HappyRobot

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by HappyRobot 8y ago
I think the drawback for space disposal is the risk of rocket failure. If a rocket explodes with nuclear waste on board, the waste would spread over a large area. It's safer at the moment to consolidate nuclear waste in small areas awa
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
I think you underestimate good engineering. The Festo Smartbird is a good counter example ( https://www.festo.com/group/en/cms/10238.htm ). I'll agree that we still have a way to go with bipedal robots, bu
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
That price label may not fully represent the actual economic cost of the good (if the environmental impact externalities are not factored in). Factories could pay market price for all materials and labor, but cheap out on waste disposal. If
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
Your passwords and two-factor keys should not be accessible through the same service. If 1Password is hacked, both forms of authentication are compromised.
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
Reply All has a good episode this week that discusses drop shipping. ( https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all/117-the-worlds-most-ex... ). Seems to be based on this article - https://www.theatlantic.com/te
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
> Does a "real interest rate" per your definition actually exist? I think the closest measure we have is the difference between the interest rates banks charge from loans compared against the "overnight rate" of inter
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
(Comment on the side note) It's all the editors. The journalism and content is there, its the silly click-bait title (normally editors job?) that muddles the journalism.
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
Banks are very different from cryptocurrency. The economic value of banks is through loans, not monetary transfer. Through loans, and regulations/backing of a central bank, money is created. This economic effect is what enables economi
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
Power efficiency. In terms of price and performance, they can compete with Nvidia at the cost of power efficient chips. This might also mean that the the architecture might have less growth potential than Nvidia's. https://w
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by HappyRobot 9y ago
Skype requires a verbal announcement if used on a broadcast. It does feel weird, but it's the cost of using free software. https://www.skype.com/en/legal/broadcast/