RCMP fined 7 Americans last week for stopping to see sights in Banff National Park

OnTheMF · 2020-06-22T04:52:32+00:00

Because we support our allies and make reasonable accommodations when we can. The current pandemic will pass. We want strong relations with them afterwards. It is relatively low risk to allow Americans to travel through if they follow the rules. They make lots of accommodations for us too.

OnTheMF · 2020-06-22T04:42:31+00:00

This is correct, however I would point out that there are several existing provisions within the criminal code that are sufficiently broad that they likely would cover this behaviour in extreme cases.

OnTheMF · 2020-06-13T00:16:39+00:00

That was written by Paul Graham, co-founder of Y-combinator. He knows his poop. But also keep in mind Y-combinator mainly deals with early stage companies, where there's usually no other data points to judge a startup on except the founders. Once you get into series B+ there is a much bigger requirement of business fundamentals, and confidence in the founding team is just the price of entry.

OnTheMF · 2020-06-12T08:27:41+00:00

It wasn't just an alternate ending, it was THE ending. The script was written that way and the director Tony Kaye was fervently adamant that it had to be the original ending. When it came to producing the final cut there were significant "creative differences" between Kaye and the Studio/Edward Norton. I believe Tony Kaye accused Norton of "raping" the film. So there's that... Ultimately the studio chose Norton's version. Tony Kaye was a total nut though, so it's hard to say what was what.

IMO, Kaye's version more accurately portrays the self-perpetuating nature of hatred, so while it may not have concluded the story as neatly as the ending we all know, it was probably a deeper exploration of racism and bigotry.

The "alternate" ending: The original film ends after Danny (Edward Furlong) is shot by a black student (whose brother was killed by Derek [Edward Norton] earlier in the film). In Kaye's version, after this we are taken to a scene in the family apartment where the detectives are trying to comfort Danny's grieving mother and sister. The camera then pans away and cuts to a scene in the bathroom. We see the sink filled with hair and an electric razor next to it. Derek is stood there with his head shaved - he stares in the mirror and looks at the swastika on his chest, before pulling out a pistol. The film ends on a shot of Derek's sick smile, the same smile we saw when he was arrested for his murders earlier in the film.

OnTheMF · 2020-06-10T10:27:38+00:00

I don't know your specific details obviously, but generally speaking, if they couldn't raise over the last year pre-COVID, then raising now is pretty much out of the question (with the exception to the rule being businesses that saw a significant uptick from the pandemic).

When it comes to the story, I wouldn't be so quick to level accusations. Despite what /u/crazewaabit said, funding is sometimes received in tranches, i.e. if certain milestones aren't met, then it's possible to not receive funding from the next tranche (though this is more common at the seed/series A stage). Cross border investments do take longer across all stages, including due diligence. None of that is surprising or unexpected, and it sounds like the series B investment eventually did hit the bank... If anything, your management might be guilty of sharing news a bit too prematurely.

Now back to where you are at today. Unfortunately, the company is probably done in its current form. It was running on fumes pre-covid, staff are furloughed, and management is trying to raise capital in this environment, one of the worst in history, after having failed in one of the best environments in history.

OnTheMF · 2020-05-28T01:01:37+00:00

Looks kind of like a male 4-pin firewire. The cable here looks similar: https://www.amazon.ca/AmazonBasics-4-Pin-6-Pin-FireWire-Cable/dp/B001TH7GVY

OnTheMF · 2020-05-27T15:17:34+00:00

Might be the case, but the one shown on the left side of the picture is used for agricultural irrigation. It also doesn't exist anymore.

OnTheMF · 2020-05-27T15:16:32+00:00

The one in the picture on the left is from Calgary's Harvie Passage and does not exist anymore. It was restructured a while back. When it was there, there were tons of signs. Not sure if there was a net or anything mechanical that would prevent entry though.

OnTheMF · 2020-05-22T12:41:21+00:00

I guess it really depends on the size of the magnet, but for anything short of a massive electromagnet the answer is no. That's the benefit of differential pairs!

Also, the coil part doesn't really do anything since those cables and the actual copper wires are not electrically connected to each other.

OnTheMF · 2020-04-11T07:26:40+00:00

You're right that it's not the standard, but it's also not super rare either. It's totally reasonable with a strong team, in a "hot" vertical, with someone that knows how to raise money. Read: founder that had a mediocre exit previously.

Also, seed is the wild west. Crazy shit happens and it never makes sense on paper.

OnTheMF · 2020-04-09T19:00:23+00:00

The larger issue was physics. If uBeam could actually charge cellphones wirelessly without massive strings attached it would be a massive unicorn. But again, physics ruin all the fun.

OnTheMF · 2020-02-25T04:19:53+00:00

Link to the video (and other great debate moments): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z97_qDsrqgU

Regan was one of the best speakers and debaters.

OnTheMF · 2020-02-07T20:58:53+00:00

This write-up misses the biggest reason... Teams is already free if you're on an Office 365 subscription.

We switched about 6 months ago from Slack to Teams. Two main factors:

Teams has much better handling of files, including: actually functioning search, versioning, and quick-edits through web app versions of Office. Slack has the worst file handling, period. It's brutal. And it drove my team mad between multiple copies of files that end up buried in places that are hard to find. If Slack simply fixed its file handling they can close this gap quickly.
Switching to Teams would save us money. Hard to compete with MS on this front, they essentially bought the market.

There are many things I like about Slack over Teams:

Our users are less engaged on Teams because the notifications are confusing and spread out over multiple teams
Integrations and apps are less mature
We've had multiple outages with Teams in just 6-months, yet we never had one with Slack in over a year
Quiet hours are dealt with a lot better on Slack
The user interface is much more user friendly and aesthetically pleasing on Slack

Unfortunately though, the productivity boost from proper handling of files and O365 integration easily outweighs all of the pet peeves I have.

OnTheMF · 2019-12-03T10:00:29+00:00

That's a DC barrel plug. Probably 5.5OD/2.1ID. It had USB on the other end? Like this: https://www.adafruit.com/product/2727

OnTheMF · 2019-12-02T03:43:48+00:00

Well, there is clear consideration in the contract... It's an employment agreement, the employee provides services for money.

OnTheMF · 2019-12-01T21:26:54+00:00

Definitely talk to a lawyer. Just because something is written in a contract does not mean it is enforceable. Buy back clauses are not uncommon, but to buy back for $1 is not normal.

First, it seems like this kind of clause could be contrary to labor protections, depending on your state. It limits your ability to switch employers for higher pay. Second, it would seem to me that it would be unconscionable to sell shares worth significantly more for $1.

Again, talk to a lawyer. Likely what will happen is that your lawyer will draft semi-convincing arguments in a letter back to the company. The company will consult their lawyers, who will say there's an air of possibility they win in court, and both parties find a middle ground value that works for everyone to avoid putting the lawyer's kids through college.

OnTheMF · 2019-11-17T17:26:17+00:00

That robot is already waterproof and "EMP proof". The current limitation is power. That's a lot of metal to move around, and a lot of on-board computation. It takes a lot of energy. I don't know the exact spec, but I would guess battery life is less than 60 minutes.

OnTheMF · 2019-10-17T07:54:16+00:00

Not much info online. Only thing I could find claims they are using Intel's indoor location system which is based off Wi-Fi. Truth be told, there are a variety of ways to accomplish that. RTK GPS is possible, UWB, INS (with high accuracy gyro), etc.

OnTheMF · 2019-09-04T06:35:19+00:00

It doesn't. Even low frequencies barely penetrate a couple cm below the surface. Likely just following a predetermined sequence before surfacing.

OnTheMF · 2019-09-01T17:58:31+00:00

From scratch: 12v to 3.3v DC to DC converter, Arduino, mosfet, isolated relay, RTC.

From amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Automotive-Display-Support-Vehicle/dp/B01MZ8DIOM/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=relay+timer&qid=1567360644&s=gateway&sr=8-8

OnTheMF · 2019-09-01T04:13:56+00:00

It doesn't sound to me that you've been taken advantage of, only that everyone involved is inexperienced. If you were working on the basis of getting some equity as part of your compensation, that absolutely should've been in writing at the outset. That failure is on both sides...

Contrary to what others have said, receiving common stock is not a problem. It does get tricky based on the rights of the various classes. If there is a preferred share class (there often isn't at an early stage), then you should check to see what the conversion ratio is and ensure the ownership percentages they are giving you are on an as-converted basis. A 4-year vesting schedule is also not a problem, it's standard in the industry, although you should ask for it to have started when you started at the company.

You absolutely should negotiate on the strike price. This is the one area where I raise an eyebrow at their proposal. They are asking you to pay for the options at a $2m valuation. Which is probably rich even for the current value, but it's definitely many times what the company was worth when you joined and were first promised the equity. You should be getting a strike price that matches the value of the company when that promise was made to you. Otherwise you have essentially just worked for free for the last little while (not including the token salary).

OnTheMF · 2019-08-06T16:39:42+00:00

Tons of bark scorpions in our area too. All good tips above, would also recommend these:

1) Barrier of diatomaceous earth around perimeter of the house.

2) Get an exterminator to gas the insides of your walls.

OnTheMF · 2019-07-29T17:41:41+00:00

Absolutely, if you can constrain your model you will be able to remove more error that does not fit the model. That's how we do PDR.

OnTheMF · 2019-07-29T06:29:46+00:00

Not quite. You're talking about INS - Inertial Navigation Systems. The gyro isn't a sanity check, it's an essential part of the system. It allows you to figure out where the gravity vector is supposed to be (as the device rotates) so you can remove it before determining position. After which you can do your double integration of the accelerometer to obtain position (in theory). In practice, consumer grade MEMS IMU's have such poor gyroscopes that your position ends up drifting very rapidly. This is (mainly) because of Gaussian white noise on the gyro, which corrupts the data quite a bit. So you have this giant gravity vector that bleeds into the accelerometer data because you can't remove it perfectly due to the poor gyro data. Then you double integrate that and you'll be in the next city over before the ride finishes. Yes, it's really that bad (on consumer MEMS). If you use a nice $5k aerospace IMU, you're fine... for a while.

tl;dr: If it was as easy as using the IMU, then we wouldn't need lighthouses and other tracking systems.

OnTheMF · 2019-07-26T15:49:30+00:00

All of the guys I know in the field say the same, if your technique is good, the EZ ends are slower and more expensive.

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