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by D_Alex 13y ago
That comment has so much bullshit in it - here is a sampling: >The statement that electric motors have fewer moving parts so they last substantially longer is a fallacy No, it is true on all counts. I'd explain in detail, but this i
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1. Norway, like Canada, is sparsely populated country. 2. I saw a Norwegian registered Model S in Zurich last week.
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Referring to your 350 hp example: 1. That motor is a low speed motor, as such it is massive. It weighs 3044 pounds. The Tesla motor runs at nearly 10 times the speed, and ought to be roughly a factor of 10 lighter. 2. See how the price drop
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And what about preferring the second best candidate to the average candidate... say if you interviewed 95% of applicants after rejecting the first 37%, and then you find a candidate who is almost, but not quite, as good as the very best one
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Yeah! What could possibly go wrong with that?
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Yippee! Finally - a real world programming challenge that looks like a problem from Project Euler!
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>If today's financial wizards went away, would we feel a surprising amount of ripple impact, or would they really just not matter? 1. There would be a substantial impact... for the better. You and I would see the benefit as lower sp
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If they were truly effective and there were no side effects, I would take them, and not just for work. There is a slippery slope here: If taking moderately effective drugs with no side effects becomes commonplace, there will be pressure to
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>What about the ones that will not die but be disabled... You mean disabled by obesity, right? I am sure there would be LOTS.
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>If I didn't wear a helmet, I might not have the courage to ride at all...etc. So wear a helmet, there is no law whatsoever prohibiting you to wear one. Me, I am a datum point for the argument that helmets stop you from cycling. I u
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I was SURE this would be about some new Android operating system. Times must be pretty hard for the HN community, given the level of interest in this post. Or is this a manifestation of engineers' need to optimise, maximum calories for
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I get my heckles up when I see people praising Bill Gates lavishly for the money he spend for health care, education et cetera. While these causes are undoubtedly worthwhile, it should not be forgotten that the money Bill Gates controls is
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From Wikipedia: "Hypocrisy is the state of falsely claiming to possess virtuous characteristics that one lacks. Hypocrisy involves the deception of others and is thus a kind of lie." And lies are basically bad.
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> If the cost of maintaining that power is some hypocrisy... Don't be stupid. The cost of maintaining "that power" is not hypocrisy, even though the article implies that it is. The cost is better represented by $700 billio
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OMG you are so full of bullshit. >in Russia, the white faces ARE the aboriginals Also in Germany, France and Norway. >the government cannot afford to spend its money everywhere and anywhere Of course not, they have to focus spending o
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>Frankly I'm a bit tired of all the negative coverage of Russia by the NYT, The Economist and other respected establishments. I can drive through the Appalachians or towns in the South or Detroit and describe an "America Left B
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According to the article, massive spending on something , even war, will be beneficial to the economy. Okay, Lets fund science.
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Well... I paid money for "John dies at the end", the reasonably good book by the author of the article... ironic, right? Edit: The Kindle version.
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>they inevitably leak (roll save against ethics how many times?) Haha, nicely put. Note too that sooo many "roll save against temptation" must happen to avoid abuses of the NSA capabilities.
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Okay, I am convinced this car is superb. How about we... build more of them? There is a Ford factory here in Australia that is due to be shut down in 2 years, it could be converted, and us Aussies would love to be able to buy this car. I pe
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Not according to dictionary.com - that says that the purpose of the dictionary is to provide information on meaning and correct usage of the word. Also, Wikipedia refers to two types of dictionary: prescriptive and descriptive. But even the
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Eh.., I'll put in the Urban Dictionary's definition, for reference: literally : used to describe something that actually happens or exists. A much misused adverb, often for emphasis. People often confuse this word with figurativel
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It may be ineffective prescriptivism. The usefulness is in the fact that we should have a word that unambiguously means "in a strict sense, without exaggeration". What is kind of useless is a word that can mean some thing or its o
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by D_Alex 13y ago
Counterpoint, from http://theweek.com/article/index/241002/how-the-wrong-defini... >Much to the chagrin of grammar-lovers everywhere, it turns out that this informal (and completely incorrect) use of &quot
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by D_Alex 13y ago
Cities are fricking big in Australia, the urban sprawl here is crazy. Perth, a city of under 2 million population, is around 70 km NS and 25 km EW. But bicycling IS pretty popular anyway.
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> How is the local, artisanal shoe maker going to compete with the chinese shoes that are now in the market? It seems pretty obvous to me that a local shoemaker earning $1-2/hr stands a fair chance of competing with imported chinese
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by D_Alex 13y ago
There is a "patent pending" notice at the lower left hand corner... Can you tell us what are you trying to patent?
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Australian car market is not small at all. In 2012, car sales were about 1.1 million. United Kingdom was 1.9 million by comparison, and although I cannot find specific data on the pre-tax cost of an average car, I am sure it is significantl
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What an icky mess of strawman and false dichotomy! Who is this "theory guy" that never wins in business - someone who does only theory, eh? I wonder how well the "practice guy", who acts without any thinking whatsoever
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Elon Musk should start manufacturing the Tesla Model S in Australia
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