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by dougSF70 5y ago
A combination of increasing electricity consumption per capita combined with a lack of investment is a perfect storm for wildfires.
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Imagine that self-driving cars are a long way off from being reality because the AI isn't quite good enough to distinguish and classify objects in corner cases - of which there must be numerous. This would suggest these captcha tests a
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100% Mechanical cameras are amazingly resilient. Nikon F and F2 models will last a very long time. And rumor has it, Nikkor lenses from pre 1967 get better with age.
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This could be an amazing idea or a terrible one. Especially if financial products can be built on top of Miami Coin ($MIA) which would allow speculators to effectively short Miami. While Mayor Suarez could be correct that it $MIA can earn m
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Miami Coin: A Bond by Any Other Name(hypebeast.com)
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Yes, I realized that once I submitted the comment it could be interpreted that I was suggesting Dogecoin is a scam when actually I just think it is dubious.
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I guess that is the worry of any government: money that could fuel the economy gets spirited away into dubious Crypto ventures - e.g. Dogecoin. BTC might be old news but it isn't a deliberate scam.
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This is great. My dad planted a redwood in plot of land he wanted to use to grow vines. It was too step for vines so he planted hundreds of trees (Chilean Beech) and a single Wellingtonia.
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by dougSF70 5y ago
Sure, there are substantive differences between Crypto and Cannabis, the point I was trying to make is that Bitcoin is beyond the tipping point. The point that makes sense to bring it into the fold. Secondly, if the USA is seen to be focuss
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by dougSF70 5y ago
Point taken, this characterization is too broad.
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Obviously HN community is down on crypto. This exemption is a sign that Bitcoin is getting closer to the mainstream of finance. Like most flanker-moves, Governments should be incorporating it in to their tax policies rather than shunning it
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by dougSF70 5y ago
Agreed, market efficiency assumes buyers are looking for the global maxima rather than settling for a local maxima.
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Basically, ride the wave while it lasts. And that CEO should suck it up and pay market rates, why else did he raise all that VC money?? To spend it on swanky offices and aws compute?
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I guess high salaries paid by funded startups offset the risk that the company will flame out in 3-5 years combined with scarcity of developer talent - which in itself is driven by lots of VC money sloshing around. When the money dries up,
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by dougSF70 5y ago
I have not read the paper but I have done extensive ad effectiveness analysis and the one thing most papers ignore is that having your product listed in a store is a given. More often advertising is protecting your product's listing in
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Also, pi is an amazing construct. It is evidence of so much magic in the universe.
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I am not even sure it decreases the cost of staying. Hotels are remarkable value except during peak season, and even then airbnb are also expensive. No financial benefit to the tourist.
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Yes, the Rapid 38 Muni takes 30 minutes to go downtown from my nearest stop while the regular 38 Muni does it in 32 minutes from a stop that is 2 minutes closer to my house. And that is on a route with dedicated bus lanes. Crazy that the Ra
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This is quality.
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I am not sure congestion pricing will have the desired effect in SF, people will need an alternative means to travel downtown - currently BART or Muni or Street Cars. If SF had an egalitarian public transport system - as found in NYC and Lo
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by dougSF70 5y ago
I am generally against airbnb as it induces rent-seeking behavior. This is bad for the economy because you are not adding value (in an economic sense). Plus the added dis benefits if increasing rent, reducing housing supply, etc. Ultimately
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by dougSF70 5y ago
Exactly!
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Surely, the title should be the "photo of this beach does not exist". Beach photos are always a bit samey so it is probably more straight forward to train AI to build a random beach photo than to actual build a map of a beach.
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by dougSF70 5y ago
Designing robots to pick fruit and make coffee / pizzas cannot have a positive ROI until labor laws make the bsuiness-case for them. Majority of use cases where we can use robots for activities humans cannot perform (fast spot welding
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Like most things in life, thinking is best done in moderation.
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by dougSF70 5y ago
The humble pencil is truly an amazing invention. The Gutenberg press of writing instruments.
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The volume of rubber bands used is equivalent to 1500 Escobars, another prolific rubber band user. Strangely Pablo did not get as much criticism and complaints about his excessive usage.
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Another example of a clever bird.
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On a per song basis you are probably correct but on a total volume basis, more people have the opportunity to download and store their own copy of [insert album] vs the limited pressing of the actual physical copy of the album/cd. Per
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by dougSF70 5y ago
I think it still eats up a ton (technical term) of unnecessary energy as we have moved from owning physical objects to digital copies of the same thing. For example music, video, etc. Before 2000 you only needed electricity to play conte

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