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by altacc 7y ago
It's worth noting that Oslo has a lot of zebra crossings (pedestrian crossings that are not controlled by lights, with pedestrians having right of way over cars). They are at most junctions and regularly spaced along business districts
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Migrating the Guardian Website to React
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by altacc 7y ago
It’s simplistic but there’s value in having such basic comparisons as the offerings differ for more complex use cases. If anything, I imagine basic comparisons will underestimate cost differences once the ancillary charges are taken into ac
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by altacc 7y ago
On many smart TVs the content you're watching will still be monitored, as automatic content recognition is based on analysing the images being displayed, regardless of source. Blocking that requires isolation from the internet, by simp
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'We were lawless ' Banksy's photographer reveals their scams and scrapes(theguardian.com)
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by altacc 7y ago
The view from within an insurance company: insurance fraud occurs across the spectra of socioeconomic statuses. Whether people file a small claim or make a fraudulent claim is driven mostly by their personality. Often those with more feel e
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by altacc 7y ago
From glimpses in photos & videos it looks like humans are involved at various stages of production, including putting metal plates across the gaps for doors & windows.
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by altacc 7y ago
Really interesting idea and potentially a great benefit. I do find it funny that they decorated the house in a very American/European style. That works great for press photos aimed at US investors, but I wonder how all that will fare g
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by altacc 7y ago
Seems this could be a win-win for China: - Increases the pressure of the trade war on the US. - Motivates China's already strong technology industry to develop equivalent specification technology for all components, which it can also s
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by altacc 7y ago
I can’t quite wrap my mind round all this for luggage! The level of BS jargon going on is truly awful. Making luggage isn’t “joining a movement”. I’m glad more companies are being exposed for this craziness but I doubt it’ll ever stop, cons
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by altacc 7y ago
This is exactly my thoughts when I hear people complaining that they pay more tax as high earners because they're "worked hard" for the money and to get there. Hard work is relative and people are working very hard at all sal
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by altacc 7y ago
Uber's PR department's "This was a mistake and we regret it." can't hide that this is a reflection of Uber's internal culture and approach to their drivers. Removing the signs does nothing to change that.
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by altacc 7y ago
Your oblique point that the costs for newer reactors are probably going to be less than older reactors is acknowledged, but it's still a cost consideration. https://www.oecd-nea.org/ndd/pubs/2016/7201-cos
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by altacc 7y ago
There's also a big psychological difference between deciding just the once to start a subscription, and having to constantly decide if you want to pay to watch a particular series. Even if the prices worked out similar, I think people
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by altacc 7y ago
Expensive to build and cheap to run ignores the high decommissioning and long term waste management costs (both financial & practical impacts). If you add that to the kilowatt price, nuclear tends to end up more expensive than most othe
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by altacc 7y ago
So many of the details of this seem opposite to what you'd want from a secure vault, such as making a big deal about where it is and the high worth of its clients. But the worst seems to be the obvious & branded car they use to tak
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by altacc 7y ago
The accounting firms' motivation is profit, which they derive from the customers they are auditing, so they have an incentive to be favourable to their clients. If you want to be kind to them you can call it an unconscious bias. There
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by altacc 7y ago
It's somewhat of a fallacy that green is always more expensive than other options, especially if you've already got to adhere to decent standards. Companies are finding that eco-friendly processes and green energy can be the same
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by altacc 7y ago
Two reasons: trees are part of a carbon cycle, most of the carbon returns to the atmosphere eventually, and we don't have an infinite sized planet to keep planting forests at the same rate which we're producing CO2. New growth for
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by altacc 7y ago
Very good point, transparency can be beneficial. Countries and their politicians are constantly making promises and commitments which they fail to live up to.
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by altacc 7y ago
The list of things I don't want built in a rush definitely includes nuclear reactors!
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by altacc 7y ago
The problem with country by country analysis is that people turn it into an excuse not to do anything. "Why should the US/EU do anything if China is just going to keep polluting." Countries should be focusing on what they can
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by altacc 7y ago
Trees seem to be the solution of the day but, cynically, it seems to be a smokescreen in that some people are promoting this as the solution to climate change. No amount of tree planting is going to solve long term climate change, so it sho
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by altacc 7y ago
Not always. People find inventive ways of going on interesting dates. It will certainly put off those who are looking for someone who likes to spend money on them, but that’s an additional benefit.
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by altacc 7y ago
Agreed, early Quora was interesting, it had a buzz and you got answers from people you wouldn't expect. Now, it's spammy. Some of the questions are ridiculous, with easily Googleable answers, but makes sense if it's spammers
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by altacc 7y ago
We now also love our electric bikes! That seems to be a big factor for getting many people cycling around Oslo's suburbs.
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by altacc 7y ago
My other laptop is an HP Elitebook 1040 with a 14" screen. I'm also happy with that and it's what I travel with the most. It's a bit thinner and lighter than the XPS but less than an inch narrower. Compared to that size
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by altacc 7y ago
The OnePlus Travel Backpack. Comfortable padded straps, padded & firm back, enough internal & external pockets and pouches. Doesn't extend much outwards, so the weight stays in the right place, it looks good and fits easily in
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by altacc 7y ago
Personally I find that the two things that make the most difference to me are the keyboard and the screen real estate. So if you can find a shop where you can try typing on a variety of laptops. Other specs you can equalise but the hardware
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by altacc 7y ago
Yes in regards to the first two examples. The third seems to confirm that you're really not enjoying where you're working! I've definitely experienced a slowdown in my continued learning of development by working in a company

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