cdeonier

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by cdeonier 5y ago
Here's some Makani code open-sourced by Google: https://github.com/google/makani Here are some flight logs they released: https://console.cloud.google.com/marketplace/product/bigquer...
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by cdeonier 5y ago
When you're dealing with solar (or any renewable really), you have to think about the generation of electricity and storage of that electricity. Solar thermal plants can be used to generate energy, but they're not great at storing
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by cdeonier 5y ago
The comment seems to imply Gavin Newsom decided to shut the plant down-- but it's owned by a private corporation, PG&E. Did we expect Newsom to take control of the plant and keep it open? I can maybe see a case for policy change, b
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by cdeonier 5y ago
What's the reason for the emphasis on weight? From reading the technical reports (from Makani), there were larger issues with the design unrelated to the weight. As an example, Makani's Y-bridle design to attach the tether to the
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by cdeonier 5y ago
Could I get your help understanding your statement "industrial processes/power generation needs a higher differential"? Why does geothermal need a higher differential for power generation? Power generation is already accompli
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by cdeonier 5y ago
How does a deep well extract all along its length? My belief was the production well will experience a gradient (so the bottom of the well will have the temperature you need), and the temperature will drop as you get closer to the surface (
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by cdeonier 5y ago
Cheap drilling would be a large boon for geothermal, considering the cost of surveying/exploring/drilling is > 50% of the cost of the development of a geothermal site. I don't understand the articles goal of 300C target, t
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by cdeonier 6y ago
> At first, when you start working at a rapidly growing company, what you see is smart, idealistic, driven people working together to accomplish a goal greater than themselves. When you leave, unless you are willfully blind or exceptiona
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by cdeonier 7y ago
I'm not a fan of open office spaces, but I don't think the article fully captures the problem that the open office space is addressing. Our company has a team dedicated to the design of our office space, and they're trying to
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by cdeonier 7y ago
I work at at company that does OKRs as well. I think I've viewed both the symptoms you described and the common pattern described in the article of fitting an existing backlog to OKRs. I think one observation that I have is that OKRs a
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by cdeonier 13y ago
That's pretty pessimistic. Sometimes there actually are interesting problems at those companies. Larger companies can also offer benefits that aren't available at some other companies-- sometimes security, sometimes work-life ba
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by cdeonier 13y ago
I remember seeing a show remarking on similar sensitivity being observed in foxes when hunting mice in the snow. Apparently, the fox is much more accurate when diving when facing north. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2SoGH
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by cdeonier 14y ago
One way it separates itself from radio is that radio is pretty much a one-way street; you don't really choose what you listen to unless you change the station. What's nice about the app is that it is almost a cross of a high-brow Reddit wi
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by cdeonier 14y ago
I think one of their main objectives is providing speed to ordering. Instead of providing a full menu experience, they would provide something like six items without customization.
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by cdeonier 14y ago
I think the judges probably voted by looking at actual pictures, where most male selection probably happens at the thumbnail level. I'd argue the second best has a thumbnail that would garner more attention, from color if nothing else.
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by cdeonier 14y ago
One of the takeaways of the article is that the app icon is a form of a sales pitch to a potential user. You can have a great product, but a poor icon will hinder the visibility of said product. That being said, if I had to choose between
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by cdeonier 14y ago
I can't help but feel there's a better way to "make the Internet a better place". While it's not ideal customers are using IE7, belittling them and taxing because they might not know better seems a little extreme. The message reads more l
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by cdeonier 14y ago
This was probably exacerbated by Neil and Vivek working on it full-time, while the other founders were not. One can feel a little weird if one is going full-time and one's partner is going part-time, and there's an equal division of equity
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by cdeonier 14y ago
The article states: "I think the problem is rooted in the business model that seems to be preached by Y Combinator: build a great product, choose investment over income, and exit as quickly as possible." I'm pretty sure I've heard the first
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by cdeonier 14y ago
People are copyrighting the composition of the photograph, not necessarily the subject of it.
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by cdeonier 14y ago
Probably helpful to realize that the lifespan is determined more than just one metric, such as healthcare. Cultural differences between different regions likely plays a significant effect. For instance, my guess is diet leading to obesity
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by cdeonier 14y ago
Why would people use this app over Facebook or Twitter? Is it just because of the "I'm Down" button?
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by cdeonier 15y ago
When I heard the problem, it helped me to think of it in terms of extremes. Instead of three cups, imagine a million cups, and you choose one. The person now removes 999,998 empty cups, leaving yours and one other. It's pretty unlikely t
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by cdeonier 15y ago
Agreed, no doubt it takes time to set up a phone to read QR codes. I was more interested to see whether there was some link/study which compared the actually processes of typing vs. scanning, which I thought was the intent of his fifth poi
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by cdeonier 15y ago
I agree with your first four points, but how did you arrive at your fifth point? QR Code applications I've used scan in about 1-2 seconds (the time it takes to auto-focus), which I think is probably faster than typing a URL.
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by cdeonier 15y ago
I think the degrees have an impact at large companies-- at the large company I worked at, developers with bachelors started at 10k less than developers with masters.
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by cdeonier 15y ago
During a previous Q&A session the day before Startup School '11, I believe pg mentioned they interviewed ~170 groups the last batch.