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Finally! Now do the Blues (please, please DOJ and FTC). And the major inpatient and provider oligopolies. Market concentration across many layers is a huge reason we spend 17% of U…

I would love to debate the conclusions with the McKinsey team. I think their analysis was highly flawed. Do Americans consume more healthcare? Yes. Is that the primary reason for o…

Many DARPA projects over the years have approached similar X-65 design goals of increased flight control, modularity/redundancy. One of my favorites was Pulse Ejector Thrust Augmen…

Yep. Gemalto was hot stuff for a while.

Remember RSA and OPM? The RSA hack had huge implications for the Department of Defense, and was probably a state-sponsored hack (likely China). Around the same time the Office of P…

Remember RSA and OPM? The RSA hack had huge implications for the Department of Defense, and was probably a state-sponsored hack (likely China). Around the same time the Office of P…

Nokia is one of the top cellular/mobile backend hardware providers. 5G is turning out to be a lot more expensive than projected, the rollout has slowed, so equipment makers like No…

Cool project! I worked on a hybrid airship project. H vs He. H for the win. H gives 10% more lift than He, and you can manufacture more H. Long-term this efficiency will allow you …

Look at the balance sheet 10K and 10Q filings. Additional Paid-In Capital is basically all the accumulated equity investment. Add in the current long-term debt. That gives you an a…

Despite operating for 14 years (1) and $51,488,000,000 of effective capital investment (2) Uber STILL loses money. The quarterly operating profit they reported is not GAAP net inco…

Thanks! We worked really hard on the design to be functionally useful while visually striking. We are fans of Bauhaus design. Weight > The total weight is probably similar at 10 po…

Glad to hear you found the thread interesting. Kioma does provide an Isofix detachable base, but in the U.S. it is called Latch. Same thing, different name. All U.S. infant child r…

The US standard is FMVSS 213. In Europe, seat manufacturers currently must comply with standards UN R44/04 or UN R129 (i-Size).

A good dialogue is always fun. Thanks for bringing some science to the thread. You've hit the nail on the proverbial head regarding misuse. Misuse is a problem across installation …

Ah, ok, and thanks for clarifying. The Kioma base is low profile (vertical height), and only 1/2 inch out from the passenger seat upright face (your "fore-aft" distance). It does n…

You're welcome. Thanks for asking! If you have other questions, please drop me a line at support@kioma.us and mention your HN profile.

Feedback is always welcome. Thanks for checking it out! I may botch the response to your points, but I'll give it a try below. Force > To use the base, yes some force is required. …

Any seat belt in an automobile is a single point of failure by your logic. Seat belts are fantastic tech, though. Seat belt webbing is designed to take 11,120 Newtons (FMVSS 209). …

Think of the dollar cost amortization! You need to have more children to average down the cost. So you can use the car seat across 3-4 kids. In all seriousness, the problem with do…

Yes to this.

Someone further down the thread had a similar negative response to that phrase and suggested maybe "parent tested" as a substitute? Thanks for the feedback!

Thank you! Encouragement is always welcome.

Great feedback. Thank you! I'll pass it on to the marketing team.

We're happy to license out tech.

Test Results > NHSTA used to publish their test results of all car seats, but no longer do so. FMVSS 213 (the US standard) tests for Head Injury Criterion (36 millisecond), Excursi…