blue_devil

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by blue_devil 7y ago
I believe the original paper from OECD: https://www.oecd.org/els/41650997.pdf >> We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rat
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Thanks for the pointer. It seems like it's not so clear-cut, with lots of fine legal points around search on person vs. property, digital vs. analog/physical "goods", the individual suspicion requirement etc etc.: >&g
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>Someone still has to shovel the piles of shit or dig a ditch. I strongly believe that if you stay curious and pay attention to your work, any work can be(come) meaningful and rewarding. Devise your own faster/better/lighte
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by blue_devil 7y ago
In my mind "passion" has become synonymous with "marketing" - it matters only when you make it visible, very visible. Whatever happened to having a calling?
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Let's say we agree age can be changed legally. Who is to decide _what_ age it should be changed to? What if the person wants to be 20 years younger, but is "actually" only 10 years younger? Is it going to be determined by a s
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Japanese KitKats Are Replacing Plastic Packaging with Origami Paper(mymodernmet.com)
133 points by blue_devil 7y ago|40 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Is simply crossing a border a "reasonable" search and seizure under the Fourth Amendment? Is there a legal precedent for that?
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by blue_devil 7y ago
It should also be noted that as of 2015, the average age of a passenger car in use in Europe is 10.7 years, with a mode of around 12 years, and max 17+ years. Out of a fleet of 252 mln, 123 mln or about 50% were 10+ years old in 2015. Same
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>it's clear that London's air quality has steadily improved over time: That's not what the data you linked show, though. You charted Sulphur Dioxide only, but when you look at say PM2.5, there's not even data for
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by blue_devil 7y ago
"Dieselisation" of cars in Europe: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/daviz/dieselisation-... Health effects of diesel Particulate Matter: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I've a different take. I use a voice diary app that I built (originally for hiking trips) - I take a picture of the ingredients, then record the cooking instructions, and replay this when cooking (the picture shows as background when y
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PDFex: Major Security Flaws in PDF Encryption(web-in-security.blogspot.com)
3 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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App can detect 'white eye' in children's photos to spot possible problems(medicalxpress.com)
2 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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At Fukushima plant, a million-tonne headache: radioactive water(techxplore.com)
2 points by blue_devil 7y ago|0 comments
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Does the climate crisis violate the rights of those yet to be born(theguardian.com)
1 points by blue_devil 7y ago|1 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I believe these calculations are not as relevant for policy because practically you care that people keep dying from being hit by cars. Say, 10 people dead are 10 people dead. They are not less important when they account for 1% vs. 0.0001%
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>Systems need to account for irresponsibility, especially those like the transportation system. The thought process of the distracted driver is not that the penalty can be disregarded. People develop a false sense of confidence in th
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>to eliminate cars in urban areas Hope to live to see this utopia. In the meantime, I'll take it if public money is invested in traffic calming - this might deter some driving at least, and definitely will make it safer. Also se
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I am a pedestrian/cyclist (not a driver), and I blame the system. Where do I fit? It would be great if personal responsibility solved this, but ultimately I would rather be safe from cars than enjoy placing blame on drivers.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
There is a solution to any problem - good design. Look up "traffic calming measures". I doubt any driver who values their vehicle would text/use their phone while going through something like this: https://www.goo
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>stop moving blame from yourself to others. I don't drive though. This article argues for preventing deaths, not litigating them. What's the use of assigning blame after the fact? You cannot force people to be more perfect
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by blue_devil 7y ago
May I suggest this reading: The origin of bursts and heavy tails in human dynamics https://www.nature.com/articles/nature03459
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Yes, and no. I'm afraid you've missed the point of the article. It's not about blame, but about good design that prevents human death. (Mainly) in Western culture, humans tend to believe that what other people do reflects the
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by blue_devil 7y ago
The point of the article was _not_ to place blame on either drivers or pedestrians/cyclists. The article speaks about how the environments created in the US and Western Europe make for the right conditions to "trip" all huma
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Let's fill our cities with taller, wooden buildings(nytimes.com)
2 points by blue_devil 7y ago|2 comments
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Why are cars killing more pedestrians?(theguardian.com)
142 points by blue_devil 7y ago|273 comments
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by blue_devil 7y ago
>>If there is any information domain were it’s harder to figure out the real truth than current US politics, it’s “nutrition science” I recently dug out some original USDA documents from the 19th century to research[1] the origins of
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by blue_devil 7y ago
Ugh oh: correlation is not causation - hence you cannot state it's a "determinant". They are probably both caused by - say - "criminality" which makes a place more or less walkable.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
In Amsterdam I've seen women wearing 3-inch high heels cycle safely, _across_ the tracks.
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by blue_devil 7y ago
I think a cyclist would feel more safe and less gassed alongside a tram, than a bus (the majority of buses not being electric).

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