aquaphile

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by aquaphile 3y ago
Finally! Now do the Blues (please, please DOJ and FTC). And the major inpatient and provider oligopolies. Market concentration across many layers is a huge reason we spend 17% of US GDP on healthcare.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
I would love to debate the conclusions with the McKinsey team. I think their analysis was highly flawed. Do Americans consume more healthcare? Yes. Is that the primary reason for our escalating cost share? No. Market concentration at
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Many DARPA projects over the years have approached similar X-65 design goals of increased flight control, modularity/redundancy. One of my favorites was Pulse Ejector Thrust Augmentation (PETA). Wired's sensational take on it is
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Yep. Gemalto was hot stuff for a while.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Remember RSA and OPM? The RSA hack had huge implications for the Department of Defense, and was probably a state-sponsored hack (likely China). Around the same time the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was hacked. So the state-sponsored
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Remember RSA and OPM? The RSA hack had huge implications for the Department of Defense, and was probably a state-sponsored hack (likely China). Around the same time the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was hacked. So the state-sponso
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Nokia is one of the top cellular/mobile backend hardware providers. 5G is turning out to be a lot more expensive than projected, the rollout has slowed, so equipment makers like Nokia are feeling the pain.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Cool project! I worked on a hybrid airship project. H vs He. H for the win. H gives 10% more lift than He, and you can manufacture more H. Long-term this efficiency will allow you to haul more sensor payload, or to make a more useful ai
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Look at the balance sheet 10K and 10Q filings. Additional Paid-In Capital is basically all the accumulated equity investment. Add in the current long-term debt. That gives you an approximate number for the investment capital to date (tho
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Despite operating for 14 years (1) and $51,488,000,000 of effective capital investment (2) Uber STILL loses money. The quarterly operating profit they reported is not GAAP net income. (1) Founded in 2009 (2) $40,550,000,000 of paid-in capi
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Thanks! We worked really hard on the design to be functionally useful while visually striking. We are fans of Bauhaus design. Weight > The total weight is probably similar at 10 pounds even. The company you mentioned likes to quote pa
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Glad to hear you found the thread interesting. Kioma does provide an Isofix detachable base, but in the U.S. it is called Latch. Same thing, different name. All U.S. infant child restraint systems (CRS) must either have Latch attachments
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by aquaphile 3y ago
The US standard is FMVSS 213. In Europe, seat manufacturers currently must comply with standards UN R44/04 or UN R129 (i-Size).
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by aquaphile 3y ago
A good dialogue is always fun. Thanks for bringing some science to the thread. You've hit the nail on the proverbial head regarding misuse. Misuse is a problem across installation types: belt-only, and with Latch/Isofix. Some p
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Ah, ok, and thanks for clarifying. The Kioma base is low profile (vertical height), and only 1/2 inch out from the passenger seat upright face (your "fore-aft" distance). It does not extend out past the seating face of the
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by aquaphile 3y ago
You're welcome. Thanks for asking! If you have other questions, please drop me a line at support@kioma.us and mention your HN profile.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Feedback is always welcome. Thanks for checking it out! I may botch the response to your points, but I'll give it a try below. Force > To use the base, yes some force is required. In our opinion, you want force to prevent false-p
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Any seat belt in an automobile is a single point of failure by your logic. Seat belts are fantastic tech, though. Seat belt webbing is designed to take 11,120 Newtons (FMVSS 209). Textile science is pretty cool.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
<sarcasm> Think of the dollar cost amortization! You need to have more children to average down the cost. So you can use the car seat across 3-4 kids. </sarcasm> In all seriousness, the problem with donations is people a
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Yes to this.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Someone further down the thread had a similar negative response to that phrase and suggested maybe "parent tested" as a substitute? Thanks for the feedback!
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Thank you! Encouragement is always welcome.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Great feedback. Thank you! I'll pass it on to the marketing team.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
We're happy to license out tech.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Test Results > NHSTA used to publish their test results of all car seats, but no longer do so. FMVSS 213 (the US standard) tests for Head Injury Criterion (36 millisecond), Excursion, and Peak Acceleration in a frontal car crash. So k
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by aquaphile 3y ago
NHTSA guidelines on re-use post crash are at https://www.nhtsa.gov/car-seats-and-booster-seats/car-seat-u...
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by aquaphile 3y ago
You get both: isofix/latch as well as lap-belt. Each car seat is sold with an accompanying Latch (aka Isofix) base so you can roll with whatever you prefer. However, lap belts are ubiquitous and work really well. Reasons to use a bas
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by aquaphile 3y ago
Thank you for the support. You have eloquently explained the innovation conundrum.
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by aquaphile 3y ago
I'll add it to the marketing team's todo list. Thanks for the heads up!
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by aquaphile 3y ago
I like your sense of humor. The engineers used to jokingly call this the "Orphanator -- the seat so safe only the kids survive the crash." Our marketing people told us to leave the ideas to them.... In a collision, rigidity is a

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