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karthikb

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About karthikb

Coin (www.onlycoin.com): YC W13, then started A^3 (Airbus Silicon Valley) program on air traffic control for drones. Now building a new co!

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    Comment #45362279

    That's why dosing is by weight and for children is a liquid, so the dose can be adjusted easily.

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    Comment #44340124

    The Traitorous Eight would only have been possible in California, not Washington, because of the position on noncompetes.

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    Comment #44152548

    > As an FYI, we _do_ use Figma Slides internally for pretty much everything I think this is part of the issue. How much of the internal use stays within the editor view? Do you hav…

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    Comment #44011969

    EEOC is based on national origin not nationality.

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    Comment #33431557

    > I see no reason to stop them This sort of a non-compete would almost have certainly resulted in Zoom not being built.

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    Comment #32599263

    > one should also keep in mind that people (especially engineers) are extremely biased and tend to drastically overestimate the cost of mistakes I've found the opposite to be true,…

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    Comment #32457477

    That article explicitly states that it doesn’t account for the energy or emissions required to produce the fuel. The lifecycle emissions of an EV depend on how the electricity was …

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    Comment #32417133

    > without wasting the time of the people who don't need to be part of it In my experience, the very people who think these cross-team sync meetings are a waste that they don't need…

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    Comment #32325963

    Thanks and fixed!

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    Comment #32325686

    climatebase.org (edited from .com) - we actively post there along with other amazing climate companies.

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    Comment #29196795

    It really depends on the airline, but it's fairly common to put newer aircraft with WiFi on more business-heavy routes, and put the older aircraft on more tourist-heavy routes wher…

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    Comment #25563992

    How did Tuchu's highlighting compared to the abstract?

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    Comment #25012476

    I use the example of publics works projects in San Francisco. There's a road called Van Ness that is going to have a bus rapid transit lane running down the middle of it. Should be…

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    Comment #24734421

    Kind of like this? https://techxplore.com/news/2019-06-intel-eye-contact-video-...

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    Comment #24262838

    > It is a rare company that spends money and resources on verifying from their users' point of view that they're being delivered what was promised -- unless that company actively c…

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    Comment #23871232

    What’s the value of the land and the sweat equity? You may have paid $100k and time but the buyer is paying all in currency for the finished product.

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    Comment #23867163

    Side door: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400#747-400_Boeing_...

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    Comment #23680430

    Youtube works this way to some extent.

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    Comment #23250770

    Not surprising in general, but given the reality that SF is the most tech-dense city in the world, it's an interesting observation that people perceive jobs to be scarce enough tha…

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    Comment #23095714

    Yes. That’s why they’re laying people off, and why Uber stock is up in after hours trading. Because of these layoffs, their margins have actually improved. Doesn’t make things any …

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    Comment #23091657

    This is older analysis [1] but Uber is profitable on each ride in their biggest markets until you deduct the OPEX of the main co. The burn of sales, marketing, engineering, support…

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    Comment #23086304

    I'm not so sure. Airlines have sent huge numbers of their aircraft to the desert for storage, so quickly spinning up flight supply and then spinning that back down will be expensiv…

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    Comment #22959243

    > But numbers can change They could, but I just tried calling the numbers on the back of two cards from merged/acquired banks and they both forwarded to the acquiring bank. Yes it'…

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    Comment #22958780

    I’ve been asked to “call the number printed on the back of [my] card” which would be much harder to spoof.

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    Comment #22884031

    https://www.opentable.com/state-of-industry Scroll down and click "city" instead of country. SF bookings on OpenTable were consistently down starting the last week of February. You…