zachware

5 ms·

1.
by zachware 5y ago
I don't know the number but I suspect some material % of corn production could go away if we stopped subsidizing that industry for insane things like making gasoline for electoral reasons. :-)
2.
by zachware 5y ago
You are 100% right on the grains.
3.
by zachware 5y ago
I'm generally referring to float pond greenhouses though some variants are emerging that use artificial light in a vertical setting for the germination stage where loss rates are high and you can get extremely high density. The types o
4.
by zachware 5y ago
I actually agree with you. It's purely a math problem. Where can predictable yield be profitable (including loss calculations) and where can it not. Vertical as it is today is an excellent nursery solution to feed growable plants into
5.
by zachware 5y ago
Organic and regenerative ag are built on the assumption that crops must be grown in open air soil. The reality is that crops can be grown in open air soil and, if they are, regenerative ag in particular is significantly better for soil lo
6.
by zachware 5y ago
I've developed several multifamily projects including my current focus, a 72-unit apartment development. Proposals like these, while admirable, usually miss the mark and have little to no impact on housing availability because they fai
7.
by zachware 5y ago
One thing we seem to be overlooking is the difference between representing yourself as X versus engaging in the professional rendering of X services to the public. This is a significant distinction. While I'm generally opposed to the m
8.
by zachware 5y ago
Yes, US. Possibly related is that EU grocery margins are amongst the lowest in the world.
9.
by zachware 5y ago
This is generally not how grocery operates today. Most large grocers: - Sell shelf location slots to the highest bidder. - Include a consignment clause in their vendor agreements requiring vendors to take back spoiled, customer-damage
10.
by zachware 5y ago
This is a good point. I don’t think Amazon’s practices are structurally different than those historically of Walmart or Costco. Each captured sales data and built private label alternatives to key brands on a regular basis. Small differenti
11.
by zachware 6y ago
I think you can have a favorable opinion about the intent of AB5 but also realize that it was a sloppy law that had caused lot of collateral damage when it was passed. Its sponsor even had a dispute on Twitter with a journalist affected whe
12.
by zachware 6y ago
I'm definitely not one closed off to this story, I think it's important. That said I think "we" tend to forget that platforms like Twitter are private companies, we don't really have a "right" to post anyt
13.
by zachware 6y ago
Some greater than zero percentage of this is a genuine desire to educate children and some percentage is about federal funding for schools. Schools lose funding when a student falls below a certain attendance.
14.
by zachware 6y ago
This will all depend what % of employers stay with their current remote structure. It’ll be somewhere between 1% of 80/90%. The point is that we’re making long-term decisions based on short-term problems. Specifically this week JP Morg
15.
by zachware 6y ago
It's entirely possible that you are right except for construction and civil project jobs. I've built several large-scale buildings and developments at urban scale in California and Nevada, both heavy heavy union states. I can&#x
16.
by zachware 6y ago
This is an exceptionally good point. My rebuttal is that it takes one institution to force the TSA theater on us but it would take thousands of organizations to make this article's predictions true at scale. A counterpoint to my own is
17.
by zachware 6y ago
This is honestly the most ridiculous article/amazing visual journalism possible. Bear with me here....This article assumes that we either a) have no path around COVID-19 via a vaccine and/or b) we spend five years failing to follo
18.
by zachware 6y ago
I do this using Feedbin for Twitter follows and (gasp) RSS. I find it useful.
19.
by zachware 6y ago
Garmin sat trackers use the Iridium sat network and outsource the response to GEOS so you'll be fine. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=garmin+...
20.
by zachware 6y ago
GEOS https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=garmin+...
21.
by zachware 6y ago
Update: They use GEOS https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=garmin+...
22.
by zachware 6y ago
It doesn't contact Garmin. It's a shared emergency response center akin to some home security system companies. They share with a few tracker services. Update: The use GEOS https://www.google.com/search?client=fire
23.
by zachware 6y ago
I think the Inreach sat services operate on the iridium network. They don't sync with or connect to Garmin Connect based on my experiences.
24.
by zachware 6y ago
One of my favorite things about NYC is the built-in etiquette of "pulling over" when you need to putz with your phone. You could always tell who didn't live there by who stopped flat on the street and blocked traffic.
25.
by zachware 6y ago
When I think of Quibi I think of the companies that I used to see set up "activations" in this one space on Abbot Kinney in Venice (LA). They were always new social apps or other things that received funding from outside the tech
26.
by zachware 6y ago
What’s often overlooked about Zipline is that they started as Romotive, a company that made iPhone—powered robots for kids. Through the sheer force of willpower by the CEO (Keller) they found a new path and have become what they are. It’s a
27.
by zachware 6y ago
This gets to the issue of property rights. It's not unlike the tribal debate over mask requirements in private businesses. If you are a conservative you believe in property rights. Thus, private companies can make whatever rules they w
28.
by zachware 6y ago
What this points to is the concept of distilled vs undistilled information. When X happens it often takes a short or long period of time for X to appear in context of the thing that's actually newsworthy. That GE stock is down 1% at 2p
29.
by zachware 6y ago
The risk is that it behaves like a reinforcement learning algorithm which essentially rewards itself by making you more predictable, I'd argue that's what curated social networks do today. If you're unpredictable you're
30.
by zachware 6y ago
This is quite possibly the most elegant summary of what's wrong with how we engage with information through the media/social landscape. We didn't evolve as a species to process this much information, or as Yuval Noah Harari c

More ›