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Sure, sure, now you have a robot. How much did it cost you? How much did you have to renovate to install it? How much did you change your material handling? Your part design? Your vehicle design? Your assembly design?

Robots also only really work in stop stations, not on moving vehicles (with a few notable exceptions like paint shop).

Does all of this cost more than hiring a person? More than twice as much?

How often does your automation fail? Is it more than 1 out of 1000 cycles? You have over 10,000 automation steps. That would leave 10 errors per vehicle. When automation fails, it often stays down for a while for investigation and repair. Any station down will stop all stations both before and after it (eventually)

With 10,000 automation steps, and a run rate of 1 vehicle per minute, how often can you lose a robot?

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Disclaimer, I work for GM; any opinions are solely my own.
From my understanding, Spotify is arguing that it should be void of platform/processing fees for in-app payments, potentially zeroing fees for everyone... That's a hard argument to make, because if they win that, then Stripe wouldn't be able to charge processing fees either. You'd get into an argument of what fees would be fair, and in-app payments are not a requirement for the app store so it's hard to argue it.

I think the most likely scenario is that Apple will capitulate and remove any restrictions from apps soliciting payments in a web browser from within the app (are there any restrictions on this?).
So it's not aspirational, but real law backed by real money and government investment.
What is the nature of your work within SWE?
It is even worse than that, those 2 are independent each connected to one of the two FMS so the FMS has no idea there is another sensor at all, they are supposed to be alternated between flights. Also there is an indicator somewhere that lights up if AoA sensors are in disagreement but again FMS does not know this. How did this design got approved I have no idea.
Yes OEM. Just Engine Oil+filter is 5-600. Slightly less for the 4wd and transmission ones. Hourly work cost in an OEM shop is probably 150€. Maybe even €200. Even in the garage on the corner it's probably 80-90/h.
I can't get a US work visa. I need a bachelor's degree.
There are always trade-offs. I mean when I'm writing really low-level stuffs (e.g., optimizing matrix multiplication kernels) I frequently find type system annoying. In that case I would definitely prefer C/asm, because they are simply closer to bare medals.
> Spotify wouldn’t be the business they are today without the App Store ecosystem,

Apple makes Microsoft look like an angel. Using this argument, Microsoft could claim they could have made hundreds of billions if they got a cut out of every Windows app sale. Oh, and that those companies wouldn't exist if it weren't for Windows.
I currently subscribe to Spotify, use the iOS Spotify App, and do not make payments through in-app payments nor do I pay the 30% Apple tax. So it is circumventable, and Spotify is just "optimizing" their revenues here. So at least compared to Steam, Apple's platform is actually more open since you aren't required to pay through Apple's platform. Though I'm not sure on the current requirements for in-app purchases, so correct me if I'm wrong.
It is optional on 737NG but not on a MAX.
RWD is no issue in the snow, if there is enough weight on the rear wheels, as in cars like the 911 and the VW beetle. RWD is only an issue, if the engine is in the front of the car. Most electric cars have the battery in the middle of the car, putting enough weight on the rear wheels. Additionally, traction of electric cars can be controlled much better than with combustion engines.
A good excuse for struggling with recursion is that the person is a kernel programmer. There, on a very limited stack, recursion is so dangerous that programmers develop a strong reflex to get rid of recursion. If you tell them to produce something recursive, at every line of code their mind will be screaming DANGER and trying to fix the problem.

Such people are better tested on problems involving cache lines, TLB entries, memory-mapped IO hardware, DMA, atomic instruction opcodes, and interrupts.
Yes, currently Apple prohibits developers from linking to their websites subscription signup. I agree if Apple provides payment processing, they should get some cut (though not 30%). The issue is that Apple prohibits signing people up from anything but their IAP feature.
But the difference is both of them can be circumvented by competitors

If the App Store could be circumvented as easily, Spotify probably wouldn't be raising this issue to begin with.
"browser-based IDEs aren't new. But they've always been a beast of their own; this will work seamlessly with the tight VS Code integrations numerous languages and frameworks have."

Yes, I evaluated AWS Cloud9 and walked away, because it was obvious that it could never compete with the ecosystems of the major editors. New tools and frameworks will keep coming, and proprietary cloud developer environments won't keep pace.

This project or Theia[1] look much more viable, if they can maintain enough compatibility with VS Code.

1: https://www.theia-ide.org/
> What Spotify is demanding is something very different. After using the App Store for years to dramatically grow their business, Spotify seeks to keep all the benefits of the App Store ecosystem — including the substantial revenue that they draw from the App Store’s customers — without making any contributions to that marketplace.

Please Apple, pay all the open source projects that you use, a fair share of the revenue you generate on top of them.

Hypocrites.
The bonnet is additional storage and also the motors protrude into that area so it's not like they could eliminate that space completely for at least all wheel drive vehicles.
Not really...check weight distributions for any modern vehicle, you will find the majority of the competent manufacturers get it right around 50/50 front/back. Meaning your FWD Honda has no advantage over a RWD BMW except for the tendency for the Honda to understeer and the BMW to oversteer. This is the main problem in less than ideal traction conditions...
Which is why you reuse the existing wires into the home. Coax or even telephone wire can get quite impressive speeds (faster than gigabit) over short distances, which is all you need to get in from the box on the street corner.

You would only need to bring fiber into the home for the users that need the full performance of fiber. But then fiber is the only thing with that level of performance. You're not reasonably going to get better performance out of wireless than you can get out of coax.
I think they may be specifically referring to the most recent royalties hike that was opposed by Amazon, Spotify, but supported by Apple. Was most likely a PR move to make Apple look like a supporter of artists.
That kind of progression is probably very possible in finance, but not without a relevant degree.
I agree?
> Spotify’s aim is to make more money off others’ work

Moreover, that's the pot calling the kettle black. That's the app store in a nutshell -- Apple supplies the marketplace, but is also making a substantial chunk of money off of others’ work.
Throwaway account; I am currently in my late 30s.

Graduated from Kansas University in 2008.

2008 to 2010 - $50K CTO/co-founder of a small company

2011 - $125K SDE II @ Amazon

2012 - $125K SDE II @ Amazon

2013 - $175K SDE III @ Amazon

2014 - $217K SDE III @ Amazon

2015 - $200K E5 @ Facebook

2016 - $500K E6 @ Facebook

2017 - $800K E7 @ Facebook

2018 - $1M E7 @ Facebook

2019 ~ $1.25M E7 @ Facebook
EV's are also significantly much better at traction control because they can make corrections by the millisecond compared to the lag of a traditional ice car. That is a very important distinction.
It's disingenuous to suggest that Facebook's current problems aren't at least in part due to their being more impartial in 2016 election cycle than they were in 2012 (when they let the Obama campaign download their entire social graph, and were praised for it).

If Zuck is trying to do distance the company from this shit and make it _more_ impartial, he's making the right choice for the long run. From what I've seen of him in congressional testimonies, he knows this is a problem, and he deliberately chooses not to pick a side as the company's CEO, even though he's under severe pressure to do so.
It made me think of the horizontal stabilizer jackscrew jam on Alaska Airlines 261[0], but I misremembered that as a 737 rather than a MD-83. SF radio personality Cynthia Oti was among the passengers.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
It's not like humans are perfect in parkings lots though.
I think the % for processing/platform is justifiable and hard to argue against setting that % for them. The most likely outcome is that they will either remove the restriction from advertising alternative payment methods on signup, and in exchange Apple can do what it wants with in-app payments.
> I'm honestly not sure what the big deal is. You can subscribe outside of the App store (by not using in-app payments) and not pay that extra $$, and Apple doesn't get that extra $$.

It seems that Spotify claims that even making that information known on the app gets their app rejected. They have mentioned that Apple rejected their app because of the word 'Free' being used, as well as 'promotions' being used inside the app, and there is no way to link to external payment options.

Enabling payments via the App Store is helpful, denying other forms of payments seems leaning towards being anti-competitve.

Link for reference: https://www.timetoplayfair.com/
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> XML didn't work? use more XML. Everybody has a breaking point, and they reached theirs.

This argument could be applied to anything.

What's crazy about Rust stack organization? What are the issues with the community?
I'm sure that's why they're trying to dig a more visible trench between the two levels by removing the jump seats and lower cost versions of the model S. They seem to want a sedan and an SUV, with a premium luxury version they can push new semi-experimental technology into that hasn't yet been proven in the industry as sustainable at scale, and then the more accessible models that leverage economies of scale from the successful bits of the higher end vehicles.

I guarantee that once the big rig version is making money, they're going to start making the smaller inner-city delivery vehicles using similar tech.
I disagree, because Rust compile time checks are not prohibitive. I agree on all other points: you shouldn't try to write perfect software first time, mental overhead is a serious concern, battling type system is bad (but you don't do that in Rust). Overall, Rust is a productive language, especially compared to C++.
>Aspiration alone is no different than failure.

By that measure solar and wind are catastrophic failures given that they still depend on non-existent storage technologies to hit any kind of baseload replacement goals.
first Espaces were minivans. When people sit higher wheel wells are less of a problem.

All things being equal more impact protection is always better.
Yup. Another prominent example is Amazon’s inability to sell books in the Kindle application on iOS, which has the same anticompetitive undertones given that Apple sells ebooks to users of its platform.
Teradici is really good, and amazingly efficient on bandwidth.

The Teradici company license their technology to other vendors: it's what AWS Workspaces uses.
2025 does seem challenging. But remember that it's new car sales. People will operate their ICE cars for decades after that date.

And in the context of the discussion of VW's investment the difference between 80% of the market being ZEV and 100% is not that big...
But the pilot in the latest crash had been flying for Ethiopian for a decade, and Ethiopian's reputation for safety is excellent.
There is such a tremendous amount of dislike for Elon in this thread. I just don't understand. Nobody here holds a candle to his accomplishments.
I agree that the best case is that Apple sets the price it does business at, but that there are reasonable ways for the app to use a different payment provider, even if just by linking to the web. This keeps Apple's price in check naturally... As they'll need to keep the price competitive enough that the convenience of using their service is worth it.
BULLETIN The Chinese and Russian have hacked the Boeing 737 max 8 onboard systems, they have conspired to hack and destroy Boeing itself. and this bears credibility as result from their own joint effort in global commercial aircraft. Boeing need reassess through training to circumvent the problem of hacking onboard systems by foreign groups, rather than go out of business trying to “resolve” it. It’s an issue of malicious attack from foreign entities, under the guise of “design/engineering issues.” Be smart and trust no one. Train pilots to immediately take control of computerized “auto-flight” systems immediately, upon a problem. This problem is artificially created through potentially enemy state sponsored means. End (conf.)
Probably more than you would expect. Electric motors have frankly insane torque compared to their ICE equivalents.
It could very well be that nuclear is so safe because of all the bureaucracy that is required. Its safety record is not a good argument for abolishing the red tape. The fact is that failure scenarios of nuclear plants are very dangerous.
This entire letter sounded condescending and immature, to be honest. It reminded me of the cheesy Mac vs. PC days from Apple.
The first fallacy in this is that (as I understand it) you only think about probabilities, while in fact it's about probability (of something bad happening) times the cost of that bad thing.

Clearly, a chance for a bug losing you 300$ is much less of a problem than a chance for a bug killing 300 people.

The second thing is that a software update may render previous knowledge useless.

Just because the old software ran successfully on 100k nodes, it might still be the case that 2 out of 1000 new versions fail, so then you have 0.2% failure rate. That doesn't mean you should take out all 100k nodes but it means you might want to stop the 1k nodes in accordance with the principles laid out above.

Finally, I am not even sure why this is a yes/no question. How about: You're allowed to use the plane but you cannot rely on a defense of "the FAA said it was ok" if something happens, so talk to your insurance before.
> capacity to change

Good luck making changes to a 100kloc Python codebase.
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Ask HN: LLC or Corp for Pre-Seed, Expected Raise Startup
I'm exploring starting a company (based in California) and have fortunately gotten some strong interest from an initial funder. The company would be in a sector where securing funding is essential to even getting to a MVP, but I can do a little exploration with my own funds. Given that there's a good chance of securing funding, or at least pursuing funding in the next few months, how should I form an entity to house that exploration? LLC? C-Corp? S-Corp?

I see many posts saying that C-Corp is best for raising funding, but that LLC is easiest for an initial exploration. In this case is it best to do LLC then convert? C-Corp right now? S-Corp right now?

Any advice, including that I'm mistaken on my available option, is much appreciated!
As per ISO C, libc is part of the compiler.

Whatever else ends up there, like POSIX support, is implementation specific.
I have a 2004 Forester XT which is fast (beat all 3 $40k sports cars reviewed in the same magazine in 0-60 times), handles great (for a SUV), and has enough cargo space to be quite functional. The AWD system is great in the snow, and it has enough clearance to handle even pretty serious storms... (assuming plows are going anyway).

Sadly Subaru has abandoned the fast, but practical market. No WRX hatch, no turbo Forester, and the Crosstrek is very slow. The CVT is horrid as well.

Model 3 is small, low, and fast. Great as a second car, but not something I'd want as the primary car for a family + dog. I would not want to cross the Sierras in a snow storm with under 6" of clearance.

So the model Y fixes all my issues with the 3. A bit larger (smaller than an X though), a bit more clearance (by the looks anyways), and has generous cargo room. All while being as easy to park/drive as the smaller cars like the model 3.
You've elucidated the reason why I cannot get into videogames, even though I tried multiple times this last two decades.

I love the aesthetics of a well designed game. Pretty graphics are mesmerizing. But following arbitrarily designed rules and solving riddles created for the sole purpose of having an end goal for the game,—especially when one has a teenager-like disdain for authority—is more aggravating than having to follow rules in the real world.
The mclaren f1 put the driver in the middle, forward. There's lots of innovative ways to better use the space. Putting the 'additional storage' in a low bit with nothing using the space above it is just squandering footprint.
Support issues with email? Everyone I know can handle email just fine.

I consider the lack of emojis a bonus. Old school smileys are just fine by me. :-)

(Actually, emojis work just fine with gmail, but I won't be embracing them any time soon)
it depends on what kind of growth you want and what terminal level you are able to sit at. If you want to be an IC (individual contributor), then it many positions in FAANG cap out around $300K unless you do crazy shit. Moving into technical leadership (either manager or principal) is the key to the next level.
According to this infographic (linked below), it seems like Apple Music does give more average revenue per play than Spotify, $0.0060 for vs $0.0044. But in general, Apple Music isn’t _that_ much better than the rest where paying artists goes. It lags far below tidal, for example, which doles out $0.0125 per play on average.

https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/spotify-ap...
In my circles it's common knowledge that what you observe in the behavior of children is an unfiltered reflection of their home environment. When kids are violent, loud, abusive, it's very likely that's what their home looks like.

It's surprising to me that this is being portrayed as some kind of discovery/revelation.

My father would get very frustrated and violently angry when things didn't go according to plan, particularly in the garage when repairing something under time pressure. It took me over a decade living away from that environment to completely shed some of the same behaviors I had picked up just being around it.

Nowadays there's an Isaac Asimov quote I tell myself whenever such situations emerge:

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent" - and I'll add "are you incompetent?"
Generally speaking, regulations require a registration/approval process to facilitate enforcement. Participation in that industry then becomes encumbered by the requirement to go through that process, which is bureaucratic red tape that inhibits innovation.
Ruby disrupt those that were never exposed to AOLServer or Zope, we just had a sense of deja-vu.
Yes all large infra hits similar issues here.
I would point to: https://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Cryonics
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I think both end up with blame on Boeing. If a discussion in world news isn't enough to prepare an experienced 737 pilot (ten years!) to counteract spurious MCAS, then nothing is, at least to the level of safety expected in airline travel.

A plausible explanation for (1) that I've seen discussed is that, after disabling the auto trim, it may be impossible to manually re-trim while the yoke's pulled back, without first relieving aerodynamic stress on the elevator -- in this case by pointing the nose even farther down temporarily, which no sane pilot is going to want to do close to the ground.

(I don't know whether it could actually happen this way.)
At some point during the next 1000+ years we'll probably build some breeder reactors to use all that "waste" as fuel.
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Live-streaming New Zealand gunman said he aimed to disrupt US politics
In this case perhaps paper where you don't see anything, but that will trip up the scanner. You only need to have votes declared invalid. Of course, preferably just a random subset of them. You can choose for districts you don't like and distribute that paper there.
Can anyone explain why Wechat, the app that can do everything, streaming paid music, read paid ebooks, order food and goods, play games, are allowed to charge directly without IAP?

Heck wechat even had its own mini app store.
That problem of modern complications and a kludge of "modules" or "units" as remedies is the central problem of the 737 MAX. Why? Because Southwest and a few other customers wanted the 737 pushed, beaten, hacked, and morphed into a 757 but retain the 737 model /type certification.

Alright, you have it. How's that working out? Any regrets for not listening to advocates for continuing the 757 or starting a mini 787 type?
About Thorium- Subramanyam Swamy agrees- I wonder why there isn't more research on this, despite BJP being in the center and Modi seemingly listening to him.

The president of United States of America is on record saying Global warming is a hoax (asterisk), a fact he has repeated multiple times in his online communications on the micro-blogging website twitter.com [1], thereby throwing his full weight behind the claims.

(asterisk) A chinese hoax but the chinese part was before the said person became the president. I am not sure if he has skipped the Chinese part in his post inauguration communication for matters of international relationships or because he has changed his opinion on the origins of the hoax.

[1] https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump.

Greenpeace cofounder says that while the president is wrong and that earth is indeed getting hotter- people-made climate change is indeed a hoax and that people have no contribution to global warming. (or it's d/dx, or d2,dx2)

I'm not sure whom to listen to but either way, I would say that since peoplekind is not responsible, then it's God's will and in that case we shouldn't worry about it.
Discussion or capture of money must go through apple. The hinting of circumventing has to be really vague And creates a weird ux. IMO you have to follow the rules and pay the toll

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#in-...
What do I think about Agile? It's a recipe for disaster
Strong typing and memory safety are compatible with his wants. It's just that Rust isn't it. Any of Clojure, F#/C#, Python, or Go might be good here. (Ok, the nil-punning might make the strong arguable on Clojure's point... but otoh you have spec)
Doing game dev and digital content creation in anything but C++ and some python is simply a fool's errand. Any decent software in this area needs to use libraries written in C++ to have even a remote chance of being successful. These libraries are often written in ways that makes wrapping them for other languages impossible or at least force the exclusion of some desirable features in the bindings.

In other words, C++ is utterly entrenched in that space like Fortran is for HPC.
Did you remember to low-pass filter the derivative gain? Properly accounting for sensor noise is just as important as getting low-noise sensors.
On a lot of companies’ interview loops, if one interviewer says “no hire,” it’s an overall “no hire.” If that person is asking DP, and you don’t know it, then you will fail the whole interview.
If the FBI certified that her email server wasn't hacked, and also that a foreign government accessed her emails, perhaps it wasn't a hack job, and they were just simply given access?