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by brownbat 7y ago
And more of them should be accessible by wheelchair. Currently it's only around one in five stations.
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by brownbat 7y ago
The wing design reminded me of this Real Engineering video on the pros and cons of backward swept wings, including a look at the Grumman X-29: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN6vGxyMcVU This definitely isn't shooting
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by brownbat 7y ago
Very comprehensive history of the "breaking" of minesweeper records. A similar crisis of faith seems to repeat itself across many games. The main table game decades ago was 'carom billiards.' No pockets, the target was h
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by brownbat 7y ago
China has over ten different companies making EVs under $14,000. If EVs were more like commodity electronics products and less niche, if there were broad competition, things could change faster than anyone expects. There are a lot of entren
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by brownbat 7y ago
> I never thought of this but it would be surprising if the USPS _didn't_ maintain some sort of chain of custody of mail items, at least at the bag level or whatever unit they use. Probably so. And in civil contract law we almost pr
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by brownbat 7y ago
> Anything that guides an investigation is supposed to be admissable evidence or else you get into fruit of the poisonous tree territory, which is illegal. Slight correction here. The FPT doctrine makes it so most[0] evidence obtained il
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by brownbat 7y ago
Wind farm protests about aesthetics mystify me. Driving through central Kansas, the towers are just this stark reminder of how far we've come, and how little we are. You see nothing, nothing, nothing... then BAM! These massive towers g
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by brownbat 7y ago
One of the results from happiness research is that people rate their expected enjoyment from an interaction with a stranger as very low, but if you ask them after such an interaction, they usually rate it very highly. Maybe we're risk
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by brownbat 7y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyERPRjFLQs Interesting.
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French Court Says Valve Must Allow Steam Users to Resell Games(kotaku.com)
2 points by brownbat 7y ago|0 comments
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by brownbat 7y ago
Good point, especially as to the homeowner, I think we can tweak the cases. Though naturally the billionaire bribes an appraiser to undervalue all the new assets for tax purposes though, right? :) Ok, half joking. More seriously I expect so
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by brownbat 7y ago
> But debts in the Alpine country are far higher than in the US... Debts make this comparison difficult to make meaningful. A few cases: - Minimum wage earner barely scrapes by but does not seek any credit. - Someone in a high cost of li
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by brownbat 7y ago
The most celebrated historical ruler in Korea is mainly famous for his scholastic achievements, like inventing the current writing system. There are some K-Dramas that suggest the most popular students are the ones with the best educational
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by brownbat 7y ago
The first poster compared a proposed digital currency--one that no one might ever even use--to Nazi-era fascism and an assault on democracy. Buboard suggests that Germany exerts coercive monetary pressure over some other Eurozone countries.
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by brownbat 7y ago
> Being in the “habitable zone” doesn’t mean a planet is habitable True. Being a spooky near twin of Earth isn't necessarily enough. The air inside popcorn factories is basically identical to the Earth's atmosphere, but breathi
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by brownbat 7y ago
> 50th percentile driver, it's good enough. The problem is if there's any correlation with safe driving and early adoption, a median solution could also lower overall road safety. For example, teenagers are generally more dange
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by brownbat 7y ago
> but it’s a known problem and easy to comprehend... It's harder emotionally... when someone you love is killed by a software bug Sure, I understand how a poorly designed steel guardrail can ride up the front of a vehicle and crush
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by brownbat 7y ago
You absolutely can't challenge someone's personal experience with statistics, but something about this line of argument still troubles me. I've lost a handful of close friends to car accidents. If survivorship grants standing
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by brownbat 7y ago
This takes us back to my first comment. > Vote selling could be an issue with either paper receipts or my protocol above. The best solution for either is probably outside the system (criminal penalties and significant whistle-blower rew
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by brownbat 7y ago
Fair point. If you're good with 4 stars you could probably get there with a little internet sleuthing. Casinos running specials trying to attract gamblers during the off season is probably the best bet. Or low population areas like the
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by brownbat 7y ago
It's really weird how hotels scale up. They prioritize appearance of luxury over function in most cases. Will I be able to be able to stream video to the TV? Probably only at cheaper hotels. Beds and rooms get bigger, fine, but showers
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Bezos and Musk’s satellite internet could save Americans $30B a year(thenextweb.com)
13 points by brownbat 7y ago|5 comments
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by brownbat 7y ago
You value open discussions of difficult ideas, but want to stop irritating strangers and stressing yourself out. You have nailed a core dilemma of online comments. Just know that everyone's vulnerable when exposing their private ideas
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by brownbat 7y ago
My absolutely minimum is that every citizen should be able to confirm how their vote was recorded after the fact. If we can't do that, then no system can guarantee us anything. If we can do that, then the system doesn't matter. I&
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by brownbat 7y ago
I really like the idea of transparent charities helping spread access to information. The most difficult challenge will be demonstrating effectiveness relative to other charities operating near this space. Computer Aid International focuses
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by brownbat 7y ago
The article is about the Cold War and the history of scientific funding, not so much about recent politics. It's interesting! But the title could be misleading. Judging from the last para, maybe that's intentional. Just warning th
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by brownbat 7y ago
> you cannot give someone physical evidence of how their vote was cast, because it makes voter coercion feasible Some countries try to solve this with an extended voting period and by making votes repudiable / changeable up until th
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by brownbat 7y ago
> Show me one that's been investigated by responsible, neutral journalists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_13_scandal
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by brownbat 7y ago
> By definition insecure... I take "secure voting" to mean a process where every participant can later individually audit that their vote was counted without betraying the confidentiality of any other voter. For that, what woul
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by brownbat 7y ago
I'm not likely to grab this card, but every few months going back over my statement I see some small purchase I can't quite place. The text description for stores is often really vague, especially for gas stations. Confirming wher

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