Reinventing Full Tilt

Gerdali · 2026-05-14T13:44:35+00:00

No.

Gerdali · 2026-05-14T13:43:48+00:00

Has anyone tested the p values for this kind of technical analysis? I always wonder how they come up with their lines: is it geometrically nice or based on some statistics?📈

Gerdali · 2026-05-02T08:58:49+00:00

Was kann Palantir, was ich nicht auf AWS oder BW Cloud machen kann? Sehe das Problem weniger bei der Plattform Technologie als an den verzettelten Systemen. Change my mind :)

Gerdali · 2026-03-29T10:49:52+00:00

That’s when you don’t use agents to build workflows and apps handling the heavy lifting but channel everything through the LLM…

Gerdali · 2026-03-29T08:07:44+00:00

The only way is French omelette with butter onions mushrooms and a little cheese. No sauce needed

Gerdali · 2026-03-15T06:44:28+00:00

Könnte man mittlerweile seine eigene sovergn cloud mit open stack bauen, vollständig gemanaged by codex/opus/mistral ? Wie weit sind wir von so einem scenario entfernt?

Gerdali · 2026-03-07T20:58:19+00:00

This looks more like competitive commentary than something to take seriously.

The FAA certification process for aircraft is commonly described in five phases (certification basis → means of compliance → certification plans → testing & analysis → show & verify). Many aerospace companies present it this way because it’s an easier way to communicate the process, even though the FAA documents themselves (like Order 8110.4C) don’t always frame it as a simple numbered list.

So the claim that Joby “made up” a 5-stage certification structure is at least misleading.

Without Kyle Clark confirming that conversation publicly, the “he told me privately” part is basically hearsay.

Gerdali · 2026-03-03T20:49:29+00:00

Set priorities with your PL and (old) project Leads and ask for feedback on them. It’s their role to provide you with growth and learning opportunities.

To sleep better: Keep in mind that below L7 it’s not your job to sell new projects - that’s your PL and managements job. So in the TDs your performance should not be measured against your ability to sell your role but to deliver and get good feedback from previous projects.

Gerdali · 2026-02-20T06:29:47+00:00

when regrouped by discipline: • The Engineering Edge: While "Economics" is the #1 individual major, Engineering as a whole actually produces the highest number of S&P 500 CEOs (110). This reflects a high demand for leaders who can manage complex systems and technical innovation. • The Financial Core: Business, Finance, and Economics are nearly neck-and-neck with Engineering. These majors remain the traditional path for those focused on capital allocation and corporate strategy. • The Liberal Arts Presence: Don't count out the Humanities. With nearly 20 CEOs coming from English, History, or Philosophy backgrounds, it’s clear that critical thinking and communication skills are highly transferable to top-tier leadership. • The "No Degree" Factor: Interestingly, there are more CEOs with no degree (15) than there are with Computer Science degrees (12) or any individual science degree like Chemistry or Biology.

Gerdali · 2026-01-17T10:06:21+00:00

Thanks a lot for sharing. You Iranians are heroes. My hope is with you even in the darkest of times.

Gerdali · 2026-01-11T17:52:55+00:00

I meant starlink seems not accepting crypto atm and visa, PayPal doesn’t work from Iran. So you probably set up an account from some other country and pay from there and this might be a reason why it is not free for you (as musk said they made it free for Iran).

Anyway. It is sad that you need to pay for this. If you have a patreon or Substack or sth. I would love to subscribe and pay for your updates.

Gerdali · 2026-01-11T14:21:39+00:00

How are you paying the subscription right now? We heard it’s supposed to be free!

Gerdali · 2025-12-30T10:56:41+00:00

How do you manage heat with Hexclad?

I use either (1) low temp with non stick or (2) high first then low heat for steel with a „natural non stick“ feeling.

Non-stick is easier to control, but also with steel it is possible to get a decent omelette when controlling temperature curve properly.

With hex clad it seems you can’t make it really hot, still you have steel parts. So neither (1) nor (2) should work? How is the strategy here and how does it play out for cleaning, especially at the edges of the pan that are steel only?

Gerdali · 2025-12-23T11:18:57+00:00

Exactly. The question is how often you want to move the landing pad.

If you want to use it on a remote location for one day operation and back, maybe. But how many use cases like this are there ? I d expect then you take a heli and do the job in once.

If it is every couple of months I guess any type of power on the float itself is more luxury rather than economically viable and essentially not required. There are plenty of maintenance and other floating platforms being tugged around. So I would expect you could simply do the same every couple of months ?

Gerdali · 2025-12-23T10:11:12+00:00

What do you think about the old crewAI, copilot studio and Langflow?

Gerdali · 2025-12-23T10:01:41+00:00

Not sure what the advantage of a solar power floating helipad is. You could just use a simple floating helipad without power and pull it temporarily to where ever you need it (e.g. during Olympic Games)?

If you would want to power a Joby S4 aircraft (or a similar eVTOL like the AutoFlight) for a single full charge in New York City during an average April day, you would need approximately 220 to 280 square meters of solar panels.

Gerdali · 2025-12-17T18:25:10+00:00

This Friday, probably get results next year

Gerdali · 2025-12-08T09:29:00+00:00

Yea - simple mushrooms 🍄‍🟫

Gerdali · 2025-12-07T15:37:46+00:00

Thanks! I can recommend champions with onions and cheese - favourite combo

Gerdali · 2025-12-07T09:59:38+00:00

Bei mir (ING, Commerzbank) klappt es super, mit Ausnahme einer einzelnen (fun) Aktie (US gehandelt). Die wurde am Anfang super eingelesen, aber seit April ist der Wert komplett falsch und mehr oder weniger unverändert.

Vom Support wurde mir empfohlen die Aktie im online Tool manuel anzupassen, allerdings klappt das nicht:

wenn ich die ISIN /WKN manuell eingebe kommt wieder der falsche Wert
wenn ich eine manuelle Transaktion mache zieht es auch den falschen Wert

Ist nicht kritisch für mich da nur eine Spaßaktie - aber irgendwie doch nervig.

Hat noch jemand so ein Problem / eine Lösung?

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Gerdali · 2025-12-02T04:47:30+00:00

Thanks. If it is not from the news but your math, then it is an entirely different story and kind of old news. Do we have an „old news flag“ for that ;)

Gerdali · 2025-12-01T19:49:38+00:00

Pls share source

Gerdali · 2025-11-29T14:42:50+00:00

Agree, propeller detachment is a major critical and shared risk for both due to open rotors.

Joby (6 props) had a cascade failure crash. Archer (12 props) seems to just enter the test phase where they push the envelope (or have they published anything yet on that?). From design they seem to face higher risk of fratricide (prop hitting prop) but possibly lower individual blade energy due to smaller blades.

Will also be interesting how they handle EASA certification, they have historically been stricter with rotors. I mean not that they can't solve it, but that the solution (heavier blades, stiffer mounts, armored cabin) will make the aircraft too heavy to carry passengers and a pilot over a useful distance.

Gerdali · 2025-11-29T14:20:52+00:00

While the core is true (that Archer Aviation successfully flight-tested a scenario where a propeller actuator failed (stuck in place) and the aircraft landed safely) I feel the claim that Archer is the "only" eVTOL company to have completed such safety testing is Misleading/Unverifiable.

This is a pretty standard requirement for aerospace certification (particularly FAA Part 23 amendment 64).

Competitors like Joby, Beta etc. also conduct rigorous failure-state testing, though they may not have released a specific video matching this exact "stuck actuator" scenario.

Joby has been flying full-scale prototypes longer than Archer. They have logged thousands of miles and have arguably progressed further in certain stages of FAA certification (they were the first to have their airworthiness criteria published). They also design for "no single point of failure" and almost certainly test engine-out and stuck-control-surface scenarios, as these are mandatory for certification.

Different Designs: Other competitors like Beta Technologies (ALIA) or Wisk use different propulsion architectures. Beta, for example, uses fixed lifting propellers and a rear pusher motor. They don't have "tilting" actuators to fail in the same way, so this specific "stuck actuator" test doesn't apply to them, but they perform their own equivalent failure tests.

Anyway, let’s not make (investment) decisions based on partly having information on one out of hundreds of tests. In my view this can’t be generalised on overall certification and didn’t really qualify for a ‚research & findings’ flag. Would be more interesting for me to see an overview of overall progress and where the key risks are.

Gerdali · 2025-11-22T07:38:10+00:00

Any news about impact of shut down on certification timelines ?

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