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by bparsons 9y ago
Cars congest cities. Articles like this encourage policy makers to target users of ride sharing, while ignoring the obvious broader problem. If cities build appropriate multi modal transportation networks and restrict the amount of space al
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by bparsons 9y ago
Reasonable accommodation often comes down to a cost argument. In almost all the examples the author cites, it costs next to nothing to accommodate these small groups of people. It is a corporation or a society deciding that it is willing to
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by bparsons 9y ago
From what I understand, it is mostly an issue of jurisdiction. The factory is in the US, and the problem impacts people across the river in Canada. Cross border noise pollution was likely never envisioned in any international treaties, so t
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by bparsons 9y ago
The wood is all treated and sealed, so flammability is largely mitigated. Even with steel, the actual frame of the building is surrounded by firewalls, fire resistant insulation and various suppression systems.
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by bparsons 9y ago
Touch screen phones and tablets are depriving kids of a general purpose computer. The training wheels environment ensures that there is minimal contact with the actual mechanics of how the device works. Cory Doctorow had a great article on
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by bparsons 9y ago
I think Bitcoin is the AOL of blockchain technology. It was a first mover, it had huge uptake and valuation, but in a few years (or perhaps already) someone is going to build a protocol that is capable of hundreds of thousands of secure tra
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by bparsons 9y ago
You forgot to mention the ads. Subconscious impressions have to be worth a lot.
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by bparsons 9y ago
The fully electric Lilium out of Germany is a far more interesting project. Without a gas engine, the noise and cost problems are greatly mitigated. I don't know how far away it is from commercialization, but it would appear that the t
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by bparsons 9y ago
Yeah this is some goofy, steampunk looking gear.
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by bparsons 9y ago
I think the issue here is CPU performance being tied to battery degradation as a method of planned obsolescence, rather than a complaint about iPhone battery life.
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by bparsons 9y ago
This is a good experiment for anyone to do. Order a club soda at a social occasion, and you may be surprised how quickly you forget that you aren't drinking alcohol. For many, it is just something to do with their hands.
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by bparsons 9y ago
The feds are pouring tons of money into scientific research and commercialization. In 2016 it was this: http://u15.ca/what-we-are-saying/budget-2016-strong-commitme... In 2018, it will be the supercluster initiative, w
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by bparsons 9y ago
It is a good deal for Toronto. The land has sat undeveloped and contaminated for decades. You need someone with extremely deep pockets to come along and develop that space, even if it does mean giving up something in return.
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by bparsons 9y ago
By some accounts, Boeing is the most subsidized company in the world. https://globalnews.ca/news/3773916/bombardier-boeing-subsidi... https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxanalysts/2014/03
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by bparsons 9y ago
WSJ really has it out for Tesla.
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by bparsons 9y ago
Even just a fragment of someone's personal information can be combined with other data points in order to commit identity theft. Other impacts may not have direct monetary damages, but could be even more devastating (ie Ashley Madison)
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by bparsons 9y ago
This is how the civil legal system is supposed to function. There needs to be some very large class action lawsuits brought against these companies, and huge awards need to be extracted in order increase the financial risk of having shitty
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by bparsons 9y ago
Access to primary care doctors, life expectancy, infant mortality, infectious disease rates. etc.
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by bparsons 9y ago
Yes, but you really have zero choice. Unless you decide that you can live without a cell phone, rental car, credit card, mortgage or bank account the rest of your life.
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by bparsons 9y ago
The United States pays more than twice per capita than Canada for healthcare, but with worse outcomes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_hea... The system in Canada isn't even close to the m
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by bparsons 9y ago
Incomes there are extremely high. Not a lot of room for growth at the moment.
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by bparsons 10y ago
This can be regulated.
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by bparsons 10y ago
The concept is more or less universally supported. Those who voted against it did so on the basis that it was not federal jurisdiction, and it was likely/probably to be challenged in the court system.
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by bparsons 10y ago
It is complicated, but most health related matters are regulated by the provinces. Everything has to be in compliance with the Canada Health Act though.
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by bparsons 10y ago
They need money.
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by bparsons 10y ago
I think new water pipes would help in Flint.
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by bparsons 10y ago
You could build the PC version of this for about a 1000 bucks.
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by bparsons 10y ago
Microsoft tried that in 1995. It was an interface called Microsoft Bob. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Bob
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by bparsons 10y ago
Nothing is really close to the functionality of Waze or Google maps. All the purpose built devices run an inferior product with a sloppy interface. Users are going to use the superior product in their pocket.
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by bparsons 10y ago
I think the media got duped on this. Again.

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