> Corruption within private companies is irrelevant, as the main ones to suffer from it are usually shareholders. And a few millions of people suffering because they're being misled into buying "wellness" solutions. And…
"customer" is a much better term IMO. It indicates this is ultimately a transactional relationship where both sides have certain responsibilities. The customer the responsibility to provide the money, and the provider…
I'm curious what you think VCs, etc. who are investing in all these private companies want to do? The only difference with public companies is we actually have data about their finances. The private companies are doing…
This is correct. This isn't a financial transaction. This is a "relationship" transaction.
Are there other examples of well capitalized technology startups that have significant revenues that have also opted for significant debt financing?
Yeah, your local friendly police officer isn't gonna do that. They're gonna pay Anduril, Palantir, and a whole host of other business or consulting firms a ton of your money to do that. The criticism that "it's…
This wasn't a non issue. You touched the phone in the wrong places and you would drop off an existing call. Most people solved this by indeed not "holding it wrong" or getting cases (I don't know if the cases worked,…
Student enrollment in the US is declining and the big problem for colleges the past few years has been a worry about not having enough students. So it's not clear why US students were struggling to get a college spot.…
Any anecdote will suffer from survivorship bias (and also negative anecdotes). The data on the other hand are very clear that people are not doing as well as their parents. Unless you have a theory as to why Americans…
I think eliminating online sports betting, and requiring it be done within the physical confines of a casino may help mitigate most of the concerns around this. After all, sports betting was legal in several states such…
For context, SNAP is valued at $14Bn. This is a straight up giveaway to friends. Even dictators in other countries don't make it so obvious because they're worried their populations would revolt, which says a lot about…
Install Google For Windows... until Lucy pulls the football again. How does Google expect anyone to trust them. I absolutely loved the Google Windows search app, and even went as far as fighting for our org to install…
I thought the US approach to biofuels was always understood as a Republican head fake towards climate change action during Bush without doing anything that would threaten oil interests while simultaneously enriching…
The Democrats have a structural problem. The party is defined as being composed of the people who are already elected. So the priority of the Democratic Party ends up reflecting the priorities of those who are already…
To be fair, a lot of people were fooled by the first term. In the first term Trump hired a lot of retired or retiring generals. They may not have been subject matter experts, but that's fine, since they had subject…
I can't speak to whether the 6 applications is the correct number, but it seems like a reasonable first pass to apply some limit as long as the NIH is closely monitoring this and modifying the restrictions as needed.
Who is advising Apple on these actions? Is it a team out of California? Because their approach to working with the EU seems pretty obviously unproductive and will (as it has in the past) hurt Apple, leading them to give…
I'm confused. An insurance company cannot reject a prescription. They can only reject paying for it. So if you're paying for it with Hims why wouldn't you be willing to pay for the medication the doctor prescribes to…
No, the question is are bicyclists killing and injuring pedestrians disproportionately than cars. And the answer is no. Every time a bike lane is installed on a street/avenue the safety rate for pedestrians increases…
It's largely enforced fine with e-bikes. However, you do have car lane legal scooters that also ride in the bike lanes when convenient which are a real problem. These aren't e-bikes, however, and are not supposed to be…
So it’s not that it won’t be published today. It just won’t be as popular today. And would, ironically, be crapped on by other people, which is what the author is unhappy about. Thats what the author means, and…
Superpower is one way to phrase it. Another is illegally using Facebook’s monopoly and data to crush or buy potential competitors. I think the olds used to call that anti-trust.
Fortunately we’ve stopped torturing humans for research and exploring them for their skin, labor and flesh. Hopefully we can find ways to extend that humanity to the other sentient creatures we currently exploit in the…
This is true but this analysis fails to consider why hydrogen receives so much interest, because similar reasoning could indicate we should be spending more on every other potential fuel source, including biofuels, and…
Can you give 2 examples?
> Corruption within private companies is irrelevant, as the main ones to suffer from it are usually shareholders. And a few millions of people suffering because they're being misled into buying "wellness" solutions. And…
"customer" is a much better term IMO. It indicates this is ultimately a transactional relationship where both sides have certain responsibilities. The customer the responsibility to provide the money, and the provider…
I'm curious what you think VCs, etc. who are investing in all these private companies want to do? The only difference with public companies is we actually have data about their finances. The private companies are doing…
This is correct. This isn't a financial transaction. This is a "relationship" transaction.
Are there other examples of well capitalized technology startups that have significant revenues that have also opted for significant debt financing?
Yeah, your local friendly police officer isn't gonna do that. They're gonna pay Anduril, Palantir, and a whole host of other business or consulting firms a ton of your money to do that. The criticism that "it's…
This wasn't a non issue. You touched the phone in the wrong places and you would drop off an existing call. Most people solved this by indeed not "holding it wrong" or getting cases (I don't know if the cases worked,…
Student enrollment in the US is declining and the big problem for colleges the past few years has been a worry about not having enough students. So it's not clear why US students were struggling to get a college spot.…
Any anecdote will suffer from survivorship bias (and also negative anecdotes). The data on the other hand are very clear that people are not doing as well as their parents. Unless you have a theory as to why Americans…
I think eliminating online sports betting, and requiring it be done within the physical confines of a casino may help mitigate most of the concerns around this. After all, sports betting was legal in several states such…
For context, SNAP is valued at $14Bn. This is a straight up giveaway to friends. Even dictators in other countries don't make it so obvious because they're worried their populations would revolt, which says a lot about…
Install Google For Windows... until Lucy pulls the football again. How does Google expect anyone to trust them. I absolutely loved the Google Windows search app, and even went as far as fighting for our org to install…
I thought the US approach to biofuels was always understood as a Republican head fake towards climate change action during Bush without doing anything that would threaten oil interests while simultaneously enriching…
The Democrats have a structural problem. The party is defined as being composed of the people who are already elected. So the priority of the Democratic Party ends up reflecting the priorities of those who are already…
To be fair, a lot of people were fooled by the first term. In the first term Trump hired a lot of retired or retiring generals. They may not have been subject matter experts, but that's fine, since they had subject…
I can't speak to whether the 6 applications is the correct number, but it seems like a reasonable first pass to apply some limit as long as the NIH is closely monitoring this and modifying the restrictions as needed.
Who is advising Apple on these actions? Is it a team out of California? Because their approach to working with the EU seems pretty obviously unproductive and will (as it has in the past) hurt Apple, leading them to give…
I'm confused. An insurance company cannot reject a prescription. They can only reject paying for it. So if you're paying for it with Hims why wouldn't you be willing to pay for the medication the doctor prescribes to…
No, the question is are bicyclists killing and injuring pedestrians disproportionately than cars. And the answer is no. Every time a bike lane is installed on a street/avenue the safety rate for pedestrians increases…
It's largely enforced fine with e-bikes. However, you do have car lane legal scooters that also ride in the bike lanes when convenient which are a real problem. These aren't e-bikes, however, and are not supposed to be…
So it’s not that it won’t be published today. It just won’t be as popular today. And would, ironically, be crapped on by other people, which is what the author is unhappy about. Thats what the author means, and…
Superpower is one way to phrase it. Another is illegally using Facebook’s monopoly and data to crush or buy potential competitors. I think the olds used to call that anti-trust.
Fortunately we’ve stopped torturing humans for research and exploring them for their skin, labor and flesh. Hopefully we can find ways to extend that humanity to the other sentient creatures we currently exploit in the…
This is true but this analysis fails to consider why hydrogen receives so much interest, because similar reasoning could indicate we should be spending more on every other potential fuel source, including biofuels, and…
Can you give 2 examples?