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_lex

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About _lex

Reach out to me: stephen [at] sfo1 . org

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    Comment #47505218

    shoot me an email and lets jump on a call. I'll blow your mind.

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    Comment #47502961

    We've discovered the language. It changes the economics of computing. As in, this entire cloud buildout is unnecessary because it becomes like using a calculator. Reach out to chat…

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    Comment #46447478

    You're witnessing a collapse of demand. Do not ignore it - though it may not be permanent.

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    Comment #45838240

    The buildout is already taxpayer funded: see the big beautiful bill, which seems like it was engineered to make this effectively free. They can blend leverage, 100% 1st year deprec…

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    Comment #44398472

    Incorrect. The search algo has a goal: to find out. You just think it has no goal because you didnt think in quantum.

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    Comment #44235358

    I've been working on a project called x174 to deal with this disaster. Think of it as a bugfix. Will reach out Btw - this sort of project is what my startup does - we spin out auto…

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    Comment #44209493

    You're talking ahead of the others in this thread, who do not understand how you got to what you're saying. I've been doing research in this area. You are not only correct, but the…

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    Comment #38150366

    Leaders build systems that build tools. They sometimes build the tools themselves if communication /finding help would take more effort and time than diy. Any other deployment indi…

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    Comment #38010795

    Hey, I want to get in contact with you - you're thinking the way I like folks in my company to think, and I want to hire you or do a deal with you. Check my profile and reach out.

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    Comment #30318321

    this site tried to download a potentially dangerous file to my machine on navigation to the link - flagging.

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    Comment #28945638

    I also might be interested - definitely reach out to me (my email is in my profile).

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    Comment #27859985

    Replacing my time capsule is not a priority for me, because it's a backup. If the backup goes bad / fails, I'm not sure why I should care (unless it fails silently)... By definitio…

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    Comment #27646957

    I use SKEDit to achieve this functionality today on my android phone. It works with phone calls, sms, whatsapp and emails. It's really cool when it activates - it literally will pu…

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    Comment #17294754

    Possible moats: 1. the cost of having and maintaining a fleet of scooters 2. the network of flexible staff charging scooters 3. proprietary battery packs 4. the network of flexible…

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    Comment #16532622

    good lord. I didnt even check that one.

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    Comment #16532319

    This approach may make sense if you're either uniquely qualified or willing to speak to a lot of companies. You are basically signaling what type of person you are, divulging criti…

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    Comment #16532182

    "In order to get a good understanding of the purchasing power of your future retirement savings for today, you can do a “simple” calculation: Take your total retirement savings and…

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    Comment #16332083

    The problem is that facebook changed their business model (so you have to pay for people to see your content - he calls it payola), and a lot of content providers did not change th…

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    Comment #16187819

    Honestly, just make it into a bullet point list: your reformulation of the ideas is WAY clearer and requires no additional explanations. Maybe add graphical examples if you must, b…

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    Comment #15185581

    I think the POV he's taken is that the kafka stream is the one true datasource (for all time), with all other dbs being derivatives. This insane strategy seems to be over engineere…

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    Comment #15185505

    "I'm using my voice as my password". Vanguard allows voice authentication ( https://investor.vanguard.com/account-conveniences/voice-ver... ) - and who knows who else will roll som…

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    Comment #15028930

    Seriously - what types of treatment actually work for people addicted to drugs? As far as I know, none of them work ( where working is defined as >50% of people who complete the tr…

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    Comment #15018005

    This article makes a ton of sense for people in smaller companies that aren't worried about rapidly shifting markets and the long time-to-delivery of new functionality that is made…

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    Comment #15008639

    This is the principal agent problem in private, illiquid companies. There are issues with founders, employees and VCs, where each invest in "the company" with an expectation of dif…