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by robocat 9mo ago
Was the custom tool developed by copying how the existing software worked? Copying existing functionality is not always possible, and doesn't capture the real costs.
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by robocat 9mo ago
> So what happens is a corporation ends up spending a lot of money for a square tool [SaaS] that they have to hammer into a circle hole. You are assuming that corporations have the capability to design the software they need. There are m
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by robocat 9mo ago
From [2] (abridged): NASA contracts alone have exceeded $13 billion since 2015, with $1.1 billion expected for 2025. The U.S. Space Force awarded $845 million for 2025 and $733 million for 2024. Commercial satellite operators are
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by robocat 9mo ago
The military (and/or government) should keep paying in advance for anything they need from SpaceX and make sure other unsecured creditors are not tooo significant. When it all goes bankrupt, they can pay off the bonds for x¢ in the dol
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by robocat 9mo ago
Simply untrue. Plenty of people have a job that gives them money, yet they also get pleasure and satisfaction from their job. I think you are referring to studies that show that payment can paradoxically be demotivating. But that isn't
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by robocat 9mo ago
FAQ: Harvard say they graduate 98% https://college.harvard.edu/resources/faq/what-harvards-grad...
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by robocat 9mo ago
The stink remains even for efficient fires. Smoke is often correlated of course. I'm in Christchurch, New Zealand which gets winter smog,. The city council enforces rules and woodburners need to meet strict emission standards. They reg
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by robocat 9mo ago
Plus ignoring that our society depends on businesses. I have low opinions about unbalanced one sided arguments.
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by robocat 9mo ago
The other thing I've noticed about many immigrants is that they are highly motivated and effective. Gritty doers. The immigration process filters for particular traits, not just what's on a resume.
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by robocat 9mo ago
> like Zimbabwe, having up to 10 dependents per worker on average IIRC Some developed countries have terrible demographics and need fresh kids. I am expecting that sometime soon New Zealand will start accepting unskilled immigrants if th
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by robocat 9mo ago
Relevant section: Autonegotiation is a requirement for 1000BASE-T implementations as minimally the clock source for the link has to be negotiated, as one endpoint must be master and the other endpoint must be slave. 1000BASE-T uses f
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by robocat 9mo ago
Why do you blame askers for how you feel? You are responsible for your feelings and setting your boundaries. Learning how to set boundaries is something most people learn as they mature. Yeah, not easy. I have especially noticed recently th
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by robocat 9mo ago
They already have a human trial in progress... It is being trialed to prevent muscle weakness and some of those patients will have arthritis and they can be assessed for statistical improvement. Same thing happened with GLP1
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by robocat 9mo ago
Apparently everywhere except South Australia: https://manofmany.com/culture/drinks/beer-glass-sizes-in-aus...
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by robocat 9mo ago
What happens when you add male(philip). If you're missing that rule then you're getting what you would expect?
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by robocat 9mo ago
> In Cayman you do not AFAIK getting accounts completed and filed is expensive in Caymans. Professional costs in the Cayman Islands are hideously expensive (from my extremely limited experience). Additionally, FYI, a Cayman Islands compa
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by robocat 9mo ago
The founder would only lose $100M if they both (A) had no personal tax liability in their own jurisdiction and (B) their jurisdiction lacks a double-taxation agreement with the US (such that tax paid in US defrays tax liability at home). It
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by robocat 9mo ago
To add - their comment about socially prickly smart devs (my paraphrase) makes me think they are referencing the mad genius stereotype (crazy artist, Aspie developer, etcetera). Are rudeness and crazyness markers of intelligence? is Terry D
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by robocat 9mo ago
That is the "Single Cause" Fallacy or Causal Reductionism. That is the tendency to oversimplify a complex system by highlighting one "root cause". Selecting a single measurement is the same as selecting a purpose. Either
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by robocat 9mo ago
IS086011 or 15O86O11 to be less precise.
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by robocat 9mo ago
The AI training data sets are also expensive... The cost is especially hard to estimate for data sets that are internal to businesses like Google. Especially if the model needs to be refreshed to deal with recent data. I presume historical
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by robocat 9mo ago
That comment and your reply are both zero-sum thinking. Canada and the USA are both better off with a good trading relationship. Harder to see if you're looking for bad faith trading.
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by robocat 9mo ago
We are taught that schooling level is related to intelligence, then we internalise that concept, then we make silly assumptions based on that concept. Plenty of highly intelligent people don't get educated because they see through the
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by robocat 9mo ago
> racist comments, talking about how she likes to always hire Filipino Filipino is not a race.
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by robocat 9mo ago
> Modern cars are far more reliable than old 'analogue' cars They're reliable, but when they have a problem, they're too hard to fix. Last time I got my Toyota Hybrid fixed, the recommended first step for the fault co
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by robocat 9mo ago
> usually it meant just straight up getting the command wrong 5 times before trying to read the man page, thinking I understood what the man page meant, trying again another 5 times I think that is a developer's superpower. The ponc
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by robocat 9mo ago
Just start investing everything you own. You'll learn and be taught everything you need to know. You don't even need to quit your job (in fact I believe having a job helps you invest better: and most investing doesn't need to
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Will all our drugs come from China? (2024)(atelfo.github.io)
2 points by robocat 9mo ago|0 comments
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by robocat 9mo ago
Is your market people with anxiety/OCD about whether they turned off stove? Your idea would be a hard sell to anyone paranoid enough, since they won't trust your monitor. An alternative would be to install a safety key switch or a
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by robocat 9mo ago
> POSIWID Everyone can make up a silly purpose. Against POSIWID: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/come-on-obviously-the-purpo...

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