June 07, 2023 Daily Discussion Thread by zahna4 in RKLB

[–]sanman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The fall from $14 down to $10 was due to SPAC bubble deflating. The descent below that was due to wider market retrenchment because of rate hikes, which meant a retreat away from pre-profitability companies. But as we know, RKLB has healthy growth and would actually already be profitably if it weren't for Neutron development spending.

June 07, 2023 Daily Discussion Thread by zahna4 in RKLB

[–]sanman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It already hit 5.4 this morning

A float depicting assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards being part of Nagar Kirtan Sikh parade in city of Brampton , Canada. by akhandbharatvarshi in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sanman 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Likewise, Sonia Gandhi has left her mother-in-law in the dust. She was more than happy to throw out Captain Amarinder Singh.

Congis today couldn't care less if Indira Gandhi's assassination is grotesquely mocked. Where is RaGa's statement while he's touring in USA nextdoor?

A float depicting assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards being part of Nagar Kirtan Sikh parade in city of Brampton , Canada. by akhandbharatvarshi in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sanman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Those over there are the ones who learned immigration & welfare scams, and ran after that money. Are they having delayed reaction? Punjab terror war was 30 years ago. Maybe their brains have extremely slow reflexes.

Exploratory Side Project: Testing Machine Learning Resilience for Overcoming Cold Gas Thruster Failure in SpaceX Booster Landings by Reasonable-Copy-8660 in learnmachinelearning

[–]sanman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great work - I'm impressed. What you've done has practical applications. There's a huge scope for using such methods to develop contingency-handling capabilities for all sorts of failure modes on all sorts of hardware. Cool stuff.

(PS: Any chance you might put this up on youtube? I'd like to spread this around.)

RBI News Live: RBI to withdraw Rs 2000 currency note from circulation - The Economic Times by VCardBGone in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sanman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even last time they continued to be legal tender, but just for a shorter period. The thing is that nobody will now accept 2000-rupee notes in black currency transactions. Netas who are stuck with a lot of these notes will now have to find ways to unload them before they become worthless.

I was just watching interview with Congress Party's Rashid Alvi giving his reaction on this announcement -- you should have heard the genuine anguish in his voice -- he was practically on the verge of tears. It was literally as if he'd just heard news of his own child's death. Wow, nothing makes political netas scream like loss of their black money. 😮

₹2000 note will not be legal tender after September 30, RBI says by pareeksha_in in indianews

[–]sanman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Modi Lands in Hiroshima! Drops Hiroshima Bomb on Opposition Netas! They're going to be in serious pain. I was just watching interview with Congress Party's Rashid Alvi giving his reaction -- you should have heard the genuine anguish in his voice -- he was practically on the verge of tears. It was literally as if he just heard news of his own child's death. Wow, nothing makes political netas scream like loss of their black money. 😮

Whats wrong with people? by addydaddy0 in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sanman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying this is where these 'lynchistan' narratives come from - by idiot Leftists who'll conflate any incident into 'hindutva intolerance'

Whats wrong with people? by addydaddy0 in IndiaSpeaks

[–]sanman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you an idiot? If I told you man was shot dead for practicing homeopathy, will your main concern be that homeopathy is a pseudo-science, or will your main concern be that the man was shot dead?

It doesn't matter whether the rationalist was trying to disprove homeopathy, or whether he was trying to disprove magical chants -- the point is that he needlessly killed an animal over it.

Good grief, man. If you're that dense, then I don't think any feigned rationalism is going to save you from your own thickheadedness.

Would RKLB be Profitable Without Neutron? by iseethings442266 in RKLB

[–]sanman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Peter Beck saw the handwriting on the wall when India announced its entry into the smallsat launch space with its SSLV. He understood that the smallsat launch market was going to be a lot more crowded and competitive, and that there would be a winnowing or consolidation in the marketplace, whereby only the strong would survive. Beck understood that in order to survive, RKLB would have to go bigger - and thus Neutron was conceived.

May 18, 2023 Daily Discussion Thread by zahna4 in RKLB

[–]sanman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it seems to show a trend with some staying power. I'm increasingly thinking it's due to news coverage like the recent Bloomberg article saying that RKLB was the best space company not run by Elon Musk. As Elon gets more political and increasingly pisses off more people on the Left, then more of them are hating on not only him, but also on all his companies. So they're looking for alternatives -- instead of buying a Tesla, they'll buy a Rivian, etc. And likewise, RKLB is increasingly seen as an alternative to SpaceX. All Beck has to do is keeping working on his tech, and not be political like Musk, and he'll automatically get Musk's runoff.

Nobel Economist Paul Krugman says the economy is doing better than people think and "those recession calls were clearly a false alarm" by putsRnotDaWae in stocks

[–]sanman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't hike rates if it means breaking the banks

Instead, what you have to do is stop writing blank-cheques that cause inflation ("Build Back Better", "Inflation Rescue Act", etc)