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by ddeck 13y ago
There was a discussion on HN on this several months ago for those that are interested: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6428749
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by ddeck 13y ago
This doesn't sound like anything new. As I understand it, it is well known that there were three distinct forms of plague during the "black death" epidemic: Bubonic, pnuemonic, and septicemic. Below are quotes from letter sen
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by ddeck 13y ago
My favorite item from the Q&A [1]: What’s to prevent a Reactor from rolling off a table? We will be offering an octagonal silicone sleeve that will prevent a Reactor from rolling off surfaces and also protect it from bumps. So....yo
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by ddeck 13y ago
Why can't the damn thing record audio (and lots of other data) from the entire flight, rather than only two hours? I commented on this on a prior thread [1]. There has been push back from the Airline Pilots Association against longer
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by ddeck 13y ago
I'm not sure I'd put this down to "horrible city structures". Frequency of public transport is typically proportional to the population density. People are more likely to want to know the time of the next bus/train&
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by ddeck 13y ago
This is correct. Looking at the most recent FAA CVR reg. revision in 2008, which increased the required duration to 2 hours: "Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations" [1] The FAA proposed
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by ddeck 13y ago
TurboJET in Hong Kong use Boeing hydrofoils (Jetfoil) between HK and Macau [1][2]. They're great. Once you get to cruising speed, they lift out of the water and the ride becomes incredibly smooth. It's 50 miles and the trip only t
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by ddeck 13y ago
It's a great trick. I've managed to image a couple of drives that had failed with the help of some long SATA/power cables and a nice chilly freezer.
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by ddeck 13y ago
I've never understood how WSJ operate their paywall. They seem to allow it to be bypassed on any article by simply using Google as a referrer. For any given paywalled article, if you Google the article headline and click on the WSJ lin
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by ddeck 13y ago
I don't see why. Microsoft had $77bn in revenue last year, with net income of ~$22bn. Revenue has grown every year for the last five years and last year's was their highest ever. Not being large players in the areas mentioned does
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by ddeck 13y ago
Definitely some odd results: Michael = 52%, Thomas = 62% (although Tom = 98%)
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When disruption meets regulation(blogs.reuters.com)
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by ddeck 13y ago
While bottled oxygen helps, it's not a panacea. The following presentation gives a good overview: Mount Everest & The Gas Laws [1] [1] http://prezi.com/uyvudl1s2h7x/mount-everest-the-gas-laws/
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by ddeck 13y ago
Thank you, it works. After some googling, it seems the following are supported [1]: Applications : tbm=app Blogs* : tbm=blg Books : tbm=bks Discussions* : tbm=dsc Images : tbm=isch News : tbm=nws P
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by ddeck 13y ago
The problem with this is that although it's likely true, there is no guarantee that what is done with that permission will not expand in the future. e.g. Given the explanation that it's only for 2-factor authentication, I accept a
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by ddeck 13y ago
Assuming you don't believe they are lying: We built Google Public DNS to make the web faster and to retain as little information about usage as we could, while still being able to detect and fix problems. Google Public DNS does not pe
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by ddeck 13y ago
Even without new technology, I wish more devices incorporated current fast charging tech. My X1 Carbon laptop may not have the world's best battery life, but being able to recharge it to 80% in ~30 minutes is fantastic. It's saved
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by ddeck 13y ago
There was as discussion with John Muratore (SpaceX director of vehicle certification) posted on HN a while back with some interesting notes on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6125834
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by ddeck 13y ago
The documentary referred to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7067402
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by ddeck 13y ago
I presume they're on display to give the appearance of easy availability of a wide range of products (the store is apparently featured on TV programs), but not for sale because there is in fact no availability due to trade restrictions
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by ddeck 13y ago
Correct, and yet the poverty rate is higher than the US, with 33% of the elderly living in poverty. The unemployment rate is not a good measure of opportunity.
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by ddeck 13y ago
>those dozen or so countries even further down the list than the US do sorta seem like nice places to live Precisely. I'm not sure topping the economic freedom charts is such a desirable goal for the average citizen. Here in Hong
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by ddeck 13y ago
>I don't know why but Netflix on my PS3 is lag free, and looks DVD-like. But on my PC or Mac or phone or ipad it's very laggy and takes a long time to buffer and pauses to buffer during the video. If you don't mind the r
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by ddeck 13y ago
As much as I like the idea of this, I don't see it playing out that way. We currently have a form of self driving car - taxis, and yet the majority of people prefer to own their car. Golf clubs in the trunk, child seats in the back, fa
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by ddeck 13y ago
2009 is latest reported year. For comparison: 1992 5.7 1993 6.2 1994 6.8 1995 5.3 1996 7.5 1997 7.0 1998 7.2 1999 7.2 2000 7.9 2001 10.6 2002 10.7 2003 10.8 2004 8.3 2005 7.5 2006 8
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Top 400 Individual Income Tax Returns with the Largest Adjusted Gross Incomes(irs.gov)
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Interactive Vizualization of the Leading Causes of Premature Death(viz.healthmetricsandevaluation.org)
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by ddeck 13y ago
Agreed. A recent Stuttgart University report (commissioned by Greenpeace) estimated 22,000 premature deaths per year in the EU alone from coal-fired power stations. [1] I've seen estimates in the US of 10-20,000 annually depending on t
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by ddeck 13y ago
>Has there been any long-term research done on the health effects of particulate pollution? Yes. The 2013 WHO report "Health Effects of Particulate Matter" [1] provides a reasonable summary. Primary long term impacts are incr
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by ddeck 13y ago
The PBOC notice (in Chinese): http://www.pbc.gov.cn/publish/goutongjiaoliu/524/2013/201312...

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