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901.
by namlem 10y ago
No wonder they want to get rid of helium in the new rocket. It's such a pain to work with.
902.
by namlem 10y ago
Geographic reasons aside, there is the cultural factor of the Mandate of Heaven, which spread throughout China in its early days. The Mandate held that Heaven wants things to be a certain way, culturally, aesthetically, etc., and this is ho
903.
by namlem 10y ago
IMO, the author is being unfairly generous to the intentions of Europeans. He has it right when he says it's about competition, but then he goes on to credit Europeans for being more interested in progress and general welfare than the
904.
by namlem 10y ago
Berkshire Hathaway is more involved and hands on than mutual funds. They don't really micromanage, but they do at least a little bit of basic management.
905.
by namlem 10y ago
So 22% do have savings, just not in their savings account.
906.
by namlem 10y ago
This is a stupid article. I don't even have a savings account. WTF is even the point when the interest is negligible? Money I need access to stays in my checking account, savings go in Vanguard.
907.
by namlem 10y ago
Don't you think that's part of the reason the West is averse to the hijab? Precisely because women have fought for years to be free from men micromanaging their bodies and behavior, the hijab stands out as a symbol of oppression.
908.
by namlem 10y ago
In Canada they have had success. Toronto is an extremely integrated city.
909.
by namlem 10y ago
Why would we run out of any of those things? We can achieve water, food, and goods sustainably. There is plenty to go around as long as population growth is kept in check, which based on current trends seems to be happening by itself.
910.
by namlem 10y ago
As if we needed another reason not to buy an Oculus.
911.
by namlem 10y ago
Our own government gave nuclear secrets to our enemy which hastened their progress towards nuclear weapons. The CIA should be held accountable for endangering the US and its allies.
912.
by namlem 10y ago
Once you're dead, is it really "your" body anymore? Religious superstitions aside, I've never understood why anyone cares what happens to their meat sack when they no longer inhabit it.
913.
by namlem 10y ago
Have you ever tried to light 80 proof alcohol?
914.
by namlem 10y ago
It's the best HN app I've used, though that's not saying much since all the others are terrible.
915.
by namlem 10y ago
Oh yeah, because being able to afford $470 is a sign of decadent wealth.
916.
by namlem 10y ago
LSD isn't addictive, but cannabis absolutely is. It's not very addictive, but it's still addictive.
917.
by namlem 10y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if Nevada had this by 2022.
918.
by namlem 10y ago
That's exactly what they plan on doing. Musk even implied as much. Though it will take a few years to get to that point. First they have to deliver all the pre-orders and the purchases that follow. Then there's the matter of state
919.
by namlem 10y ago
We're paying for it anyway though. It's not like we would get rid of our highways just because we add HSR.
920.
by namlem 10y ago
I think high speed rail is a bad investment for most of America. Instead, we should focus on accelerating the development of self-driving car fast lanes. Autonomous cars could easily form convoys that go 120 mph or more, drastically cutting
921.
by namlem 10y ago
Because this particular judge refuses to throw out illegitimate patent cases because he's corrupt as fuck. He recently retired, but presumably someone else just filled his place.
922.
by namlem 10y ago
Basic income, if implemented without certain companion policies, is destined for failure. There is simply no way to affordable provide basic income to people in most places at current costs of living. Anything more than $10k a year is just
923.
by namlem 10y ago
I'd happily pay more for spotify if they raised the price, but yeah, buying music is pretty much a no go at this point. I've tried to support artists by buying music in the past, but the UX is just so far inferior to spotify that
924.
by namlem 10y ago
I don't know what algorithms they use, but they don't seem to be any kind of secret sauce. It seems like the relevant computation is done by human brains playing their web game. http://go.unu.ai/lobby
925.
by namlem 10y ago
My public high school was extremely expensive. Public schools are paid for by property tax in the US and taxes in my home town were extremely high. Most of that went to fund the extremely competitive and highly ranked school system.
926.
by namlem 10y ago
I'm getting that in the US. I think it's just down.
927.
by namlem 10y ago
I've driven high plenty of times in the past (not anymore though) and the issue is not one of reflexes or judgement, but attention. Being high makes you really easily distracted, and, in my experience, more likely to take your eyes off
928.
by namlem 10y ago
I think if the guy in question had been a long time or otherwise indispensable employee, this would be the right course of action. However, OP said he was just hired. In that case, it's probably easier just to fire him.
929.
by namlem 10y ago
On books, not papers. I've searched for books on sci-hub, but have never found one. I'm pretty sure it's all papers, which researchers make no money on.
930.
by namlem 11y ago
Waste heat could possibly replace natural gas for heating. Eventually that won't be enough, but I'm sure by the time it becomes a problem we'll figure something out.

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