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by runnerup 3y ago
Texas’ strategy is to encourage additional growth in the crypto mining sector because ostensibly they use a lot of power during off-peak days/hours which supports capital payback but also is flexible enough to turn off their load when
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by runnerup 3y ago
While it’s good to give the benefit of the doubt, in politics it’s foolish to rule out malice without evidence against malice.
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by runnerup 3y ago
By “their bicycle / other capital” I meant like a car or tools/bags/accessories. But I think I maybe understand what you’re saying?
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by runnerup 3y ago
I usually spend more on my lock and chains than I do on my bicycle. The bicycle may only cost $100-300 but I don’t have to buy it 4+ times if it’s never stolen.
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by runnerup 3y ago
I do follow LPL, love the channel. I’ve never been worried about bike thieves picking locks, I’ve never seen or heard of them doing that. I’ve only seen/heard of them them using destructive methods, typically bolt cutters. If the avera
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by runnerup 3y ago
> because you have the money I think the issue is that maybe the customer doesn’t have the money to make the laborer do what they want. At a much higher wage, the delivery person would be happy to risk their bicycle / other capital.
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by runnerup 3y ago
Thanks for writing out the economic model at play here. I needed a better way to communicate this and much of your phrasing works very well.
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by runnerup 3y ago
I didn’t realize that. Thought it was 5-10 minutes. Thanks. Sounds like the bicycle delivery system is fundamentally broken then.
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by runnerup 3y ago
Another solution is having a proper bicycle lock. Yes, they’re heavy but I bike around with Kryptonites largest and thickest U-lock, as well as sometimes with a 25-lb 18mm motorcycle chain for the bicycle. I do think the food delivery model
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by runnerup 3y ago
I told GP the same thing as you (to read the HN guidelines). However, I don’t see any characterization happening in the comment above. What am I missing? I believe they are referencing the other comment you made: > When in Rome, do as th
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by runnerup 3y ago
That is an incredibly shallow and fairly snarky response. I can do a lot of legwork to fill out a more robust position based on assumptions about people’s beliefs who make quips like this. ————— I think the most important thing this misses
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by runnerup 3y ago
I personally wonder whether “luck” is underestimated more among most, or whether they’re moreso overestimating the degree of the value creation of the person who was lucky to find themselves in a position where they could create lots of val
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by runnerup 3y ago
> It is absolutely possible to make that (and more) by doing honest work. I’d agree with you under our current ethical system. Under my personal moral system, I think anyone “capturing” $1 billion as a “portion of the value they created”
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by runnerup 3y ago
Honestly even as a person who believes that anyone with a billion dollars has effectively stolen it (captured more than their personal share) from the people and systems which enabled the value-creation of their enterprises… If I won a $1 m
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by runnerup 3y ago
I think your model is a bit flawed - it’s likely value scales faster than linearly with increases in “smarter”. So, while I philosophically agree that it’s obvious anyone with a billion dollars has not earned the vast majority of it, I also
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by runnerup 3y ago
What does this add to the discussion? > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by runnerup 3y ago
Please add something more substantive and less divisive than “hmmmmmmmm”. There’s so much interesting about this fellow’s life which can add some fascinating narrative here, we can all avoid cheapening it with aggression and flame wars.
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by runnerup 3y ago
There is a worthy discussion somewhere in here, but as written this is just flamebait, and got a predictable response from others. Please spend some time reading the HN commenting guidelines - there are a few about divisive topics and flam
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by runnerup 3y ago
Please re-read the HN commenting guidelines.
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by runnerup 3y ago
> I know this is just decriminalizing, but access follows. I just want affordable, trustworthy, fast, and legal quantitative testing so that people actually know what they're taking.
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by runnerup 3y ago
> Software “engineers” cling to their management driven paradigm and resist true accountability Yeah just gonna stop you there...none of us were given the choice to be accountable and hide behind "I will lose my license if I commit&
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by runnerup 3y ago
Yep. So I’m expecting it to cost me $2,000 as the consumer, and I wouldn’t want to spend that. If costs some trivial amount, I’d love to have a battery that basically never dies.
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by runnerup 3y ago
I'd be surprised if solar panels in the roof were less than $2,000. An android-auto enabled head unit is like $500. Heated seats are often $1000 and that's "just" resistive wire. A cover for your truck bed is like $700.
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by runnerup 3y ago
I’d rather pay $2,000 less for my Honda HR-V than get a solar roof. But I agree it seems like a very nice option for those willing to pay more for their vehicles.
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by runnerup 3y ago
I’ve had the best luck with magnesium threonate.
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by runnerup 3y ago
Bill forward blocks some peripheral vision and sometimes get in my way. Bill backwards hides my lack of a haircut, keeps my bald spot from getting sunburned, stays completely out of vision, keeps swear from dropping into my eyes, and with b
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by runnerup 3y ago
For the third time: which VC’s do you consider the core of Silicon Valley business culture? I need you to answer this question so that when I do the analysis I’m not wasting time analyzing investment firms that you don’t think represent Sil
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by runnerup 3y ago
Again: which VC’s do you consider the core of Silicon Valley business culture? I did A16Z already. This only involves a very easy google search, and maybe throw in some crunchbase searches. It’s an absolutely trivial task and I’d expect yo
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by runnerup 3y ago
The “major players” post the vast majority of their investments because they’re advertising their funds to potential limited partners. It also publicly signaling the strength of the companies they invest in which improves their outcomes thr
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by runnerup 3y ago
Uhh. Okay thank you.

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