metadat

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1. 2701.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   When that small percentage is concentrated in the most desirable areas it becomes amplified and adds significant strain to a housing system which wasn't designed for it. The really interesting data would be the geographic spread. 10%
2. 2702.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Is it ironic that the article is about replacing copper with a new metal, and they quote an IEEE IBM person named Chris Penny? Too perfect, I love it. :D
3. 2703.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   I have one of the GoogleTV dongles. It was great for the first 6 months in 2021. Nowadays it's laggy and user-hostile, constantly pushing paid streaming options. The input lag and app startup lag began after forced system updates.
4. 2704.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   I don't have skin in the game one way or the other. Elon Musk's nature has been sufficiently exposed and reputation is already ruined. I wanted to be a fan but I can't get excited for unharnessed narcissism and power seeking
5. 2705.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Working and grinding harder at $FAANGco (or any company you don't own at least 5-10%+ of) is unlikely to be rewarded with significantly more than the minimum required to be comfortable. Massive raises and promotions for ICs or mid-lev
6. 2706.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Clever idea. Unfortunately the real hotlinking bandwidth bandit hog is images.
7. 2707.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Why would it be illegal? Safety concerns? (E.g. freezing in Alaskan winter)
8. 2708.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Tell that to my old CA house.. we rely on electric space heaters a lot.
9. 2709.▲
   by metadat 4y ago

   Egregious. Submitted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34240356
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    PG&E CEO rakes in over 190 times the typical employee salary(ewg.org)

    25 points by metadat 4y ago|10 comments
11. 2711.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Then it has a ways further still to plunge.
12. 2712.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    This sounds both terrifying and remarkable. Are there any videos you can share?
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    by metadat 4y ago

    Oops, this is a dupe of: Tesla plunges 250 feet off a California cliff, all 4 occupants survive https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34238537 (74 points, 51 comments)
14. 2714.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    This is a follow-up from a story last week: Golang is evil on shitty networks: Golang disables Nagle's Algorithm by default https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34179426 (805 points, 369 comments)
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    4 Survive in 'miracle' after Tesla plunges off California Devil's Slide Cliff(abc7.com)

    4 points by metadat 4y ago|1 comments
16. 2716.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Discussed yesterday: Incoming potentially catastrophic storm for SF area https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34226234 (236 points, 130 comments)
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    by metadat 4y ago

    Discussed yesterday: Optimal hydration may slow down the aging process in humans https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34218251 (152 points, 80 comments)
18. 2718.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Related threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34227327 (5 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34227438 (2 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34227947 (2 comme
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    Rally car driver and DC Shoes founder Ken Block dies in Utah snowmobile accident(npr.org)

    1 points by metadat 4y ago|1 comments
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    by metadat 4y ago

    Secret Samsung Executive Party Houses, vacant investor houses, I've seen it all firsthand. I don't have an issue with it except in cases where it takes desirable housing out of circulation away from people who actually would like
21. 2721.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Agreed, sometimes they eventually do get rented.
22. 2722.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Up and down the Bay Area Peninsula e.g. SF, Hillsborough, Atherton, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Lost Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, Woodside, Saratoga, and so on. As well as plenty of other areas around the
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    by metadat 4y ago

    Please elaborate, this is crossing over into strangely absurd territory. What model are you using to reason about and evaluate the question of life throughout the Universe? Or, what makes Earth such a special environment that there could
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    by metadat 4y ago

    JS-free archive link: https://archive.ph/xdkfC
25. 2725.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    See the drake equation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-many-aliens-a...
26. 2726.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Interesting, though more irksome than wasting storage, these all congest and pollute the Start Menu.
27. 2727.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Correct. This isn't even the complete list. The bloatware bundled with Windows by default today is arguably worse and more extreme than at any point in the past, even compared to the bundling done in the early 2000s by Compaq and HP.
28. 2728.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    You're right. Sorry, my bad. Amusingly (or concerningly?), that is the only one I somehow missed. :-s
29. 2729.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Is there a way to get a listing of what will be removed and then only wipe out selected egregious bloatware offenses like Candy Crush Saga , Xbox Console Companion , Mixed Reality Portal , Facebook , Instagram , Netflix , Prime Video
30. 2730.▲
    by metadat 4y ago

    Did you have this command memorized, or are you natively highly competent in PowerShell? (I'm a BASH loving freak and haven't spent any time learning WinPS.)