nerdawson

Systems like that already exist. They’re known as Concentrated Solar Power: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_solar_power

I'm failing to see the safety threat here.

The account republishes publicly available information. I'd hardly consider that doxxing. Flight data isn't private.

Elon pointed to the existence of the account as demonstrating his attitude towards free speech and as far we all can tell, nothing has changed.

It's written in a very passive aggressive way. He's not congratulating substack, he's calling them out.

The attribution aspect of it seems intentionally misleading in my view. Are the MSM, who'll be chomping at the bit to attack their competitor, Substack, going to delve into the finer points of software licenses or rather just quote the tweet?

It's more acknowledgement than is required to use most OSS.

If the OSS developers want to generate revenue, there are plenty of paths they can follow.

I've been thinking the same recently about finance rather than tech. In the grand scheme of things, I couldn't care less what happens to websites I run. All I'm concerned about is that my family are looked after.

I manage all of the household finances and my partner doesn't involve herself for the most part. My simple solution: write an Apple Note and share it with her summarising everything I can think of.

I add to it every now and then when I think of something important. Hopefully it serves as a good starting point if the worst comes to the worst. It does make me think I should add a few notes about tech, though, such as 1Password and iCloud.

Apple and Google maintain a duopoly that limits user freedom. I still own a phone.

I believe phones should be opened up like computers and as an owner I should have the freedom to install whatever I like.

Yes, as a stupid user I can't be trusted with my own money, I need a corporation to step in and tell me how I'm allowed to spend it.

I read the article and it's clear to me that he was mistreated. The last example you reference, however, is still true.

> This may be unpopular to some here, but it is dangerous to let one man run a substantial part of the company's operations.

A company can't have so much knowledge critical to operations tied up in the mind of one individual. The "retire or die" comment was crass but it applies regardless of age.

It's irresponsible to allow a situation to continue in which the departure of a single individual would completely derail a project for months.

> …would like to see an alternative that is at the same quality level as the Economist (but with more neutral reporting and individual author names given)…

More publications should remove the byline. Individual attribution incentivises journalists to try and stand out which typically means making intentionally inflammatory statements.

I think pressed / laminated sheet materials like particleboard are one of the biggest sources of offgassing in many homes.

Yup, questions like those are a trap. A direct answer is going to lead to being asked to build some backwards solution to a problem.

My response to that type of question tends to be along the lines of "what are you hoping to achieve?"

That’s true, you can’t take alcohol to your seat while you watch the match in the UK but you can still buy alcohol at the stadium.

Ad revenue is down and there’s a ton of pressure on advertisers to bail on Twitter at the moment. We’re also in a recession with advertising budgets set to shrink further.

The suggestion the company may struggle seems entirely warranted.

When I was a kid we had vending machines for drinks in school.

One morning I put 20p in and it immediately came back out. It wasn’t accepting the coin so I tried two in quick succession. Both were spat back out… but the machine registered one of them.

I of course would never exploit that repeatedly for a couple free drinks and some extra change too.

6 months ago I would have agreed but it seems like the landscape has changed radically since then.

> Later, people inside the company reported that Tesla engineers were in fact reviewing the code.

There’s very little here to make any kind of judgement from.

Perhaps they were being paid for some private work outside of their employment. Maybe there’s some kind of arrangement in place to cover the costs of their time. From the outside we simply don’t know.

> This metric is no longer meaningful, as in 99th percentile you'll have someone making £1.5m+, which is a world's difference.

We're debating various degrees of rich. If you earn more than 98% of your working peers, I don't know what else you could call that.

People make choices with their money. Living alone in an expensive city is a choice. If you choose to do that on £150k, you're going to have far less disposable income than others on that same salary making different choices.

I have very little sympathy for people who blow all of their income funding a lifestyle they can't afford to project the appearance of wealth and status.

> Income does not equal wealth.

100% agree. You can have a high income and choose to live beyond your means preventing you from accumulating wealth.

We're debating income taxes and thresholds however so that's the metric we have to use.

Those on £150k+ are in the 98th percentile.

Anyone else see the Linus Tech Tips secret shopper video covering Dell?

They repeatedly try to sell a warranty which they’re told isn’t wanted. Then they tack it on anyway.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Go5tLO6ipxw

> look at just rent in these US cities:

The article is specifically highlighting the most expensive cities to live in.

Housing is becoming increasingly unaffordable and if you want to live alone in one of the most expensive cities, you'll need to be rich (compared to the average citizen).

If you already live in one of those cities, your point of reference is other people also capable of sustaining themselves in that environment.

> 52 weeks parental leave is for the mother only and is only at statutory pay after 6 weeks (about £150 per week). Paternity leave is 2 weeks at statutory pay.

It used to be that mothers were entitled to maternity leave which broke down as: - 6 weeks at 90% of your average pay - 33 weeks of statutory maternity pay (£156/wk) - 13 weeks unpaid

Now parents can opt for shared parental leave, effectively sharing that time off entitlement: https://www.gov.uk/shared-parental-leave-and-pay

How does the cost of flats in Manhattan compare to the salary of the average American?

London real estate is notoriously expensive and it's not a practical way to measure wages.

The top rate of tax on earnings over £150k (until the pound crashed recently would have been around $200k) applies to roughly 600,000 workers. The UK has a population of 68M. If you earn upwards of £150k, you're rich.

> In my mind that salary does not make anyone rich, I mean that's a low to mid level engineering salary in the US. Basically almost any US professional (lawyer, doctor, engineer etc) is going to make that or much more.

When your world is tech and you're familiar with the salaries on offer, it's easy to lose sight of life for people who aren't inside that bubble. Your point of comparison is wildly skewed.

However harmonious the relationship following the split, it’s still damaging for children in that situation.

It may be increasingly common and I’d agree it’s better to separate than stay together for the kids but I do believe it has a lasting impact. It’ll affect the way they see relationships for the rest of their lives.

It’s selfish for people in their late 30s / early 40s to rush into having a family because they’re worried the window will close.

Keep in mind that the European gas crisis is because Russia are restricting supply, not because European countries aren't prepared to buy it.

Are India behaving any differently to European countries in trying to secure energy?

Issues like this wouldn't exist if verification was required upfront.

If you need to be at least 18 to use a particular service, and they're going to verify at some point, that point should be at the very start.

Probably because Facebook already tried the free VPN and it was every bit the privacy nightmare you'd expect it to be. Given Microsoft's track record, there's no reason to expect that to be any different.

What would happen in the event that both parties had deleted a communication like a text or email before a request was received?

Are they compelled to hold onto them or something?

I always find it surprising when messages like this come to light.

Taxation is already used to fund schooling and ensuring kids are fed should simply be an extension of that.

The government have just cut taxes so they're heading in the opposite direction.

With that said, it doesn't address the underlying problem of kids being allowed to go hungry. If free school meals were universal (and they should be), that's still only 5 / 21 weekly meals provided for.

> Honest politicians told voters what they'd do, the voters voted for it, the politicians did it, and the result is bad.

When did voters have an opportunity to vote for it? The previous prime minister was pushed out and replaced. There’s no General Election in that process so the new direction of government wasn’t put to a vote.

NIMBY attitudes aren't confined to landlords. That's quite a common sentiment among homeowners. People working to secure their best interests shouldn't come as a shock.

There are plenty of options for people looking to get on to the housing ladder including government backed schemes that require deposits as low as 5%. If someone is incapable of saving a 5% deposit, are they fiscally responsible enough to own a home?