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by cfreeman 11y ago
It's becoming a huge problem in Portland as well. We've always had homeless but recently this situation is becoming worse and worse. I live close to the city center and my neighborhood resembles a shanty town with all the homeless
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by cfreeman 11y ago
This is great, but I wish it was longer. The first 23 levels are pretty easy and it tells you what properties to use, then it drops you into a really difficult level with no hints. It would be nice if it built up to that with some medium di
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by cfreeman 11y ago
Which GA did you work at? I have a friend that went to the one in Santa Monica and had a bad experience. Of course, he did eventually get a job as a developer afterwards so I guess it could've been worse. I went to a bootcamp recently
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by cfreeman 11y ago
I've worked in computer repair shops, and what you've described about OEM Windows is how it's worked for years. You have to either use the recovery partition that comes with the machine or order new recovery media from the ma
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by cfreeman 11y ago
I actually did this, back in 2004 when I was obsessed with "traveling authentically." I sailed from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Cork, Ireland. It took two weeks. I was surprised at how quickly the boredom set in, as there is really
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by cfreeman 11y ago
Or just another example of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture .
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by cfreeman 11y ago
They're called grid fins: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_fin I believe they are less to "keep it upright", but for better accuracy. The rocket doesn't really having a hard time staying upright be
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by cfreeman 12y ago
They aren't really COTS. They were for the Roadster, but for the Model S they use a specialized chemistry as well as removing the protection circuit. [Source]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&
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by cfreeman 12y ago
I get the feeling that regulatory burdens is the biggest problem. I know that the laws in California are preventing them from offering the service there, and in Oregon they are waiting on a bill to pass before they will come to Portland.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
It does make him look good that so many people like his design enough to copy it so blatantly.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
Thanks for your amazing contribution to the discussion.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
Interesting. I might actually be wrong about the details then. Maybe the new engines they were using is actually a new type of hybrid (nylon)? I know for a fact that they are working on their own liquid engine, but perhaps it wasn't in
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by cfreeman 12y ago
They just switched to a new liquid powered engine because their hybrid engine was not powerful enough. This was the first powered test flight with their new engine, and given the information so far it sounds like it exploded in-flight. Very
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by cfreeman 12y ago
I feel like he is too. There is just something so vague about his AI pronouncements.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
For the Performance model it loses 10 miles, all the others gain 10 miles.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
The folks who moderate the various reddits are there by no virtue other than the fact that they were either there first, or have some relationship to the person who was there first. This is what I think the biggest problem wit
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by cfreeman 12y ago
It's not as miraculous as some people in the US will go on and on about. I mean, it is definitely a useful plant but it's legal in many countries and hasn't become a major crop.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
It's a fascinating story, and a really well-written book (co-authored by Alex Haley). I don't think you have to like the man at all to get something out of the book, although it may change your opinion of him slightly. He changed
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by cfreeman 12y ago
What do you mean? The shuttle-c was never built.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
That sounds terrifying.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
So just like bittorrent, which is decentralized but has many (centralized) trackers of varying quality.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
Yeah I think the time you'd have to spend convincing them to skip steps in their script would probably take longer than just doing them.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
I agree that Comcast is horrible but you can't expect them to skip the most basic troubleshooting steps. That probably solves the problem for most non-technical users who call in.
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by cfreeman 12y ago
I might be an idiot but I reloaded the website 3 times and turned adblock on and off before I realized it was an article and I just needed to scroll down. Being on a macbook with low-resolution screen and no visible scrollbar doesn't h
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by cfreeman 12y ago
The Merlin engine was designed from the beginning to be re-useable. They don't have to be "stripped and rebuilt" after each launch. They have already fired engines on the test stand for multiple mission durations with no prob
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by cfreeman 12y ago
What you wrote about Atlas V is a bit misleading. It uses an American engine for the upper stage, but the whole issue is about the Russian built RD-180 engines that power the first and largest stage. The other ULA rocket, the Delta IV, does
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by cfreeman 13y ago
There aren't any rare-earth materials in Tesla's batteries.
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by cfreeman 13y ago
Not to mention, you know, actually meeting other people.
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by cfreeman 13y ago
Is there any legitimate reason for the pilot to disable the transponder? It seems like they should make it more difficult than just throwing a breaker in the cockpit.
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by cfreeman 13y ago
This isn't a product for high-level competitive gaming. This is a product that allows the average gamer to play the vast catalog of steam games from the couch.

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