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It will probably work out...

Get the cheapest Latitude 3000 series here: https://www.dell.com/en-us/dfh/lp/outlet

It will do everything you want. Latitudes are a business model laptop and don't come with all of the consumer...

Agreed.



How do you know that the risk adjusted cost of your Extended Service Contract is not a significant premium? $2,350 is a significant premium if nothing is anticipated to break in the...

Agreed, nobody has a crystal ball - but you can bet on the high margins charged for product warranties. That means you'll be significantly overpaying compared to your risk.

I think warranties make sense for people who don't have much saved (are just starting out, or had some extreme life event that wiped out their savings) or for people who are unable to save money...

Of course its a big loop hole. :)

Nope, that's not how insurance works. The risk is spread out over all of the vehicles covered.


For example, if the stereo head unit in a particular car has a failure rate of .01%, costs $500,...

The manufacturer is collecting most of the margin. Your dealer is just a reseller of the warranty.

In fact, extended warranties are often the highest margin portion of the product.

"Improved chip breaker" might be marketing double-speak for "cheaper to manufacture"

Obviously, I don't have data to back that assertion up, but many compromises are made between designing (or...

Also 2-4 D works great. Add some surfactant also. Both available on Amazon.

knowledge and experience are different.

What can get experts into trouble is when they believe themselves to be experts outside of their expert area.

Here is a great example (and cautionary tale) from the book:...

Are they dark, tiny ants? Could be Rover Ants. The traditional sugar/borax based baits don't seem to work very well.

Following the ants and blocking their entry points is the only thing that...

When private equity companies are mentioned, it always makes me think of that scene in Good Fellas where the main characters are burning down the restaurant for insurance money after maxing out the...

Some of it is pretty bad... but I think spotting AI generated content is like spotting bad plastic surgery. You never notice the well done stuff. In fact, you've probably already read a bunch of AI...

Yep totally agree. It’s called “lowering the cost of sale” and unfortunately, companies don’t price in the value of quality customer service, knowledgeable sales people, and other hard-to-quantify...

Yep these are great. Time will tell how long they stay sharp.

AI is already replacing people. While there is certainly hype, it is having a real world impact. A team of low level marketing professionals who used to write content are now reduced to one person....

Thanks for highlighting this Cameron. Its a fair criticism to consider. I think if you read the book, you would find that the author leans on his experience as an expert in the national security...

Jack,

You might be interested in this book: "The Death of Expertise: The Campaign against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters".
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I’ve had a 25-50 for a few years. It takes some practice to ensure you don’t gouge large table tops, but once you get the hang of it, the drum sander works well. I also push and pull the large...

Two mitre bars worked great for me on a few BB sleds. I used HDPE plastic but these WP bars look nice.

I have also used the Incra version and they work well if you mitre slots are accurately sized...

Some businesses use shipping for margin recovery...

Its an automated marketing email that attempts to sell you compatible accessories... nothing more.