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by rapsey 3y ago
It is much more akin to the dotcom bubble. NFTs are entirely useless, the dotcom bubble was just too early (many dumb ideas then are successful now).
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by rapsey 3y ago
Listening to finance and VC podcasts it seems to me quite clear there is a bubble brewing. They are all repeating the same mantras and convincing themselves of a new gold rush. The financial side is convinced developers are 10x as productiv
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by rapsey 3y ago
In VC and finance land Copilot is going to make all developers 10x more productive and any company not using it is going to fall behind. If CTOs are not buying Copilot for all their developers they are going to get fired. There is a huge bu
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by rapsey 3y ago
4M downloads of your crate is quite an achievement.
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by rapsey 3y ago
A safe Rust implementation solves the biggest problems.
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by rapsey 3y ago
This is a pipe dream and will remain one.
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by rapsey 3y ago
How much is that elite independent of Xi? A relatively independent elite is probably a more stable system. But a completely subservient elite to the fearless leader is however much more dangerous.
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by rapsey 3y ago
> there’s absolut ZERO chance chine can muster up what it takes to hold their own in such a conflict. However China is now a full fledged dictatorship. I'm not sure you can count on them being a rational actor on the world stage. Th
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by rapsey 3y ago
Since they explicitly mention Kotlin, I wonder how it will fare in the future with all the new Java additions. I guess at least it will remain an Android staple.
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by rapsey 3y ago
If you drive like a maniac then you can eat up your tires way faster than in an ICE vehicle. It is not the norm though from what I understand.
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by rapsey 3y ago
FoundationDB only uses the b-tree implementation and even that I don't know if it is still used as they switched storage engines I think.
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by rapsey 3y ago
Are there other players other than Tesla making these?
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by rapsey 3y ago
> Then maybe we shouldn't invest in most companies? Speak for yourself. I and I would say most don't care about your moral grand standing. > If someone tells you they are going to rob someone else's home with a 0% chanc
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by rapsey 3y ago
You can find moral arguments against investing in practically any company. At the end of the day your stance makes no actual difference. The only thing you are doing is missing out. If you are so moral, spend effort into something more mean
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by rapsey 3y ago
Never heard of ZippyDB. Shame it is not open source.
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by rapsey 3y ago
If it fits on one computer it's not a hadoop problem.
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by rapsey 3y ago
Fracking is banned in Europe I think pretty much everywhere. It results in earth quakes, underground water and air quality contamination. But it it provides vast amounts of energy. The US gov cares about different things.
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by rapsey 3y ago
Does iPhone boast security? Pretty sure Pixel phones were always way ahead of the pack in terms of security.
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by rapsey 3y ago
On my death bed I will only care about my kids and family. There is however hopefully a long time till I get there and during that time I would prefer to work on something awesome with good people. As we live in a capitalist system that is
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by rapsey 3y ago
That work would be far removed from the industry forefront. With none of the resources and team with you. It takes millions to develop, train and run these AI models. Your plan sounds dreadfully lonely to me.
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by rapsey 3y ago
Most of these engineers are motivated by accomplishment. I very much doubt any of them would describe their work as soul draining.
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by rapsey 3y ago
Unfortunately you can't just turn on/off coal at will. Gas is easier but still takes some time. This is why renewables solve very few problems. They are not really a replacement for anything.
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by rapsey 3y ago
A swappable battery is a serviceable battery. An EV with a swappable battery also has a very high resell value because the only problematic part is out of the equation. For a new car buyer this system likely has a much better total cost of
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by rapsey 3y ago
Sorry I do not understand can someone EIL5? The leasing of the vehicle? How are you paying for the depreciation of the battery when you never payed for it in the first place? You buy the car without the battery. To get a battery you sign up
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by rapsey 3y ago
You can swap the batteries at any time (at their stations) and it takes minutes. The depreciation is not a factor which is why it is an interesting model.
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by rapsey 3y ago
EV's have a problem with the battery being by far the most expensive part, the quickest depreciating part of the car and a huge issue for when you are trying to sell your car. Buying the car and paying a reasonable monthly subscription
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by rapsey 3y ago
> In China, you can buy a Nio car without a battery. You subscribe to BaaS (Battery as a Service) and pay a monthly subscription fee. The battery stays on Nio’s balance sheet. In this case, you can upgrade the battery on demand. If you s
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by rapsey 3y ago
> This is important and underrated. I think many programmers have a bias that working on a difficult problem entails using a "real" programming language with sharp edges. I had some version of this bias for a long time until I
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by rapsey 3y ago
Green movement successes are mostly just moving the dirty work from places that do not tolerate it, to places where it can be done without the locals making noise.
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by rapsey 3y ago
VCs are falling over themselves trying to get in on SpaceX. If there were to go public they would immediately be worth hundreds of billions. It will likely be one of the biggest IPOs in history. They are not that strapped for cash.

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