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by gniv 7y ago
So what can be done about landfills? Burying stuff seems expensive/energy intensive.
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by gniv 7y ago
Are you sure? Sometimes the title of a page is the url (or they use the url when the title is missing?). I see titles mostly.
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by gniv 7y ago
> assume you can just smash together two companies and end up with a company that is better than the current market leaders But you can. Think of regional phone companies (the baby bells), which merged and became dominant just by dent of
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by gniv 7y ago
I don't see how this analogy is apropos. Here's another analogy that works the other way: Adding an extra tube to a single-tube tunnel improves the efficiency of the tunnel greatly. Why is the runner analogy better than this one?
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by gniv 7y ago
Garmin is $16.5B. Fitbit is $1.5B (post news pump).
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by gniv 7y ago
I'm thinking of getting a hybrid too. If you were to buy today, would you still go for the Fossil?
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by gniv 7y ago
This fee inflation seems to be more and more prevalent. Whenever there is pressure to keep the base price low, fees are invented. For utilities, it’s regulatory pressure. For hotels, it’s competition on advertised prices. Airbnb is particul
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by gniv 7y ago
I haven't looked into it, but this might be interesting to you: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/magazine/hebrew-bible-tra...
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by gniv 7y ago
I think the pictures don't do it justice (maybe b/c of the short front?). Strictly by dimensions, it's bigger than the Golf. From wikipedia: ID.3: Length 4,262 mm (167.8 in) Width 1,809 mm (71.2 in) Height 1,552 mm (6
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by gniv 7y ago
"Business" idea: A search engine that searches just user comments and reviews (on HN, Reddit, Amazon, Google Maps, etc etc).
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by gniv 7y ago
This video is exactly two years old, the drone looked the same: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_zoJfkElmw
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by gniv 7y ago
I should start a business. Faraday Sleeves. ... and of course it exists. Only $90: https://silent-pocket.com/products/faraday-cage-phone-sleeve
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by gniv 7y ago
Insurance is not linked to employment in Switzerland. You shop around. Employers might help defray the cost. I know at least one large employer who gives 400CHF/mo towards insurance ( on top of salary).
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by gniv 7y ago
Note that I'm not saying rent control is bad. Anyway, imgabe argued that having more and more apts owned by rich folks that don't live in them changes the city for the worse, reducing the value of these apts as well. I'm argu
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by gniv 7y ago
Ironically, strong rent control policies help the rich exactly because of this dynamic. The city is thriving while its most valuable real estate is empty.
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by gniv 7y ago
Make sure you buy "baguette tradition", which are quite different from the ones sold in supermarkets.
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by gniv 7y ago
The article is a bit lacking in facts. Here's some more info from another source [1]: "The MTA and Department of Transportation announced Monday that beginning July 1, private cars will be banned along 14th Street from Third to Ni
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by gniv 7y ago
I recently learned about SonarSource: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonarSource
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by gniv 7y ago
Replying to myself, since I find the idea of a cleaning person working from home amusing. I can imagine renting the robot from Home Depot, then hiring a third party to operate it.
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by gniv 7y ago
Robots. I just realized: Why aren't remote controlled robots more of a thing? Like surgeons who can do remote surgery, but for everyday tasks in a remote location. Vacuuming, doing laundry (because the tenant is elderly etc). I guess i
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by gniv 7y ago
There are areas where Japan manufacturing is still above and beyond. I remember reading a few years ago about Canon Tokki, which at the time was the only manufacturer of OLED production lines. It was in the news since Apple could not get th
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by gniv 7y ago
This distributor’s page gives more color on Hibar’s business: http://www.unicontrols-asia.com/category/hibar-pumps/ In particular: "The pumps are used by battery manufacturers from all over the world for fill
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by gniv 7y ago
Matt Levine wrote a lot about WeWork in his Money Stuff newsletter. Start with the one from Sep 3.
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by gniv 7y ago
Amazon was kind of similar Edit: Wow, so much hate for a one-line comment. I have five replies and three downvotes as of now. I stand by my comment. I think Tesla is building long-term value (brand recognition, a reputation for innovation i
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by gniv 7y ago
Article is long but well written and argued. I found this paragraph about a proposal in UK especially interesting: "The Labour Party’s plan is detailed. It ensures that investors are not injured by having their share value diluted beca
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by gniv 7y ago
> There are regular public hearings where anyone is entitled to monologue at decision-makers for several minutes at a time, sometimes with hilarious results. Are there restrictions on non US citizens?
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by gniv 7y ago
It’s better but still not great. Some lines still cut off, and one third of the screen is blank. Why doesn’t the code know how wide my screen is?
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Fully Automated Driverless Metro Line Opened Today in Copenhagen(intl.m.dk)
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by gniv 7y ago
I had the same thought. But there are non-controversial (and, um, non-ego-hurting) ways of defining average: hours of flight, hours of training, number of certifications etc.
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by gniv 7y ago
> What is the theoretical reason why US costs would be higher than Switzerland? In Switzerland, people actually shop around regularly and change insurance providers. That probably keeps premium costs down.

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