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by aeternus 8y ago
But which one of those legacy manufacturers would dare put rocket thrusters on their next model? https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1005577738332172289
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by aeternus 8y ago
Sounds like the meeting was actually quite effective in rallying the maps team behind a single solution ;)
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by aeternus 8y ago
Yes, especially when you consider Hyrum's law.
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by aeternus 8y ago
I'm not convinced this is true. Take Wikipedia for example, the overall information quality is extremely high, especially considering it is open to all to edit. One would assume (and many did at first) that Fake/false/rando
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by aeternus 8y ago
Society should be following reasoning from first principles rather than relying on opinions of anyone. Experts should be better at explaining the reasoning behind their opinions from first principles, but we should not trust them until they
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by aeternus 8y ago
States with the highest taxes often have the most rich residents. Look at California and NY. Turns out the rich are willing and able to pay more to live in desirable areas. Same with companies, taxes and tax breaks enter the equation but h
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by aeternus 8y ago
That filtering is not absolute control, but it is enough to control an election, consider these stats: http://www.journalism.org/2018/09/10/news-use-across-social-... Especially with 'AI-based filtering&
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by aeternus 8y ago
For some, E[winnings] + entertainment value > cost even if E[winnings] < cost
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by aeternus 8y ago
I agree in theory, however our anti-trust laws are not strong enough to allow competition. Facebook, etc., can easily purchase any social network that gains significant traction, and has done so multiple times in the past. How do you solve
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by aeternus 8y ago
Yes, this seems like the most logical place to start, especially with so much being shipped now. Dumpsters are constantly overflowing with cardboard boxes. It has also basically been done before quite successfully with shipping containers.
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by aeternus 8y ago
The problem sounds like it can be solved with queueing theory. The (common) inductive proof method is covered by the wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queueing_theory#Example_analys... However since the
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by aeternus 8y ago
Faster computers, modern transistor design takes quantum effects into account. Better microscopes. A priceless sense of wonder.
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by aeternus 8y ago
The goals for a mouse are also set in stone and simple: maximize brain dopamine. Almost everything a mouse does can be described in terms of maximizing that 'reward', and that can lead to a host of other emergent behavior. I don&
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by aeternus 8y ago
> strong, almost gamey taste Many people don't like that so farmers spent quite awhile breeding out the gamey taste. Only recently is it coming back into favor.
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by aeternus 8y ago
>I'm not sure why anyone thinks significant digits in any way informs error rate In the majority of technical fields the standard is to round the result so that the significant digits do correspond to error rate. https://
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by aeternus 8y ago
The article goes into detail on how to do this, but is very sparse on why. > You’ll learn something every time you do this. Learn what? Reading through code to ensure that variables and functions have the best possible name is a great v
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by aeternus 8y ago
Why not invest in space-faring companies? There are 40 billion earth-like planets out there. Plenty of room for lots of different eco-systems to flourish.
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by aeternus 8y ago
Patient-perceived quality of care isn't the right measure. Patients don't like being told that they need to exercise, lose weight, drink less alcohol, rest. A large part of a patient-perceived score is whether they get what they
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by aeternus 8y ago
Yes, but it is important to close the tax loopholes first. Because it is also quite logical to spend 10% of your income on a fancy tax expert if they can save you an extra 11% on taxes. That work is of little value to society or the govern
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by aeternus 8y ago
4G radios are also pretty cheap now and antennas can be embedded on-circuit.. Might need to invest in a large Faraday cage
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by aeternus 8y ago
The author provides no evidence that any of this actually hurt Tesla's performance. For example: Overly optimistic forecasting creates normalization of deviance Maybe, but perhaps it also pulled in deadlines overall. Would work
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by aeternus 8y ago
True both are still around, but a user can simply choose the fork with the longest chain (most PoW). This is important because all other metrics such as choosing based on message boards, market cap, etc. can be more easily gamed.
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by aeternus 8y ago
Raising prices does seem to be the right answer. Many expensive restaurants in SF are packed and it is quite difficult to get a reservation. There is clearly market demand in that segment.. if the food is good enough. The low or mid-range
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by aeternus 8y ago
This was a soft fork, the article is incorrect.
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by aeternus 8y ago
Technical consensus provides an important backup / tie-breaker when meta-consensus isn't clear. This has happened multiple times in the past with Bitcoin, most recently with Bitcoin Cash vs. Bitcoin Core. The user-base is split,
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by aeternus 8y ago
Mainly microtransactions. The bitcoin fee can be high and might not make sense if you want to give someone say 10 cents for every article you read.
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by aeternus 8y ago
The article points out that there are significant benefits to single stream: - 80% recycle instead of 29% - Fewer trucks - Less fuel - Fewer staff Switching back to multi-stream is misguided. Even with multi-stream recycling you still nee
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by aeternus 8y ago
Barometric pressure can fluctuate every day, and by relatively large amounts causing errors of 500ft+ so there, the 'price' of manual adjustment is worth the gain in accuracy. I'm not convinced the same can be said for magnet
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by aeternus 8y ago
There is a good reason. An adjustable compass like that would be much more prone to user-error. Someone may rotate it too much causing very large discrepancies and land on the wrong runway.
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by aeternus 8y ago
Micropayments is a strong real-world use case. Basically, pay half a cent to each website you visit or for each news article you read. Transaction fees are too high for this to be viable with traditional payment systems, however solutions

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