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571.
by jdc 8y ago
This is completely incorrect. The four-stroke engine a car might get 30-35% efficiency whereas a combined-cycle natural gas powerplant can get 60% efficiency. On top of that, natural gas burns very cleanly compared to gasoline or diesel.
572.
by jdc 8y ago
In mice.. not that this doesn't warrant further research but it's very reminiscent of the aspartame scare.
573.
by jdc 8y ago
I can relate to this a bit and can suggest a couple of things: First, get him to talk less -- at least until he's more familiar with the people around. Second, make him aware that people see him as peculiar. This is probably a 2nd orde
574.
by jdc 8y ago
How's that attitude been working out for them?
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by jdc 8y ago
Because we don't want people who can track the entire population at once. It's too much power.
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by jdc 8y ago
Works on my Canadian phone
577.
by jdc 8y ago
No
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Patent ‘Death Squad’ System Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court(bloomberg.com)
1 points by jdc 8y ago|0 comments
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China Installs Nearly 10 Gigawatts of Solar in First Quarter(cleantechnica.com)
191 points by jdc 8y ago|84 comments
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by jdc 9y ago
We're looking at potentially orders of magnitude difference in publicity here. I think the big question here is whether we can improve our societies by being intentional about what determines said magnitude.
581.
by jdc 9y ago
Surely there's a blackbox somewhere that could clear this all up.
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by jdc 9y ago
Here's the paragraph the title refers to: "Arguably, the most significant and plausible financial stability risk of a general purpose CBDC is that it can facilitate a flight away from private financial institutions and markets t
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by jdc 9y ago
I only skimmed the paper, but it seems to me that the authors' concern is for runs on the smaller banks.
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by jdc 9y ago
It is a click-bait title, but the phrase "digital run" does appear on page 22 of the paper. https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d174.pdf
585.
by jdc 9y ago
This reminds me of Robert Sapolsky's lecture on how we handle metaphor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s7-ULyEyA0
586.
by jdc 9y ago
Hehe
587.
by jdc 9y ago
Is it not in the name of carrying capacity?
588.
by jdc 9y ago
I agree; unlike washing machines, apparently, these tractors are made to be unserviceable.
589.
by jdc 9y ago
Name two suits where someone argued that Alice is liable for what happens when Bob modifies her product.
590.
by jdc 9y ago
It seems to me that management is good at crafting the appearance that they hold power even in cases where they don't. See also: VUCA
591.
by jdc 9y ago
IMHO, corporations don't create jobs any more than the workers and consumers do.
592.
by jdc 9y ago
Also Dukto: http://www.msec.it/blog/?page_id=11
593.
by jdc 9y ago
Would you say it's just a matter of calories in minus calories out?
594.
by jdc 9y ago
Sounds like a question of what kind of patent deals the investors could expect.
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by jdc 9y ago
Is there a similar list for Python? This is the closest I'm able to find: https://bugs.python.org/issue?status=1&@sort=-activity&@disp... .
596.
by jdc 9y ago
Has he considered offering relocation?
597.
by jdc 9y ago
This is a smart move. Such a model could allow passengers to choose from a continuous range of options from being packed like sardines, to flying first class, to flying completely privately on _any_ flight. Picture an airliner cabins as eas
598.
by jdc 9y ago
Just how great are the PM emissions from car tires? Has anyone quantified the effect?
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by jdc 9y ago
Of course this goes without saying that the law depends on the jurisdiction where the scraping takes place.
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by jdc 9y ago
According to Peter Thiel (in CS183), this lack of long term plan is a symptom of people believing that the future is indeterminate[1]. 1. http://blakemasters.com/post/23435743973/peter-thiels-cs183-... (Section I.

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