raincom

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by raincom 5d ago
If one runs a small business, one has to pay Google/Meta; otherwise, their businesses will be bottom of the search. It is a tax now.
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by raincom 9d ago
When one becomes too comfortable with one vendor way of doing things, you end up paying 10's of millions of dollars in the end. Move the work loads to KVM, and invest in your own employees, and you can migrate off of VMware easily.
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by raincom 17d ago
So, this is not about OPT, but CPT. Many from various schools have abused CPT; so, they want to put to close that loophole. Some real ones get affected by this because of others' actions.
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by raincom 19d ago
If 'it' is unnameable, there is no way to circumscribe or even describe what 'it' is. Even to show that what it refers to is an empty set, we need its description. If we use concepts like intention and extension, we can
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by raincom 20d ago
Heat pump = conventional AC - (heat strip/gas burner) + reversing the refrigeration circuit for the heat cycle + efficient ECM motor (for air blower) + VFD compressor (single phase to DC to three phase AC with variable frequency) + mod
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by raincom 20d ago
Service technicians hate fences unless they are easy to remove during a service call. Honestly, esthetics is not as much concerning as the noise from compressor and condenser fan. I stayed in an AirBnb, where the outdoor unit next to the be
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by raincom 20d ago
They just buy slogans from those who espouse efficiency. In a traditional AC unit, heat is produced by either electric strips or by a gas burner, no refrigeration circuit is involved in the heating cycle. So, just a blower motor runs, compr
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by raincom 20d ago
"advanced" is about motors (blower motor and compressor) and their controls. The context is repairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqzEIPEky1s
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by raincom 20d ago
I won't say "less power consumption". Definitely, not more consumption if efficient controls and motors are used (ECM motors for air handlers, VFD compressors). The real problem is the repair costs of these advanced units in
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by raincom 20d ago
Fencing AC units is a very bad idea, as they just cause air flow problems. After all, air and refrigerant circuit exchange heat.
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by raincom 24d ago
Money can mask merit, effort, and capability. However, merit/effort/capabilities alone don't get one to the super elite class.
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by raincom 1mo ago
If they want to drive electric cars, they need a panel upgrade too. Just combine everything in one go.
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by raincom 1mo ago
Which system did you install? Who installed? DIY or a contractor?
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by raincom 2mo ago
As long exporter nations want to swap their real assets with digits (US dollars), US is solvent.
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by raincom 2mo ago
When PE has taken over trades, it still is a good option to become a quality tradesman, who can start his own business. Quality = higher premium, high end.
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by raincom 2mo ago
If you are looking for your next job, just consider that your future employers will read your blog and your comments here. Since you consider yourself as a CEO type, you are fine, then. However, when you want to raise money from VCs, the la
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by raincom 2mo ago
RICO statues are slapped against a specific set of people: Mafia. Without RICO, you can't just percolate up the culpability to the CEO without a solid proof. The issue here: laws, courts, how courts look at evidence. With RICO, the bar
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by raincom 2mo ago
The issue is who should one prove the culpability to? As long as the board of directors agree that CEO earned the credit for all things good, he/she will get a fat bonus. For culpability, it is the jury/judge, where things are qui
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by raincom 2mo ago
That requires a change in criminal law, with an exception of RICO. However, the DOJ will not use RICO against the elite class, as ex-prosecutors end up working for the same elite through law firms.
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by raincom 2mo ago
If a business is a two person shop, it is very easy to prove the culpability of a CEO. However, in a large corporation, it is very hard to prove the culpability of a CEO, as too many people are involved. That's why you see small busine
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by raincom 2mo ago
Reduce the cost of living accordingly. If people make $500K per annum, average 1000 sq ft home goes for $2M.
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by raincom 2mo ago
Yes, 99 percent of reviews are paid directly or indirectly. Mattress reviews are the worst offenders, as they are paid by mattress companies.
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by raincom 2mo ago
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Omar M. Yaghi joins Tsinghua University full-time https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1244/14984.htm
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by raincom 3mo ago
It is like consulting/offshoring business: one competent person, with 10 underlings who can add 80 billable hours a day. That's what happened to trades too: one really competent with many underlings.
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by raincom 3mo ago
It is called sycophancy. That's how the powerful and the wealthy are enabled by underlings.
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by raincom 3mo ago
At least people stop shorting SpaceX on fundamentals. Shorting just increases the momentum.
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by raincom 3mo ago
Government has a monopoly on violence. It is just that the developed world hasn't seen the abuses perpetrated by the enforcers of the government.
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by raincom 3mo ago
I'd love to see the cost of living go down. Unemployment raises fast; the cost of living goes down very slow, and it will take a few generations. That's why the underclass will go through a lot of pain.
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by raincom 3mo ago
Nvidia needs to keep the hype train going, by throwing darts in every possible direction.
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by raincom 3mo ago
As long as they can cash out from these investments by dumping on others, they are safe.

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