I admit to having an addiction to coffee, however, calling it an "addiction" is a bit of hyperbole. Last year, I decided to stop drinking coffee; I had a mild headache for a day, which in the afternoon I cured with an ibuprofen tablet. After that day, no problem. A couple months later (after smelling some exquisite espresso), I decided the benefits of not drinking coffee didn't outweigh that heavenly flavor. So, I went back to drinking it.
Honestly, though, stopping again would be no great feat. It's not crack cocaine or heroin.
In one extended hospital stay where I could not eat (its fun being tube fed), I had the pleasure of caffeine withdrawal and well as withdrawal from the morphine they had given me the first few days. The morphine was worse, I was miserable. The caffeine headache was gone after day 3. The best part was starting all over again. I was drinking 4+ cups a day before, I used the opportunity to limit myself to 2 a day, which has since creeped up to 3 but holding steady there for 10 years.
selection bias. people who worry about drinking coffee live shorter lives.
I was thinking there could be some of that going on. I wonder though if its more likely to be related to other hobbies, such as cycling, or running where people drink coffee along with a physical task that involves a coffee break. So could be the exercise rather than the coffee. Would be like saying "wearing sports clothes extends your life" just because those who do athletics wear sports clothes.
They would certainly want to normalize the data for lifestyle differences. It would be interesting if they found a correlation between coffee drinking and an active lifestyle or even a healthy diet.
There is a difference between shareholders being concerned with what they percieve as inadequate profitability targets, versus not hitting targets. Amazon's early targets were not profitability, they werer growth and revenue based, and they generally hit those targets. Bezos was pretty clear on what to expect, those letters you linked to are evidence of such.
Yeah, that's kinda the point of positive cash flow / profitability...
I just wanted to be clear. I had not seen anyone say that Tesla now has enough margin to fund future operations and development, and would not need any more cash at all.
What if they hadn't beat that self-imposed deadline?
Oh. They would not have twittered.
I... see. Well, nothing to see here, carry on...
Corporate goals/deadlines are generally always 'self imposed'. Seems folks think Tesla deserves some type of credit for this?
It is the mark of a well run company to be able to accurately predict performance and then to hit those goals on schedule. It is even more important when you are in a massive capital burn mode. Amazon was in that place, they almost always exceeded their growth and financial targets.
Musk isn't very good at defining targets that can be hit on schedule and/or hitting them on schedule. That doesn't mean he will fail, but it is generally a bad sign.
As for shorts losing money, it won't be as much as many think. Most large short investors are quite sophisticated with hedging.
definitely a symptom of excessive affluence, this is a sign of how decadent the privileged have become, normal working people are too busy for this kind of self indulgent crap
I thinks its more certain people not being comfortable with that particular social interaction. They can't bear to actually tell someone something they don't want to hear, so they just avoid it.
Yes, it is highly unprofessional. And that HR recruiter or hiring manager might be working for another company someday, one that you just might be interested in.
The real news is this 'sensor' that somehow knows what temperature it is and turns on the heater. That kind of thing could be useful in other ways. So many possibilities!
Yes you can. And if you are a consumer you have those choices. That is what you do with choices, you compare them. Of course you must consider roof costs, but as of now Tesla roof is way more expensive than traditional roof and solar panels, and as I said you are stuck one you install Tesla roof.
Solar roof is still very expensive with new construction, particularly compared to panels which are not only cheaper to start with, are also easier and cheaper to replace in the future, and you are not stuck beholden to one manufacturer for the life of the house. People will buy panels at low margin commodity prices. A few rich folks will buy roofs.
It was stagnating years before. Then California passed some rules to fast track solar installs which basically bailed out some big companies, bypassing inspections and allowing non-electricians to install solar installations.
And even with that residential is still expected to stay pretty much flat.
Slashdot Mirror
"Why do all home assistant names end with a vowel?"
I think it indicates a female, at least in European languages.
Hey everybody, we found more sexism! Do I get a pat on the back? (Or a Patricia?)
I believe this is only for videos from Xfinity, not all video.
I admit to having an addiction to coffee, however, calling it an "addiction" is a bit of hyperbole. Last year, I decided to stop drinking coffee; I had a mild headache for a day, which in the afternoon I cured with an ibuprofen tablet. After that day, no problem. A couple months later (after smelling some exquisite espresso), I decided the benefits of not drinking coffee didn't outweigh that heavenly flavor. So, I went back to drinking it.
Honestly, though, stopping again would be no great feat. It's not crack cocaine or heroin.
In one extended hospital stay where I could not eat (its fun being tube fed), I had the pleasure of caffeine withdrawal and well as withdrawal from the morphine they had given me the first few days. The morphine was worse, I was miserable. The caffeine headache was gone after day 3. The best part was starting all over again. I was drinking 4+ cups a day before, I used the opportunity to limit myself to 2 a day, which has since creeped up to 3 but holding steady there for 10 years.
..... why are most habitual coffee drinkers also smokers?
I don't think this is necessarily true. If I were to guess I say its probably more likely that most smokers are also habitual coffee drinkers.
selection bias. people who worry about drinking coffee live shorter lives.
I was thinking there could be some of that going on. I wonder though if its more likely to be related to other hobbies, such as cycling, or running where people drink coffee along with a physical task that involves a coffee break. So could be the exercise rather than the coffee. Would be like saying "wearing sports clothes extends your life" just because those who do athletics wear sports clothes.
They would certainly want to normalize the data for lifestyle differences. It would be interesting if they found a correlation between coffee drinking and an active lifestyle or even a healthy diet.
Why do all home assistant names end with a vowel?
There is a difference between shareholders being concerned with what they percieve as inadequate profitability targets, versus not hitting targets. Amazon's early targets were not profitability, they werer growth and revenue based, and they generally hit those targets. Bezos was pretty clear on what to expect, those letters you linked to are evidence of such.
Amazon did care about short term results, and generally hit or exceeded their short term targets.
Yeah, that's kinda the point of positive cash flow / profitability...
I just wanted to be clear. I had not seen anyone say that Tesla now has enough margin to fund future operations and development, and would not need any more cash at all.
There's no need for more cash.....
So all future R&D and production will be funded entirely by exisiting cash and positive cash flow? I am asking as your meaning is unclear.
What if they hadn't beat that self-imposed deadline?
Oh. They would not have twittered.
I ... see. Well, nothing to see here, carry on...
Corporate goals/deadlines are generally always 'self imposed'. Seems folks think Tesla deserves some type of credit for this?
It is the mark of a well run company to be able to accurately predict performance and then to hit those goals on schedule. It is even more important when you are in a massive capital burn mode. Amazon was in that place, they almost always exceeded their growth and financial targets.
Musk isn't very good at defining targets that can be hit on schedule and/or hitting them on schedule. That doesn't mean he will fail, but it is generally a bad sign.
As for shorts losing money, it won't be as much as many think. Most large short investors are quite sophisticated with hedging.
Terafactory!
definitely a symptom of excessive affluence, this is a sign of how decadent the privileged have become, normal working people are too busy for this kind of self indulgent crap
I thinks its more certain people not being comfortable with that particular social interaction. They can't bear to actually tell someone something they don't want to hear, so they just avoid it.
Yes, it is highly unprofessional. And that HR recruiter or hiring manager might be working for another company someday, one that you just might be interested in.
No version of Windows was ever ready for prime time..
Kind of like Tesla Autopilot.
The real news is this 'sensor' that somehow knows what temperature it is and turns on the heater. That kind of thing could be useful in other ways. So many possibilities!
They should call it a 'thermo-switch'.
When, how, and whether or not we agreed or are bound to it has little impact on any progress we may or may not have made.
So true, 128TB cards could be ten years away, how dare anybody plan for it now.
Somehow you read from my post that we shouldn't plan for them? Amazing. I had no idea that is what I meant.
Correct. The standard allows for those specs, but no product with anything close to those specs exists.
Lots of other stuff is coming too!
No, It seems you just can't handle comparisons of things that aren't exactly the same.
You can't compare Solar roof to panels.
Yes you can. And if you are a consumer you have those choices. That is what you do with choices, you compare them. Of course you must consider roof costs, but as of now Tesla roof is way more expensive than traditional roof and solar panels, and as I said you are stuck one you install Tesla roof.
I'm surprised there is not a DIY Youtube video out there on such a device. (Maybe there is)
Solar roof is still very expensive with new construction, particularly compared to panels which are not only cheaper to start with, are also easier and cheaper to replace in the future, and you are not stuck beholden to one manufacturer for the life of the house. People will buy panels at low margin commodity prices. A few rich folks will buy roofs.
It was stagnating years before. Then California passed some rules to fast track solar installs which basically bailed out some big companies, bypassing inspections and allowing non-electricians to install solar installations.
And even with that residential is still expected to stay pretty much flat.
https://cleantechnica.com/2017...
No, there is already a lot (understatement) more seawater than the post I replied to stated.
And if there is a lot more seawater, there is a lot more yellow cake.