PencilAndPaper

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   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   For basic use, wifi is widespread enough, especially at gringo hostels. Not sure about working, but I was contemplating bringing my laptop on my next SA trip and getting work done. What I worry about is how much of an obviously wealthy pers
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   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   LinkedIn is so creepy, and I totally resent people pressuring me into it. Kool Aid.
3. 33.▲
   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   So the mic in your phone can be used as a bug when you arent using it?
4. 34.▲
   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   Seems to me this would be easy enough to code yourself.... What am I missing?
5. 35.▲
   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   I guess we were both lucky then (you more so than me, but thats just opinion at this point)! Risk compensation also applies to drunk drivers, but no one argues that driving drunk is just as risky as driving sober. Yes, it plays a part in th
6. 36.▲
   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   diaspora
7. 37.▲
   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   Its kind of annoying that most of the comments in response to this post are basically debating vague jargon The word means many things to different people. This is an indication that people should start using different words to describe t
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   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   YUP. I created a fake account with a new name and email. IT figured out who I was pretty shortly. Dont know how, but there are many ways they could do this. For one, I added similar friends, and used a similar name. Its the facial recogniti
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   by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

   The key word being "tries". they need to be a bit more effective with their trying (if indeed they are trying to do good things).
10. 40.▲
    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    OK, I tend to make resentful comments about kids with trust funds or who still live at home, but honestly, they would be fools to not tap into the resources available to them.
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    >>However, getting nothing done for four of your most productive years is actually pretty risky. This is how I feel about my post secondary education. I regret being herded into it and wasting all of those years parroting and memorizi
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    Also... I used to ride around for years without a helmet despite laws that mandate that I wear one. Interestingly, even after two tickets I still rode around without a helmet because I perceived that I was an awesome cyclist with perfect ju
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    Interesting point on the risk compensation. I can see that causing more recklessness. The first study you mention is also pretty interesting, however it only is measuring the efficacy of legislation on safety and is not measuring the effi
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    This would indeed happen if the issue of homelessness continues to be brushed aside the way it currently is in many places. Interestingly, according to this study and others, it is actually cheaper to provide social housing for homeless peo
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    I think "free" is the wrong word for it. Howabout "fare free"? Someone is going to have to pay. I like the idea of pushing the costs more onto the community as a whole, not just users. Make it kind of like most school
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    I guess I am just curious as to why the study you indicated concluded that helmet laws didnt reduce head injuries. Perhaps people didnt change their helmet wearing behavior because some unenforced law? Not to be a citation jerk, but what is
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    perhaps the incidences of head injuries dont go down, but what happens to the severity of those head injuries when helmets are being worn. If you classify a bruise on the forehead and a severe cerebral contusion both as "head injurie
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    I had a friend who once speculated that if the government wanted to discourage driving, they could mandate that driver wear helmets. Considering how dangerous and destructive driving is, maybe its a win-win.
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    I like my head. Being a heavy object attached to your body by a thin, fairly weak neck, your head is very likely to hit the ground if you fall at speed. Also, I live in a place that has social healthcare so, it makes sense to mandate safety
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    I dont have time to read the whole of this very interesting but LONG article to see if he mentions airbag helmets. I am skeptical about how well these airbags protect one's face, but its an interesting new take on protecting your head.
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    This is awesome! I wonder if the algorithm is going to be open source as I could see it being very useful to budget-constrained organizations such as http://publiclaboratory.org . Cheaper than indoor LIDAR?
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    Asking "Are you willing to work nights and weekends to get an assignment done on time?" would indicate to me as the interviewee that this employer might have had problems in the past abusing this particular privilege. Maybe re-tit
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    by PencilAndPaper 13y ago

    Has anyone watched Battlestar Galactica?