Lead paint banned in 1978. Leaded gasoline banned in 1996.
November 16, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Lead paint banned in 1978. Leaded gasoline banned in 1996.
I presume the Fed can't keep increasing its balance sheet forever & am unclear on what that end will look like. I am certain whenever this ends, we will look back and say "it was so obvious this was going to happen"
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
November 16, 2024 at 9:38 AM
I presume the Fed can't keep increasing its balance sheet forever & am unclear on what that end will look like. I am certain whenever this ends, we will look back and say "it was so obvious this was going to happen"
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WALCL
All Canadians should fear the broad powers this Canadian Government has given itself to stop the trucker protests. They undermine the right of peaceful assembly and association. Fear the Leviathan, for history repeats itself....
November 16, 2024 at 10:12 AM
All Canadians should fear the broad powers this Canadian Government has given itself to stop the trucker protests. They undermine the right of peaceful assembly and association. Fear the Leviathan, for history repeats itself....
Interesting HN post. Agrees with @martin_casado's observation on A16Z's podcast that AI/ML-as-a-Service companies have ~50% gross margins.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798347
https://a16z.com/2020/06/26/gross-margins-early-late/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798347
https://a16z.com/2020/06/26/gross-margins-early-late/
November 16, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Interesting HN post. Agrees with @martin_casado's observation on A16Z's podcast that AI/ML-as-a-Service companies have ~50% gross margins.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798347
https://a16z.com/2020/06/26/gross-margins-early-late/
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23798347
https://a16z.com/2020/06/26/gross-margins-early-late/
The joys of @ups continue. Eventually their Facebook account replied & fixed my address. But, they won't ring my doorbell. When I try to create an account to add more specific instructions, I get a blank page... it's as if no one QAs their web portal...
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 AM
The joys of @ups continue. Eventually their Facebook account replied & fixed my address. But, they won't ring my doorbell. When I try to create an account to add more specific instructions, I get a blank page... it's as if no one QAs their web portal...
Risk to elderly with pre-existing conditions (heart disease, diabetes, etc) is extremely high. Transmission is highest within families.
November 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Risk to elderly with pre-existing conditions (heart disease, diabetes, etc) is extremely high. Transmission is highest within families.
Newborn risk of COVID-19 appears to be MILD https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/infectious-disease/kids-and-covid-19-illness-appears-mild
November 16, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Newborn risk of COVID-19 appears to be MILD https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/infectious-disease/kids-and-covid-19-illness-appears-mild
Boggles my mind that after all these years https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/ still redirects to a Not Found page - AND that URL is the root of the correct path... does Prime Video have Product Managers?
November 16, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Boggles my mind that after all these years https://www.amazon.com/Prime-Video/ still redirects to a Not Found page - AND that URL is the root of the correct path... does Prime Video have Product Managers?
My case for WeWork: it's cheap office space with the necessary accessories that masquerades as hip. I've seen the value in being able to scale small offices quickly and provide a workplace for remote workers, sometimes temporarily. Interesting analysis:...
November 16, 2024 at 1:42 PM
My case for WeWork: it's cheap office space with the necessary accessories that masquerades as hip. I've seen the value in being able to scale small offices quickly and provide a workplace for remote workers, sometimes temporarily. Interesting analysis:...
6/ My conclusion is that nuclear power can be safe, if we continue to refine the designs incorporating what we have learned. Unfortunately the learning rate for nuclear reactors is extremely long and we aren't building many more in the West.
November 16, 2024 at 2:46 PM
6/ My conclusion is that nuclear power can be safe, if we continue to refine the designs incorporating what we have learned. Unfortunately the learning rate for nuclear reactors is extremely long and we aren't building many more in the West.
5/ I came across a notable counter-example in the Hunterston B Power Station with a different reactor design, an Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor, that suffered a similar set of calamities but could remain stable without cooling for 20 hours....
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM
5/ I came across a notable counter-example in the Hunterston B Power Station with a different reactor design, an Advanced Gas-Cooled Reactor, that suffered a similar set of calamities but could remain stable without cooling for 20 hours....
After 6 years, I am finally able to cancel @comcast now that I have a second option. It's disappointing to see anti-monopolist zeal against big tech when the real monopolists have been ripping off consumers and holding back innovation this entire...
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM
After 6 years, I am finally able to cancel @comcast now that I have a second option. It's disappointing to see anti-monopolist zeal against big tech when the real monopolists have been ripping off consumers and holding back innovation this entire...
Wow, first <a href="http://Google.com" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://Google.com downtime i've ever seen. I wonder how many dollars per second they are losing?
November 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Wow, first <a href="http://Google.com" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://Google.com downtime i've ever seen. I wonder how many dollars per second they are losing?
One graph that explains the run-up of the US stock market post-2008 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=cSh
November 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
One graph that explains the run-up of the US stock market post-2008 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=cSh
Striking how this indictment of the British right exactly matches GOP & supporters. Murdoch news empire common link. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/sunday-review/britain-identity-crisis.html
November 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Striking how this indictment of the British right exactly matches GOP & supporters. Murdoch news empire common link. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/04/sunday-review/britain-identity-crisis.html
Startup truth: big wins come from where other people aren't competing
⇒ <a href="http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/
⇒ <a href="http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/
November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Startup truth: big wins come from where other people aren't competing
⇒ <a href="http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/
⇒ <a href="http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://avc.com/2013/04/return-and-ridicule/
Interesting insight why the big 3 American car manufacturers are in deep trouble. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14405154
November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Interesting insight why the big 3 American car manufacturers are in deep trouble. Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14405154
Google finally pulled the trigger and is using your unified account data to target ads. The dream of Google+ finally realized.
November 16, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Google finally pulled the trigger and is using your unified account data to target ads. The dream of Google+ finally realized.
Silver lining of Trump election: millennials learn they need to vote?
Source: <a href="http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html
Source: <a href="http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html
November 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Silver lining of Trump election: millennials learn they need to vote?
Source: <a href="http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html
Source: <a href="http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-turnout-generations-millennials.html
You know what sucks @lyft ? How often drivers accept SFO pickups then never leave the TNC lot. Just biding time for user to cancel. FIX IT!
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
You know what sucks @lyft ? How often drivers accept SFO pickups then never leave the TNC lot. Just biding time for user to cancel. FIX IT!
Real interesting comments on the Unix philosophy vs the Windows philosophy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13166120
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Real interesting comments on the Unix philosophy vs the Windows philosophy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13166120
Full count not in yet, but evidence building that displeasure with candidate Clinton lead to Trump win.
November 16, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Full count not in yet, but evidence building that displeasure with candidate Clinton lead to Trump win.
Advertising constant 1 - 2% of GDP = ~zero sum game with low barriers to entry. Hard industry.
November 16, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Advertising constant 1 - 2% of GDP = ~zero sum game with low barriers to entry. Hard industry.
Stunned as the GOP coalesces around Trump. How has the republic come so close to such a presidency? <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-seven-broken-guardrails-of-democracy/484829/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-seven-broken-guardrails-of-democracy/484829/
November 16, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Stunned as the GOP coalesces around Trump. How has the republic come so close to such a presidency? <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-seven-broken-guardrails-of-democracy/484829/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/05/the-seven-broken-guardrails-of-democracy/484829/
Feeling pretty good about this comment from 8 months ago :)
November 16, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Feeling pretty good about this comment from 8 months ago :)