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JoshTko··on Tesla stock falls again, toward longest losing streak in more than 4 years
I think parent is implying that Musk is using Twitter as a misinformation tool. Misinformation about government agencies such as health, SEC, FBI, etc.
JoshTko··on Binance's books are a black box, filings show, as it tries to rally confidence
The idea is that is that you would flee the oppressive regime at one point and be able to bring your assets with you.
JoshTko··on Binance's books are a black box, filings show, as it tries to rally confidence
If you disagree with your govt. either financial policies (taxation, currency controls etc.) or political. You can use Bitcoin to maintain control your assets. For example, if the government suddenly decides to restrict capital leaving the country, BTC would be free from that restriction. If your govt. decides your political activity is now criminal and wants to freeze all your assets domestically as well with international partners, BTC would not be frozen. This is not a problem that most people in the US will face. But if you are a Russian or Chinese citizen then BTC's utility would be much more real.
JoshTko··on Government should incentivize high performance home builders
Just need to disincentivise using housing for investment. For example a tax penalty for 2nd home, with higher penalties for subsequent home. Have federal level zoning control to disallow nimbyism. Penalize airbnb in areas that have housing shortages with higher taxes.
JoshTko··on Paul Graham is leaving Twitter for now
It's simple to realize 1. People have finite capabilities to master subjects. 2. Elon is a master in hardware engineering businesses. 3. Twitter is not about hardware engineering.
JoshTko··on Why do new cars look like wet putty?
Moist putty is more precise.
JoshTko··on A new wave of electric vehicles
You said battery technology lead. Tesla is a battery manufacturing tech laggard. Tesla will ramp up but their current suppliers are not going to be sitting still.
JoshTko··on A new wave of electric vehicles
What lead? 99% of their battery volume is coming from Panasonic or CATL or other chinese manufacturer, Their 4680 cell has same power density as panasonic as of today and they are only producing a tiny tiny volume today.
JoshTko··on Why does the US allow a controversial weedkiller banned across the world?
Your perspective is perverse. the onus should not be on citizens to be informed about every possible toxin and regularly take action. This is victim blaming 101.
JoshTko··on Alphabet Earnings Report Q3 2022 [pdf]
Sundar took the easy way of trying to force revenue growth at all costs and achieved it in 2021, but the tactics are not long term sustainable and have slowed growth and profitability. Even more concerning is Sundar has no product vision. He focuses on technological capabilities and not value to people.
JoshTko··on Magic Leap 2
If they cannot figure out how to convey a single value add use case over the internet then they are toast.
JoshTko··on Are hospitals overtreating patients nearing the end?
Blaming just the patients and families is disingenuous. The incentives on the hospital, and doctor to overtreat are large and are an equally contributing factor.
JoshTko··on Combination of Rapamycin and Acarbose significantly Extends Lifespan
Your last point needs to be emphasized more. The core mechanism of aging is likely to be very similar across species as aging affect all tissues, organs, etc.
JoshTko··on Dear Chess World
The fact that Magnus fully understand all the implications of such a statement and still went forward with this speaks to how sure he is of his intuition. He will forever tarnish his reputation if ultimately it's proven that he was simply flat out wrong. He is basically saying that Hans is playing impossibly well and that he does not exhibit the same behavioral patterns as any other player. And that he also has access to some other incriminating info that he can't yet share.
JoshTko··on How the iPhone Ruins Walking
Catchy title but this has little to do with iPhones. It's more about apps which are also smartphone platoform agnostic.
JoshTko··on A mysterious voice is haunting American Airlines’ in-flight announcements
If that last theory is correct, should be super simple to identify a suspect. Simply find what passenger was on all the flights.
JoshTko··on A neurologist’s quest to solve Covid-related neurological disorders
Also exercise intolerance is definitely not a stress symptom, exercise is often recommended as remedy for stress. Yet this is one of the most common long covid symptoms.
JoshTko··on A neurologist’s quest to solve Covid-related neurological disorders
Personally I find it odd how confidently you are in your assumptions in an area you state you are uninformed about. It's harmful to perpetuate the perception that long covid sufferers are simply stressed out.
JoshTko··on A neurologist’s quest to solve Covid-related neurological disorders
It's not. The most common mix of symptoms track closely timing wise post covid onset and do not overlap in general with anxiety and stress symptoms. For example chills, exercise intolerance, difficulty breathing after eating, visual snow, tinnitus.
JoshTko··on Scientists found genetic mutations in every astronaut blood sample they studied
Does anyone know if astronaut living quarters are designed to have equipment, water etc. placed in a way to maximize shielding? I.e a water tank that is shaped like a shell rather than a tank.
JoshTko··on Ask HN: Is there a developer laptop that does not suck and is not a Mac in 2022?
How are you sick of customer service experience that you did not experience?
JoshTko··on Long Covid, Cognitive Impairment, and the Stalled Decline in Disability Rates
Did you tests include inflammation markers such as sedimentation test D-dimer, CRP, or Ferritin?
JoshTko··on Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year
Financial speculation in necessities need to become illegal.
JoshTko··on John Carmack's new AGI company, Keen Technologies, has raised a $20M round
It's akin to nuclear weapons. If you do not develop them, then you'd be subject to the will of the ones that develops them first. So invariably you have to invest in AGI lest, an unsavory group develops it first.
JoshTko··on Mysterious holes on the seafloor
My guess, the large spine of some fish embedded in the floor that somehow got displaced.
JoshTko··on Mysterious holes on the seafloor
The weirdest part is that its in a very straight line. Could only make sense if this was like a single large organism and even still weird.
JoshTko··on Marc Andreessen says he’s for new housing, but records tell a different story
Why should they if their preferences negatively impacts everyone else?
JoshTko··on Is DALL-E 2 ‘gluing things together’ without understanding their relationships?
Do humans assume things without understanding their relationships?
JoshTko··on MIT researchers propose Brazil-sized fleet of “space bubbles” to cool the Earth
Note it's iron rust that helps breed carbon-fixing cyanobacteria. Not iron filing.
JoshTko··on Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX
TLDR: I made a bad design and users did not like it.
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