rpmcmurphy

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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
The world does not need more Mark Zuckerbergs, it needs millions of small and mid-size businesses working on the build out of low carbon energy sources. Converting the world electricity supply to run off renewable sources will require tens
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
The correct title here should be "Repeating radio noises coming from distant galaxy detected". The elephant in the room that SETI fans don't really want to admit is what if intelligence is actually not that smart, but is actu
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
30% over minimum wage. Wow, sign me up! That would be $18 an hour in San Francisco, so working a 40 hour week, that would be about $2900 pre tax. Let's shave off 25% for taxes, that's $2160 per month, not enough to make rent (and
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
The change that nobody is factoring into predictions is what happens if local governments pass minimum pay requirements for drivers. This will end the race to the bottom, which will be a good thing for all parties (except passengers who are
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
On modern occupational hazards.... "Alex, I'll take circular saws for $500" Perspective people, perspective.
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
It takes a lot to get fired from Hooli, especially on such a short time line. Applying Occam's Razor here. A) he was an innocent victim who naively expressed his political views via a manifesto and was capriciously fired. B) he was alr
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
Some startups just need to die in a fire. This is one of them. (Theranos is another one).
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
Hopefully this will not apply to you, but be prepared to take one for the team if malignant stupidity or malice come down from on high. All too often it is easier for managers to "let shit roll downhill" rather than put up meaning
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
And then there is the German word backpfeifengesicht, a personal favorite along with schadenfreude.
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
But she wears a black turtleneck, just like Steve Jobs.
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
As Mark Twain said "There are three types of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics". An honest answer to the question of whether communicative aliens exist is "we just don't know".
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
I call the A380 the Flytanic. It's not even a very atrractive plane. The 747 is retro now, but it is a beautiful plane. Whenever I can, I fly the 787 on long haul flights. Super comfortable, love it.
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
Remember the saying, "Hell is other people".
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
That was a trick suggestion. Also while dealing with flying the airplane, also be sure to keep track of whether the landing pattern is clockwise, or counter-clockwise, or was it clockwise, and which heading you are currently on and how that
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
The whole point of a stabilized approach is to avoid unnecessary maneuvers in the final moments of flight, and to simplify decision making. Your approach is a straight in powered glide. If you like where you end up, you cut power, flare and
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
We also have these magical devices called blenders, invented many decades ago, and available for $20 or so. Toss in your preferred mix of fruit, juice, ice cream etc, and hit BLEND. This product is solving what problem exactly? I had to ask
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
If only airplanes all landed and took off at the same speed. Actual take off and landing speeds will vary depending on the aircraft's characteristics, fuel/passenger load, wind conditions, and density altitude (which varies depend
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by rpmcmurphy 9y ago
I am also a pilot. I'll add to this by explaining a couple of basic principles in flying aircraft. The #1 reason this is a very bad idea is it is not compatible with flying what's called a stabilized approach, which is fundamental
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I have a lot of experience with remote teams, from both sides of the table. 100% remote work is not a good fit for most people, though some can be highly effective (thinking of a mobile dev whose office is an RV that has been roaming north
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I hate to be the one to point this out, but this is a case where people vote with their wallets for the absolute cheapest product, and then are angry to get what they paid for. They buy discounted non-refundable inflexible strings-attached
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I am a pilot, and we've had autonomous airplanes for decades. Even entry level Cessnas have auto-pilots. The auto-pilot is a great tool for reducing pilot workload and increasing safety, especially en route, but you are still expected
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
If you live in a dense city, taxis are a viable option. In SF, Flywheel is a good way to hail a cab by phone. The problem is outside of certain areas, driving a cab full time is a not a good way to make a living. I am glad Lyft, Uber, etc c
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I can apply it against future gains, but its complicated. Since I was never able to sell the stock, the gain is entirely fictional, which is why ISOs suck so badly.
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
My experience has been that options have negative value. I learned this the hard way when I exercised options from a firm that has since gone sideways. I ended up with a $40,000 tax bill on stock that is worthless. Nowadays I only look at c
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
It seems to me the best way to build a case for autonomous driving would be for Uber, Lyft, etc to give incentives to drivers who have safety features like automatic emergency braking, then quietly build up a database of accident rate stati
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I have a moderately complicated tax situation. Own property. Some investments. Occasional AMT hit for options. TurboTax handles all of this well. I am happy to pay $100 where before I could easily spend ten times as much on a CPA. That said
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
I have first hand experience with this. After being swindled badly in the sale of a small business, I was forced into foreclosure and chapter 13 bankruptcy. For roughly 8 years, I was trapped in a situation where I had crippling debt, and h
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
If this was actually about a security risk, they would be doing this on all airlines, not just airlines originating from Muslim majority countries. If you take Royal Jordanian to a European hub, then hop on a US carrier, you'll be able
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
Imagine what the states could do with the > $50 billion we are about to send to our already outsized military.
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by rpmcmurphy 10y ago
The problem with the way poverty is measured in the US is it measures relative income. Being poor relative to other people sucks, but consider the following. You can be poor in the US, and have: - Clean running water - Electricity - Heat -

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