hudibras

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   by hudibras 9y ago

   I'll lay this down as timestamp'd predictions for future reference. 1. The McCain collision was the result of the merchant ship not seeing (visually or on radar) the McCain and turning directly into the path of the Navy ship. In t
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   >the best way to avoid a collision at sea is to make big, early changes to course and speed that the other vessel can clearly recognize and act on. Longtime USN Surface Warfare Officer here: I can assure you that this is Rule #1 in the N
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   Wow, I didn't know I could cringe that much in such a short time.
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   Speaking as both a parent and a former child, I also agree.
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   How bosses are (literally) like dictators(vox.com)

   3 points by hudibras 9y ago|1 comments
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   Piece of cake.
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   The biggest difference between packed trains in Japan and the U.S. is when "just one more person" tries to get on the train. In Japan, everybody will sigh and groan and shuffle around to make a bit more room. In America, the rider
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   I don't know if what you said about the insurance is correct or not, but if it is then that should have been factored into the price that Khosla paid to get the land (and possibly the government's assessment of the land value). No
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   by hudibras 9y ago

   Or: https://www.amazon.com/Bayesian-Analysis-Chapman-Statistical...
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    I was in the Navy for 20 years, and never once had to think about what to wear. Glorious. Just had to make sure to wear the clean uniform...
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    And the article's HN discussion from last week with 380+ comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14332006
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    I think every native English speaker in Japan has had the experience of carefully deciphering a long string of katakana in a restaurant menu, only to realize that they've just successfully translated Japanese to Italian...
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    The Startup Industry’s Toxic “Side Hustle” Fixation(theringer.com)

    1 points by hudibras 9y ago|2 comments
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    For what it's worth, the lyrics I remember as a kid were the first two verses from page 35 with the final verse from page 22.
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    Well, everybody's experience is different, I guess. But 99% residential and no stores or restaurants is bit hard to believe.
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    Anybody who lives in Manhattan would be thrilled to get a Tokyo-sized apartment at Tokyo-sized rent.
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    U3 is standard precisely so that we can compare differences between countries. If people don't like what it's measuring, then they can certainly use one of the other metrics like U4, U5, or U6.
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    Of course keeping in mind that a "far suburb of Tokyo" will still have a population of 400,000 or so, roughly comparable to the size of Miami or Oakland. Yokohama is definitely not Tokyo, but its population is 3.7 million, larger
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    The unemployment rate is actually 3.1% now, and they calculate the rate the same as all the other countries in the OECD.
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    by hudibras 9y ago

    >like dragging files into file/open dialogs You mentioned this twice, and now I'm intrigued. What exactly do you mean by this?
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    I was thinking the same thing, but after re-reading it carefully, I think they simply mean "Why doesn't very cold water kill fish?"
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    I don't understand it either, but the article makes a stab at explaining why: "Verifying the functions of these glycoproteins requires precise measurements of the normal growth rates of crystals over time. Yet this is difficult to
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    I'm just trying to wrap my head around the fact that you don't understand the concept of incorporation. In exchange for certain benefits bestowed by the government (limited liability, corporate tax rates, implied protection of phy
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    Google accused of extreme gender pay discrimination by Department of Labor(theguardian.com)

    59 points by hudibras 10y ago|15 comments
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    Is the MacBook Air Getting Replaced by the iPad Pro?(nymag.com)

    2 points by hudibras 10y ago|0 comments
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    The common brand names are Propecia and Proscar.
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    >Even when you leave out the fuel, dismantling a nuclear reactor is a challenge in itself. Even the "safe" thorium and potential fusion reactors leave highly contaminated ruins behind. There will be some epic horror stories tha
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    The Dazzling Reinvention of Zelda(newyorker.com)

    1 points by hudibras 10y ago|0 comments
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    Yeah, that's just weird. Paid time off is part of the total compensation package; it would be strange if a candidate didn't ask about it.
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    by hudibras 10y ago

    Here are some photos from the World War One era which use a similar concept. But instead of rice plants, these use tens of thousands of people to create the pictures. http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/living-photographs-photog