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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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…