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by bsmith 7y ago
This is all well and good (really), but I'm a bit disappointed that the entire post omits the word "efficiency." Yes, we must do everything he mentions – but we waste a TON of energy. Reducing our demand will only make any ot
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by bsmith 7y ago
Plus, the comment 1 level up had "CO2" rather than "CO₂."
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by bsmith 7y ago
This seems like a rip-off, and a pretty high-risk buy given how new Bird is to hardware... With a quick Google search, you can find the same Segway scooter that many of the scooter companies (including Bird) have used for around $500, new.
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by bsmith 7y ago
Agreed. Taken to its logical extreme, imagine someone insisting that some new revolutionary surgical procedure's tooling and instructions should be made public because people "are gonna try to do it themselves, anyway." No bu
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by bsmith 7y ago
I don't see why anyone feels the need to compel Apple to make their phones "repairable" in the first place. If you want that feature, I'm sure Samsung or myriad other manufacturers would gladly sell you their handsets in
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by bsmith 7y ago
While on the surface this may seem true, this is actually totally false. For example, if you eat too much protein in one meal (even with no carbs) it will still throw the body out of ketosis. The science of staying in keto is way more nuanc
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by bsmith 7y ago
To turn this idea on its head...maybe SpaceX will be able to compete with Verizon/AT&T etc. by providing a global Internet service that also has some way of connecting to phones. I'm imagining having an Internet and cell phone
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by bsmith 7y ago
Can we update to the original source? https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/27/18519778/spacex-starlink-...
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by bsmith 7y ago
Awesome that it worked so well for you while it did. Tip for others who may try this: don't forget to lower your macros (and, in turn, calories) an appropriate amount as your weight drops. The same diet that maintains keto at 250 lbs w
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by bsmith 7y ago
I think this title needs to be changed by a moderator. It has seemingly nothing to do with the linked page.
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by bsmith 7y ago
Electronics, especially with displays, are very commonly shipped with protective, removable plastic coatings. How is this at all surprising? Seems like an honest mistake on the part of the user, combined with a bit of design (and documentat
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by bsmith 7y ago
Interesting. At what point does it stop being sounds waves traveling through the ground and start becoming straight-up seismic vibrations caused by the (effective) explosions happening on the pad? Probably a bit of a spectrum, as the ground
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by bsmith 8y ago
I know this is a nit, but the incorrect use of commas is making this a really tough read for me...pet peeve of mine, I suppose. Anyway, salient points: use the right tools for the right jobs and all that jazz. Depends on the required level
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by bsmith 8y ago
From what I've read, the assessed severity of the failure of aviation systems is rated. The rating for this system was not severe enough to require redundancy based on the assigned rating. I'll update my comment if I can find a re
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by bsmith 8y ago
Aren't little bits of debris in LEO going to fall back into the atmosphere and burn up pretty quickly, though? Not an expert here, but I think there is enough atmosphere left at standard LEO altitudes that thrusters are needed semi-reg
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by bsmith 8y ago
I've lived here for about 5 years. I live downtown and routinely walk (or Bird) to work (I started a startup here and the job market is great). I run on a 10-mile loop that's completely isolated from traffic around the (beautiful)
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by bsmith 8y ago
Wow, that's heinous. At worst they could use a VPN, and at best they would just download firmware updates or poll for config changes from the Internet the same way other clients on the network do. Out of curiosity, do you remember what
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by bsmith 8y ago
This works especially well for pop tunes, where the vocal track is by far the most prominent and is almost universally panned dead-center in the mix.
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by bsmith 8y ago
I'm a fairly n00b-level hobbyist music producer, but I can take a stab. I like thinking of the "stereo image" of a track as having 3 dimensions in physical space. If you imagine looking forward at a stereo system, left to rig
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Elon Musk's New Venture: Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future (2017)(waitbutwhy.com)
2 points by bsmith 8y ago|0 comments
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The Four Burners Theory: The Downside of Work-Life Balance(jamesclear.com)
2 points by bsmith 8y ago|0 comments
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by bsmith 8y ago
This is definitely a nit, but isn't calling this a "new vulnerability" incorrect? The vulnerability has existed, but has only recently been discovered. I'd prefer it was referred to as a "new exploit."
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by bsmith 8y ago
Complete clickbait title — the airline will offer customer service through it's app, just not over the phone.
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by bsmith 8y ago
I like this idea a lot. How many reposts don't end up getting a comment like this because no one remembers the original submission? It would be interesting to see a history of every time an article was submitted.
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by bsmith 8y ago
I don't see any reason not to focus on reduction AND capture now – in fact, I think it would be irresponsible not to. The atmosphere is a reservoir that's already holding way too much carbon; let's reduce what we're putt
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The Smallest Black Hole in the Universe(medium.com)
2 points by bsmith 8y ago|0 comments
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by bsmith 8y ago
I don't know why using my keyboard is any different. Where are your assumptions coming from? A button is a button. This is why we use CI at my company – it IS all automated. And the last button I press after I type `git push origin mas
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by bsmith 8y ago
Hate to say it, but my first thought upon reading the headline was, "You mean, like, the return key on my keyboard??" But that's no fun at all – I actually love the spirit of this post.
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by bsmith 8y ago
Yes, someone (thing?) is gaming the system: cheaper renewable energy generation assets, and thus, weather (which is inherently unpredictable). When the sun is shining and wind is gusting isn't always at highest demand, which depresses
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by bsmith 8y ago
Here's an archive of the blog post the broken link points to: https://web.archive.org/web/20100307015535/http://www.infini...

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