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   by pbreit 7y ago

   Not a great story but also not as hysterical as the headline implies. 1. Man/most/all wirecutter links are relatively benign "affiliate" links, mostly to Amazon. 2. Wirecutter updates review, usually annually, and freque
2. 692.▲
   by pbreit 7y ago

   I didn't downvote but I feel that you are downplaying Bret and to a lesser extent Eric more than is warranted. The mice thing if I understand correctly is more than just that they aren't generally great test subjects. Eric's
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   by pbreit 7y ago

   Not necessarily. I think it’s a combination of easy money and lack of understanding of net income.
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   by pbreit 7y ago

   What does that even mean?
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   by pbreit 7y ago

   This seemed pretty obvious when all the stories were about cannabis vaping, not nicotine. And now vaping is thought to be unhealthier than tobacco smoking.
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   by pbreit 7y ago

   Could describe what such a problem would be in layman's terms?
7. 697.▲
   by pbreit 7y ago

   Could someone explain what the actual tangible negative implications are besides astronomers needing to adjust?
8. 698.▲
   by pbreit 7y ago

   Clearly to take advantage of hiding how tipping works in order to pay less.
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   by pbreit 7y ago

   It's fascinating that the pay is dismal and yet there are too many drivers. I'm guessing partly because few understand their expenses and net pay. And some really do value the ability to work whenever.
10. 700.▲
    by pbreit 7y ago

    Stuff like this: https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1160560285805096960
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    The main ones are Enhanced Autopilot (before it was bundled) & Full Self Driving which make sense as add-ons. Also charging.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Didn't sound very basic. "butt-purchasing" sounds like quite a stretch. And Taleb is a confirmed provocateur.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Ferraris start at $215k vs Roadster at $250k. I don't think the comp is as bad as you suggest. More appropriate than GM/Ford.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Ferrari is at 8. Edit: not sure why the downvote. Ferrari has a $32.7b market cap on $3.7b in annual revenue for 8.8x. Tesla has $93b market cap on $24.5b in annual revenue for 3.8x.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    That's a little miss-leading because Ford's EV includes a lot of debt for car loans & leases which tend to get paid back by someone else and are secured by the cars.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Here's a better comparison (another company where owners love their cars): Tesla built 35x as many cars as Ferrari and is valued at 3x. Tesla trades at 4x sales, Ferrari at 8x. Having been in business longer is not always advantage and
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    I don't understand why this is such a complicated category and that many platforms do not have solid http clients in standard library. On every single project I do, it's just a bunch of posting JSON and getting a response synchron
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    What do you think would have happened if you stumbled upon [political party website] open directory and reported it?
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    I'm wondering if this happened to me if I would report it and the result might be quite different?
20. 710.▲
    by pbreit 7y ago

    The quality of a product is pretty much always determined by the marketplace, not regulators.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    I read the whole website and still not much idea what this is.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    If you are not employed, go get a job.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    NIH is absolutely relevant here since article showed 3 (out of 3) examples of it.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    The 35% of the fare that Uber keeps has very little marginal expenses associated with it. Lyft’s contribution margin is over 50%.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Drivers definitely have a preference since the incentives are all volume based. Even riders generally skew to one preferred service.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    Uber’s core Rides business has huge margins and one of the most powerful network effects in business (that’s why you see only 1 or 2 neverchanging players in mature markets).
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    It's not always clear to be in these types of stories if the money actually changed hands. Just because it was invoiced, doesn't mean that's actually what was transacted.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    I actually really like POST format. Very easy, very standard, very readily available. I also like that it encourages flatter data models.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    10. Use non-standard authorization (other than basic authentication). 11. Make backwards-incompatible changes.
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    by pbreit 7y ago

    That’s precisely why it’s not an easy task!!