NullHypothesist

What a dude. Truly a unique personality (not just because of lack of cellphone, but in general). Mad respect.

Some great conversation-starters here! Saving this for a future dinner party...

Notably less than it is now

So much focus on "self-driving" which is not proven (at least by Tesla's approach) to scale, and fundamentally it's a car manufacturer, not a tech company

Cool to see them headed to a city that drives on the left hand side of the road, and glad to see them beginning to grow internationally

Better scientific understanding of the underlying process (as highlighted by this article), better pattern detection (AI), and better simulation capabilities (quantum computing) all point to accelerating progress on this front.

What makes me particularly optimistic is the wide range of scenarios in which superconductivity is observed (also highlighted in the article); different mechanisms leading to a similar result suggests much better opportunity for the existence of a room-temp SC than if it were a highly similar pattern.

Certainly such a discovery has some serendipity and luck baked in, but given these advances across the board, 5-10 years seems like a reasonable bet (then another decade or two to widespread adoption). Let's hope we don't blow everything up before then.

Does it work for o1 or just 4o?

This, and Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, are the two bits of prose that I find most moving and hold most dear.

Doesn't seem like getting rid so much as optionality... Makes a lot of sense for Waymo to partner multiple OEMs. I'd imagine, barring an outright ban, some Zeekrs will likely find their way to US streets. I'm curious if this will accelerate Waymo's expansion into international markets, as they've doubtlessly agreed to purchasing some minimum number of Zeekr vehicles. Maybe they launch in Japan, Australia, Singapore, or UAE in the next year or two to put that supply to use?? Shot in the dark, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a "Waymo Launching in Singapore" headline on here sometime before next April.

He's had issues with his vocal chords, so this is a potential reason why he hasn't given many (any?) public appearances as of late. Curious to follow, as I've wondered the same thing...

https://www.silicon.co.uk/workspace/google-larry-page-vocal-...

That's cause so many of them live in NYC and are oblivious to things that don't exist there

I mean... what's the alternative? They just let people smash their vehicles without repercussion? I would certainly pursue legal action if someone slashed my tires while I was driving. Why would this be any different?

Waymo's got an open-to-public service in SF & Phoenix. Testing in LA & Austin now. It works really well, and has been expanding quickly (relatively speaking). https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/travel/self-driving-cars-...

Having only worked for larger companies (RSU stage), I'm curious what the typical breakdown of founder to early employee to investor to later employee equity looks like. I'm sure it differs pretty wildly, but I'd love to know what a 'typical' case for mid-to-late-stage start up looks like.

No need to wait... https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/11/24069251/waymo-driverless...

This will be potentially comforting news to a young Alvey in Brooklyn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U1-OmAICpU

They don't operate in snow now, but everybody was like "This is great, but it doesn't work in the rain!" this time last year. I've now taken many flawless rides in outright downpours in SF. It might take a year or two, but I have no doubt snow will be something that is a non-issue in the near future.

Watch out Nvidia! This is clearly cutting-edge chip technology if I've ever seen it.

I do think the one area that Alphabet is still genuinely innovating is Waymo. With Cruise sidelined, if they can manage to turn it into something that makes money (have ridden in SF, and the tech seems to work great), it could be up there with Youtube & Android, maybe even bigger.

Read this translation back in 8th grade (~2005?) and it blew my teenage mind. Have read a few more - perhaps it's sentimental, but none quite seem to do it for me like this version.

Thanks for sharing! I had this weird obsession with what I thought was an obscure skiffle group from Liverpool called the Quarymen. Never knew what happened to them and figured they'd petered out. Glad to see they seem to have had a decent second act!

Why is it always Cruise in these incidents? From afar, it seems that Waymo is generally safer & more methodical in their rollout while Cruise keeps announcing new cities before they've quite solved things. I get that they need to be bold if they're going to try to compete, but is it worth injuring people and creating negative press for the industry? ...Ultimately I'd love to see multiple players in this market, but I feel like Cruise has jumped the gun a bit here, and I am afraid there will be wider backlash.