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by sfblah 6y ago
I appreciate the arguments on both sides of this, but it's hard for me to get past the point that the satellites are temporary infrastructure, whereas Earth-based fixed wireless or fiber/wire lines are fairly permanent. It's
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by sfblah 6y ago
Isn't the issue for telescopes, not the naked eye?
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by sfblah 6y ago
This is a very reasonable comment. Social sciences are frustratingly imprecise. But, understanding the history of various scenarios is useful. And, it can result in useful policy changes which avoid the worst, as you mentioned.
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by sfblah 6y ago
This makes me curious how lending club and prosper are doing right now. Does anyone have loans they’ve extended on the platforms who is willing to say if they’re seeing a rise in missed payments?
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by sfblah 6y ago
My reply will probably get drowned out, but part of what's going on here (for me at least) is Google Amp. I browse reddit as a registered user, and I set the flag for them to stop directing me to the app on mobile. The problem is, if a
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by sfblah 6y ago
The key is when the options are priced. I believe even Steve Jobs got in trouble for that 15 or so years ago.
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by sfblah 6y ago
Thanks for the video. Worth the watch.
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by sfblah 6y ago
Well, to be fair, I hate driving. So if they do, I'll buy one. Simple as that. I'm waiting!
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by sfblah 6y ago
No I really, really, really don't want to debate it. I'm not kidding. And I have no position either way and never will. I'm just an observer.
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by sfblah 6y ago
Does anybody else share my sort of shell-shock WRT Tesla? I'm one of those who thinks its stock (and probably all the big tech names) are in a bubble. But whenever I say that I get shouted down, downvoted, told I'm an idiot, etc.
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by sfblah 6y ago
Samsung has to use Google search because of the Android licensing agreement, which goes back to IP. If they could, they’d switch off to Bing and get a better revshare.
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by sfblah 6y ago
It’s a good one, but not really relevant in today’s new era of investing, is it?
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by sfblah 6y ago
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/05/15/national-q... I mean, you’re entitled to your opinion, but at least some people disagree. Edit: and, your claim that there is no such precedent is a
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by sfblah 6y ago
100% agree thank you for saying this.
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by sfblah 6y ago
It seems like it matters that the people riding horses and motorcycles are choosing to do that. No one chooses to have a radioactive cloud come kill them.
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by sfblah 6y ago
I worked on some code once for an app that would crash if you added a comment in a specific place. We removed the comment and then added a comment asking developers not to re-add the comment.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Best comment downvoted as usual. Well done, HN.
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by sfblah 7y ago
I can’t even begin to understand what would cause someone to buy a pair of “Yeezy” shoes.
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by sfblah 7y ago
It’s impossible to buy a used Tesla for anywhere close to $8500. I find the comparison compelling.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Sure, with no options. I’d like to hear your response to the $8500 used car comment.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Yes, assuming Tesla doesn’t successfully lobby to change the law, which I expect them to do.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Let’s hope. The question is how relevant the 13.5k subsidy is to whether others can compete. The top comment about luxury cars being irrational purchases is probably the best commentary here.
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by sfblah 7y ago
They don’t. It’s that they get to charge less for their cars than would a competitor.
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by sfblah 7y ago
The “central bankers’ bubble” is another one I’ve heard.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Udemy is just like all sorts of things in the economy: it’s a stupid-people tax. You can learn the same information from free videos or just a book.
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by sfblah 7y ago
What about artifacts on the moon?
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by sfblah 7y ago
They do it all the time.
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by sfblah 7y ago
Google is a TRILLION dollar company. Indexing Reddit properly would take what? 2-3 engineers? Cmon.
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by sfblah 7y ago
When I was 23 and doing startups full time, I slept on a hardwood floor with just a blanket and a pillow. Helped me to get up in the morning and do work, did nothing bad for my body as far as I can tell.
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by sfblah 7y ago
As someone pointed out in this thread, a lot of this is strength of resume and where you went to college. Without that you’ll be pushing upstream. I don’t find my advice is very useful to people because they can’t replicate my situation.

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