ethagknight

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by ethagknight 11y ago
Fun fact on the topic of curing, the Hoover Dam was built with chilled water coolant lines running throughout the bulk of the dam in order to dissipate heat through the curing process. Without cooling, the sheer mass of the dam and concrete
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by ethagknight 11y ago
I interviewed for a position at FedEx's main office few years back, and I was asked "Why should FedEx avoid a shipping-rate pricing war with UPS?" Their answer: we don't want to shrink the value of the overnight shipping
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Why would NASA bother patenting something like this? It's not like USSR would observe the patent and not copy.
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by ethagknight 11y ago
...assuming current trends last forever. Real estate is cyclical and latecomers to such fads usually take it on the chin. Alternate outcome: If you don't own any real estate now, wait for the next crash and scoop something up at liquid
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by ethagknight 11y ago
The title says the $10 phone has better specs than original iPhone, not better build quality, and I wouldn't presume people mistake specs for design tolerances.
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Wait, confused how Bush brainwashed and manipulated evangelicals? The linked article discusses the Bush whitehouse reaching out to constituents. Are evangelicals really easy to brainwash?
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by ethagknight 11y ago
While entirely possible/probable that other manufactures are cheating the law, another reasonable alternative is that other cars employ more expensive exhaust management systems. VW's is the only major non-luxury small Diesel engi
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Isn't it generally thought that albums are just marketing for live performances, and concerts are where all but the biggest artists make all their money anyway? Since busking is live performance...
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by ethagknight 11y ago
He mentions both, goes above and beyond. The 6% approaches a theoretical 6-star rating.
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by ethagknight 11y ago
The researchers also tested a diesel BMW X5, which passed emissions tests. [0] I would guess that its just more expensive to implement, more steps in the filtration process, larger catalytic converters, etc. [0] http://www.reuter
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by ethagknight 11y ago
I wonder if some percentage of Lex's false positives were from vehicles that had drugs in them at one point but not during the search?
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by ethagknight 11y ago
My point is, the term WASP is used here not as an enpowerment, but as a target of blame for the subject matter. If WASP is a reference to dominant American culture, why not just say dominant American culture? White Anglo Saxon Protestants a
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Is the use of WASP in this case wholly inappropriate and clearly intended to be derogatory? Why is it tolerated and not considered a form of hate speech?
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Apple's enormous cost in launching the service is the best counterpoint I've read. 3 month free trial means no revenue for Apple too. Apple is certainly in a better position than most to endure atartup risk through trial. There&#x
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by ethagknight 11y ago
Great point. Additional note- even with heavy US regulation, US still has its share of engineering disasters. Building code is written in response to such disasters albeit more frequently from non-catastrophic failures. For example, we migh
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by ethagknight 11y ago
A list of items entered into the Placebo Button would be quite interesting, grouped together by similarities.
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Why don't modern devices take advantage of free OTA braodcasts? FCC regs? Power requirements? I remember reading about Japanese devices that could receive UHF/VHF TV back in the day, and I always thought it was neat. Seems like a
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Alternatively, it could have served as a pressure relief valve.
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Does this present the opportunity for Apple to take a significant stake at a greatly reduced valuation?
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Valid point, but you are implying market rate, or what someone is willing to pay for an item. I am merely suggesting that the water rate reflect the cost of goods sold, where that cost includes the implementation of a more robust and sustai
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Can someone explain why raising water rates is not a logical solution to this problem? The primary reason why Californian water utilities don't have the resources to invest in large scale reclaimation projects must be related to not ch
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by ethagknight 12y ago
As mentioned by Terretta and the original article, serious watch lovers have collections of watches. They could buy the  watch just to add to the collection, worn as a conversation piece in addition to its smartphone peripheral feature. As
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by ethagknight 12y ago
You are correct that there are typically easier ways to ship. However, needing to know how to work the system is emblematic of the greater problem with USPS. Desk service is an important aspect of the mail system, and, while it may be alien
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by ethagknight 12y ago
Those exist, however they handle rush hour rather poorly. Also, when the system malfunctions, vehicles are not retrievable. Human-operated valet service is a very inexpensive, very reasonable alternative. http://en.wikipedia.org&
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by ethagknight 13y ago
Maybe Technology Is Not Perfect, but it doesn't suck. >>"These devices are on an upgrade cycle that is ridiculous and its the height of first-world whining to complain about your ”old phone” when, for goodness sake, it gives
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by ethagknight 13y ago
I assume that responsiveness isn't the issue but that the economics don't work for Arizona Public Service to maintain 750MW worth of coal/nuclear waiting offline for intermittent use only.
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by ethagknight 13y ago
Logo, Bullshit & Co is quite a self-important read. Sure, Mayer's approached is unconventional for a large corporation, and it is more in line with a bootstrapping startup. Yahoo is in financial dire straights, so it is totally rea
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by ethagknight 13y ago
A bit ironic to politely decline helping with the Hyperloop only after criticizing the Hyperloop. Acting as a critic helps Musk in his noble quest. I have enjoyed the Hyperloop discussion as a thought experiment, and I appreciate that Musk