Which was a big upgrade from the prior system which just used a heavy rock.

Important to note:

Nasdaq changed its rules recently so SpaceX can join the Nasdaq 100 Index, a cohort of the largest non-financial companies listed on its exchange, in just 15 trading days, down from a three-month minimum. FTSE Russell adopted a similar approach, shortening the waiting time to five trading days.

Not to whom you're replying...

Depends what you mean by successful. If you mean "the IPO goes ahead" then I don't think this makes a difference (unless Elon cracks the shits at this decision and pulls out, which I'm not sure is an option).

If "successful" equates to number-go-up, then my understanding is that Fast Index Entry would have resulted in, effectively, forced purchase of shares by various funds.

When Fast Index Entry (FIE) was a chance of being introduced, the odds of number go up were higher. Now that FIE has been ruled out, there's a lower chance of number go up because there's no "forced blind purchase" group.

I'm similar, and yes, there are easy options to replace person's name with, as long as you're putting a bit of thought into what you're saying so as not to paint yourself into a name corner.

Ironically, I'm insanely good at remembering faces. But it's kinda useless because of the name thing (and equally, the face context is also difficult).

A trick helping momentarily is introducing them to another person. Then I pick up their name from the conversation and can use it myself - at least for 10 minutes until I forget it again.

Have you heard him talk?

He can't even stay consistent in 1D.

Don't be jealous of our peak power price though: $0.56/kWh

(I have a battery though, so I rarely pay full tote - which is one of the reasons I got a battery)

Not jealous but that’s no worse than much of California (assuming those were USD you quoted, not AUD).

That's AUD, so maybe California's a (fair) bit worse then. I always thought the US had pretty darn cheap power.

Looks like California's maximum peak rate is US$0.74/kWh (without including the baseline credit), which is equivalent to AUD$1.04/kWh

Yeahnah, I don't know what I'm complaining about then.

Get solar panels, get batteries!

I'd have assumed it was AUD, and even then it's high. I pay 0.28/kWh AUD in Sydney. That'd be 0.2/kWh USD.

wow, that's really high. average price for the us is maybe $0.25 kwh adjusted for AUD

Or insect infected brains (ref: Braindead TV series)

In the life of humanity, text has only existed a relatively short time.

Sounds as if you think you have no agency in this.

I consider myself quite literate, and (I think) can both read and construct complex sentences that remain grammatically- and content-descriptively-correct.

Having said that, when I read Thomas Pynchon, and I've only progressed through four of his more beginner-friendly books, in a number of places I feel that reading his work is something that is passively happening to me, as opposed to my actively following along with the action / description.

There's something I enjoy about Pynchon's writing, but I don't think I'm picking up everything that he's putting down.

Similarly with the older language used by Dickens. But damn it sounds good.

I only tried reading Gravity's Rainbow, but boy, was that a totally different literary experience than I've ever had. I could only make progress while listening to trance.