eigart

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by eigart 2mo ago
The racism participants were subjected to was the worst part for me (though I understand teams were treated very well by the local population). Hydration breaks. Incessant celebrity spotting. So many small details reminding you that US capi
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by eigart 3mo ago
I interpreted the comment as “give this guy some money and he will figure it out”. You have some serious skill, this just wasn’t the right idea.
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by eigart 7mo ago
That’s pretty cool. Reminded me of reading [0] about how training surgeons using click feedback, like when you train a dog, works really well. [0] https://www.npr.org/2018/06/12/619109741/clicker-training
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by eigart 9mo ago
A japanese startup is working on a (surprisingly small) battery energy "tanker": https://power-x.jp/en/newsroom/Introducing-the-world%E2%80%9... I think there are some startups working on cargo train &qu
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by eigart 11mo ago
Didn’t the feds just get 10% of the company?
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by eigart 11mo ago
That is correct. The historical price for consumers is by my guesstimate $0.03-0.05 USD, now it’s at least double. Grid fees come on top of that. The anger is completely out of proportion, IMO, as the net effect is probably very positive. 1
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by eigart 11mo ago
Thanks! It would be interesting to see how this looks on a map. Electricity exports (/prices) is a MASSIVE controversy in Norwegian politics, so it would be pretty funny if Norwegian power is replacing the curtailed wind power.
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by eigart 1y ago
Your suspicion is wrong.
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by eigart 1y ago
I think the rigidity of land ownership will be put to the test because of climate change.
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by eigart 1y ago
They will vote with the board
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by eigart 1y ago
Turned out it was a Starship
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by eigart 1y ago
> Or as Rusty Foster, author of the widely read media blog Today in Tabs, puts it: “Our economy might just be three AI data centers in a trench coat.” lol I saw someone comment that US GDP is shrinking if you exclude AI cap ex.
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by eigart 1y ago
If this could save material used for construction, that would be great! Maybe (touring) skis could be a good application for this? Would be fun if somebody tried it.
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by eigart 1y ago
It remains to be seen to what extent this restores confidence.
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by eigart 1y ago
This is a hit to Russian finances too.
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by eigart 1y ago
Where I live, dental health is good and we don’t have fluorides in the water (we have free, mandatory dental care for children). We recently banned the use of fluorides to make our skis go fast because of the environmental impact.
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by eigart 1y ago
Same.
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by eigart 2y ago
Ukraine is fighting on behalf of all of Europe. The cost is the least of our worries. They are sending their children so I don’t have to send mine. Blackmailing them for profit is despicable.
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by eigart 2y ago
I grew up in a city with well-functioning public transportation. Biggest luxury I ever had. I miss it.
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by eigart 2y ago
His response to Trumps napoleon tweet had 14 American flags.
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by eigart 2y ago
Existing is irrelevant. NATO still exists too.
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by eigart 2y ago
Aren’t they normally marked with “flagged” or something?
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by eigart 2y ago
I drive a Model X. It is not well engineered.
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by eigart 2y ago
The stock price is fucked if Musk leaves. The car business might survive, though. I have no faith they can deliver on FSD/optimus/AI/cheap model. But with SEC kneecapped, I think the next rabbit out of Elon’s hat will be spec
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by eigart 2y ago
I didn’t say it was balanced. But look at what happened at SDNY last week. Several conservative prosecutors went against the DOJ.
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by eigart 2y ago
You can never be sure, but I don’t think support for Trump’s regime is a left/right issue.
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by eigart 2y ago
They don’t need to be left leaning.
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by eigart 2y ago
I think it’s the other way around. US and China is applying a downward pressure on EU taxes and labor rights, and VAT balances it by treating everyone equally. Keep in mind, a German built vehicle pays VAT on all the imported materials and
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by eigart 2y ago
> The reason is because the imported good already paid taxes in the country it was produced in. The German corporate tax rate is 29.9% vs 21% for the US (from googling). If Germany is anything like my nearby country there are also additi
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by eigart 2y ago
They are better. Edit: This is a bit tongue in cheek, but I imagine there's a limited demand for american vehicles in Europe just due to the market fundamentals. Raising tariffs on European vehicles disproportionately harms american co

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