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by aggie 10y ago
We more than 'rely' on world peace and global trade, we thrive on it. Could we be self-sufficient in isolation? Maybe. Would we be better off? Unlikely. Comparative advantage is a real thing.
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Obama Caps Off His EV Legacy by Electrifying American Highways(wired.com)
1 points by aggie 10y ago|0 comments
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by aggie 10y ago
And yet I rarely ever see anything on my timeline from the 'Once' account, but plenty from the regular account, and not too many repeats. It seems the new curated timeline really hurts the post-once approach.
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by aggie 10y ago
The dataset you present conveniently does not include the 211 days and counting for Merrick Garland, the longest period of Senate inaction on a Supreme Court nomination in American history, and approaching twice as long as the next longest
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by aggie 10y ago
You presume Trump has a strategy in mind with regards to Russia. I think it's just as likely he has no intention of actually being president and just likes the attention he's getting, so he will say whatever he feels like in the m
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by aggie 10y ago
I imagine Musk understands the likely timescale realities of terraforming and is looking to 'light the fuse'.
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by aggie 10y ago
If you can accept the risk of unpredictable, potentially-horrible death, you can accept the risk of getting stranded. There would probably be suicide measures for a scenario where life support runs out.
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by aggie 10y ago
You can produce fuel from lunar regolith as well. http://www.wickmanspacecraft.com/lsp.html
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by aggie 10y ago
Not necessarily due to the automatic vs. manual distinction but the mechanical design of the valves. "While the precise reasons for the higher bacterial growth in the electronic faucets still need clarification, the researchers say it
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by aggie 10y ago
You could also frame this as his companies align well with government initiatives because their success is largely in the public interest (or at least the success of the markets they are in or trying to establish).
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by aggie 10y ago
I like Scott Adam's take: http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/07/care... To be especially valuable and impactful, it's easier to be very good at two things and own the intersection
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by aggie 10y ago
That adds a ton of complexity and opportunity for embarrassing bugs/flaws while gaining only slight convenience. As a product manager I wouldn't touch that.
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by aggie 10y ago
I had also never heard an explanation before. I'd like to think I would inquire if it came up (haven't needed antibiotics since I was a kid), but many people aren't inquisitive. I had a similar lightbulb moment when I heard w
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by aggie 10y ago
It's surprising that progressives are 'helping' advance corporate interests when their interests are aligned?
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by aggie 10y ago
Fascinating. Is there an explanation for his 'atomic feeling'? Doesn't seem possible. And if it's more accurate than machine measurements, how do they determine that?
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by aggie 10y ago
Unfortunately, the inadmissibility of evidence due to being obtained without warrant seems to be eroding: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/21/us/supreme-court-says-poli...
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by aggie 10y ago
What is important for representative democracy is that a representative sample of the population votes. Percentage of the total population that votes is really not inherently important beyond achieving an adequate sample to represent all ci
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by aggie 10y ago
You can plug in the headphones then adjust volume from the control center. I do this habitually after experiencing several near eardrum blowouts as your describe.
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by aggie 10y ago
One problem with that is government work, especially day-to-day law enforcement, already has a challenge in recruiting good, talented workers. The pay is generally lower than private industry and there's not much prestige to be had. Ad
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by aggie 10y ago
These are not very informative statistics about the 'average' American. First of all, they only represent those who have at least some debt, with no reference to what percentage of the population that is. Secondly, they are means
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by aggie 10y ago
The marginal cost of those items, for the police anyway, might be close to 0.
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by aggie 10y ago
While I would hope automakers don't push the technology before it's ready, and relying on disclaimers does seem more CYA than an actual safety measure, it's easy to be defensive when an issue like this has a high probability
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by aggie 10y ago
Because the impact these issues have on most people is very small and LinkedIn is a useful tool for managing a professional network -- one that can make a real difference in finding a new job. To most people, such a tool is not worth giving
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by aggie 10y ago
Highways are much less of a military necessity than when they were built. The nature of warfare is no longer based as much on troop movement.
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by aggie 10y ago
The public may not react rationally to deaths caused by autonomous vehicles. If the technology kills people at a lower rate than the existing technology (manual control), then pushing it seems appropriate. Worrying about good PR could save
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by aggie 10y ago
Affordable electric cars are the end goal. The government is making an investment to get a beneficial market started. In the long run, this investment will likely have done considerably more good than if that money had been spent to increas
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The Challenges of Partially Automated Driving(jnd.org)
1 points by aggie 10y ago|0 comments
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by aggie 10y ago
Well, it surely is a health insurer's 'business' to know about your health-related data. Whether you are willing to provide access, presumably for a better rate, is another question.
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All Prior Art(allpriorart.com)
1 points by aggie 11y ago|0 comments
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Can Silly Patents Help Fight Frivolous Lawsuits?(npr.org)
1 points by aggie 11y ago|0 comments

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