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Comment Sunrun (Score 1) 100

Here is what I told the little cunt from Sunrun who rang my doorbell while wearing a suspiciously clean hardhat, hi-vis vest, and the all important clipboard:: "You are peddling finance contracts, not solar. Get the fuck off my property and do not come back."

Note that my latest PG&E (Pedal Generator for Electricity: ref. Soylent Green) rate was $0.50269 off-peak and $0.62569 peak (4-9 PM).

"Off with their heads. Off with everybody's heads."

Comment Re:Really cool, application to rockets not so much (Score 1) 68

Long ago I witnessed a military EOD public demonstration where a 1000 foot roll of det cord was unrolled into a straight line then initiated from one end. You could see the bright light of the detonation travel down the line, a little before the sharp Whoomp arrived (both heard and felt). Also demonstrated: blasting cap in a baseball glove to illustrate the need for caution in handling.

Comment Re:somewhat expected (Score 2) 68

Before joining a startup in the late 80s, I got these two gauge figures from reading: 1 out of 7 startups will still be a going concern after 4 years, usually by being acquired by an existing company; 1 in 30 will IPO. VC industry was smaller then: lowly engineer me was standing next to Don Valentine explaining something during a very early lab demo of a prototype while we were shopping for another round.

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