Nils Mueller, known as NastyNils, is the founder of 1000PS, a long-term motorcycle tester with first-hand experience testing more than 1000 motorcycles.
When BMW says 'Concorde on wheels', they actually mean it. The K 18 Vision and its 1,800cc inline-six just stole the show at Villa d'Este. https://t.co/Jl3t30HAge
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@BernhardHam Damit sich das positiv auswirkt, müssten Unternehmen jetzt massiv in Amerika investieren und Jobs schaffen. Ist das nötige Vertrauen vorhanden?
The AI skills gap isn't about coding or prompt engineering—it's about systems thinking.
Companies scrambling to hire LLM experts are missing the point. We need people who understand both the business process and how AI can transform it.
Max und Moritz treffen sich jeden Freitag in der Kneipe und trinken dort Bier im Wert von 100€. Max verdient deutlich besser und zahlt deswegen 80€ der Gesamtrechnung. Eines Tages erzählt der Wirt, dass das Bier jetzt 10% günstiger sei. Max schlägt vor, dass die neue Aufteilung 72€ und 18€ betragen sollte. Moritz rechnet kurz nach und ist dann völlig erbost: Er spart nur 2€, während Max ganze 8€ spart!
@chriwagner Ich hoffe die ÖVP hat gelernt, dass man auch mit 10% + Pensionsgeschenken keine Wahlen gewinnen kann. Das würde uns viel Geld sparen helfen
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase encompassed 530,000,000 acres of territory in North America that the United States bought from France for $15 million. So, it's 1803. How did the U.S. transfer that much money all the way to France? Obviously not with online banking. Did they just load ships full of gold and send them on their way? Well... kind of.
In 1801, James Monroe and Robert R. Livingston were sent to Paris not to buy the enormous swath of land subsequently called the Louisiana Purchase but to negotiate the purchase of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta, which would secure the lucrative Mississippi River shipping route.
Negotiations fell through, and it wasn't until Livingston returned in 1803 that Napoleon was so hard-up on cash due to the continent-wide war of conquest he was waging that he was willing to make a deal with the Americans.
At the time, President Jefferson had authorized Livingston & Monroe to spend up to $9 million in order to purchase New Orleans and the rights to the Mississippi. Since the US was planning on making a significant purchase from France, the delegation travelled to Paris with $3 million in gold. In 1803, gold was worth just under $20 an ounce, which means they traveled with almost 10,000 lbs of gold. This wasn't even remotely close to the carrying capacity of freighters of the time. "Tea Clipper" Frigates of that time could carry twenty times that weight..
Now, the negotiations took a turn when Napoleon decided he needed more money and offered the whole Louisiana Purchase for $15 million. Livingston and Monroe were not authorized to spend this much, so when given this offer, they had to make a decision without the President's approval, and just couldn't pass up the deal.
The purchase was paid for with the above-mentioned $3 million in gold as a down payment, as well as a cancellation of $3.75 million in debt that France owed the US for French piracy on American ships since the Revolution. The rest was issued in bonds.
However, French Banks were too nervous to accept bonds, and two foreign banks had to step in to provide the cash. The first was Hope and Company, a bank based in Amsterdam. The second was a London bank, Barings. Napoleon was in such dire straits that he agreed to sell the bonds to the banks at a 12.5% discount.