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601.
by kiba 3y ago
You can charge for the distribution of the software. You just don't have the ability to restrict the distribution downstream.
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by kiba 3y ago
It is not a requirement that open source software must be freely redistributable, just that you have the freedom to exercise free redistribution.
603.
by kiba 3y ago
You mean making the software proprietary . The definition of open source itself is neutral on whether it's a commercial effort or not, or whether it's a community effort or not, or whether it's both community and a commercia
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by kiba 3y ago
the space problem is a bit different. we probably don't want to turn the whole planet into high density housing, even if we could energy wise, but the only thing getting in the way of solving the problems we have is politics as in unw
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by kiba 3y ago
I mean, we could ensure that not a single person on Earth went hungry. We could do that today, with our level of food production technology. But we don't, because we don't like the economics of it. We could swallow it and do it a
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by kiba 3y ago
Matters in the universe is a lot. Ditto the amount of energy. People may argue that unlimited growth is unsustainable, and I agree. But what people don't realize is just...how much resources there is and how much just sits there being
607.
by kiba 3y ago
These resources are abundantly available on Earth and endlessly recyclable. It's a question of economics, energy production, and negative externality. At some point, your problem will be heat, not energy, because roughly speaking human
608.
by kiba 3y ago
Cities aren't overcrowded, not even close, but cars sure do take a lot of space, especially with laws and regulations that required excess parking spaces.
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by kiba 3y ago
The problem is really negative externality and pollution caused by production and consumption. That's really the core issue of our global economy and technological landscape, and probably the greatest constraint that limits us from exp
610.
by kiba 3y ago
Search are rapidly trash, while recommendation required some effort on my part to cultivate or otherwise trash might sneak in. It's certainly the golden age of youtube, with high quality creators, I learned a lot of interesting stuff t
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by kiba 3y ago
Once I know something sufficiently well, I basically don't use stackoverflow or ask for help ever.
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by kiba 3y ago
If it's really a fundamental engineering challenge, then reporting on the issue should have reflected that. They do not. It's basically broadly the same problem elsewhere. Hong Kong's challenges are political, not engineering
613.
by kiba 3y ago
That's simply a problem of engineering design and building code regulation, and the current assumption of how we design and construct buildings. You can double the volume of a flat area by adding a story height worth of flat area. Thri
614.
by kiba 3y ago
Just because you have a lot of high skyscraper doesn't mean you have an adequate supply. I have seen pictures of those high rise apartment buildings. What's clear to me is that they're frequently skinny and tall. The tallness
615.
by kiba 3y ago
Cars will easily make a place feel like a 1984 metropolis. They need space intensive infrastructure to drive on, which is asphalt and concrete.
616.
by kiba 3y ago
I'm about 45 miles outside of the city. Once you have 15 stops or so I'm not sure how much you can improve things? Express train line, which means fewer stops or no stops at all between destination. There's probably various
617.
by kiba 3y ago
We can't really talk about tradeoff of immigration if we have grossly inefficient land usage patterns and the ability to construct enough home if we so choose.
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by kiba 3y ago
What about people who don’t want to live near train tracks? Or people who currently live on land that would be seized if train tracks were to be built? Not everyone wants to live in a city. You see those gigantic parking lots and 4 way st
619.
by kiba 3y ago
Better commuter rail/light rail is desirable. On the other hand, a commute is still a commute. I'm actually quite convenient to a commuter rail station that ties into the city's subway quite well. But I pretty much hate comm
620.
by kiba 3y ago
Hong Kong has the same problem as everyone else: refusal to build.
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by kiba 3y ago
Driving in city is sometime a terrifying experience with occasional lack of parking spots. At some point, the road quality was so terrible that it was extremely bumpy. I prefer trains when possible, but waiting for trains can be especially
622.
by kiba 3y ago
We get urban sprawl and people building towns and homes in wildly inappropriate areas, such as forests. Which is why you see people's house going up in flames due to wildfire. Meanwhile, human habitation continues to be a very small po
623.
by kiba 3y ago
Authoritarianism is the threat to America. What they call themselves doesn't matter.
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by kiba 3y ago
Cities are economically advantageous for a reason. I don't think people are suggesting we make cities less appealing. Rather, people are advocating for measures that make cities more livable, such as investing in mass transit and reduc
625.
by kiba 3y ago
One would think we would know how to consistently produce good stories that people would remember.
626.
by kiba 3y ago
Most people don't do roadtrip. They just charge at home. If you drive a tesla, a supercharger stall is usually available. No other kind of chargers I found either work, or are compatible with my tesla.
627.
by kiba 3y ago
The people with the most money pay the highest tax for the privilege of using the most expensive and most valuable land. If they're any good at it, they'll make a profit on it, the way it should be.
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by kiba 3y ago
The motor traffic will still be bad, just less polluting.
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by kiba 3y ago
If you need to supply the numerous islands in the pacific ocean, you're probably going to run into the issue of pilot manpower. Better to use drones, which even if it fails 10-20% of the time is better than not failing to supply troops
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by kiba 3y ago
So if you want to do something interesting and worth remembering, you need a better reason than being "rational". So kudos to Bob for this -- it seems like his life was its own reward. You're going to need to define what &#

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