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by _rpd 9y ago
Becoming a Type II civilization on the Kardashev scale might involve construction of a Dyson swarm. This is a thought experiment in which each of the swarm elements is Earth sized, presumably providing near-ideal additional habitat for a l
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by _rpd 9y ago
There are multiple competing models of the early universe. We now have increased confidence in those models in accordance with this new observation, and decreased confidence in those models that are at odds with the observation. In particu
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by _rpd 9y ago
> As noted by Daring Fireball > Any publisher that is dependent on Facebook, or that trusts Facebook, is out of their goddamn mind. I think it is okay to bootstrap this way, but you must have an exit strategy.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Perhaps publisher traffic will recover once people become used to clicking the button to see non-friends and family content?
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by _rpd 9y ago
It seems to me that this is the money quote: > The prioritization of friends/family content over publishers was the last straw.
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by _rpd 9y ago
It could highlight hazards and turn-offs, especially at night. And all the other data that the automated driving system collects. I bet it'd be safer even if you didn't switch to fully automatic. It'd be awesome. Maybe we
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Relative to a twin clock at sea level.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Should be a heads-up display.
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The innovation here is that they made the atomic clock portable enough to be taken to the top of a mountain, so that they could use the difference in clock speed to calculate the height by general relativity.
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by _rpd 9y ago
http://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0000289
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by _rpd 9y ago
They started so well, but then apparently decided that what the world really needed was a huffpo clone with infinite scroll. What a waste.
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by _rpd 9y ago
> it is very undemocratic for the wealthy to solely pick causes they care about In this case the cause they 'care about' is getting the most good out of each dollar. We have to ask why democratic/government giving does no
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by _rpd 9y ago
Require mandatory licensing of all patents on 'fair and reasonable' terms (as decided by some sort of market). Require that inventors get a share of the licensing fees (non-transferable until valued by the market).
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by _rpd 9y ago
It is less about individuals and more about the organizations and funding systems that accumulate over time. Any research worth their salt can tell you stories of opportunities missed due to bureaucratic constraints.
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by _rpd 9y ago
I would go even further and say that competition is vital to innovation. Without it, too few are willing to take risks and progress stagnates.
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by _rpd 9y ago
It's just a cheap/easy biometric. Retina pattern or finger print are better biometrics, but generally require special purpose hardware for ease of use.
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by _rpd 9y ago
> The median annual Teacher High School salary in Washington, DC is $65,020, as of January 30, 2018, with a range usually between $51,518-$76,373 not including bonus https://www1.salary.com/DC/Washington/high-sc
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by _rpd 9y ago
> Playing by the game can have financial benefits. If an evaluation score is high enough to reach the "highly effective" status, teachers and administrators can receive $15,000 to $30,000 in bonuses. Fraud can pay very well.
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by _rpd 9y ago
This article suggests that delayed gratification can be taught ... https://tomprof.stanford.edu/posting/1182
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by _rpd 9y ago
Gamify anti-poverty programs? I wonder though, isn't forgoing small short-term rewards for greater long-term rewards a key aspect of escaping poverty? How can you condition that behavior with short-term rewards?
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by _rpd 9y ago
> Who is paying for these hit pieces? https://thebulletin.org/ is an anti-nuclear activist organization. Producing articles like this are its function. It lists its funders in its annual report ... https://t
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by _rpd 9y ago
The hypothesis is that ad blocking causes less traffic, but their reasoning is fairly tenuous ... > First, ad blocker usage by a site’s visitors reduces the site’s revenue if at least some of those users would have visited the site in th
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by _rpd 9y ago
Elon Musk's Space Tesla Isn't Going to Mars. It's Going Somewhere More Important. > The Falcon Heavy launch would place the Roadster into a heliocentric orbit, meaning that like the planets and comets and so on, it will be
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by _rpd 9y ago
tl;dr: "the biggest contributor to the Uber gender gap, accounting for almost half the difference, is the higher average speed for male drivers ... Men in Chicago, the study found, drove 19.5 mph, compared to 18.8 mph for women."
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by _rpd 9y ago
Is the ability to memorize as important in an always connected world? A broad overview means that you at least know what to search for when it is time to study something in depth.
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by _rpd 9y ago
> I thought massive swing effects are supposed to be under control now? The optimal strategy during a crash is to sell everything as soon as possible and buy again at the bottom. Massive swings are endemic to the market.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Bonds traditionally. Commodities if you know anything about them. Gold/bitcoin if intrinsic value is too 20th century.
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by _rpd 9y ago
> being able to get orders fairly deterministically in a couple of days Seriously, this is one of the wonders of the modern world. Going elsewhere means not only wondering when an item will arrive, it means wondering whether the item wi
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by _rpd 9y ago
Even moving them to quality control or edge case handling is a win. No one is going to miss box packing.
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by _rpd 9y ago
Anyone betting against warehouse automation should review their investment strategy. The process is well underway.

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