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by chockablock 9y ago
Recently saw a viral tweet with a picture of a political mailing posted on twitter with the address blacked out, but the USPS bar code ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Mail_barcode ) showing (looks like a co
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by chockablock 10y ago
Enough with the straw man. The article's thesis absolutely does not hang on this interpretation, which only appears deep into the summary. Briefly, in contrast with a Ponzi scheme promising unsustainable returns on investment: -There a
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by chockablock 10y ago
Parent suggested supporting 'transit and cycling'. Mixed-mode commutes can meet a lot of people's needs. BTW asking other commenters for 'data' (especially to support claims they did not make) is not great commentin
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by chockablock 10y ago
If you already have/want an InstantPot (or other electric pressure cooker), adding ability to do sous-vide in the same machine would be a plus (they already market them as "7-in-1!"--it's a crockpot; it's a yogurt m
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by chockablock 10y ago
They call the feature 'email forwarding': https://support.google.com/domains/answer/3251241?hl=en
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by chockablock 10y ago
Parent referred to walmart.COM. Walmart online sales only $13B/yr, per http://fortune.com/2016/05/20/the-silver-lining-in-walmarts-...
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by chockablock 10y ago
0. Find a car that has a FuelVault installed?
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by chockablock 10y ago
> you only need to have a 0.2% positive rate for it to be worth it. What do you mean 'worth it'? Do you think that the benefits to society of giving someone $15k/yr in welfare are $0? If so, why not argue for just abolishi
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by chockablock 10y ago
> The FAA has announced that GPS jamming will only affect aircraft above 5000 feet Where did they announce this? The NOTAM linked from the parent article is still on the FAA website and clearly says GPS may not be available between 50 Ft
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by chockablock 10y ago
According to the NOTAM [1], this extends to SF Bay area as well, even near ground level. Tests may be repeated on June 7, 9, 21, 23, 28, and 30, between 9:30a-3:30p. [1] https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2016
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by chockablock 10y ago
don't forget 4) Better urban planning so people don't have to commute in such great numbers / such long distances
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by chockablock 10y ago
Gp is referring to 'max capacity'. As others have noted 10k/hr is conservative.
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by chockablock 10y ago
If upload interferes with download, you may be experiencing bufferbloat. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/17883
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by chockablock 10y ago
Timing of eating is also an input to circadian rhythm (at least in rats)--I'll try to find the cite.
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by chockablock 10y ago
Agreed on noise fatigue. Good -30dB earplugs (worn under headphones if nec), even while sleeping, make me land much better rested (and are ~$0). Doesn't help with jetlag itself (I.e. the mismatch btw astronomic and biological time), bu
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by chockablock 10y ago
Interesting. There is clear animal data showing that food timing is a strong input to ththe circadian clock, I hadn't seen it applied to people before.
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by chockablock 11y ago
Casual carpool does not solve the first/last mile problem, though. Lyft Carpool seems to be door-to-door.
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by chockablock 11y ago
No driver background checks or vehicle inspections, per the TOS [0]: "The Carpool Platform is operated by Clara Rides, Inc., not Lyft, Inc. Clara Rides, Inc. is not a Transportation Network Company or a transportation service. Clara Ri
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by chockablock 11y ago
It's little appreciated, but journals are in competition with each other for good papers, too. Editors at top journals are out at conferences trying to find the next submissions and handing out business cards. Nature editors are pissed
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by chockablock 11y ago
Or more commonly, someone who was already working in the area will rush to publish their own work to avoid being scooped themselves.
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by chockablock 11y ago
So, you're claiming the story is fabricated? Quoting: "They’d board a vessel, locate by bar code specific sought-after crates containing valuables, steal the contents of that crate—and that crate only—and then depart the vessel wi
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by chockablock 11y ago
It's not a complete solution, but you can walk in to many public university libraries without needing to have a university affiliation and use their computers to read/print articles and/or go find the print copy of many jou
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by chockablock 11y ago
Here's a link [1] to the full text of the new paper in Nature, discusses in this article. http://rdcu.be/fZHC [1] ReadCube is a service provided by Nature to allow full-text sharing of their articles by subscribers.
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Most cancers due to 'bad luck'? Not so fast, says study(statnews.com)
1 points by chockablock 11y ago|1 comments
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by chockablock 11y ago
Would you feel better if the title were "Disrupt Uber"? Since the workers already own most of the capital (in the form of vehicles they own and maintain), it would make a lot of sense for them to form a cooperative and capture mor
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Stocks, Oil Falling Hard, Again – Live Blog(blogs.wsj.com)
1 points by chockablock 11y ago|0 comments
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Socialize Uber(thenation.com)
2 points by chockablock 11y ago|2 comments
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by chockablock 11y ago
Jamming disables the alarm sensors for (up to) hours, allowing thieves to break in undetected. I'd argue that this should be called a 'false negative' rather than a 'false positive', but in any event it's certa
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by chockablock 11y ago
So what? The reason so few people use public transit across the US is very likely because it sucks at getting them door-to-door in a reasonable amount of time. The question is: if that changes , what might people choose to do? The example
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by chockablock 11y ago
>Nothing is recorded and sent... How does an outside observer know what is being recorded and stored (e.g. for later analysis or retrieval)? What guarantees does Amazon offer in their terms of service about their use of any recordings? C

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