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   by bb123 6y ago

   I recently entered the used car market in the US and I was really shocked at how expensive cars are here compared with Europe.
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   by bb123 6y ago

   How much weight and bulk would that add? Not to mention that the battery package itself will need to be larger and more robust. These things are barely small enough to use as it is.
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   by bb123 6y ago

   I think that the issue here is it would be very hard to create a product that has replaceable batteries of this size and: * Is waterproof * Is small enough to be comfortable * Has a battery large enough to be useful * Has easy battery repla
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   by bb123 6y ago

   I don't think they are going to infect people intentionally. They are giving the vaccine and control to healthcare workers who are naturally very likely to be exposed throughout he course of their work. They will then compare the infec
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   by bb123 6y ago

   That’s an interesting idea. Could you point me at any papers on the subject?
6. 396.▲
   by bb123 7y ago

   If the hardware is designed to handle it, why not?
7. 397.▲
   by bb123 7y ago

   Hmm I am not sure that Apple's products are really luxury products any more. For many many people they are quite essential.
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   by bb123 7y ago

   Is there anything I can do as a user of the web about this? Is there a search engine out there that is better for these things than Google?
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   by bb123 7y ago

   This is interesting. It would appear Santa Clara has quite a bit more capacity for when things get worse.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    That’s fair enough but you have to accept you’re in the huge minority there. The average consumer does not want to have to flip a switch for every microphone on their devices when they want to use it. Not to mention the reliability implicat
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Wow what happens in week 52?
12. 402.▲
    by bb123 7y ago

    Do well at your job - the people who survive these things the best are the ones who are able to keep their job.
13. 403.▲
    by bb123 7y ago

    I wonder if in this lockdown era, it might have a new lease of life.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    There seems to be a huge amount of innovation going on in this right now, which I think is ray of sunshine in this otherwise increasingly bleak picture. Part of me wonders though if this is because everyone is focusing on it, or rather we a
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    by bb123 7y ago

    I think part of the problem is that the hacker news community has to accept that we are in minority in terms of opinion on this. The general public is either okay with it or doesn't care. Anyone who has tried to explain this to a non-t
16. 406.▲
    by bb123 7y ago

    Have you tried getting hold of isopropyl alcohol (or similar) recently? Impossible :(
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    by bb123 7y ago

    I'm surprised that the government announced 3 month mortgage holidays, but not the same for renters. That seems like a pretty glaring omission.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Thanks. I have ppe that I can wear but I’m not using it yet. To be honest there is an air of hostility towards people wearing masks etc and I don’t want to get caught in that. If it gets worse I won’t have much choice though.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    I’m really surprised at the public reaction in the UK. Many of my friends are still going to pubs and concerts like nothing is going on. Life is just continuing as normal. Feels a bit like they’re being used a cannon fodder in this huge “he
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    by bb123 7y ago

    This doesn't really seem to make sense. The US already has confirmed community transmission and the suspected case rate is higher in the US the UK. Also why now? Why not 2 days ago?
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Thanks, that is a really excellent link.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    I have no idea, and no desire to find out :)
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Anybody know if there is a safe for work version of this? I would like to share it with my colleagues but the choice of language means I can't.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    There is so much misinformation out there about this situation, I think skepticism of any report is not an unreasonable position. The Italian media has been criticised for drumming up panic.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    That is a good point, I am still skeptical that he should be handing out advice though. I would also disagree that the media has no incentive to overstate the situation. The Italian PM has specifically asked them to tone down their reportin
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    by bb123 7y ago

    I find it strange that even on HN we seem to fall into the trap of holding up people's opinions who ostensibly know nothing special about the subject. This guy is an engineer not a public health expert, why are we holding his thoughts
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Does anyone know where he is getting the number from? It is quite a striking statistic, I would love to read more.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Um 100%? Might take a while, but as you said, it's not an emergency.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    How can this be legal? Surely they have a duty of care to their customers.
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    by bb123 7y ago

    Don't be silly, not everyone is buying $40k cars. And the bus is a great solution if it exists, but in most places on planet earth it does not.