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by callalex 2y ago
People were saying the same things about their high speed rail network ten years ago, and now it is in an existential crisis and desperately hemorrhaging money. I am definitely not saying the same will happen for the HVDC projects as I am n
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by callalex 2y ago
Got any examples? Name and shame!
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by callalex 2y ago
That doesn’t make them inherently incorrect, in the same way that oil companies are correct that building more pipelines is safer and more environmentally friendly than oil trains.
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by callalex 2y ago
Nobody called you ignorant and the only personal attack here was made by you.
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by callalex 2y ago
Rent-seeking is not new human behavior, it’s just been enough generations that the lesson must be collectively learned again.
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by callalex 2y ago
I can also imagine that Recall could grow and cook my food for me, but it can’t do that either so I don’t really understand your point.
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by callalex 2y ago
I know it’s generally unhelpful to discuss voting on this site, but I must point out the irony that this particular comment chain started with “I haven’t heard anybody saying they want this” and then the one comment saying “I want this” was
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by callalex 2y ago
And yet the profit margins of fast food companies keep steadily and consistently increasing. Maybe the cost isn’t the issue, but simply greed?
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It’s a very useful line to have on a CV.
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Which part of the statement is slander?
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by callalex 2y ago
As long as they stay sane and reliable they will have nothing to worry about. Internet connectivity is too important to rely on service that can be taken away without notice by one irrational angry tweet or xhit or whatever they’re called n
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by callalex 2y ago
Most criminals are unbelievably stupid, particularly when it comes to risk assessment.
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by callalex 2y ago
Got any numbers to back up this claim?
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I see the website for about half a second on my up to date iPhone and then it just says “client side error” and blanks out the entire screen. Now I have no idea what your product is. Plain html never killed anybody.
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by callalex 2y ago
Then why are they paid such obscene amounts of money?
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by callalex 2y ago
Will you say the same to the old people who move and then subsequently can’t shovel snow in the winter?
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by callalex 2y ago
Hopefully it won’t get Picasa’d
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by callalex 2y ago
The history of ewaste recycling is horrifying and is worth thinking about before making more in the future. And I’m using ewaste as the friendly term for hazmat/hazardous materials. All too often they end up in a huge burn pile that un
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by callalex 2y ago
Can you explain the relevance of this question? I think it’s likely I’m missing something, but your question sounds like: “Yes, volcano eruptions have killed innumerable people and species…but were they _specifically engineered_ as killing
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by callalex 2y ago
The way USA courts are set up, setting precedent and assessing damages are two distinct things. I agree that the precedent she would be targeting wouldn’t be all that financially rewarding but that’s not the only thing that motivates humans
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by callalex 2y ago
It’s really hard to assume in good faith that you are unfamiliar with the concept of impersonation. Just in case: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impersonator There is no doubt that the hired actor was an impersonator,
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by callalex 2y ago
I think we should all strive to meet the standards of “Weird” Al Yankovic. He set out to do something that was widely hated by a very powerful and litigious sector, and yet after a full career he is widely revered by both the public and the
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by callalex 2y ago
I think we should all be held to the standard of “Weird” Al Yankovic. In personal matters consent is important.
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I’m curious what kind of rule set/heuristic this set off? It’s not necessarily a bad alarm but certainly a non-obvious result.
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DNT is specifically used as a data point in fingerprinting algorithms that stalk you during your daily life. If it is a configurable option the “entropy” will be weaponised against you. If it always matches exactly for every user of this br
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by callalex 2y ago
I live in the hills of the Bay Area and the light pollution is too great outside for them to be obviously bright unless it’s been a really nice weather day (the parts that are growing are the parts that glow which is fascinating!). Outside,
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by callalex 2y ago
“Plan” is a strong word for what’s going on here. They don’t even have successful clinical trials.
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These kind of stats really need a “for 30s” and “for 10m” qualifiers. I strongly suspect that an iPhone will start throttling within seconds of not minutes compared to a laptop with a fan. (Although there are definitely laptops with fans th
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At this point how do they differ?
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Having gone through this myself, the main skills I learned were how to navigate bureaucracy and manipulate people more powerful than me to do what I want them to do and work way too many hours while ignoring my own mental and physical healt

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