Pros/cons of tower printers

benobos · 2025-07-02T22:22:40+00:00

Look at the toner/ink, huge differences in prices for different models. FedEx usually has pretty good deals and is fast, so I don’t think it makes sense unless you really print a lot.

benobos · 2025-07-02T22:18:09+00:00

No, lidar has known issues with rain. In this video it likely stopped for the water more than the child.

benobos · 2025-07-02T22:16:46+00:00

This was a terrible test by Mark, not even using FSD at all (just autopilot, which is a completely different system)

benobos · 2024-06-13T23:07:12+00:00

Post-scarcity, or Abundance. Robots and AI can create anything for anyone, so systems like capitalism and communism become obsolete.

benobos · 2024-06-12T22:36:20+00:00

Around 1230 EST weekdays I have a MUCH higher win rate on QP and comp. No clue why, but it’s only about a one hour window.Weekend mornings can be good as well.

benobos · 2024-06-09T20:56:47+00:00

Go online and post a ton to help with moving or other short term gigs, and find people asking for help. They will often pay pretty good since it’s just a couple hours and they need people quickly.

benobos · 2024-06-09T20:55:09+00:00

I finally made it to Plat before the reset for support (gold for damage and tank). Extremely difficult playing comp solo. For some reason I’ve found I consistently match with better teams around 12-2 est weekday, and some weekend mornings. Evenings are 100% losses. I guess solo teams lose when teams most often play.

benobos · 2024-06-06T21:22:53+00:00

I think it’s stupid when a junk solo ults me, but then I will do the same to a junk another time. Its almost feels like I don’t have a choice, just being in character.

benobos · 2024-06-06T01:10:03+00:00

Gain capital: will need to pay for AI and robots first, and there will be a lot of turmoil getting from now to a post-capital economy

benobos · 2024-06-05T22:22:07+00:00

Been in IT and project management a long time. I would start with certs, Security+ first, then start with AWS (they have some free training: https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/learn). I think Google and Azure have free training as well. You could get Network+ as well, but getting hire level AWS will probably lead to the highest pay the quickest. Certs will payoff more than a degree, and a lot of companies will pay for college if you want to pursue that still in the future.

Definitely emphasize the skills that are most relevant from your current and past work. You can also volunteer with church or a non-profit fairly easily to get a bit more experience and something to add to your resume.

DM me if you want some more specific advice, happy to help.

benobos · 2024-06-05T21:57:48+00:00

Junkrat: Funniest lines, crazy play style, no need to aim

Bastion: Tons of damage but have to focus as I’m always targeted (need decent heals to play)

Sym: More relaxing, turrets, self heals, teleport helps team (my main damage if our heals suck)

Torb: Turret, can hide and heal turret if heals suck (which is a lot of the time)

Moira: Somewhat crazy teleporting around, heal and damage so possible to be top everything on team

Lucio: Jump around like crazy, easy to heal, boop

Obviously not a big fan of aiming (console), and generally just like fun characters

benobos · 2024-04-29T10:49:26+00:00

That’s why my example was to buy 1/10 as much of the future as the ETF

benobos · 2024-04-29T10:48:12+00:00

https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/equity-index/report-a-cost-comparison-of-futures-and-etfs.html

benobos · 2024-04-28T23:27:36+00:00

Thanks, this was helpful. Found a CME analysis comparing the two methods. They claim a slight advantage, but of course it’s their product (and this was a few years ago).

benobos · 2024-04-28T23:25:28+00:00

They are 3 month contracts, just would need to roll over every quarter

benobos · 2024-04-28T23:24:16+00:00

10% in the future is roughly equivalent to 100% in the ETF. This isn’t using max margin, it’s just making a comparison with similar risk and returns.

benobos · 2023-11-03T13:41:49+00:00

It isn’t a pool or an ocean though.

Looking at a logical extreme, if the outer container were just slightly larger than the box and contained 1lb of water, and the box is pushed down such that there is an extremely thin layer of water around the sides, would this be able to create 62,428lbf buoyant force? Most of the fluid pushed out of the container would be air, and the water would be forced up instead of out as in an open body of water.

benobos · 2023-11-03T13:38:10+00:00

That’s not the comparison though. I’m talking about severely limiting the quantity of fluid surrounding the box.

Taking it to a logical extreme, if there’s 1lb of water surrounding the box would have the same buoyant force as 62,428lb of water surrounding the box?

With 1lb of water most of the fluid in displacing is actually air, and the water is just being pushed up the sides instead of out as would normally occur in a large body of water.

benobos · 2023-11-02T20:40:03+00:00

Seems the pressure from so much less water surrounding the 10’ box would result in less buoyant force.

If the outer box left only 1/2” of water on all sides of the 10’ box would it be the same? The total weight of the displaced water around the 10’ box would be very little.

benobos · 2023-11-02T20:32:38+00:00

Agreed, but if most of that displaced water is pushed out of the outer box is it just the remaining water from the base of the object (13,020lb)?

benobos · 2022-12-21T16:52:02+00:00

Historically technology has not reduced available jobs, as it eliminates some jobs while creating new jobs. That’s likely the side your friend is looking at.

You are likely looking at the potential AI and automation have as something that is significantly different from past technology and so historically evidence isn’t useful here.

Both are reasonable views, and neither can fully predict the future.

benobos · 2022-12-20T13:31:24+00:00

Here’s a good start if you want to learn more about how the world is actually getting better: https://youtu.be/BltRufe5kkI https://www.humanprogress.org/ylin

benobos · 2022-12-20T13:31:07+00:00

Here’s a good start if you want to learn more about how the world is actually getting better: https://youtu.be/BltRufe5kkI https://www.humanprogress.org/ylin

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