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by 205guy 6y ago
This is a great idea, an independent covid-related gig that's totally compatible with call-center experience. I will also add that some states are hiring unemployment office temps to handle the surge in applications, so it would be sim
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by 205guy 6y ago
An animated apparatus would be an automaton, so I would translate as "robots for the win."
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by 205guy 6y ago
I think your parent comment was referring to emotional maturity--and I would agree with his/her point.
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by 205guy 6y ago
And another TIL from reading the comments on the video: "Question: Are inertial forces required, and incorporated into the designs of rockets, in order to keep liquid fuel at the bottom of each tank?" Reply: "They are in cons
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by 205guy 6y ago
Other comments have already mentioned the various patterns. What hasn't been mentioned is that end-burners (as they're called) are possible, but have the downside of heat on the casing and change in center of gravity. Coming from
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by 205guy 6y ago
Here's another example of dark patterns: "Grubhub is still charging some restaurants phone fees, even if you call directly" https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Grubhub-is-still-chargin... Relevant e
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by 205guy 6y ago
I agree with the original article that the platforms are screwing over the small businesses, but I think this comment about the end-user experience is very important too. Some people don't like talking on the phone, some people just li
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by 205guy 6y ago
There was a commercial for the Nissan Leaf about gas-powered everything: https://youtu.be/Nn__9hLJKAk
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by 205guy 6y ago
In the big picture, you could say that fossil fuels are a stopgap technology (with complex manufacturing and lots of parts needing maintenance) until engineers invent(ed) better/cheaper batteries. But the way I prefer to see it is that
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by 205guy 6y ago
Those are nice, and they remind me of pulling the exposure with film (overexposure and under-developed) to give that slightly washed out look. But it works with his subjects—and still looks natural to me—because it matches the bright light
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by 205guy 6y ago
You’re probably right that the photographer intended to make the images slightly surreal on purpose, and then it’s a matter of taste whether it resonates with the viewer. I suppose all I’m saying is that I prefer to see photography that is
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by 205guy 6y ago
Because of the extensive photoshopping (and HDR as the other comment mentions), none of these photos look real to me, more like a video game background. Which I think is a shame, because I like ruins and scenes of industrial decay, so I do
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by 205guy 6y ago
Sounds like you're describing was what Americans call affirmative action ("a reservation system so that people belonging to those castes could get jobs/education/opportunities"). I am not knowledgeable about India&#
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by 205guy 6y ago
I think it's pretty natural. The jurisdictions are set up so that similar geographic areas and populations are covered. In the US, this happens to be on the county level in larger states, and at the state level in smaller states. It ca
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by 205guy 6y ago
I was going to say the "humility" went north to SF, that's when SOMA became big and SF went from a banking center with a hippy fringe to a software center with a hipster fringe. Through it all, the old money has lived on Nob
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by 205guy 6y ago
Funny, when she revealed what the threads were doing, I wanted to search for Shakespeare in the output.
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by 205guy 6y ago
I disagree, I appreciate the just-the-facts approach which leads to brevity and clarity. It may not lead to a complete understanding (such as the info provided by your parent comment), but chances are that following links in Wikipedia will
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by 205guy 6y ago
Exactly, warehouse stores started off as wholesalers for commercial customers, and then gradually shifted towards retail. A few years ago, Costco used to open an hour earlier for commercial customers, but I’m not sure they do it anymore. A
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by 205guy 6y ago
My god, it’s full of stars! Beautiful shots, I particularly like the double-exposure self-portrait at the end, knowing it was made in-camera. I used to do B&W star tracks because getting a mechanical tracker to work accurately was so fi
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by 205guy 6y ago
From the article: “The gcc options for the C code used was -O3 -lm, because my processor doesn't support AVX“.
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by 205guy 6y ago
I think you mean « French people : ... » I find the extra space much more common with the colon than with exclamation or question marks.
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by 205guy 6y ago
Isn't that what we call a "virus"?
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by 205guy 6y ago
I still think this is unfairly discounting the native populations, because this thread is talking about Australia and Polynesia. Australia had been settled for 10s of thousands of years, and Polynesia for thousands of years, perhaps down to
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by 205guy 6y ago
My favorite in this category is Damascus. What makes it special is that the old city is mentioned in the Bible, including the "street called Straight." That street still exists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S
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by 205guy 6y ago
That's a very interesting presentation (the youtube video), I'm glad someone is working in this space. Somewhat related, the presentation has a lot of math, which illustrates some of the points made in the recent HN discussion of
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by 205guy 6y ago
This is the future. Using algorithms to optimize usage of renewable energy. Not only will it be lower carbon, it will be cheaper. What's interesting is they describe it working on forecasts (for wind and sun) instead of instantaneous r
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by 205guy 6y ago
I don't think the electric grid follows a traditional supply-and-demand curve. Every kilowatt used must be generated at the same time. Generation comes in tiers: cheap baseload (coal or nuclear, each with their issues), expensive peake
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by 205guy 6y ago
"angry techsavvy teenager" but your "friends" "are in their 50s." Riiiighht. At least you're able to have a multifaceted conversation in this context. "They are pretty cool dudes with a messed up sens
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by 205guy 6y ago
This isn't true either. The US was shipping badly sorted recycling (aka half-trash) to other countries because return shipping to Asia is dirt-cheap (aka trade imbalance). Other countries were sorting the recyclables with miserable lab
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by 205guy 6y ago
I do too! Glad I'm not the only one. I also remove labels when possible and pull plastic tape off of corrugated cardboard boxes. The one problem is with deposit beverage containers, plastic or glass, that have those plastic wrap labels

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