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by gdubs 6y ago
This is a sane proposal, but honestly an across the board ‘carbon tax’ would probably be easier to implement and have the desired effect. That’s essentially what you’re proposing on meat — with the inclusion of some other negative externali
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by gdubs 6y ago
A universal basic income wouldn’t be a terrible idea.
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by gdubs 6y ago
This glosses over the fact that here in the US we’ve emitted, historically, more than any other country. [1] 1: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007454/cumulative-co2-e...
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by gdubs 6y ago
Not sure if it’s apocryphal or not, but I remember hearing that that was how Vermeer painted.
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by gdubs 6y ago
Thanks - typo: fixed.
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by gdubs 6y ago
When I was in college I spent a summer abroad at an art school in the south of France. It was a medieval village, and so instead of dorms everyone was scattered in various places throughout this village on a hillside. Anyway, a couple of o
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by gdubs 6y ago
“Not only are intelligence and aptitudes unequally distributed among the members of society, but the residues as well.“ Maybe it’s just early in the morning here, but I’m having trouble parsing this sentence. What does “the residues” mean i
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by gdubs 6y ago
I have certificates lying around somewhere for the vaccinations I received as a kid. Pretty sure school required them baring some waiver. I’m not making predictions about how the Covid vaccine will be handled, but rather just putting it int
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by gdubs 6y ago
Apple has been very successful at leveraging a “complete the set” psychology among the faithful. When you’re happy with all of your other Apple gear, it’s easy to impute — to borrow a favorite Steve Jobs word — the level of quality you’re a
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by gdubs 6y ago
Eagerly awaiting an invite here in NW Oregon, seemingly just on the border of the beta zone. Last night I white-knuckled through a big presentation, hoping my over-the-cap LTE wouldn’t get throttled. It mostly worked out. Our traditional sa
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by gdubs 6y ago
I very badly wanted an Amiga as a kid, primarily for the Video Toaster which included Lightwave. It was out of reach financially, but also on its way out with the Commodore corporate problems. My parents drove me to B&H Photo in Manhatt
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by gdubs 6y ago
These are great — particularly that first link. What a great explainer.
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by gdubs 6y ago
Our whole family was really sick around March and couldn’t leave the house. We had stocked up what seemed like a lot of food, but after 3 weeks it started to feel really tight. Online grocery delivery wasn’t handling the load, so we just ha
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Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah?(nytimes.com)
4 points by gdubs 6y ago|0 comments
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by gdubs 6y ago
A parent walks into a gallery, points at a Picasso, and says: “my five year old could do that.” The truth is, simplicity is hard. It’s about editing down to what’s essential . But not everything has to be Hemingway. Not everyone is a fan o
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by gdubs 6y ago
The challenge is when every problem becomes a hammer in search of a nail — corn and soy being the hammer in industrial farming. Industrial agriculture is phenomenal, and a miracle of the 20th century. But at the same time, the negative exte
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How weird is Christopher Walken(jimshelley.com)
1 points by gdubs 6y ago|0 comments
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by gdubs 6y ago
People who know more about this than I do: how much do we think the lack of sunlight in the winter (among other factors) contributes to the severity spikes associated with the cold season? I know the other factors: recirculated indoor air,
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by gdubs 6y ago
Definitely consult with your physician, but in case you didn’t know — lying prone (on your stomach) can help a lot with this. (I’m not a doctor, this is just from personal experience, and seems somewhat backed up in practice — standard disc
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by gdubs 6y ago
Um, no — people are hyped because it will provide decent low-latency connectivity to areas that can’t even get a DSL line or more than a couple of bars of LTE.
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by gdubs 6y ago
Yes. Typically these types of GPU based fluid solvers use texture maps to store velocity and pressure information. (See NVIDIA’s GPU Gems paper on fluids.) Most GPUs support 3D texture maps, and changing something like this to support 3D sh
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by gdubs 6y ago
Well, we’ll see. But it’s not like our current way of dealing with drugs is working in this country, no matter how you look at it. But this argument feels like a lot of pearl-clutching without basis in science. Point to the research, don’t
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by gdubs 6y ago
An unforgettable week. An unforgettable year. The most intense and unusual — especially given the circumstances — campaign in my lifetime. I really do hope we can come together, and put divisions aside. In real life, people have more in com
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A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air(english.elpais.com)
7 points by gdubs 6y ago|1 comments
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by gdubs 6y ago
The model predicts a chance of winning, it doesn’t reflect the final vote percentages. In other words, a win is a win, regardless of whether it’s by a few votes or a landslide. That’s what the 80/20 represented. This is different than
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The Fires Next Time(wired.com)
2 points by gdubs 6y ago|0 comments
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by gdubs 6y ago
I’m reminded of my favorite Simpsons moment, when Homer gets a robo-dialer. It calls everyone in Springfield. It keeps waking up Flanders and his wife. After, like, the third time he picks it up, his wife says, “why don’t you just unplug th
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by gdubs 6y ago
Since we’re reminiscing — here’s the SGI Indycam: https://www.geektechnique.org/projectlab/641/how-to-turn-an-... I called SGI in high school and received some beautiful brochures, on the Indy, and Indigo II. The
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by gdubs 6y ago
Jaron Lanier’s book on VR went in-depth on the importance of avatars, and experiences people had embodying different avatars — particularly in the early days of first-wave VR.
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by gdubs 6y ago
My grandparents had a WWII victory garden in their backyard in Queens, NY. Many other people did as well. It was a supplement to what was available in stores, and a way to have fresh produce at a time when food was scarce. Industrial farmin

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