AndrewDP

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by AndrewDP 9y ago
Yes, public transit needs more investment. Claiming that the 'future of cities' is reliant on that investment is a bit myopic. The future of cities depends more on sensible planning as to how limited real estate is developed (mixe
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
The 'commitment' from that article is: "No launch date has been set just yet, but it could happen in as soon as six months' time."
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
The quote of interest (being able to be tested in months) references another article where nothing has been committed but could be done in 6 months. On one hand it's great that this is being reviewed and tested. The other hand, that it
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
I don't buy this. The same logic suggests that Tesla would not have been able to innovate the automotive market. AirBnB would not have been able to breakthrough the accomodation market. Or petroleum would be dictated by a few Robber Ba
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
This raises some interesting points about the established order of Apple in the tech landscape: 1. Around the same Apple was beginning a fight with FBI and law enforcement about protecting users' rights 2. That Apple didn't just p
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
Most interesting that The Economist, which has it's own substantial CMS web presence, is using Medium to publish!
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
This is that awkward moment when you realise your colleague has terrible taste in music
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Ask HN: Recommendations of a Spotify Playlist for Jira Janitor Day
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by AndrewDP 9y ago
This touches on the age old of problem of if you have police (moderators), who polices the police? Ultimately this is solved by having elected representatives and putting the power back in the peoples' hands. And how do we elect global
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by AndrewDP 10y ago
The underlying argument here is there is no difference between say Google and Verizon: the customer has to opt in (or pay) for both. And from a free market (aka conservative) economic perspective if this is a concern shared by the populatio
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by AndrewDP 10y ago
My wife works in fashion. What they have found is instructive. They have spent 20 years outsourcing their production to China. After 20 years of economic and wage growth in China the cost savings once you take into account shipping etc is e