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throttlebody··on Founding a company in Germany: €9600, 152 days and I still can't send an invoice
Jezz, in new zealand i think it cost about $100 to register a limited liability company and half an later you were in business. Was about 25 years ago, but it hadn't changed much
throttlebody··on KiCad 10.0.0 Release
RTFM
throttlebody··on Delve – Fake Compliance as a Service
I would argue that profits are a result of what you do and not the purpose... Obviously intertwined but that's why its important to pick something you like
throttlebody··on xAI joins SpaceX
With that number of more satellites in orbit, launching a manned rocket into space is likely to be too risky due the amount of more debris and satellites. And will it be net energy positive solution ?
throttlebody··on A man who's been waiting in jail for his day in court for 6 years
Unbelievable, but I guess this is the USA....
throttlebody··on Blender 5.0
Alibre has a free option, which does not include sheetmetal bending but otherwise solid software
throttlebody··on Canadian military will rely on public servants to boost its ranks by 300k
Thereis a huge difference between going to war somewhere and defending when being invaded
throttlebody··on Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Monopoly is a free market game and thete is only one winner. Free markets as such is an utopia dream.
throttlebody··on When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire
The British banks and their tax heavens still very much control the world of money. The commonwealth barely hangs together outside of the world of cricket.....
throttlebody··on US companies, consumers are paying for tariffs, not foreign firms
I don't think I have read anything so wrong about tariffs in quite a while. Tariffs either protect local manufacturing and/or slows consumption of said import. In both cases, it is inflationary.
throttlebody··on The time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
If you employ people on straight salaries, you are stuck. Not everyone is on share gravy train
throttlebody··on Why does the U.S. always run a trade deficit?
A lot of corporate US does not declare their earnings in the US, but in tax heavens, thus further skewing the figures.
throttlebody··on The Problem with Modern Engineering Isn't Speed. It's Chaos
To go fast, you must first be able to go slow......
throttlebody··on Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant
Are there any reasons we can't have both KYC and privacy/security ?
throttlebody··on The narrowest escalator in New York City
Escalators are often in their original state for the life of them, apart from basic maintenance and a few repairs. Terrible things to work on
throttlebody··on The case for letting Malibu burn (1995)
I live on a fault line, and we have overcome most issues by building seismic tolerant buildings. We have the knowledge to live in high-risk areas with some certainty, but it will never be without risk. Climate change, ie more frequent severe weather events, is definitely going to challenge our norms and how we do things. Fire tolerant buildings ?
throttlebody··on I am rich and have no idea what to do
Start by doing a long walk, like the PCT or Te Araroa trail. 3+ months of hiking. You are busy every day, get up, eat and start walking. Finish the day physically tired. Sleep rinse and repeat. Have a break from news etc You come out fit, mentally reset and have a good perspective. Just my 2c
throttlebody··on A Student's Guide to Writing with ChatGPT
Looking up stuff, with any efficiency, requires a significant amount of prior knowledge to ask the right question.
throttlebody··on GitHub cuts AI deals with Google, Anthropic
How does AI learn from it's mistakes ? Genuine question as i have only briefly used ChatGpt and found it interesting but not usefull.
throttlebody··on Solar will get too cheap to connect to the power grid
Well, money is, in essence, an exchange for energy, so if energy is free we'll see a significant change in our economy system and my guess it's gonna be a wild ride
throttlebody··on The City of London which is not part of London (2016)
City of London is a separate legal entity to England but still under the king. Hence all the banking industry is located there, to add another step in the money train to tax heavens.
throttlebody··on 'It's better for humans in general': The 4-day workweek is closer than you think
> great as a retention tool.

Until it becomes standard then its 3 days a week. Im all for it, if you can increase productivity, but it's likely too many people won't be able to.

throttlebody··on TSMC to build second Japan chip factory
50% doesn't seem that much, but it really needs to be compared to production. Geographical risk spread will always cost you.
throttlebody··on Swedish court rules against Tesla in dispute with postal service over deliveries
A Tesla car is pretty much off the shopping list for me, due to Elon's behavior
throttlebody··on FPGA Dev Boards for $150 or Less
Try https://www.papilio.cc/
throttlebody··on Now you're thinking with relays
Relays and contractors are the same. It's a coil physically movin some contacts together to allow current to flow. I got no idea why, where or how the naming came about or who decides. But i guess its the same as creeks and rivers, when does a creek become a river
throttlebody··on FPGA N64
https://www.papilio.cc/ has a lot useful information.
throttlebody··on $8B Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial starts today
You better have another look a the Swedish gang murder rate, it's staggering (in Swedish terms). The world is changing.....
throttlebody··on Come downstairs or we’ll eat your order, delivery workers tell customers
Unbelievable how lazy people have become. Obviously people physically incapable are excused.... What a world
throttlebody··on Selling open-source software
Doing your own, requires you to gain knowledge in that area and in my view expanding your knowledge base is really important. It's not all about immediate possible financial gain. Obviously there's a line somewhere
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