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by ptero 2y ago
I see it not as revenge but as actions of a deeply broken system. Which broke well before the last elections. We cannot just wish the current administration away. It is the result of the fact that the US system is seen as broken by many out
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by ptero 2y ago
This is a noble idea which I completely respect. But changing human nature is a tough task. Plus, changing a trait into something that seems better (e.g., full honesty on goals) might have all sorts of unexpected consequences. There are dar
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by ptero 2y ago
A nitpick on the math you cite: 400km in 5 min (300 sec) is not 2 km per sec. The bigger open question is what is the degradation penalty for 10C charging. This doesn't matter for a demonstrator but is critical for consumer use.
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by ptero 2y ago
It was 10B 20 years ago when China was significantly poorer. And it is not just money. It is planning, oversight and various care and feeding activities (china-style, including executing officials for corruption) for almost 10 years before
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by ptero 2y ago
Look into profitable companies not focusing on software: Walmarts and homebuilders, Toyotas and medical device makers, miners and electric utilities and so on. All of them need software to run their businesses.
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by ptero 2y ago
I think the article is mostly spot on. Software engineering got detached from business goals, then forced business goals to move its way in the easy money times. The advice to software engineers to focus on building what executives request
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by ptero 2y ago
I think bubbles form and pop all the time. I would add (in the US) home price bubble, biotech bubble (of mid 2010s), cybersecurity bubble and more. Pops are less noticeable when a lot of money is sloshing around so deflating one bubble imme
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by ptero 2y ago
> They’ve been moving up the food chain for 30 years. Organically, sure. If a company has an opportunity to build higher value components profitably it would likely take it. But that is slow. What I mean is state pouring massive amount
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by ptero 2y ago
So far. China has been focused on becoming a world's factory for 30 years. They started moving up the food chain fairly recently. Give it another generation and if China will not walk off the ledge with either government or societal is
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by ptero 2y ago
> a lot of people take advantage of wfh to be less focused on work That has been my impression, too, but not for very good teams and often to a fairly small extent. The bigger issue with WFH is that it requires a management that can writ
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by ptero 2y ago
A much bigger reason for the collapse was that the planned economy and distribution (plus military spending) failed to produce enough basic goods and quality of life for many started dropping. To the extent that party elite started building
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by ptero 2y ago
This is common in early stage research. And, should the students reveal the error to the professor, the reaction should have been along the lines "thank you for the update! It was a great idea. Ideas can at first appear to work due to
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by ptero 2y ago
I agree completely that it is wrong in spirit . But wikipedia's text is a definition, not the only existing one. And for practical use even the most obvious definitions have legal caveats. For example, asking for 10 gallons of soda
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by ptero 2y ago
I recently saw a term for this -- "hostage puppy", which I think is an excellent description. I think [1] is the original source for the definition. [1] https://x.com/perrymetzger/status/18878967975755206
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by ptero 2y ago
This is a high level description of intent (by a third party), not a legal promise. This is not enforceable and promises that are not enforceable are usually seen by BigCos of today as optional. My 2c.
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by ptero 2y ago
That, to me, is a feature, not a bug. Switching from a large, complex tool that includes a learning curve is expensive. You set a high bar for switching from Eclipse because you are used to it, paid a learning price and are productive in it
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by ptero 2y ago
I, on the contrary, see mostly very rational decisions around me. And the sample is pretty large: coworkers, friends, family. First, people buy the same brand they had if they were happy with it and the price is sane. That's totally re
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by ptero 2y ago
Are you applying with other cofounders? Deciding not to go will affect them, too. My point is that if you pull your name will not be listed. And your cofounders will probably not be listed either, as YC will likely pull the invite if a cofo
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by ptero 2y ago
First, I do not understand the reason for the fear of applying . Your BigCo employer should not treat it any different than your applying to another BigCo. They are not going to care (much), people explore other opportunities all the time.
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by ptero 2y ago
True, but I believe (although last explored this question a long time ago) that the majority of the capital is not locked.
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by ptero 2y ago
We need to be clear about the features of money we are talking about (and there are many ): For money to work as a convenient way for people or companies to settle transactions, long-term inflation or deflation does not matter. If A wants
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by ptero 2y ago
Let me add a third concept which, to me, is a much more useful feature (as I wrote in a sister thread): a store of value for people whose governments like to control the money flow, dilute savings in the single available local fiat currency
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by ptero 2y ago
It is not an asset that goes up forever. It is permissionless, very liquid asset that the governments cannot dilute. For many people this is a very big deal. A significant part of the world population lives under regimes where the governmen
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by ptero 2y ago
That's heavy editorializing: El Salvador keeps buying the Bitcoin for its strategic reserve. Businesses and citizens can keep using it. But for getting an IMF loan, IMF (which, to put it mildly, doesn't like Bitcoin) required the
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by ptero 2y ago
Positive and strongly correlated, as long as the part is not a fake from a fly-by-night shop. I personally buy SD cards and USB memory sticks from bhphotovideo, whose customers (pro and enthusiast photographers), care greatly about not losi
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by ptero 2y ago
> The only acceptable painting style was Soviet Realism It was the "socialistic realism". Being interested in math this particular insanity did not affect me too much, but for someone interested in the arts living under this gu
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by ptero 2y ago
If you just started at your first job i would focus first on becoming an asset for your team. Being well regarded by key technical folks will allow you to leverage them for introductions and recommendations if you need a new job. In general
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by ptero 2y ago
It depends on many things (country, market, skills, etc.) but I suspect the set is pretty large. But it requires actively looking and optimizing for doing what you love. As a personal data point, after finishing my PhD and being sick of hav
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by ptero 2y ago
Foreigner purchase effects are complex. While a unit sold does immediately reduce the supply by 1 unit, new demand and foreign funds can also stimulate more building and, especially important, can prevent areas falling into disrepair and be
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by ptero 2y ago
I think having a long range explosives laden drone hit that sports stadium is way more scary. And more likely to come to an urban center as urban terrorism. Unfortunately. My 2c.

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