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by altacc 7y ago
An odd equivalent to make as I don't see the push to go cashless advertised as a similar public health benefit to cycling. There is data to suggest that segregating cyclists from traffic, if done properly, can reduce serious collision
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by altacc 7y ago
I'd disagree that there is a contradiction between consumers caring about energy, and the author's view that a carbon price is a key tool for carbon reduction. They are two very different things. One is end consumers and their mon
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by altacc 7y ago
> This was forgivable 30 years ago. A lot of the mainframe systems running large organisations were written more than 30 years ago and are still the core of the business, so their limitations are the constraints everyone else works aroun
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by altacc 7y ago
I agree it’s interesting but I’m guessing the flagging is because this cuts too close to the no politics rule for submissions. Even quite neutral posts often turn into political argument in the comments, so one that could easily be seen as
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by altacc 7y ago
If a system has been continuously adjusted over time (like ours) we still work from first principles. Even though we have institutional knowledge in the form of people who have worked here for 40 years, it’s often impossible to know the re
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by altacc 7y ago
I'm currently working on this process, replacing 40+ year Cobol systems with modern services. It's in private business, so we probably have more flexibility than in government, but a lot of the same principles apply. What we don&#
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by altacc 7y ago
I dislike services that aren't upfront with their prices. Requiring an account to be created AND providing the full job specification before seeing the cost will probably result in a large drop-off of your potential customers. The valu
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by altacc 7y ago
> looking at this really makes you appreciate how far we’ve come in terms of efficiency My exact thoughts too. It's incredible that within a few decades, a process which was a full time job for dozens of people could now be totally
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by altacc 7y ago
You're certainly not the first person I've heard this from. When we follow someone on fb we expect to see their updates in our feed, but in reality we don't unless they pay for that to happen.
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by altacc 7y ago
One of the reasons for moving away from fb is that those with followers end up having to pay to get their posts shown to followers. When you follow someone on fb you expect to to see all their posts, but in reality fb has skewered the algor
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by altacc 7y ago
You would hope that the cockpit of a $300 million plane would have better drinks holders than the very shallow indents we get back in cattle class, but from photos I can't see that they do.
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Some celebrities are ditching Twitter for Community(fastcompany.com)
43 points by altacc 7y ago|30 comments
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by altacc 7y ago
My wife has this. One day we had a similar realisation as the article’s author. It was fascinating to discuss and explained so much about how we went about making choices over anything visual, from clothes to home decor (I tend to be in cha
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by altacc 7y ago
Almost all companies' overwhelming priority is to increase the wealth of their owners and shareholders. That is often diametrically opposed to benefiting customers. Unfortunately too many people have only attended Economics 101, which
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Not everyone has an internal monologue(ryanandrewlangdon.wordpress.com)
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by altacc 7y ago
> we cannot provide every child in the world with the same standard of living as that had by the average Norwegian, That's a straw man - that's not what we're talking about. We're talking about much more achievable ai
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by altacc 7y ago
This is a good point. Many aspects of our lives are under the control of others & our socio-economic system. Recessions our previously comfortable families below the breadline, where they are then judged harshly for their life choices.
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by altacc 7y ago
Whether or not you believe in helping others is a personal choice. Most societies across the globe and throughout history have recognised the need for community & solidarity in order to survive & thrive. > Such parents have shown
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by altacc 7y ago
In discussions about low income families I often see somebody comment along the lines of blaming the parents for making bad choices and choosing to have children they couldn't afford/care for/want. This is used as a reason no
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by altacc 7y ago
It's very hard to look back that far and compare to the measurements today because our rate of rise now is easily measured across years, whereas the data for millions of years ago is via the geological and fossil records, which records
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by altacc 7y ago
> Just think if this level of marketing, lobbying, and energy Just think if governments made decisions based on evidence, trials and what was best for the populace, not which industry backed lobby shouted loudest and hired the most polit
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by altacc 7y ago
Isn't this just describing building a small but fancy subway system? Honest question: what's the novel "wow" factor that I'm missing?
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by altacc 7y ago
In many places (I'm thinking Scandinavia as that's where I currently live) low rise housing developments are really nice. The balance of housing and community spaces & services is important. The 1960s high rises were trying to
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by altacc 7y ago
> socialist aspects of the UK I think you're thinking of the other UK, the imaginary one that right-wing commentators make out to be a hellish nightmare of bad teeth inflicted upon the populace by fiendishly free health care. Instea
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by altacc 7y ago
I think this depends upon the system you use and what you're viewing. I was underwhelmed by a couple of VR headsets (Samsung Gear plus something I forget) but changed my mind after using a Rift, as that was so much better. The media&#x
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by altacc 7y ago
For better or worse, this has happened throughout the history of business. A new business model appears and it squeezes then replaces the existing model. Jobs are made redundant and profit margins get overturned. The current trend in many d
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by altacc 7y ago
It will be a difficult investigation if Boeing aren't allowed to participate due to US sanctions against Iran, or Iranian obstruction.
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by altacc 7y ago
Agree. Rockets are quicker and with more compact engines, not flaming fireballs. The parts falling from the fireball could be the result of an engine fire caused by structural failure of the engine or collision with something (such as a bir
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Some celebrities are ditching Twitter for Community(fastcompany.com)
6 points by altacc 7y ago|1 comments
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by altacc 7y ago
The other manufacturers are catching up, so there is a chance that it'll be the other way round. Here in Norway, many people buy an electric car as a second car, with many preferring something cheaper than a Tesla. Tesla still tops the

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