westwooded

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by westwooded 6y ago
> On the same day when ERCOT announced that it had a $2.1 billion shortfall, it decided to take this action against only one company that represents a tiny fraction of the market and that shortfall. We have always been transparent and cu
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by westwooded 6y ago
Love that they use lard vs. the unhealthy vegetable seed oils that all places use nowadays. Just like how McDonald's used to use beef tallow. Best fried chicken has to be Korean fried chicken at this point. Double frying it gives the
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by westwooded 6y ago
Would be useful to know the long term profitability of this annual hedge rather than cherry picking a great year. If, hypothetically, every other year they lost a billion, then this $5B gain doesn't seem as great.
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Ask HN: Why are my Amazon order emails so devoid of useful information?
6 points by westwooded 7y ago|5 comments
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by westwooded 7y ago
Transmission is actually one of the biggest problems identified by US ISOs. Not easy to get the power where it is needed bc big transmission lines are costly.
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by westwooded 8y ago
If I'm not a diabetic but just want to track my blood glucose, will a doctor still prescribe me one? Will insurance balk at it? Any estimates as to final cost?
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by westwooded 8y ago
A friend explained this to me with an analogy. "If you make more money than you spend, you will have a lot of money!" That statement is tautological, and obvious. But it doesn't address how to become rich. Now let's comp
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by westwooded 9y ago
I agree. The article is intentionally vague. Millions of dollars in revenue is relatively easy vs. millions in net profit. That said, presumably the value of the entity could be a multiple of the revenue. Either way the article fails to
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by westwooded 10y ago
Tough to trust this analysis... For example Cadillac is the #3 worst brand yet there are no Cadillac models in the worst 20 models.
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by westwooded 10y ago
Competition really heating up in this space. The other leading electric skateboard company from Australia just announced their second generation too and it has a whopping 31 mile range. Evolve Carbon GT: http://www.gizmag.com&#x