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by mmaurizi 4y ago
So batteries on EVs generally don't fail dramatically, they slowly lose range over time. So someone buying a used EV will presumably buy something with enough range for them to get around, and then over time if they notice the range st
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by mmaurizi 4y ago
Seems like you need a flying wing design so you can have gigantic wings to put your giant tanks (and also passengers) in. Maybe this https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/futuristic-flying-v-air... ?
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by mmaurizi 4y ago
"Judge of Elections" in PA is an elected position for running the polling place for a precinct on election day. It's an extremely low-level position that only involves work on 2 days of the year. It's not a "judge&q
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by mmaurizi 4y ago
I'm wondering if the opposite exists - I'm looking for a job board that will let me search for office-based companies (preferably hybrid 2-3 days in the office). It seems like every senior role I've looked at offers 100% remo
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by mmaurizi 4y ago
Yes for many years until the pandemic and permanent work-from-home started. I hadn't realized just how much my productivity relied on the structure of the office environment and other people around me working until it was taken away fr
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
In this case if you look it up on MDN you'll see that Math.max(...arr) isn't recommended for large arrays (ask me how I know)
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
There are some industrial processes that emit carbon, for which we don't have good alternatives (e.g. making cement, refining certain chemicals). Being able to capture their CO2 output will likely be necessary, even in the presence of
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
Not if they're renters, or the children of current residents now forced to leave their hometowns.
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
Are you aware that Dollar Tree and Dollar General are different stores with different business models? Dollar General does not price all their items for $1. I don't believe they ever have. And Dollar Tree does not sell groceries (at le
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
Yes, but the majority of deaths has been older people, most likely not in the workforce. 30% of deaths are from 85+, 27% for ages 75-84, 21% for ages 65-74 Source: same site as you https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker&#x
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
As someone who received medication for childhood ADHD, the highly managed classroom environment was never an issue, it was getting the homework done at home when I had to be self-motivated. Work-from-home during the pandemic has yielded sim
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
This is a great model, because then the neighborhood can use the reactor waste-heat for district heating!
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by mmaurizi 5y ago
In an ideal world I think you're right, but practice has shown that many buyers of plug-in hybrids never actually plug them in. This was especially when they are bought for large fleets - which makes some sense to me, after all, when
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
I'm imagining for a more advanced BMS system that manages dead cells for you, you don't scavenge cells but instead use the battery pack as a whole unit, just separated from the car. Think something like a conversion kit that turn
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Part and parcel with free speech (in America it's also right there in the first amendment) is free association. You don't and can never have, a right to an audience, because people have a separate right to choose whom they associa
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Solar panels don't generate that much power during the day, and even less when they are covered in snow.
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
There are newer heat pumps that work below 30 degrees, but they're more expensive and not typically used in Texas for obvious reasons.
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
> even now the Europe BEV efforts are ICE cars with the engine swapped out You should check out what VW has been doing lately - the ID.3 is an EV-only platform and is selling quite well in Europe - much more impressive than their past ef
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Google Maps the consumer product is far ahead of any competitors, but the Maps API lacks many features available in Google Maps (vector maps, 3d acceleration, real-time styling). These feature disparities between the API & the consumer
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
That wouldn't explain why the polls were off in the Maine Senate race by 10 points though...
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
This is not true, and keeps getting brought up as if it were. The rest of the developed world has _universal_ healthcare. In many countries it is provided through single-payer, in some it is through mandatory private insurance, in others it
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
I think this is a bit of historical revisionism. Yes there are some amendments in the bill from Republicans because Dems wanted a "bipartisan" bill even if they only got a handful of GOP reps (they ultimately got none). But the De
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
I would love to be pointed to the detailed climate policy plan from the GOP or a GOP politician that explains how climate change is real, of anthropogenic origins, and that we need to take action to stop it starting in a few decades. I am n
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
I mean President Trump literally said disparagingly at a rally "Biden will listen to the scientists" and then Biden put "I approve this message" at the end and turned it into an ad. You can't get any clearer messagi
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Well that was the case pre-2016 election. 2017-2020 Democrats did very well in special elections. It remains to be seen what happens to democratic enthusiasm under a Biden presidency.
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
They are trying to model mask wearing as good behavior by making sure they are seen on camera wearing a mask. They are social distanced around the podium & outside so they don't need to wait to take it off until on camera, but they
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Pol Pot.
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by mmaurizi 6y ago
Choosing a nonpartisan description of "U.S. Senators" obscures the fact that all of the senators are from the same party (Republican). An example of where the journalistic commitment to being politically neutral harms the ability
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by mmaurizi 7y ago
The gigafactory is a joint venture with Panasonic. There is literally a line on the floor that denotes the Tesla side and the Panasonic side.
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by mmaurizi 7y ago
Colder climate hurts range on electric vehicles. On the plus side for EV adoption in colder climates, they've got outlets everywhere for people to plug in the block heaters on their cars, so they're totally ready in terms of pub

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