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by aggie 11y ago
If tipping was merely a bonus, it might be useful as a mechanism for rewarding extraordinary service. But tips are expected unless there is really terrible service. This is because it has been accepted that in some professions, workers rely
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by aggie 11y ago
One study found a field sobriety test to correctly classify impaired driving state due to THC 65-75% of the time [1]. The chance of a false positive seems too high to me given the harsh penalty of a DUI. Field sobriety tests have been shown
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by aggie 11y ago
This reminds me of the books 'Daemon' and 'FreedomTM' by Daniel Suarez. Entertaining reads for those interested in what such a karma system might look like when installed as a ubiquitous feature of society.
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by aggie 11y ago
Detecting intoxication is a problem, but how is that different from before legalization? If someone was smoking illegally before, you still wouldn't be able to determine if they were driving stoned. Unless you're saying any amount
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by aggie 11y ago
> near 0% chance to be confirmed This seems like very unreasonable estimate. Being election season, the Republicans will be sensitive to public opinion and stalling for 9+ months could cement the perception of being obstructionists. If O
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by aggie 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelp#Alleged_manipulation_by_Y...
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by aggie 11y ago
The sensors used are Kodak KAF8300, which are a stand-alone sensor that you hook up to a laptop. They are designed specifically for astronomy, and perform better in some ways than typical consumer cameras. DSLRs that are marketed as tuned f
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by aggie 11y ago
Even as someone fully accepting of evolutionary theory, this diagram felt like a revelation: http://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/17/30/76/23/evolut10.jpg
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by aggie 11y ago
I think his remark was an ugly bit of ego, but I care about any endeavor to develop space travel technology.
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by aggie 11y ago
The public that cares about this achievement (or Blue Origin's) likely understands the difference.
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by aggie 11y ago
Transportation is exactly the technology needed to make colonies economically feasible. And as you say, an 'umbilical cord' will surely be necessary for the first colonies -- this is also a problem of transportation.
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by aggie 11y ago
The tip is made in advance, when placing the order.
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by aggie 11y ago
But those aren't lies, just a mixture of omission and clever wording to reframe the facts. They're used in unidirectional communication (a sign at the airport, a television broadcast), but don't hold up well when there are fo
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by aggie 11y ago
Lack of independent thinking may indeed be a problem, but the reason for a two-party system is mostly due to the mechanics of our plurality voting system [1]. People don't vote for third parties because voting for the lesser evil with
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by aggie 11y ago
North America had considerable natural resources which allowed the colonies to be self-sufficient in short order. An equivalent transition to sovereignty could still happen on Mars but it would probably look much different and last much lon
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by aggie 11y ago
> The default should not be for the state to force someone to... I agree. > The state should justify why they're doing it And they do: herd immunity, which is supported by convincing scientific evidence. I didn't say liberty
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by aggie 11y ago
Vaccination is not an onerous requirement and there is very good reason to believe it is beneficial to public health when widely administered . If you want to reject it on principle alone, you'll have to address why your liberty in pr
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by aggie 11y ago
Are sin taxes really that volatile? I don't have good data, but many people suggest marijuana (as well as alcohol) is counter-cyclical and demand is relatively inelastic. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amid-the-s
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by aggie 11y ago
If truly a new species, this is a huge discovery. Why then is it not published in a more prestigious journal, such as Science or Nature? Not that a prestigious journal is necessary, but the authors' choice is curious, especially when m
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by aggie 11y ago
I was mistaken about how that works, sorry. (I'm not involved with the Peek product.)
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by aggie 11y ago
Disclosure: I work at UserTesting. Peek is still running, but it is not a service intended for repeat use. It is meant to be a free and easy sample of the primary UserTesting product: videos of people completing tasks on a website or app. I
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by aggie 11y ago
> The design can be iterated on and experimented with... All you're arguing here is that engineers should do design. Do you think it's likely that an engineer (at an equivalent salary no less) would be better than a designer at
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by aggie 11y ago
Parent comment didn't say anti-user, but the dedicated hardware button for identifying and purchasing goods from Amazon is pretty ridiculous. It's like an Amazon Dash button in your pocket all the time. It's hard to argue the
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by aggie 11y ago
Their site says '550+'. From the sound of it, this battery would not be suited to running a winch for more than a quick pull.
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by aggie 11y ago
Usually when someone uses the phrase 'closer than ever', they are implying that an uncertain outcome is more likely to occur than it has been in the past, not that a possible future event is temporally closer (which, as you sugges
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by aggie 11y ago
'Wired for it' is a problematic term to use, as it is often interpreted to mean the outcome is deterministic. Humans are wired for noticing snakes. There are neurological mechanisms [1] that have evolved in humans to prioritize
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by aggie 11y ago
You're leaving out part of his argument which justifies space exploration as inherently valuable beyond its technical and scientific contributions: a paradigm shift of the human condition, brought on by our increased awareness of our p
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by aggie 11y ago
They are gathering a lot of data but their transmission speeds back to Earth are very slow. They are also including a lot of redundancy in their transmission from what I understand, since there is a several year window to transmit so they m
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by aggie 11y ago
I saw one on Rengstorff the other day.
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by aggie 11y ago
Just a guess but those cases are probably due to the fluoride concentration of the rinse and toothpaste. Things that can be beneficial at small doses can be harmful in larger doses.

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