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by thecolorblue 7y ago
To save other from googling it as I did here is the wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_depletion "Ego depletion refers to the idea that self-control or willpower draws upon a limited pool of mental resou
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
To flip that around, their customer acquisition costs for online orders is probably lower, and their customer retention for online orders could be higher too.
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
I agree with other points here, but I also think nobody wants to wake up 2 years from now and be the only company that was not investing in machine learning. It could turn into nothing, or it could be 100x the time and money put in now. So,
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
> Plants are effectively photochemical solar arrays You are right here, however, not all plants are created equal. The value of a plant in not tied to how much energy they produce.
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
Steward AI | Cleveland, OH | Remote Indoor farm monitoring using cameras and ML Pre-revenue. I have a prototype in use in a couple local farms. I have a couple more farms ready to get started. I can handle the software/hardware/pr
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
The title should have indicated the article was from 2018 and properly quoted the articles title.
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
I would vote for the Saas product but I am bias because that is what I have chosen for myself. Find a community first and then create something for them. If they need an ebook, write an ebook; if they need a game, make a game.
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
> We try to parent with a roughly 50/50 mix of “tiger parenting” and “hippies in joyful pursuit”. Makes me think of one of the things I picked up from game theory: the best strategy is a mix of multiple pure strategies.
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by thecolorblue 7y ago
Referring to her as a girl is not helping your case.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
I don't think I would keep my coffee on the scale enough to make it accurate. We keep our ground coffee in a tin but the tin will move around. It might be better to put a electricity meter on the coffee maker and record when they make
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
I usually think of it as trading a capital (up front) cost for a operational (ongoing) cost. They want to purchase machinery up front instead of paying employees/contractors monthly. Usually, this is more efficient as long as they can
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
I felt that there was this un-mentioned argument for the shutdown that it would only affect the first quarter of this year and then everything will be back to normal. To me, it is getting harder to believe that.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
Is it better to find short term solutions, like odd jobs, or to find new employment?
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
There is a social part of buying a lottery ticket as a group, like splitting a meal at a restaurant.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
> YCombinator Startup School heavily emphasizes leaving your day job and committing 100%. Is this true? I am participating in startup school now and nobody has encouraged me to quit my job.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
> The three brands that did not contain microplastics are from Taiwan (refined sea salt), China (refined rock salt), and France (unrefined sea salt produced by solar evaporation) There might be more info in the research paper linked in t
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
1. You can use this to your advantage. You can set a lower bid online freelance work. As long as you can get paid in US$ and convert it, you will be making more money than if you moved. 2. Can't help you there. 3. This is a problem pre
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
This may not be the answer you are looking for, but any plant will grow if you have a good light source and the right amount of water and nutrients. Add a grow light and some vermiculite to the soil and you can grow just about 90% of the pl
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
I find myself in a similar situation. I took a job as a software developer at a hardware shop. They have different processes to what I am used to. I keep pushing for more robust project management but I am getting a lot of push back ("
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
This was my understanding of Cuba as well, that it was a poor country when it started. I am having trouble finding Cuba's GDP before, or arround, the revolution in 1953. So take this comment with a grain of salt.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
> ...figuring it out for herself . Fixed that for you.
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
The problem with Uber for romaine is that it takes at least a month to fill the demand for romaine. Anyone with a car could, potentially, sign up and fill a ride request. In practice, this might not be a big problem if the shortage is longe
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
For wheat and maize it can't and it doesn't have to. Both are stable after picking and can be transported. Lettuce cannot be transported as well after being picked. Maybe shipping containers with live lettuce?
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
> There may be technological fixes for high value cash crops grown in controlled environments. Can you expand on this? I have felt the same way, and have a good understanding of the tech problem to be solved, but I'm having trouble
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
Anything that is made of inexpensive electronics will increase in price. Then anything that uses electronics will go up in price. It is tough to say how much, as demand will shift to equivelant products as the cost increases, but it's
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
It sounds like there is a financial aspect to what you are looking for help on so I would like to comment quickly on that. You may have some options to adjust your debt/finances to lower your costs. If you do have credit card debt, the
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
This is not technical, but I always push for monthly performance reviews, with clear goals, and a weekly dedicated time to check in with a manager once a month to make sure I am spending my time on the right things. It doesn't always h
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by thecolorblue 8y ago
Someone who completes your...
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by thecolorblue 9y ago
Programming can be so different just switching from one industry to another or one sized company to another. If you hate javascript, try embedded C++, or visa-versa. People overlook red flags on a resume if you are the right fit. I have swi
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by thecolorblue 9y ago
Is there any precedent for settling with stock? I would imagine this could create a dangerous standard.

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