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by patrickk 10y ago
> Their needs are already well met and there's little incentive to change. This is definitely not true. It takes some financial assets 3-5 days to settle after the initial transaction goes through, weaving its way through many datab
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by patrickk 10y ago
80% of US currency is in $100s[1] The ECB is getting rid of the €500 note[2] [1] http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/08/14/340356790/shoul... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2016&
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by patrickk 10y ago
Consider Asus + tomato[1]. I setup one years ago with the Asus RT-N16 and haven't looked back since. Makes things like QoS a breeze. Yes, it's somewhat of a pain to setup, but once that's done you have a superb, reliable hard
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Sluggish acceleration or below par top speed isn't a perception problem on the Autobahn, it's a real problem. It's completely practical to drive long distances at high speeds because of the well-maintained road surface and we
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by patrickk 10y ago
I was using that quote as an example of how unsuited Trump would be with dealing with the issue of technological unemployment (frankly, I don't think any political leader would be capable of dealing with it effectively, as no political
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"We’re losing a lot of people because of the Internet,” Trump said. "We have to see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what’s happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing t
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by patrickk 10y ago
Why not? Trump and Hillary had historically high unfavourable ratings, and Bernie is quite popular. The socialist label was worn out somewhat on Obama, so it doesn't carry the same sting. He doesn't have anywhere near the baggage
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by patrickk 10y ago
> But Sanders was too unconventional for the Democratic leadership. The DNC Chairperson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, had to resign after showing blatant favouritism towards Clinton at Sanders expense[1]. It wasn't Sanders' unconv
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by patrickk 10y ago
> Robotics is likely going to replace many of these jobs in the next 20y, which might bring back some industry into the West, ie more jobs but more sophisticated jobs. US manufacturing output is trending upwards, while employment is goin
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by patrickk 10y ago
Japan gets to claim the US as a major ally though. They get to stay out of foreign affairs in the aggressive way because their friend carries a big stick, protecting them against China (I say this as a non-American by the way.)
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by patrickk 10y ago
An entire charging industry akin to gas/petrol stations is another side benefit. These businesses could be located in "unusual" areas such as multi storey car parks because there isn't the same danger posed by large amou
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It's worth noting that the Etherum project will switch over to proof of stake at some point in the future, possibly within the next two years.
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by patrickk 10y ago
> Considering how most of his current businesses exist thanks to gov't incentives/tax advantages in the domains, there are legitimate criticisms to the way in which his businesses are run. Many of his Detroit competitors wouldn
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by patrickk 10y ago
To continue this train of thought, the entire reason Silicon Valley exists in the first place is because of Department of Defense spending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo (aka Big Government spending.) The foun
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by patrickk 10y ago
> Maybe because everyone wants his companies to succeed... Surely the only ones who don't want dramatically cheaper space launches, cheaper, widely available solar PV installations and attractive, affordable electric vehicles are
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by patrickk 10y ago
"Completely useless" is way too strong. If you regularly drive more than 300km, then yes, ICE vehicles will remain your only option. But if you are a suburbanite or city-dweller who has a typical round trip commute of 70 miles o
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by patrickk 10y ago
Sodium batteries[1] could be the answer to grid storage batteries. Sodium can be extracted from seawater (e.g. desalination plants, there's a huge supply of salt readily available), and while it's heavier than lithium, it's c
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by patrickk 10y ago
Why do you say cheating? Most (all? I'm not an expert) AIs are "seeded" on datasets which are generated by humans. For example, Google translate uses documents translated by experts to convert say, French into German. They us
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by patrickk 10y ago
> When you call cust sup in Europe, the service is way worst. This varies dramatically within Europe. From personal experience, customer service is decent, polite and timely in the UK and Ireland, and generally awful in Germany. It&#x
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by patrickk 10y ago
Thanks for the heads up. FWIW I've used mine (occasionally) for several years without problems.
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This Twitter bot is tracking dictators' flights in and out of Geneva(theverge.com)
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by patrickk 10y ago
https://www.baopals.com/ All the expats in China use it. You need to figure out shipping though.
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by patrickk 10y ago
More complex electronics like phones is where I'd draw the line. I've ordered things like a dirt cheap soldering iron, a multimeter, a bluetooth mini keyboard for controlling the laptop when watching TV, USB charging cables, PCIe
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by patrickk 10y ago
Coding for Entrepreneurs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWEHue8kksIaktO8KTTN_zg Depending on your level, it might be quite basic, but the titles of the videos are simply superb, and each video deals with a concrete
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by patrickk 10y ago
It doesn't keep you from staying at a hotel, that's a choice you make. Also, I've stayed at AirBnb locations where there was no other accommodations options, so it's difficult to argue it's taking business from a ho
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by patrickk 10y ago
Well they are funding very ambitious stuff like nuclear power startups and AI initiatives, which most others usually shy away from. This is potentially extremely disruptive and a massive boon to the economy. And your assessment of Airbnb of
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by patrickk 10y ago
In Ireland we had a sovereign wealth fund for pensions, called the National Pensions Reserve Fund. The government raided it to pay for budget shortfalls caused by offering a blanket, virtually unconditional guarantee to (private sector) ban
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by patrickk 10y ago
I wonder what possible applications could come out of using a fresnel lens+a stirling engine to drive pistons in a desert: https://youtu.be/CDCTANU8Tfk?t=1m1s
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I'd like to hear your story if you'd care to share. I searched around for any strategies for trading ether and other cryptos, and came away with the conclusion that anyone successful keeps their cards close to their chest. Instead
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It's worth watching his entire finance series and even his chemistry series if thats your thing: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8gjB1PSXv_oAUSAQ16S0fA/vid... Yes he acts like a giant dick, but he's go

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