Leif24

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by Leif24 1mo ago
Ok, fair enough. To focus on one line item I mentioned ("What about the fractional cost of the machine that actually puts the water and beans together to brew the coffee (you could do some sort of analysis based on purchase price &#x2F
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by Leif24 1mo ago
What do you mean by "make profit from that cup of coffee"? A cup of coffee is hot bean water in a cup - is profit simply the price Starbucks charges minus the cost of (water + bean + cup)? What about the cost of energy to heat the
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by Leif24 1mo ago
> Just because you lost money doesn't mean you dont make profits until you earned back that money. Taxes should be paid every time you make money in the country your business operates in. Over what timescale? For instance, if the fi
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by Leif24 2mo ago
It works if you only allow incoming calls from your contacts (e.g. whitelisted numbers) on friends/family/work line. If that number leaks, who cares? The random numbers will be blocked anyway. Probably would want to set it up so t
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by Leif24 6mo ago
Wow, the UX kind of sucks. I just wanted to browse the devices - no way to do that, only option is an 'ai' search. Ok, I type in "Show All Devices" and it canoodles for about 30 seconds (great use of compute resources) o
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by Leif24 10mo ago
>> You think kids aren't running across the street at night out in the country? Chasing a soccer ball? >Only in well light areas, usually with a low speed limit too. Not something I've commonly seen when driving, but cert
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by Leif24 11mo ago
> If someone is interested in draw over a period, e.g. over one hour, you'd say it used 5Wh in that period. Wh per hr? Let's just cut through the confusion and say it draws (J/s)Hr / Hr. :P More seriously, if you are
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by Leif24 2y ago
If you aren't fussed about galvanic isolation there are many SMPS topologies that don't use transformers. Cheapest step down converter would be a simple buck regulator - no transformer needed!
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by Leif24 2y ago
At least with American currency it varies, e.g. one dollar is $1 while one penny is 1¢.
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by Leif24 2y ago
A great many people when they see a open straight road with little obstacles or pedestrians will go 45-50 MPH. A great many people when they see a 15 MPH sign will go 20 MPH. Pair that low speed limit with a "fast" road and you wi