i had many startups reaching out over the years but i just could not make the numbers work to make the shift.

it's not uncommon that a regular salary from a big tech in the bay area would amount to ~$2M total after 4 years (considering stock appreciation).

if you were given 1% of equity of the startup then start up has to worth $200M after 4 years. or more likely you would be given 0.1% of equity of the startup, and then it has to worth more than $2B, in order for it to make sense for you.

how likely is that going to happen?

> Does this mean that Huawei phone which has been hurt badly by sanction will now stand a fighting chance because of homegrown GPU?

oh, man, "stand a fighting chance"? huawei phone sales has already been back and surpassed apple in china.

https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insight/china-smartphon...

There is no trade deficit if you consider the dollar is the goods that US exports to other countries.

I have a better idea: using a QR code as your door key.

* Install a lock that does not have any external mechanism to unlock it. No key holes, no password pad, nothing. So there will be no lock picking in any way.

* Use your peep hole as a camera.

* Show a QR code to said camera.

* Door unlocks if QR code is correct.

What's the failsafe mode? (e.g. battery is dead, mechanism fails, etc.)

Kicking the door in is surprisingly easy in the US where most doors are framed in soft pine, if that does not work an angle grinder and a sufficient supply of discs can (eventually) cut through anything.

That seems like a very expensive repair following a failure.

In theory, if you don't lose your key, locks work indefinitely.

Battery-powered locks.. well.. they die a lot more than 0 times

what is the failsafe mode if you lost all your keys, or forget your password, or fingerprint reader runs out of battery? same thing applies here.

With a typical smart lock, the failsafe mode for the battery dying or forgetting your password is a backup key.

The failsafe mode for losing a backup key is getting a locksmith to come out and fashion you a new key.

if a locksmith can open your door, others can, too. in this rare event, i think brute force is an acceptable price to pay for the extra security.

It doesn't really matter whether a locksmith can open your door. With an angle grinder and some patience, anyone can open practically any residential door (as noted by another commenter). The question then simply becomes how expensive it will be to repair everything afterwards -- and all because the battery ran out.

can i play black myth wukong with it?

this is surprisingly engaging!

apart of the fun of having those on the web, is anybody actually using them for something serious?

Welcome to SF!

without any language specifying what would be their way to re-pay the customer in case of anything happens to prevent them from fulfilling the 100year contract, i would not pay a dime for this.

are your engineers evaluated on the quality and up-to-date-ness of the docs they produced? and are they paid more and promoted faster if they do produce quality docs?

if not, i don't believe you.