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by mfer 4y ago
Most pull requests are from forks of a repo. What's the single command with git to add the others repository and checkout the branch related to the PR? gh pr checkout 123 That's just for convienance. It does a few things... 1) loo
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All 3 of these are related to optimizing for income. Even the first. They use so much antibiotics due to optimizing for income when it comes to the meat industry. Speaks to priorities
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Not to totally burst your bubble but 1Password took funding a few years ago [1]. I say this as a 1Password user. [1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/password-manager-1password-rais...
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If he was not being paid before it means he had not built a sustainable business. That means changes will need to come in the future to do that. If he had a sustainable business and took the VC funding it means he has grander ambitions. Tha
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I have an M1 Pro MBP and Linux running on a Framework laptop. The Linux built in package manager is only ok. It often lags behind in versions of things I need. I ended up using Homebrew on both Mac and Linux. For the cases the Linux built-i
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This highlights an implementation detail. Some companies do unlimited vacation like this. It's a perk. Other companies use this to be restrictive on the vacation people take. It keeps more people working more days. This speaks a lot to
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Now your nit picking on one thing on the list. EVs, home heat/AC, and stoves are all substantial (depending on how much you use the stove). When looked at on a macro scale there is an impact.
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> Are you trying to say that the risk to lose electricity is bigger than the risk to lose the other heat sources? In many places electricity is transitioned via above ground lines. Natural gas is via buried pipes. The above ground lines
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> I'd imagine if a given line can sustain peak heat AC usage it would also just be fine with flatter profile of heating the property. We aren't talking about heat and AC. We also need to cover EVs, electric tools (like chainsaw
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I have a few reasons to believe the wires we have today aren't enough 1) I was recently talking with someone who lives in a community where homes have 60A service. The homes and last mile in places like that can't handle the draw
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There is a push to move to electric heat generation in homes in some areas. If electricity goes out you loose heat. In many areas you can have weeks (even months) where the temperature is below freezing. Loose heat to your home and your pip
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Two pieces of evidence. 1) Places today have rolling brown outs at times in the year. Some power companies have seasons where they ask customers to limit their electricity use. Even peak load today can be a problem and the electrification o
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> There is mooooore than enough spare grid capacity to deliver the electricity to electrify homes. I'm going to disagree with this for three reasons. 1) We have places that have brown outs today. The grid isn't able to deliver.
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The article is touching on the important issue of homes but is missing three very important related issues. 1) The network that delivers power to the home. It's not able to handle everyone electrifying everything. If you electrify ever
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Electricians are a great example of skilled trades that are in demand.
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This “fix” would cost billions and take years to implement. You would also have to deal with companies against the loss of pole rights and the control that goes along with it. It’s basically costly, time consuming, and politically messy. Pe
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Vegan processed foods are often just as bad as regular processed foods. So sweet. The vegan label may mean there's no meat or dairy but it doesn't mean it's good for you. Most processed food isn't. Plant based whole grai
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I did a radical diet change, too. I'm wired where I can just do that. I've read most people can't and trying often leads people to failure. If you aren't wired to just pivot on a dime you might try a system that works fo
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Diet and physical activity play a huge role in mental clarity and energy level. The diet part of that we're only beginning to really understand in the last 10-15 years after some research breakthroughs in looking at our gut. Western di
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We're really discussing user experience which has gotten worse. When trade-offs are being evaluated what are they in service of? I'm going to suggest it's something other than a great user experience.
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> Outside of big cities, there may not be enough demand, esp. consistent demand, to justify good pay and bennies. I guess that depends how far outside cities. In the suburbs there is demand. There is a shortage of trades and many trades
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This isn't the case for all trades people. It might be a bad area or a bad employer. I've know trades folks who are electricians, plumbers, carpenters, work in road construction, etc. They typically work reasonable hours, have med
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Many adults were told college was the only way to go. Those who went through college and those who didn't. Doesn't matter the debt. It's always better. Except it's not. First, society is going to have too few skilled tra
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There is a psychology problem with skilled trades and younger generates in the US. I've known Gen Z folks who thinks it's better to work at a sandwich shop or small restaurant than skilled trades. They were raised up (through the
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> "Do I want my daughter to be a plumber? No." How many people want their son to be a plumber? Likely not many of the people on HN. Does a lot of this view have to do with what people think of jobs like plumbers?
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Two big things stick out in all of this to me... 1) There's the idea that one parent does not work for a company. This is hard for a lot of men and women to handle. A lot is put into the idea that adults need to be part of the economic
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Two important things to note… 1) where power is generated and used for crypto isn’t the same as needed for electric cars. Locations matter when you’re dealing with the creation of and distribution of electricity 2) moving electricity to all
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The problem with bloodwork is it doesn’t look at artery build up. Heart disease is the #1 killer on the US. Our numbers can look great on the way to atherosclerosis
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The cost to transition away from fossil fuels isn’t really talked about much. For example, our electric grid can’t handle everyone using electric cars. Everything from electricity production to distribution needs to be upgraded. There is a
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The issue is that preventing it doesn’t really cost. Lifestyle change isn’t something VCs can make a big return on. Whole population groups prevent it without taking any drugs. Where is the money to be made? Whole population groups around t

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