Who is thankful for sleep? It’s a biological necessity that robs us of a significant portion of our lives. I’d much rather be able to meditate for half an hour and reap the mental reset.
Imagine being an unsuspecting passenger in a Waymo as it goes straight into a pedestrian at full speed. That possibility alone gives me pause to ever use an FSD service.
Imagine being an unsuspecting passenger in a taxi cab as it goes straight into a pedestrian at full speed. That possibility alone gives me pause to ever let anyone else drive me around.
Cab drivers have an incentive to not cause accidents (I.e., legal liability and loss of licensure etc), but so do Waymos. The difference being that each cab driver makes their own judgment calls whereas the waymo fleet should be the same training set. I’m sure you’ve experienced a wide, wide variety of safety levels from hired drivers; I know I have.
I'm surprised. Most companies are moving to Just In time. A contract to supply for a year, and often secret insight into order books so the supplier can work with their supplier when they need things. You still need some buffer because interruptions will happen, but storing a years worth of use means you pay for space to store all that. (it gets worse if someone invents a better washer and now your inventory is obsolete)
Maybe a company that predates most existing nations has bigger priorities than "perfect our profit spreadsheet by cutting every corner".
How much space do you think a year's worth of washers take up? They could easily be doing more frequent purchases for their larger inputs.
Seeing as they also predate science, they might have experience with things changing over time and how that affects supply. Or they don't, and it's much easier to weather bad events and business mistakes when your focus is on reliably producing high quality product for reasonable prices for centuries, to the point where your name is nearly synonymous with the product, your customers will always wait for you or come back.
Maybe, instead, those pushing "Just in time" everything should learn a thing or two from the company that has produced a reliably quality product for centuries.
During early smartphone era they spend most of the resources trying to write an OS
Most of Mozilla’s resources have always been spent on Firefox. There was never a cycle where most of Mozilla’s resources were spent on FirefoxOS.
But they need to figure out a way to generate revenue rather than relying on Google.
The percentage of revenue from Google has fallen every year since 2016. Mozilla Corporation had a 33% profit margin in 2022 (The latest data on Wikipedia).
> The percentage of revenue from Google has fallen every year since 2016.
"Fallen" is too strong a word: Google still provided 81% of Mozilla's revenue in 2022.
This share probably decreased in 2023, but that's mostly because the revenue increased by $40M thanks to financial operations (see "Interest and dividend income" in Mozilla's annual report for 2023).
Be aware that Cost Plus Drug is also heavy on marketing. The few times I’ve checked it was not actually the cheapest cash-pay option.
They have cleverly, although transparently, applied the fee model to prescriptions. You see one price on their page, but when you get to checkout the total price inclusive of everything might be more expensive than your local Walmart.
Their marketing is incredibly effective, though. I can’t believe how many people think Cost Plus must be the cheapest option who are then shocked to discover the same prescription is $4 at their local Walmart.
I use Amazon Pharmacy and it’s been an amazing experience. I get my drugs auto refilled, insurance is recognized and delivery is fast.
I haven’t filled a prescription in a brick and mortar pharmacy for a long time. Only limitations of online pharmacies are no consults, no vaccinations and no controlled substances.
I still go to a Safeway pharmacy for my shots. Even with an appointment I have to wait 30 mins or mlre because the staff are slammed. Pharmacist friends tell me it’s not a great time to be a pharmacist because of the shortage of techs.
I tell folks that if they can move their prescription online, they should. Not only will it save you the hassle, it’ll take the pressure off brick and mortars and actually help them improve in-person service for those who need it.
