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by et-al 7y ago
Except many libraries aren't open past 7pm on the weekends. Sometimes you just want a clean, well-lighted place to read into the night.
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by et-al 7y ago
Fun fact: GTFS used to be Google Transit Feed Specification: https://sf.streetsblog.org/2010/01/05/how-google-and-portlan...
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by et-al 7y ago
Google Maps and the Transit App already ingest GTFS feeds for trip routing and predicting arrivals. A regional feed would make things easier for developers, not so much commuters, who are already relying on aforementioned products. For anyo
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by et-al 7y ago
I once undertook the task of searching for the mythical fabric that offered breathability and water-resistance. A big issue is that as your exertion increases, you sweat more and need more breathability, compared to when you're sitting
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by et-al 7y ago
Pretty sure RSUs are taxed as income when they vest. The employee has the option to automatically have a portion of those RSU withheld for tax purposes. Then when the employee sells the stock, the diff from vesting price is naturally taxed
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by et-al 7y ago
The article is from 2014, and the map is also from 2014. However you can find the Oct 2019 Beijing map here: http://www.inat.fr/metro/beijing/ But I agree that for Beijing, Inat doesn't offer much improvement
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by et-al 7y ago
Yes, I actually saved Jug Cerović's Tokyo map on my phone back in Nov 2014. I found it superior to other offerings at the time because it had multiple systems on one map without making my eyes glaze over. Cerović: http://www
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by et-al 7y ago
They'll give you a shpiel how this is for the best and that brighter days are to come with new management. Maybe they'll entice folks with an incentive program that says "if profits are x much, you'll get a bonus in 2 ye
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by et-al 7y ago
In Taiwan and Japan, they'll leave packages at the convenience store (konbini). Also, people are more respectful of others in those two countries, so property crime isn't as high as most American cities anyway.
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by et-al 7y ago
I visited Mrauk U back in 2015 and had to withdraw enough kyat to sustain me for the few days I was there since there was no ATM in the town. The boat ride from Sittwe up the Kaladan River was actually one of my favorite parts of the trip w
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by et-al 7y ago
Easy access to satellite imagery helps, along with always keeping an open eye and ear out for these things. That being said, Germany has a lots of abandoned factories and warehouses to explore once one gets out of the major cities. You&#x27
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by et-al 7y ago
Depends on one's reading, right? - same old keyboard (post-2015 butterfly) - old, good keyboard (2015 and older scissor) Regardless, with Ive's departure, we might get some functional hardware again.
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by et-al 7y ago
Agreed, but at the same time BART needs to run more trains to Millbrae for this reason.
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by et-al 7y ago
If you happen to be in a visually homogenous society (i.e. rural America, or Japan), you're gonna be treated differently because you stand out. This common occurrence for American-born children of non-white immigrants in American. &quo
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by et-al 7y ago
From the NewScientist article Laforet linked above: > fake fingerprints can be created by imprinting copies in rubbery gels or silicone plastic, says Marcela Espinoza of the Institute of Police Science in Lausanne, Switzerland. Replace
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by et-al 7y ago
This is also Fleet Week, when you have people coming in from the suburbs and out-of-town who won't be as prepared.
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by et-al 7y ago
Sounds like you could start one!
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by et-al 7y ago
The TIGER/Line Census data logo is rad in a wolf-howling-at-moon sort of way: https://twitter.com/michalmigurski/status/115699611661896499...
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by et-al 7y ago
Sorry I beg to differ. Climbing's great exercise, but the risk of joint-related injuries are pretty high for climbers. One would be swapping out typing RSIs for finger/shoulder/elbow pain.
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by et-al 7y ago
Unfortunately my experience with the iOS compass in cities is that it's often confused. I wouldn't trust it too much.
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by et-al 7y ago
It seems like your compliant should be directed more specifically towards diesel vehicles than actual busses. There are low-emission busses out there.
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by et-al 7y ago
> (the) governmaent is dropping UV powder on protestors from fucking helicopters so that they can be identified as participating in the protests, and then arrested. If you don't think police forces around the world won't lear
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by et-al 7y ago
Proper climbing procedure states that partners should check each other's harnesses and the rope to make sure they're connected to the same rope, the knots tied properly, buckles are double-backed, etc. I had a similar incident man
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by et-al 7y ago
namirez's point is that the historical people mentioned are Persians being called Arabs. And there are Persians that would take offense to this association.
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by et-al 7y ago
California housing discussions are common here. Plenty has been said about it in yesterday's Approaching Peak Housing Dysfunction in California thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20527867 If you want a simp
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by et-al 7y ago
And if anyone prefers non-fiction, Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner describes the (completely fucked) water supply situation out in California.
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by et-al 7y ago
btw, there was similar Ask HN discussion on home office chairs just 10 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20371095
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by et-al 7y ago
SF - Ferry Building LA - Grand Central Market NY - Chelsea Market PHL - Reading Terminal BOS - Boston Public Market The problem is, unlike Grand Central and Reading Terminal, a lot of these markets are overpriced and end up being shopping a
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by et-al 7y ago
This actually did happen in SF with the Maritol "Icebreaker" ship by Creon Levit and Brewster Kahle: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/10/startups-aboard-... I don't know what's hap
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by et-al 7y ago
> It makes me sad sometimes that kids these days don't experiment more. It is freeing to realize that you can make your way in life no matter what. Kids don't experiment more because a generation or two ago, all one needed wa

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