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by _archon_ 8y ago
Who owns a patient's medical records?
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by _archon_ 8y ago
This was done with a replacement on hand which was more functional, more reliable, and easier to use. BT is not any of these things.
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by _archon_ 8y ago
Is Harvard not a private school? Discussions of affirmative action/race aside, if they're a private institution, can't they do pretty much whatever they want? By what basis does anyone have authority/standing to sue? A p
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by _archon_ 8y ago
What's your point? Nothing says a nonprofit can't overcharge. If the hospital wants a few doctors and a new MRI, it's looking at many megadollars. Nothing says a nonprofit hospital would bill less aggressively than a for-prof
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by _archon_ 8y ago
What prevents a seller from giving a cash discount line item for cash transactions?
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by _archon_ 8y ago
So you're choosing a seat. What determines who from the party takes that seat?
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by _archon_ 8y ago
This is an interesting problem. I believe that the migration of demand from sedans to mini-SUVs is largely the result of decades of marketing, which itself was an attempt to increase profit margins by creating a new class of vehicles (SUVs)
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Most power systems in space are far from cutting edge technology. If you're going to spend many dollars to put hardware into space, your priority shifts away from peak performance and towards steady, proven reliability. Lots of old tec
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Correct. Your democracy is not his laboratory. His website, however, is. If you want to control the behavior of Fbook, buy it. If you want pageviews from people's news feeds, make things which people decide are worth sharing. From a us
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by _archon_ 9y ago
MIT doesn't have to act in loco parentis for anyone over the age of majority (18). Anyone over 18 is an adult, and making their own choices. This happens to be the baseline age for most college entrants. I don't know what agreemen
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by _archon_ 9y ago
How fancy are modern cars compared to the original cars?
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by _archon_ 9y ago
I anticipate the engine's control computer will be able to adapt in any case. It's like the Mercedes driver who puts in 87... it'll work, and the gas is cheaper, but the tradeoff is the engine runs in "poor fuel" mo
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Mazda shot themselves in the foot reliability-wise with the first generation RX-8 because they: * Underspec'd the ignition coils * Didn't do enough on-road reliability testing * Lowered the oil pressure and removed OMP ports * Des
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by _archon_ 9y ago
My 8 made it to 127k before compression mandated a rebuild, and one of the previous owners is a documented idiot. Been solid ever since.
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by _archon_ 9y ago
I have an 8 (and am involved in sports car things as a hobby) and I find the back seats to be superior to almost all sports cars and most mid-sized normal cars for seating adults.
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by _archon_ 9y ago
On the RX8 at least, if you hold the gas pedal to the floor while cranking, it disables the fuel injectors. No need to pull fuses. * Foot to floor, crank for 10 sec, * let it rest for 30 sec to cool off the starter, * foot to floor an
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by _archon_ 9y ago
If we have an AGI equivalent to a mouse, wouldn't it iterate itself to a human intelligence pretty rapidly? Safeguards and intelligent thinking now could be the difference between: Mouse -> cat -> shark -> Evil human mastermin
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by _archon_ 9y ago
> Once electrics reach double-digit market share, they are probably unsustainable. They will probably need to find a replacement for petrol tax too. I agree. What form would such a tax take? You could tax tires, which is stupid because i
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Note: I'm in the US, so my left lane is for passing, my right lane is for cruising/exiting. If you drive in another country, your sides may vary. If your recommendation is that everyone travel at the same rate in all lanes of traf
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by _archon_ 9y ago
This seems like the sort of behavior which can be disincentivized with steep fines. You, a developer, built a large building not to code? You have to pay to have it re-worked, and in addition you pay the local town $1000 per domicile affect
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Perhaps- but the reaction every common person has to the possibility that the next name will be theirs would incite involvement. Switch to the congressman every Friday or something, and randoms in between.
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Why would they do this? EDIT: Data customers would pay for access on an individual basis. Helicopter-parent countries might cry foul, but what leverage do they have? It's not like they were going to launch things with SpaceX and they
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by _archon_ 9y ago
Why do we call proposed Acts by the name their creators gave them, instead of choosing a more appropriate (and accurate) name? "Internet freedom Act" - Empowering Telecom Companies Act "SOPA" - Criminalize Ordinar
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by _archon_ 10y ago
Looking at it historically[1], it would appear that marriage rates have been declining steadily since the '80s, as have the subsequent divorces. It would appear that the baby boomer generation didn't pass on the desire to marry th
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by _archon_ 10y ago
I hadn't seen any discussion or mention on HN. This is an important milestone in increasing the availability of space, both for commercial and human ventures, and possibly for extraglobal habitation in the future. I found the WaitButWh
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Spacex's reused first stage launches successfully(theregister.co.uk)
3 points by _archon_ 10y ago|2 comments
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by _archon_ 10y ago
An interesting set of images. What's the deal with solar in Massachusetts? The state seems to have much higher density of solar than I would anticipate.
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by _archon_ 10y ago
I keep in touch with a group of friends via FB's Messenger app. Recently, several posts on the chat would have greyed-out boxes on them with an "add to story" button on them. While I understand that FB's looking to centr
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by _archon_ 10y ago
I currently believe that birth control should be actively employed by all parties. I look forward to a viable male contraceptive making it to market.
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by _archon_ 10y ago
Thanks for this update! I had a vague notion that such a product was in the works, but having trials in the next year or two is fantastic progress.

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