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fblp··on Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense. It's Also Based on an Error
I don't quite understand the error this article is pointing out and how it could lead to a four fold inaccuracy. Can someone try explain with an example?
fblp··on Google will develop Android OS behind closed doors starting next week
Keeping android open source would be a helpful antitrust defence when some of Alphabet / Googles other products dominate markets (chrome, search). I wonder if they're now less worried about anti trust under the current administration.
fblp··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
How risky is the E-3 to Eb1 green card path for moderately successful founders in this current political environment?
fblp··on HP Acquires Humane's AI Software
These would have also been terms that HP agreed to or even proposed. It's also a taint on their brand that they're not willing to take care of Humane's customers with even a refund for recent customers in a 116mil transaction..
fblp··on Show HN: I built an AI coloring page generator
The images weren't loading for me and there was a login gate the second try. :(
fblp··on Commercial jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan airport
This is wild to listen to. A) this is a busy atc channel and it's amazing how much complexity is coordinated over noisy radio. B) within minutes of the accident happening (at 11:48) the ATC controller is calmly asking helicopters in the air if they can assist in search rescue operations asking, if they have search lights and direction them. This is whilst diverting and grounding flights.
fblp··on Open-R1: an open reproduction of DeepSeek-R1
Interesting, so they wouldn't want to disclose something that shows they've illegally (terms / copyright violations) scraped research databases for example.

Won't this eventually come up in legal discovery when someone sues one of these firms for copyright infringement? They'd have to share their data in the discovery process to show that they haven't infringed..

fblp··on Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC's Arizona fab
Thank you for clarifying!
fblp··on Open-R1: an open reproduction of DeepSeek-R1
Given DeepSeek's open philosophy I wonder what their response is to simply being asked for access to the code and data that this project intends to recreate?
fblp··on Apple will soon receive 'made in America' chips from TSMC's Arizona fab
I'm suprised they can't ship (flat) packaging that could be used in Arizona with a simple assembly line.

If they had that packaging design then for this to make financial sense the two way shipping (and loading, unloading, custom clearance etc) would have to be less than shipping the packaging, the setup cost per unit cost of putting the chip in a box

fblp··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
There are 739 comments in this thread and only one of them mentions emotion. That comment is suggesting the appropiate emotion is gratitude.

I'd go further and suggest you take your time and resources to learn about your emotional state and regulate your emotions so you can help others do the same. Find what you want to be a student of from that calm, content emotional state and with less attachment on how to live your life you will likely find more clarity.

fblp··on Passengers Say Turkish Airlines Flights Have Unwelcome Guests: Bedbugs
I had bed bugs and after I'd recommend cimi-shield treatment. It's a soybean based treatment that as far as I know is one of the safest treatments and long lasting (1yr+) (but expensive so rarely offered). Even dimactous earth can be a breathing hazard if stirred up and you have to leave it round visibly.
fblp··on Sitters and Standers
This is an outstanding comprehensive list, how did you come up with it?
fblp··on MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia
I have always dreamt of something like this to connect with aging loved ones. I would love something that they could also listen to with a big button to play recent messages.
fblp··on My Time Working at Stripe
I've never seen much gratitude for a HN post. Thank you!
fblp··on How to leverage Claude's capabilities with interactive visualization
Are there any other services out there like getdot.ai that help do analysis?
fblp··on Permira completes Squarespace acquisition after upping bid to $7.2B
Make no mistake, in a private equity acquisition like this where the company is earning around $50mil profit on a billion dollars revenue, they will cut costs to make their money back.

This PE firm led acquisition of Zendesk for $10bil in 2022 and McAfee for $14bil in 2021

They've spent over $30billion dollars on just these 3 acquisitions in 3 years. Many of which would be part financed.

Culture after zendesk goes acquired (including 8% layoffs 2023) https://www.teamblind.com/post/Zendesk-changes-after-going-p...

Squarespace financials https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/sqsp/financials/

More info on this PE firm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permira

fblp··on Sam Altman tells staff there’s no plan for him to receive ‘giant equity stake’
If he does get equity (not options) then he'll have to pay taxes on it at the 409a valuation which is usually lower than market, but would still be crazy high.
fblp··on Cloudflare automatically fixes Polyfill.io for free sites
People are often using cloud flare to improve the security of their site. I think in this case if they failed to act when they could that would be worse.
fblp··on Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free
I think it would be quite the diplomatic travesty for them to switch to arresting him after choosing to trial him in the closest court of Australia and credit him for time in prison already. https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1805385141239660627?ref_src...
fblp··on Land value tax in online games and virtual worlds (2022)
Actually all Australian states and the ACT have land taxes in lieu of property taxes https://business.gov.au/finance/taxation/taxes-on-your-prope....
fblp··on The Nonprofit Industrial Complex and the Corruption of the American City
This seems like similar market conditions that led to First Republics collapse (over investment on long term bonds that lose value when interest rates go up)
fblp··on Show HN: I built a game to help you learn neural network architectures
On mobile it'd be helpful if the clickable area for the dots was larger
fblp··on Improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT
I'd love to see this for finance statements and data.

Is anyone working on this?

fblp··on 'Anti-sex' beds have arrived at Paris Olympics
A lot of athletes don't stay on the Olympic village and if I was an athlete or a coach I'd be sure to book a nice hotel room to "relax".

I'd also wonder if anyone has got any data on putting athletes on tiny beds vs comfy hotel beds and their performance...

fblp··on US ICBM Launch Center Virtual Tour
What's the story with Patrick Stewart touching the missile? Couldn't find anything about it on Google.
fblp··on Bollards: Why and What
Thank you for showing me the world bollard associations Twitter!
fblp··on Value of one of S.F.'s biggest buildings plunges by 80% after Uber, Block leave
A subtext of this is how much the Canadian pension fun lost out.

Hudson Pacific bought the property in 2010 for $93.0 million [1].

The Canadian pension fund bought a 45% stake for $219 million, and Hudson Pacific kept the remaining 55% [2]. So that equivalent $486 million ($474/sqft) valuation was a 5.2x return in 5 years...

Hudson buys that 45% stake back for $43.5 million in 2024, an equivalent valuation of ~$96million or a 1/5th of the prior valuation. The article states that it's because the pension fund "weren’t willing to put any more capital in”.

The SF city is paying $40/sqft for 157,000 sqft, yet 1,025,833sqft the building was valued at building [1] at the equivalent of $94/sqft in that transaction.

Meanwhile, the other building mentioned in that article sold for $72/sqft... so I guess the pension fund didn't do too bad...

[1] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1482512/000119312510... [2] https://realassets.ipe.com/cppib-kicks-off-hudson-pacific-jo...

fblp··on Tesla discloses it spent $200k advertising on X
He actually doesn't own both companies.

He largely owns X which is a private entity. He owns ~20% of Tesla, and the rest is owned by other shareholders. As a company officer he has a fiduciary duty to act in the interests of all Tesla shareholders, and any sales or deals to other entities he has in an interest in pose a conflict. That conflict can often be mitigated by oversight or deferral of decision making to parties that don't hold the conflict such as other board members or corporate officers.

fblp··on Ask HN: How can I learn about manufacturing?
Go on factory tours. Berkeley and many cities have them for manufacturing week.

Email Zenbooth if you want a tour of our facility :)

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