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by karthikb 7y ago
A2: It's like WiFi you can sing.
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by karthikb 7y ago
Tech debt accumulation from the 1950's onwards to now basically. The GDS are integrated with everything from check-in, rebooking, ops center, etc. Lots of companies looking to change this, and some airlines have been able to modernize
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by karthikb 7y ago
I have had the "pleasure" of driving alongside and behind Cruise's vehicles on many occasions here in San Francisco. They will stop dramatically in the middle of a block (empty, no traffic, no pedestrians), edge forward, dram
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by karthikb 7y ago
>Imagine if engineers built bridges or engines or satellites by writing XML rather than using CAD tools and modelling suites. There’s actually a move inside engineering of physical objects towards code generated shapes. For better aerody
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by karthikb 7y ago
Having tried the switch recently, Apple maps is still way too incorrect for anything more than general bearing finding in many places. Even addresses in Emeryville, CA - across the street from Pixar headquarters - were off by about a half m
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by karthikb 7y ago
Exactly. The food banks should be able to focus on the high touch unique needs of their community, not trying to replicate the same backend process.
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by karthikb 7y ago
Sounds like a great idea for a tech nonprofit. All in one inventory and credit card donation solution, as well as a distributor function that negotiates with the food suppliers like Sysco, A&W etc in bulk. Frees up the smaller banks to
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by karthikb 7y ago
It reduces the moral barrier to buying new stuff. “Just buy it and recycle when you’re done!” The companies don’t deal with the costs of disposal.
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by karthikb 7y ago
See “Whitey on the Moon” for a great example of then-contemporary debate over the nation’s priorities.
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by karthikb 7y ago
On the other hand, arranged marriages tend to take place in very conservative areas with a low tolerance for divorce (legal or social) and tend to be favored by individuals with a low tolerance for divorce (cultural). A more accurate study
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by karthikb 7y ago
Plant seeds tend to travel far and wide with birds and animal migratory patterns. What takes root is dependent on soil, climate, etc. Meaning, what’s native is less dependent on location and more on conditions. As climate changes, condition
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by karthikb 7y ago
Probably more like a natural time to leave - Model 3 is past the initial hell and shipping more regularly, etc. And in this process have learned how to take a vehicle from end to end. So instead of working on a brand new car inside of Tesla
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by karthikb 7y ago
Unless you misjudge how long you press. It’s not foolproof. And even a short blast can be heard a block away indoors.
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by karthikb 7y ago
Interesting tidbit in the video. At 1:43 you see a MAX in Jet Airways livery - an airline that ceased operations and terminated all flights about 1 month after the grounding began.
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by karthikb 7y ago
> The 4Runner has barely changed in 10 years. Which makes a lot of sense when you consider how and where it's used. It's easier to have service and repair infrastructure for one car with identical mechanicals over a decade than
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by karthikb 7y ago
> the smoke is far less offensive Because of this belief by vapers, in my experience they tend to be more indiscriminate about where they puff and exhale...the end result is far more exposure to second-hand vape than second hand cigarett
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by karthikb 7y ago
No, but you could say that in order to hit 0 by 2050, you need to be at X by 2025 and Y by 2030...then commit to those. And of course, the article states: "New York will be required to get 70 percent of its electricity from renewable s
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by karthikb 7y ago
Depends on the loan. In general, you can modify whatever you want with a car under loan but NOT under lease. However, modifications usually mean your car is worth less and you have a higher chance of being underwater, so could result in an
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by karthikb 7y ago
Oh, absolutely. My point was more that huge swaths of the world are underserved by things that we take for granted and would otherwise assume "everyone" has been exposed to. And so, there's still a ton of headroom to grow.
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by karthikb 7y ago
80% the world has never been on an an airplane, either. Many of what we take for granted in the developed world, and even in India/China, have barely been introduced to the vast majority of people.
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by karthikb 7y ago
That's R&D in any industry. The question you're answering is not directly "how can we address what the customer needs today" but instead "what does basic science allow us to make within the purview of our compan
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by karthikb 7y ago
Personally only seen it once during a short trip but apparently this is common in Seoul (maybe someone can confirm if it’s really widespread or not?). Delivery food comes in reusable containers, you leave it outside your door when you’re do
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by karthikb 7y ago
I have seen cold emails from Facebook and Instagram recruiters recently and they all start on the defensive about privacy, how it's "Zuck's" big thing and how he's taking it seriously. Seems a little desperate.
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by karthikb 7y ago
Everyone believes they're going to be the lucky ones. Simply imposing high costs doesn't deter reckless behavior. People still drive drunk, jaywalk, drive on bald tires, smoke...all activities known to be dangerous. Regulation cre
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by karthikb 7y ago
Regulation sets a floor for the race-to-the-bottom. Companies could set high standards, yet they usually meet the bare minimum. Improving standards costs money. Unless it's a requirement, it gets cut.
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by karthikb 7y ago
Many of the U/L trips happen during commute hours, where someone might have a dedicated parking spot on either end -- either at home, or a monthly garage or lot.
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by karthikb 7y ago
There are a number of categories to comfort. The aircraft itself makes a big difference. However, what the airline choses to do is also a massive factor. Seat width, AV boxes, padding, leg room, color choices, cabin temperature, entertainme
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by karthikb 8y ago
Did you find much differentiation between half day and couple of days? Especially because some things that might take a couple days end up taking 30 mins (some efficient package already exists), and some half day things end up taking a coup
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by karthikb 8y ago
Velcro?
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by karthikb 8y ago
It's a high stakes technical problem that is caused by not addressing technical debt - something that the many of the HN readership sees on a daily basis in other domains. MCAS was created as a way to compensate for instability cause

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