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by iso1337 8y ago
I have personally seen this in some airports. The problem was they were fixed in place in front of you and constantly blared ads. At some restaurants near me, the waitstaff now hand you an iPad instead of a menu. Once we got over the clun
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by iso1337 8y ago
I feel like restaurant culture could change to be more efficient. Some observations from visiting Asia or eating out in general: In Korea, there is a button on every table you can press to get the attention of waitstaff. No more inefficie
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by iso1337 8y ago
23andme uses genotypimg and not sequencing, so you won’t be getting those rare mutations. That’s how they can keep the price so low. I think your point still stands though, your genotype is still identifying information and should be safeg
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by iso1337 8y ago
Looking at the figures in the paper, cooking for 4 minutes (which is way overkill for spinach leaves) decreases lutein by 25-50% (with relatively large error bars). I haven’t done the math in how much lutein is in spinach vs how much we nee
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by iso1337 8y ago
That’s a good point. Unfortunately kiva doesn’t give you many tools to make those assessments. You get a picture of the person applying for the loan, and then about a paragraph describing what they will use it for. Very light on numbers
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by iso1337 8y ago
You can try out kiva.org My problem with it was that most of the businesses were of the retail type (selling clothes on the streets). I’m not an economist but that seems to me to not have much potential for lifting many out of poverty.
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by iso1337 8y ago
If true, then this is the bigger story here. Meddling in other states via backdoor means.
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by iso1337 8y ago
I feel like Verily’s non-GMO approach of using a robotic system to sort out sterile males generated the old-fashioned (radioactive) way offers a compelling alternative. I’m far from anti-GMO, but the fact that there could be an alternative
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by iso1337 8y ago
Not sure why the gp is being downvoted so much specifically in regards to the DTC comment. There was just a decently-sized HN thread about how the current non-direct to customer model is not the best for either the car buyer or the manufac
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by iso1337 8y ago
I think even these estimates of Toyotas battery capacity are too high. Here's my attempt: Prius Prime PHEV: 8.8 kWh Regular Prius: I couldn't find recent numbers, but 1st gen was 1.2 kWh All other hybrids seem to have between 1-2
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by iso1337 8y ago
So if there are any student drivers then they shouldn’t be allowed to beta test in that neighborhood?
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by iso1337 8y ago
Yeah it’s like - OK what systems are not like that? Pre written technology eras where one could lose knowledge if a tribe member died? Maybe The Great Leap Forward when Mao killed a bunch of intellectuals?
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by iso1337 8y ago
My take was that he is using a slightly different definition of "chance" or "trial and error" than what is perhaps common. I don't quite grasp his definition enough to be able to do it justice. I don't know en
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by iso1337 8y ago
Sorry, I was on mobile and found the first link. But I think the stats aren't as bad as you think. For any given year, you will have some inventory disappear completely. There is also new inventory being built. So, the average hous
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by iso1337 8y ago
Yes, once you are used to that kind of space, it’s hard to go back. Hedonistic treadmill and all (or some kind of treadmill). People in the 60s had larger families with smaller houses. However, to fulfill our expectations of progress, Hou
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by iso1337 8y ago
Have any links to share?
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by iso1337 8y ago
What pathogens? If you have microbes that can use the plastic as a carbon source, they have a competitive advantage and will out-compete anything else. Look up how ethanol fermentation is done -- it's actually not that sterile. The y
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by iso1337 8y ago
Having a critical mass of people matters. Large, dense cities have economies of scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUAx445ReU
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by iso1337 8y ago
Google hasn't extorted local governments for tax breaks in their recent San Jose deal. https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/12/san-jose-deal-google-ca... >Liccardo says, the city didn’t offer the company
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by iso1337 8y ago
Ah good to know :)
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by iso1337 8y ago
Let's legislate that all cars must attain 150 mpg and cost less than $10,000. The EU proposals are approaching that kind of absurdity.
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by iso1337 8y ago
No, it should refer to Asian Americans
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by iso1337 8y ago
Here’s another: Black females and asian males are less likely to be in interracial marriages [1]. Under the heading “For blacks and Asians, big gender gaps in intermarriage” Of course this only paints part of the picture, since it sliced a
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by iso1337 8y ago
Okcupid did some analyses on this. The big losers in the US sexual market are black females, black males, and asian males. https://theblog.okcupid.com/race-and-attraction-2009-2014-10...
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by iso1337 8y ago
What is the lifestyle of the average person? It’s certainly not that of a USian The average salary worldwide is 10k USD. I agree that many people would like to live in some sort of idyllic rural or suburban setting. Indeed, that is what I
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by iso1337 8y ago
Sadly the world isn't comprised of only HN smart people :)
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by iso1337 8y ago
What would have been even better is investment in a BART line that runs to Alameda. Getting on and off the island is horrible due to there being only 3-4 bridges/tunnels (IIRC). Of course, that would have been a larger up-front inves
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by iso1337 8y ago
Per-capita emissions are the highest in the US, Canada, and Australia [1]. The US is also the second-largest emitter of CO2. There is much to be gained by focusing on emissions in the US. Unfortunately, most USians would like a large hou
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by iso1337 8y ago
Most people I know don't know how to, or couldn't be bothered to, change a bicycle tire. You have to also bring around a spare tire, a portable air pump, etc... or face the prospect of walking your bike somewhere. Perhaps we shou
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by iso1337 8y ago
Thanks for the reply. I'm not arguing that scooters are beyond reproach. I'm for development of scooter regulation in a way such that we as a society can harness the benefits from it. Being against them just because they don&#x

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