kevinqiu1

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by kevinqiu1 3y ago
A felony charge is harder to prosecute. Maybe they didn't think they had enough evidence to win
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by kevinqiu1 5y ago
And yet all of the desirable(aka expensive) places to live are mixed use dense neighborhoods built before the concept of Euclidean zoning? Eg. Old pre-zoning, pre-car neighborhoods in Toronto, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, ect.
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by kevinqiu1 5y ago
You get one of these: https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-electric-cargo-bikes/ On the occasions you are moving something larger than can fit in the bike you can take a cab/rent a car or truck. If you are reg
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
Except in Model A the products have some utilitarian/recreational value to humanity (coats, iPhones, ect.) In Model B the product is a transaction network that is horribly inefficient in terms of $$$ transferred per unit of energy inpu
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
I think the problem is in America the frugal clerk makes 3000/month, a white collar professional makes 8000/month and a high level executive makes 14000/month after taxes. And I wonder if I'm being too stingy with our ex
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
In a Western context with our property situation perhaps but look at Japan. 91% of the population lives in an urban area and even in the most desirable metropolis Tokyo it is relatively affordable: https://www.curbed.com/201
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
Even though it seems like she lives in an urban area (or urban enough to be squeezed by rising home prices), the public transit is so poor that she spends 3-5x more time getting to work without a car than with one. Sometimes she can't
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
I think the MTAs woes are unique to the MTA/management of the MTA and not lack of competition. Paris and Madrid have no problem building and operating trains at reasonable costs even though they also operate with no competition.
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by kevinqiu1 7y ago
I think that statement is meant to set the historical context rather than promote pseudoscience... Later in the article: >even as the health benefits of curcumin remain unproven beyond a few preliminary clinical trials that suggest its p
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
I don't think the point of the article was to say that placebo is a legitimate effect but exploring the philosophy of science implications of the research on placebos the author was reporting on. I'm personally very interested in
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/09/spy-vs-spy-3 Everyone is standing on the shoulders of someone else.
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
If you're interested in the design/factors in mass transit, I highly recommend Alon Levy's Pedestrian Observations blog. For example, this is a post about bus branching: https://pedestrianobservations.com/2018
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
A reusable straw would be like the ones you see in a sippy cup or one of those reusable strabucks cups you see. Made of a more durable plastic than the flimsy one use straws. Like reusable plastic cups vs solo cups
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
I'll just add to this thread that a large % of Citibike members in NYC are also owners of personal bicycles (like myself - unfortunately can't find source atm). My personal use case for Citibike are short/moderate length trip
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by kevinqiu1 8y ago
But has it been optimized for taste? Or for the marketplace and maximum profit? You mention the tomato. If you've ever had a fresh heirloom tomato I think you'd agree that they're much more delicious than the "optimized&
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by kevinqiu1 9y ago
I am familiar with NYC mesh( https://nycmesh.net/faq/ ), one of the linked networks in the article, and it answers many of your questions. To answer your most salient question(about whether it provides internet connectiv
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by kevinqiu1 11y ago
Only comes in non-stick? That's no bueno.