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by izend 10y ago
This is exactly what happen in the 2013 Alberta Floods, lots of rain on deep snowpack upstream of Calgary. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Alberta_floods#Meteorolog...
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by izend 10y ago
Total World Consumption (2017 projection) : 96.92 million barrels per day (up from 92.58 million barrels in 2014) EIA outlook: http://www.eia.gov/outlooks/ieo/world.cfm Oil will be in demand for a long time. The
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by izend 10y ago
It isn't that simple when there isn't a global agreement on taxing emission, look at what is happening in Ontario: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-electricity-pl...
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by izend 11y ago
There is a Tesla owner down the road from me who keeps his outside all year. I live in Calgary, Alberta. It was -14F last night...
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by izend 11y ago
Agreed, I have found myself wishing other languages have Erlang's pattern matching functionality. I have to admit my first attempt Erlang was filled with nested cases and I knew something was wrong... Now, I avoid case statements in fa
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by izend 11y ago
He might be referring to the current differences in patent laws between the US and Canada. Specifically the famous Harvard Mouse case https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_College_v_Canada_(Co...
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by izend 11y ago
I'm writing a game server using Cowboy and websockets, it was extremely easy to setup and so far the performance has been very fast.
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by izend 11y ago
So basically what Canadians and Europeans get?
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by izend 11y ago
Due to the diameter being 60% larger than Earth's diameter, Kepler-452b's ESI score[0] cannot be any higher than 0.85. It might not be the most earth like exo-planet as Kepler-438b[1] has an ESI score of 0.88. [0] https:/&#x2
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by izend 11y ago
Purchases were halted on 29 October 2014[63] after accumulating $4.5 trillion in assets
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by izend 13y ago
I prefer the reddit native app than the website reddit.com on my iphone 5, in my opinion navigation is faster and the information is presented more clearly.
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by izend 13y ago
People under the Roman Republic were also programmed to revolt at the notion of a Roman King...
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by izend 13y ago
The Dwave device is definitely real, it is a specific type of quantum computer which is called adiabatic quantum computer and can be used to efficiently solve optimization problems [1]. Some people believe the Dwave device shouldn't be
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by izend 14y ago
I like to imagine if Mars and Venus were swapped would Venus then be habitable?
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by izend 14y ago
Isn't there research out there that proves long sentences and phrases are better than any random alpha numeric password
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by izend 14y ago
Eve's gameplay could be represented as a text based game, it is not a fast paced space shooting game.
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by izend 14y ago
What if the theory that playing violent games allow an outlet for potentially violent people? What if Hilter had civilization 5 to play and "conquer" the world? And honestly I find violent movies more distributing than violent games.
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by izend 14y ago
" Running these machines requires a basic understanding of metallurgy, physics, chemistry, pneumatics, electrical wiring and computer code" For $10/hour? Sign me up...
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by izend 14y ago
Speed of sound has a non-linear relationship with altitude. http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=speed+of+sound+at+10000...
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by izend 14y ago
My personal experience is the opposite, I find eating only protein for dinner leaves me without a fullness sensation. Such as Sashimi, I can eat that forever while Sushi (with rice) fills me up.
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by izend 14y ago
There are cases of overbuilt areas but I think these stories are the West's insecurities on display about China's success. In the US (Nevada) and Canada, there are areas where the developers have overbuilt, perhaps not on the scale of these
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by izend 14y ago
I'm Canadian and I honestly believe this is a display of the terrible management that exists in Canada, especially in the tech sector. Examples: Nortel, Corel
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by izend 14y ago
Blizzard authenticator my friend...
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by izend 15y ago
Could the F35 choice of C++ be the problem or heavy use of OOP? It appears they have struggling with the complexity of their software implementation. It might just be their requirements but I wonder if it is similar to Ericsson's massive f
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by izend 15y ago
I believe the scene with the ferries was an example of Prisoner's dilemma not Volunteer's Dilemma.
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by izend 15y ago
That's why I don't understand why Canada doesn't attract more start-ups. Being self-employed in Canada is much less risky than in the US as health insurance is covered by the state.
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by izend 15y ago
Toyota in Canada doesn't allow haggling to the same extend as other manufacturers.
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by izend 15y ago
But the question is can our modern capitalism survive a decreasing population?
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by izend 15y ago
Ingenious tactic by the supporters of the bills, killing one might not kill both.
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by izend 15y ago
Yes! I seriously thought it wasn't possible for some unknown FP related issue.

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