
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by nopzor 6y ago
overall i agree with you, i'd love a mooney, and would probably buy one (or a used cirrus) if i was in the market for an airplane. but i think the 172 does have some upsides: - docile handling - availability to rent, pretty much global
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by nopzor 6y ago
on a standalone basis, they would not really be valued differently. as long as they had the same kind of economics/margin. but in the eyes of an acquirer, it could make a difference.
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by nopzor 6y ago
prometheus is an amazingly versatile, performant, and high quality piece of software that does more than just storage (eg. service discovery, scraping, etc). it’s tsdb engine (specifically the new one in 2.0) is pretty much state of the art

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