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by phlipski 4y ago
So I'll take it that you do NOT have any examples of the private sector privatizing a function previously done by the government (in the US) and doing it better/cheaper.... Sounds to me like you've read some Ayn Rand books t
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by phlipski 4y ago
Just out of curiosity - do you have any examples of cases where the "government" outsourced a responsibility and it resulted in both a better outcome/results and at a cheaper cost?
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by phlipski 4y ago
I don't get the feeling that the majority of the Russian Elite wanted this war. They only started getting suicided after the war started and they criticized Putin. Sure the ex-military, arm-chair warriors and nationalist delusionists
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by phlipski 4y ago
"That last one is the economic argument: Russia had to do something or their economy would fall apart if europe delivers on their plans to rapidly reduce their dependence on (russian-supplied) gas." Putin didn't have to invad
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by phlipski 4y ago
Don't feel too bad AI - most humans struggle to "get" math too!
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by phlipski 4y ago
One man's "hack" is another man's "elegant solution".
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by phlipski 4y ago
Naked chess in a Faraday cage. Problem solved.
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by phlipski 4y ago
"It would be better if people saved up for their own retirement over time and did not depend on the government forcing the working force to give up their income." The US had that exact system up until about 1935 - when Social Secu
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by phlipski 4y ago
The article mentions the upper back fairing of a motoGP racer but then blows off the idea for a cyclist because they might get too hot? I've always wondered why road cyclists don't ditch their frame mounted (and drag inducing) wa
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by phlipski 4y ago
Which is why every founder should always promise 11% growth. Because most companies only grow at 10% - if they're lucky...
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by phlipski 4y ago
Luckily for Boom there is a supersonic engine startup in the YC S22 batch! https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/velontra
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by phlipski 4y ago
Reminds me of a quote I saw earlier this year in Bloomberg about wall street companies moving to Florida: “The main problem with moving to Florida is that you have to live in Florida.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/art
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by phlipski 4y ago
A lot of tech is bs unfortunately. Fixed it for you!
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by phlipski 4y ago
Nokia came to my mind as well. They made rubber products (galoshes, etc) before getting into telecom equipment in the late 70's and ultimately cell-phones in the 90's!
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by phlipski 4y ago
John Henry specialized in hammering... He was a steel driving man!
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by phlipski 4y ago
https://mythic.ai/ - analog AI inference engines https://www.uhnder.com/ - radar on a chip
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by phlipski 4y ago
father of twins (10 Y/O) via medical help here. 10 years ago our doctor said, "30 years ago the natural rate of twins was 3 sets per 1000 births. Now it's 3 sets per 100 births". After a quick search I couldn't f
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by phlipski 4y ago
I wonder if insurance rates have been adjusted to reflect this. I would assume that being "at fault" for a crash with a fatality would result in a hefty insurance payout....
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by phlipski 4y ago
The "3A" algorithms - Auto-focus, auto-exposure and auto-white balance are generally considered "secret sauce" by the various camera companies and thus closely guarded. The calibration process which is required to tune a
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by phlipski 4y ago
In other news - staring at the sun causes eye damage.... It's 2022. Smoking is an intelligence test at this point - and those who still do fail.
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by phlipski 4y ago
It's not stealing if it "fell off the back of the truck"...
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by phlipski 4y ago
CoreChex - for that extra crunch!
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Carbon capture by dumping iron dust into the ocean(youtube.com)
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by phlipski 4y ago
What a totally fascinating little device. Feels like this should be part of any embedded engineers toolbox.
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by phlipski 4y ago
All excellent advice. Damn - I'll just skip that MBA now! I'd expand #9 a bit: 9a: Don't hit on your co-workers 9b: Don't sleep with your co-workers 9c: Don't date your co-workers
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by phlipski 4y ago
Longmonsters!!! I love it!! Fuck Comcast!
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by phlipski 4y ago
Interesting. My experience with the Sonos app has been a revelation in GOOD audio networking experiences. It just works. I download the app - connect to a play 1/3/5 near me and stream music. All in the space of about 2 minute
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by phlipski 5y ago
"bonIvermectin" - I see what you did there.... chefs kiss golf clap....
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by phlipski 5y ago
This message feed reminds me of the (excellent) book "Cradle to Cradle". It's about sustainable design/manufacturing and one of the lines that has stuck with me since I read it years ago was (summarizing here), "In
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by phlipski 5y ago
For the simplicity of this discussion let's just focus on companies selling physical chiplets. Assuming the company follows normal manufacturing processes (and assuming that company is "fabless" then this is a pretty safe ass

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