powerbroker

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Engineer -> Lawyer -> Pilot -> Startup founder
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Comment · 13 days ago
OK, OK. just drag it up to Schaumburg. Put it next to the other rock. Then call it 'micro-henge'.
Comment · 13 days ago
There is another rock sitting alongside a chief artery about 25 miles NW just beyond Schaumburg. Silly to give these things a name.
Comment · 14 days ago
It could be that those with poor handgrip strength suffer from a number of health maladies. And though an 'association' occurs between handgrips and depression -- the causality of depression is actually from the underlying co-morbidities.
Comment · 20 days ago
I know two engineers who worked their way to becoming centi-millionaires. One worked for the same company his entire life. Another looked at every job as feeding a 'system' of a) co-workers; b) clients; c) the economy.

Probably the single best take-away from the article is to never stop learning. I also like the tip about keep networking and building relationships.

Comment · 2 months ago
What is it called when you can vividly see the silhouette of your hands with your eyes closed -- and particularly if your fingers are brushing against your skull. I didn't discover this 'transparent skull' skill until I was in my 50s -- much like those with aphantasia don't know they perceive things differently than many others.

Totally useless of course -- but it was a weird discovery nonetheless.

Comment · 2 months ago
90% of my EV sessions are at home, at a personal time commitment of 5 seconds to open the charging hatch and plug-in. Maybe 5% of my EV charges take 30 minutes while I'm enjoying a meal or ... wasting time waiting in the car for it to complete at a fast 200 kW charge rate.
Comment · 2 months ago
Wall Street Journal electronic edition
Comment · 4 months ago
Something is terribly broken in the software release process that constantly allows a worse user experience (including autonomous) as Tesla 'matures' its operations. I'm driving a Tesla, that recently added a 'warning' over a center-display showing the three rear-pointing cameras.

1. The cameras only show while operating in reverse;

2. The warning entirely obscures 30-50% of the view in one or more cameras;

3. The warning tells you that there is dirt or debris on the camera.

So, you are warned, that your vision, via the cameras could be better -- by deliberately worsening the view.

Genius.

Comment · 5 months ago
Comment · 6 months ago
How long before Wall Street moves to Dallas? The traders. The advisors. The lawyers. The TV finance shows.

This seems the beginnings of a 'New Detroit'.

Comment · 6 months ago
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Comment · 6 months ago
Comment · 6 months ago
Hang gliding. It's good if you are in an area with some hills and consistent winds. There are maybe a dozen well-established launch sites around the U.S. Sadly, I broke down my glider around 2001 -- and did a post-mortem on it to discover it had a minor dent in it.

Recommendation -- don't stall the glider at heights between 10 and 25 feet from the ground. Also, avoid barbed wire fences.

Comment · 1 year ago
Oh wait, I meant also "... over considerably longer timescales". (Minor technicality).

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