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by _rpd 10y ago
For every person who says something out loud, there are a dozen who are silently saying the same thing in their head. You have to have a good response to the objections.
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by _rpd 10y ago
> The Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode is the third fastest accelerating production car ever produced, with a 0-60 mph time of 2.5* seconds. However, both the LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder were limited run, million dollar vehicle
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by _rpd 10y ago
There seem to be higher costs for offshore wind that aren't going to go away with extra projects. Maintenance is more expensive because the turbines are in a salt water environment, and the electrical interconnect to the shore is an o
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by _rpd 10y ago
You've likely touched a bunch of industry verticals. Pick one that is heavily regulated. Get a credential that has status with the regulatory agency. Sign on with a consultancy that needs someone who can translate tech-speak for cor
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by _rpd 10y ago
This is a call for increased funding of open source software, perhaps even government funding (as for roads and bridges).
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by _rpd 10y ago
Here is the Adblock Plus blog post on the work around ... https://adblockplus.org/blog/fb-reblock-ad-blocking-communit... Here is the new filter they are using ... facebook.com##DIV[id^="substream_"] ._5jmm[d
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by _rpd 10y ago
> Anything else we can do Use natural resources more efficiently by way of better technology and/or import natural resources from the rest of the solar system.
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by _rpd 10y ago
Article blames high city taxes. I always thought it was that rent is price controlled, resulting in undersupply.
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by _rpd 10y ago
The barriers to entry seem lower than ever. Small, high quality print runs are relatively cheap. Amazon to distribute for you. Social media for marketing. Indie presses should be sprouting up all over the place.
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by _rpd 10y ago
I think part of the problem is with public interpretation of the results, often as (mis)assisted by the popsci press. Often a sober data scientist will look at a result and conclude "we have gained slight, if any knowledge," whil
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by _rpd 10y ago
Yes, surely accurate modeling is the first step towards effective, efficient intervention to improve outcomes. Right now many interventions are little more than guesses that may actually be making things worse. It's a ridiculous state
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by _rpd 10y ago
Unfortunately a common affliction of aeon.co authors.
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by _rpd 10y ago
> people with mental problems fleeing rural areas and moving to cities Yes, although it is not easy, perhaps it is easier to live as a person with schizophrenia in an urban environment. Although inadequate, there are more likely to be s
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by _rpd 10y ago
The paper http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6296/288 says "Across 65% of the terrestrial surface, land use and related pressures have caused biotic intactness to decline beyond 10%, the proposed
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by _rpd 10y ago
There's no doubt that population growth is one of the defining features of the world economy. But improving average wealth and education inevitably lowers population growth. Population growth must slow to allow further advances in po
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by _rpd 10y ago
Plagues and wars don't respect national boundaries. Joe Middle America knows that it's his sons and daughters that would be on the front lines in a large war. Foreign education alleviates the environment of ignorance that allows
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Voting Islamist: It’s the economy, stupid(voxeu.org)
1 points by _rpd 10y ago|0 comments
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by _rpd 10y ago
To see it as an investment, and also an act of self-interest. Getting basic health care to billions lowers the risk of new plagues. Improving their quality of life lowers discontent and the risk of more and larger wars. Establishing a ba
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by _rpd 10y ago
The past few decades of globalization have resulted in the greatest destruction of poverty in history. For every person experiencing stagnation in the developed world, ten people in the developing world have experienced double digit growth
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by _rpd 10y ago
> the sudden ignition of underground oil at the Yucatán impact site could have jetted into the upper atmosphere a mass of fine black carbon, also known as soot ... black carbon injected into the stratosphere would ... [act] as a long-liv
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Microsoft scraps Finland phone unit(bbc.com)
2 points by _rpd 10y ago|0 comments
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by _rpd 10y ago
This analysis doesn't seem to take into account the existence of nuclear weapons. Military escalation has a very definite endpoint. Use of nuclear weapons is not unthinkable if a nation feels genuinely threatened. Wars will remain l
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by _rpd 10y ago
To make these anti-adblock annoyances go away, in uBlock Origin, go to the 3rd Party Filters tab and check "Anti-Adblock Killer | Reek‎" under the Ads heading.
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by _rpd 10y ago
> > This is a dumb question. We are not going to eliminate Social Security and Medicare etc. > -- Richard Thaler Yes, you're not alone in that thought.
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by _rpd 10y ago
More likely someone said "The French are raiding them, why aren't you!?" at a dinner party.
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by _rpd 10y ago
Right. Most He comes from fractional distillation of natural gas. Some natural gas pockets have up to 7% He. This is where cheap He comes from. Most natural gas pockets have a lower concentration, but they will always be more economical
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by _rpd 10y ago
Thank you.
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by _rpd 10y ago
Are there really a significant number of regretful Leave voters? This trope seems to have been uncritically adopted by Remain supporters.
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by _rpd 10y ago
He's advocating for fiscal union, but in paractice this requires a "United States of Europe". The proud nations of Europe don't appear to be ready for this level of union yet. It's an open question whether the curr
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by _rpd 10y ago
Results timeline - local (US Eastern): 3-4 a.m. (10-11 p.m.) - Results from half of the counting areas are in Around 5 a.m. (midnight) - About 80% of counting areas have reported results 7 a.m. (2 a.m.) - All votes are likel

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