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I can proudly say that though I disparaged the guy in private, I not once put my money where my mouth was, which means outside observers can infer that all along I secretly agreed with his analysis of the situation.

Part of them getting cheaper is becoming higher output, which means the same labor cost gets you more power. For example, in 2018 we got 360W panels while in 2024 we got 425W ones. But I agree this isn't the main component.

How would you solve the example legal situation you gave?

The new font doesn't have a few characters useful in IPA.

whether it is spending on transmission or generation is a fiction dictated by the regulator

That's the key place where we disagree: my understanding is that the "generation" charges are actual money leaving the utility for a competitive market, and this is a real division.

Wow, tough crowd

The CATXOKLA population is higher than the current swing state population, so it would arguably be a little less unfair overall. Also there's the potential for a catchy pronunciation like /kæ'tʃoʊklə/.

Knowing now that he had an edge, I feel like his execution strategy was suspect. The Polymarket prices went from 66c during the order back to 57c on the 5 days before the election. He could have extracted a bit more money from the market if he had forecasted the volume correctly and traded against it proportionally.

Yes. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/tDkYdyJSqe3DddtK4/alexander-gietelink-oldenziel-s-shortform?commentId=JqDaYkRyw2WSAZLDg [LW(p) · GW(p)]

I regret that both factions couldn't lose.