nigelcleland

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by nigelcleland 8y ago
Yes, and how many people have died during the construction and infrastructure boom in China/India/Africa. They're faster because they aren't as safety focused. For example: https://www.washingtonpost.com/
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
RE rapidly completed projects A primary driver of the 'slowness' is a major focus upon safety in the workplace. Take a look back at the death rates per 1000 workers for some of the historical projects that people often like to poi
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
If you haven't read it pick up a copy of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson which covered the indiscriminate use of pesticides and the effect on the wider ecosystem. The awareness she helped raise contributed to the founding of the EPA a
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
That's a very reasonable approach. The issue is that if this is extended to every person in society then the cumulative effect would be worse. An issue where the incremental benefits to one individual may have negative externalities th
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
I'd agree, another way to look at is who do you have the greatest recourse to when something goes wrong. Local businesses will often be more sensitive to their customers than local governments. National governments will be even less se
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
There is a huge network cost towards doing this. The centralised platforms by definition will push us closer towards the mean (as the mean is most profitable) at the expense of the outlier. This means that you'll have a higher quality
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
I am in complete agreement with you, I rent for very similar reasons. What I was attempting to flag was that for many this was no longer about it being a choice. The dramatic rise in house prices has meant that saving a deposit is now a len
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
What isn't mentioned in this article is any commentary regarding the falling rates of home ownership in various countries compounded with rapid price increases (driven by low rates and zoning policies). This is particularly acute as it
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by nigelcleland 8y ago
Not quite, the instantaneous energy output from the system will be at 200GW when the sunshine is at a maximum. The average output of the system would be 60GW (at a 30% capacity factor). In terms of total energy this would equate to around 5
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by nigelcleland 9y ago
Yes, it's a shame for the founders in this situation, particularly if the wished to continue whilst their investors wished to exit and recoup any losses they may have had. I'm reminded every day that the adoption curve can be brut
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by nigelcleland 9y ago
From the article, the sale price is estimated at $40 million, whilst the company had raised $200 million, most recently at a $360 million valuation. Most likely not a good pay day, definitely a significant haircut for some of the investors
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by nigelcleland 9y ago
We currently use a combination of Pandas and Scikit-Learn to run our production models. We're not in the big data space, instead, creating small tightly tuned models for a very specific purpose in a large energy company. At the moment