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by trogdor 3y ago
They’re here. Just not from Tesla.
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by trogdor 3y ago
> 4 miles per kilowatt You probably know this, but FYI it’s per kilowatt-hour. Anecdote: my Model S Plaid’s efficiency over 23,000 miles is 305 Watt-hours per mile.
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by trogdor 3y ago
I recently saw a Tesla that had a “No Elon” magnet on the back. (Red circle over white background, with a diagonal red line through the word “ELON.”) I talked to the owner who said that his wife had custom ordered it.
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by trogdor 3y ago
>In other words, all signs point to this being a professional, for-pay operation — and it wouldn’t be surprising if it was paid for by a foreign government. Or a not-foreign government…
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by trogdor 3y ago
The article doesn’t say that anything was too complex to put in front of the jury. It says that prosecutors presented the story as a straightforward case of fraud. >The key at trial, aside from the multiple cooperators, was the way in wh
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by trogdor 3y ago
> The intricacies of FTX's full financial gyrations were sometimes too complicated to put in front of jury. What evidence do you have of this? Jury trials frequently involve ‘complicated gyrations’ — that’s what expert testimony is
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by trogdor 3y ago
> the economics of the world has kind of forced me to embrace gambling How so?
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April 8, 2024 solar eclipse viewing map(nso.edu)
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by trogdor 3y ago
This map shows the path of totality for the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Click anywhere on the map to get exact timing for that location.
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by trogdor 3y ago
I wonder what obligations the State of California is referring to. It’s not like insurance companies are required to underwrite policies they are uncomfortable with.
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by trogdor 3y ago
It looks like net worth is also public information in Norway. Fascinating! See “What the tax lists contain?” at https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/forms/search-the-tax-lists/
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by trogdor 3y ago
I have no evidence for this, but my hunch is that an inconsequentially-small percentage of Reddit users go out of their way to use Reddit’s old UI.
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by trogdor 3y ago
What legislative changes do you think would significantly reduce the number of, or mitigate the impact of, data breaches?
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by trogdor 3y ago
Fun fact: the majority of U.S. states have no procedure for permanently disbarring an attorney. Including New York, though he has to wait seven years before he can apply for reinstatement. ~~~ See ”Should Permanent Disbarment be Permanent?
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by trogdor 3y ago
Plus attorneys fees…
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by trogdor 3y ago
> I've had to return 3 new iPhones in a row for manufacturing defects and out of box software errors That is very surprising. Mind explaining what the issues were?
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by trogdor 3y ago
You might be right, but the existence of a problem doesn’t mean that government intervention will make things better. I don’t want government deciding, on my behalf, what is or is not bullshit — and then taking legislative steps to suppre
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by trogdor 3y ago
>if China can convince US citizens that China deserves to rule Taiwan, for instance, the US government may find itself without the popular support or political will to take action to protect Taiwanese democracy in the event of an incursi
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by trogdor 3y ago
Peer review is supposed to review the quality of the research. It is not supposed to validate the findings, let alone detect fraud.
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by trogdor 3y ago
I fly a 40-year-old Cessna. If someone replaced a light bulb in 1982, I have a record of it.
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by trogdor 3y ago
I am an investigative reporter, and I take the same approach toward public records. If it ever existed in digital form, there is almost always a stray copy somewhere — regardless of the agency’s records retention schedule. The challenge i
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by trogdor 3y ago
I am an investigative reporter, and I approve of your research tenacity! Nice :)
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by trogdor 3y ago
I can’t believe that Tesla still ships cars without a center-press horn button. I own a Model S Plaid, and the horn button’s location on the yoke can generally only be reached by the driver’s right hand. Even more dangerous, its position in
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by trogdor 3y ago
> Anyone who attacks a system with the intent of causing minimal harm and reporting what they find should be protected. Do you think that people should be allowed to penetration test your house without your permission? At what point does
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by trogdor 3y ago
Using material non-public information to set prices is not illegal. Colluding with other sellers to fix prices is illegal. That is the issue here.
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by trogdor 3y ago
>Take your China example. The issue wasn't just that the government wanted to control Covid and the people pushed back. The issue was that their zero-Covid policy was extremely stupid. I kept thinking "Umm, what do they think i
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by trogdor 3y ago
In case you are unaware, Congress has its own nonpartisan think tank that produces information products for legislators on current issues of potential interest. It’s called the Congressional Research Service. Their reports used to be secret
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by trogdor 3y ago
This conversation is about the meaning of specific terms, not about whether I care about real investment returns. Of course I care about real returns.
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by trogdor 3y ago
No, I am not. Inflation risk is not downside risk. Inflationary risk is the risk that inflation will undermine an investment's returns through a decline in purchasing power. Downside risk is the risk of loss in value of an investment d
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by trogdor 3y ago
“Safe” in this context generally refers only to downside risk. T-bills are safer than I-bonds because T-bills are short-term investments. I-bonds have an early-withdrawal penalty. (I-bonds also have a $10,000 annual purchase limit, but that

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