sarwechshar

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Building the First Gas Stations in Earth Orbit(spacebandits.io)
2 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|0 comments
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
Thanks! Which did you like in particular?
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Show HN: Space startup database and interviews(spacebandits.io)
4 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|2 comments
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
Haha maybe a new tagline for them ;)
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
Really cool that they were essentially a bunch of volunteers working together to try something innovative like this - and that was before SpaceX was founded! It's a shame their rockoon prototype didn't succeed, though.
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
Not the OP you're replying to but you're right! I'll try to get more information on this and update once I do. Thanks!
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
Out of curiosity, what do you think will make then not viable economically? There's a lot of advantages they have compared to rockets, particularly for smallsats.
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by sarwechshar 7y ago
I don't work for Z2I (I run Space Bandits) but that's a good point and definitely would have been worth including in the interview. I found this explanation in their payload user guide of an example flight profile (excerpt): The
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Building a Stratospheric Balloon Launch Company with Zero 2 Infinity(spacebandits.io)
22 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|12 comments
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Show HN: Space Bandits, space startup database and interviews(spacebandits.io)
4 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Interviews with the founders of space startups
3 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|0 comments
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AI SpaceFactory Will Build Mars Colonies Using 3D Printing and AI(spacebandits.io)
1 points by sarwechshar 7y ago|0 comments
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
This looks so simple but clearly a lot of work went into it. I'm learning Ruby and this is certainly going to be one of my most used tools - thanks!
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
Plot twist: the engineer is the CTO.
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I don't disagree with the guy on the "clock watchers" point but he should appreciate that in some cases people's circumstances push them to become "clock watchers". If they commit and produce excellent work dur
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I don't remember the last time I saw a company with a "CIO". It seems to be a dying trend. Interesting fact: CIOs are also known as Chief Investment Officers (mainly in finance) and play an integral role to the company, perha
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I would say the type of manager you describe could be more aptly called a leader: visionary (motivating the team behind ideals), willing to do the hardest work (as opposed to handing it down apathetically), respectful (building trust and su
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
This reminds me of the stories in The Richest Man in Babylon which had an example just like this.
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High-Density Drone Flights Possible Within Decade, Google Says(bloomberg.com)
1 points by sarwechshar 11y ago|0 comments
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
It would be interesting how they plan on detecting smaller moving objects like birds, which would be more of a challenge than a helicopter or a construction crane. Perhaps lasers and radar similar to how Google's driverless cars detect
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I imagine it's because airspace (at least up to 400/500ft) can be relatively empty compared to road traffic in large cities which can be very congested (especially at peak times). So it could lead to reduced delivery times as well
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I would be interested in this as well. So far I found a similar app called Mitzuli which is based on open source tools: http://www.mitzuli.com/en/
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
Haha. It's difficult to say for sure but those are just the main contrast points. Things could very well turn out badly.
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I don't know...I think they're still very different. "Who you know" can apply to any situation (particularly Wall Street) where having a contact in a network will allow you access into that network. But at least in Silic
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
What's interesting is they say GS have more developers and programmers than bankers and traders...
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
Almost! People are worried about another tech bubble bursting because of things like overvaluation of companies and the frequency of unicorns (private companies valued over $1bn) appearing on the scene (which gives perhaps an illusion that
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
We'll run out of food and starve!
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
I'm just curious, why is there a perception that coders are poor raise-negotiators in general?
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
Thanks for those links. The first link was especially useful! (Wish I'd seen this a few months ago hah)
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by sarwechshar 11y ago
Whilst I appreciate a bird analogy as much as the next guy (and it makes sense from a mechanical perspective), I'm not sure if it works for regulation purely because birds aren't responsible to anyone or anything else if things go

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