not_exactly__

121 karma · joined February 19, 2020

not_exactly__··on How YC will be funding the S20 batch

Sorry for being pessimistic, but YC without the in person dinners doesn’t feel like YC. That plus the lack of in person rapport with the rest of the batch mates and partners.

not_exactly__··on New restrictions in Hong Kong show that a single lockdown won’t be enough

“ Hong Kong and Singapore were early examples of places that were able to contain the spread of the virus”

coughTAIWANcough

Again for the people in the back:

T•A•I•W•A•N

not_exactly__··on For Years WallStreet Spent More on Buybacks Than It Earned-Now They Want Bailout

You’re using one data point, 2019, a pretty damn good year for the U.S. economy. I encourage you to look at the last 20 some years of U.S. airlines profits (emphasis on U.S. since those aren’t subsidized as much as national carriers like Emirates, Singapore, AirFrance...etc). Average profit margin is around 0.5% despite creating a ton of value for the US economy.

not_exactly__··on Costco will not allow returns on high-demand items like toilet paper, water

People who thinks it’s ok to do this need to hear the word no.

not_exactly__··on For Years WallStreet Spent More on Buybacks Than It Earned-Now They Want Bailout

Except in airlines there are almost no profits :)

not_exactly__··on ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data

Also for those interested, check out the FAA's SWIM streaming API. it's a firehose but lots of cool stuff you can do with it.

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/swim/

not_exactly__··on ADS-B Exchange – Co-op of unfiltered flight data

I follow your account on twitter. I love these!

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