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by mike_h 8y ago
Here’s a lab writeup comparing a few models from about a year ago: https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/are-cheap-particle-count... Depending on which part of the Middle East you’re in, you may need a PM10 (dust) m
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by mike_h 8y ago
Keep in mind that one good thing about air pollution is it’s relatively straightforward to mitigate once you’re aware of the problem. PM2.5 filters can be had for relatively cheap (see Smart Air), and you can wear a mask when you’re out on
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by mike_h 9y ago
Dockless bikes are $1 per 30 mins... having one 20 feet from you vs two blocks is a qualitative difference. And zoom out on that map – the GoBikes only cover one small part of the city.
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by mike_h 9y ago
I think it’s bigger than that. There’s a massive FUD meme around dockless technology: the only time it’s in the news is to show the random landfills a few of them end up in, ignoring the 99% that have made millions of lives easier. Dockle
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by mike_h 9y ago
SF made an exclusive deal with Ford GoBike, the expensive docked bikes that are never nearby when you need them. That pre-emptively barred these companies from launching their dockless bikes in SF, and so the scooters are the workaround.
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by mike_h 9y ago
Have you seen piles of them on the street yourself? I never have, in Beijing, Shanghai, or Xiamen. People are 99% considerate; the 1% who aren’t make for better photos. The frictionless utility of dockless has brought so much ease and jo
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by mike_h 9y ago
Landlords have no way of knowing which dog is going to be the one that costs them thousands of dollars in damage and/or headaches, so they have to charge extra for all of them, same way insurance underwriting works. You opted in to tha
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by mike_h 9y ago
It also doesn't prevent people from using VPNs: the apps are just a convenient interface, Apple hasn't removed the ability to manually add your own. More importantly, China is planning to block VPN at the protocol level starting i
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by mike_h 9y ago
Am I missing the part where they explain how they tried really hard to make Airbnb aware of this, before publishing a method to cause physical harm to 1.2M people?
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by mike_h 9y ago
The numbers around domestic violence are staggering: http://ncadv.org/learn-more/statistics It's also a notorious blind spot for law enforcement – even when restraining orders are issued, they're nearly unenf
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Can a Tech Start-Up Successfully Educate Children in the Developing World?(mobile.nytimes.com)
1 points by mike_h 9y ago|0 comments
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by mike_h 9y ago
Spoiler alert?
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by mike_h 10y ago
Please someone confirm this isn't true...
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by mike_h 10y ago
The pencil is an unexpected game-changer. I have the Penultimate app open next to me on a big Pro all day, it's crazy how much more effective than paper I find it.
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by mike_h 10y ago
No mention of how they share what they learn with each other. I know the main bottleneck here is material / financial, but I get the impression there's also an information bottleneck. Getting them networked might dim the romance
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by mike_h 10y ago
Why are male employees sticking with Uber?
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by mike_h 10y ago
Noise-canceling headphones aren't as effective as passive noise blockers. If you don't want to wear earplugs all day, use the earmuffs meant for heavy machinery or shooting: https://www.amazon.com/Ear-Defense-3000
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by mike_h 10y ago
Going to encouragingly dispute that. Tech hubs are full of people who came out of just this situation and are ecstatic at having found a like-minded community. You may not suddenly be a social butterfly, but the chances of making friends
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by mike_h 10y ago
No modifier keys necessary for the directional arrows, if you mean the ones that move the cursor? They're under your pointer and middle finger on each side. Having return key (and backspace, space, and mod keys) always directly under
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Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji(grouplens.org)
1 points by mike_h 11y ago|0 comments
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by mike_h 11y ago
Titan Urban ┋ Bay Area, CA ┋ Fulltime ┋ONSITE Launching with the biggest possible customer, and more are waiting. Work with a star team of ground-transportation industry veterans to build a new on-demand ride platform. Not ride sharing: pre
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by mike_h 11y ago
Titan Urban ┋ Bay Area, CA ┋ Fulltime ┋ONSITE Launching with a very big client next week, and more are waiting. Work with a star team of ground-transportation industry veterans to build a new on-demand ride platform. Not ride sharing: prem
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Drone Crashes at White House. Can Secret Service Defeat Quadcopters?(csmonitor.com)
2 points by mike_h 12y ago|0 comments
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by mike_h 12y ago
I only have two personal anecdotes, one 3x and one > 4x. Both for people in their 20s, and I don't know the math but I can imagine that in group plans where rates are flat, young people cost more to insure than individually and olde
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by mike_h 12y ago
COBRA rates are 3-4x higher than individual plan insurance every time I've heard about them. In a rapid-churn economy like tech, where people often strike out on their own and companies cease to exist etc., the few $K a year it takes t
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by mike_h 12y ago
Would something like a google glass app, or another semi-automated assistant work for augmenting his capabilities? Sounds like he's totally motivated and capable to do e.g. the janitorial work, but his capability needs to be paired wit
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by mike_h 12y ago
I agree, and it does seem like these ideas are catching on. The frameworks you mention, and also a big push by Facebook on iOS in the past year are notable examples. The FB "pop" framework was just made public (I think) this wee
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The Illusion of Life: Disney's principles of animation(the12principles.tumblr.com)
144 points by mike_h 12y ago|31 comments
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Pay gaps vary for S.F., N.Y., L.A. tech workers(m.sfgate.com)
1 points by mike_h 13y ago|0 comments
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by mike_h 13y ago
The Kinesis Advantage line is fully remappable, including macros. It's also premium hardware (nice switches) and a supremely ergo layout, with most keys within reach of the home row, and the thumb region divided up into multiple frequ

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