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by heygrady 11y ago
> It's just wrong? That's it? I would presume the author is rejecting a handful of stereotypes in the quoted statement. I think the author was rejecting the sexist undertones of men being preferable to "women telling [kids
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by heygrady 11y ago
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/05/why-peop... I think IQ tests can sometimes measure the limits of someone's ability to learn. But in the case of a population of people with lower
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by heygrady 11y ago
Tesla Chademo Adapter: http://shop.teslamotors.com/collections/model-s-charging-ada... Tesla SAE Adapter: http://shop.teslamotors.com/collections/model-s-charging-ada...
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by heygrady 11y ago
There are currently two standards. Chademo has much wider adoption. SAE Combo is backed by US and European car makers. CHAdeMO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHAdeMO SAE Combo: https://en.wikipedia.org/
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by heygrady 11y ago
> Another point is the still-missing charging infrastructure I've had two electric cars. I've only charged publicly a few times. Many parking garages have installed chargers. I charge at home in my garage. I wake up every morni
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by heygrady 11y ago
95% of hydrogen is produced using natural gas reforming. Hydrogen is ostensibly a fossil fuel when you consider how we produce it at a commercial scale. Most natural gas comes from fracking, which may be a major air polluter in addition to
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by heygrady 11y ago
Germany is leading many developed nations in renewable energy production. They've named their movement the Energiewende. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.or
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by heygrady 11y ago
And, at the very least, thinking about the human mind as an object will lead to greater advances in artificial intelligence. IMO. My mind will change when my brain does. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity
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by heygrady 11y ago
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/518006/how-a-fly-brain-... I'm not an expert but... Fly brains and human brains already have have neural networks for common tasks, like sensing motion, baked into our gen
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I assumed that the three stripes of data provided the three dimensions of the magnetic field.
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Is it important that they started with bike lanes and not full roadways? A bicycle vs. a delivery truck present radically different loads to the roadway.
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by heygrady 12y ago
You're saying that the issue of "who's segregating from whom?" is unsolvable? Probably. It's also irrelevant. Looking purely at the effects of segregation should answer if it's a good idea. For an individual it
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Me. But with no authority. My individual opportunities are far greater if I'm part of a society that ensures equal opportunity for all. Much like how having a large population of immunized individuals far outweighs an individuals right
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In a discussion about schools I've commonly heard parents arguing they want the best education possible for their kids. It makes sense and it's true that going to a smaller, more affluent school is a big advantage for a student. I
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Hopefully we have a broader debate about these things as a country. While many of the overtly racist laws have been gone since the 60's, racist local policies continue. We should take the chance to look past racism and see the classism
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by heygrady 12y ago
Seems like a logical extreme. Github is largely compatible with normal git. For instance, I've use other git services, like Bit Bucket, and not noticed much of a difference. While it is certainly for profit, it also offers some really
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by heygrady 12y ago
Taking a cynical view of the paradox, saying that not having already detected ET means that ET couldn't exists, opens a new paradox. What if every intelligent civilization looked at the same problem and reached the cynical point of vie