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by etendue 10y ago
The sustainability practices that you mention are needed when the demand on resources exceeds the ability of the resources to otherwise replenish: a conservation problem. It sounds like in NMS it would be sustainable for a single explorer t
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by etendue 10y ago
The objection to shooting animals in order to scan them is interesting: it was the first step of Audobon's process.
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by etendue 10y ago
I use plant as a term of the art. Calling a group just plumbers is to me condescending: it's a trade that requires creative thinking, knowledge, experience, and a willingness to (literally) deal with other people's sewage. Plum
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by etendue 10y ago
I would describe programmers you have described as "tradesmen", similar to electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, etc. I see nothing condescending about that. A chemical engineer designs a plant, but plumbers and pipe fitters (and
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by etendue 10y ago
I think (perhaps in a more charitable light) that there is a difference between tradesmen and professionals, and by definition, autodidacts aren't in the latter grouping. "Cranks" appear in both groups after all.
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In order to design antennas, first you must have bologna(theverge.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
To expand on one aspect of hostile, some white blood cells greet foreign bodies with micromolar concentrations of a variety of oxidants and radicals: hypohalous acids (not just the familiar household bleach, hypochlorous acid, but also the
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Hackers Fool Tesla S’s Autopilot to Hide and Spoof Obstacles(wired.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
The pacemaker or ICD generator is replaced when the battery is exhausted, typically 8–10 years. The procedure is not a big deal, it is commonly outpatient and done under local. Outside of some durable orthopedic implants, few implants wil
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How biotech executives profit from legal insider trading(statnews.com)
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Can you short Uber?(qz.com)
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Silicon Valley's elite tribe for young entrepreneurs(qz.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
As a famous engineer said, "and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon." Something to consider is that a "good" risk analysis takes into account the foreseeable use and misuse of a product based on the inf
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by etendue 10y ago
> The driver never braked. It's possible that he noticed the trailer and refrained from braking for some reason, but that would be really weird. He could have had a medical complication. He could also have erred in thinking that th
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by etendue 10y ago
Short of an unholy ritual involving the supernatural, Tesla PR or Musk can only guess as to what the driver noticed in this case, and neither can accurately speak to what the either the driver or car did or did not do until the investigatio
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by etendue 10y ago
> The main thing is that the system didn't detect the trailer. Has that information been made public? Unless it has, that statement would also appear to be speculative at this point. > Exactly why it failed to detect the trailer
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by etendue 10y ago
> They said that the radar and camera detected the trailer but that it looked like an overhead sign and so was ignored. Has Tesla or NTSB actually said that? From ref. 1, published today, my emphasis: Tesla *is considering* whethe
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by etendue 10y ago
> It's not clear to me that an engineer working on making seatbelts work better is the best person to decide when they reach the point that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. I agree that they're not the best person, but th
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Fentanyl, a stealth killer(statnews.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
It does bring attention to the AACC. They also issued a pretty strong disclaimer ( https://www.aacc.org/publications/cln/cln-stat/2016/july/5/t... ): > Holmes’ appearance does not reflect an e
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Theranos seeks to quell doubts with new product, scant data(statnews.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
> Clearly we already (ethically) accept some risk in our products. We do, when the risk is managed . A key feature of risk management is, after identification of potential risks, the minimization of the occurance probability or the seve
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by etendue 10y ago
> When Rajkumar has raised concerns with those Tesla employees about autopilot's technical limitations, the response is they have to "wash their hands of it" because "it's a business decision." I've won
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Elon Musk's push for autopilot unnerves some Tesla employees(money.cnn.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
Harvard's common indirect rate is as high as 69%: http://osp.finance.harvard.edu/fa-cost-rates-federal-sponsor... I've long been expecting someone like the NYT to do an exposé on the "dark money" of F&am
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Embattled Theranos promises first-ever peek at its science – but doubts abound(statnews.com)
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Aviation Experts Urge Caution on Releasing Self-Driving Cars(wsj.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
As an engineer, I try to imagine what the risk analysis for the Tesla cars look like for the Autopilot functionality. Multiple warnings would seem to me to be insufficient to reduce the hazard presented by the Autopilot functionality; indee
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Investigators say driver in fatal Tesla Autopilot crash was speeding(theverge.com)
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by etendue 10y ago
It's also a total bore if you live in a rural area.

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