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by nether 12y ago
This the right answer. Desalination is a last resort, that's why its used in places like Israel where there's no other option. Desalination is enormously energy inefficient.
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by nether 12y ago
I'm filled with envy and rage over the fact I'm not good enough at math for this. I barely did above average in my grad level math courses in college (studied aerospace engineering). I worked my ass off; I should have breezed thro
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by nether 12y ago
Set and setting bro
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by nether 12y ago
> The game uses Ken Silverman's VOXLAP engine > Silverman Nazi using a game engine developed by a jew?
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by nether 12y ago
This is basically the same effect you see with shimmering above a hot road surface.
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by nether 12y ago
Sounds like bullshit. That's all I'm going to say.
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by nether 12y ago
Any effort on branching out to non-tech jobs?
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by nether 12y ago
Did you know that when they erected a suicide barrier at a bridge in Washington, suicides in the state dropped? People lacking the means didn't just turn to other methods. They quit altogether. Why do we pretend that the ease of doing
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by nether 12y ago
> I find it difficult to actually justify spending that money on answering questions. There must be some tangible benefit. Maybe they haven't been discovered yet. Application can lag theory or basic experiments for a very long time.
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by nether 12y ago
5-10% returns is about the same as Lending Club (my five year average with LC is 7%) but with MUCH more volatility. On a risk-adjust basis, this seems to be a poor investment.
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by nether 12y ago
Not really. They don't do personal savings accounts. It seems to be just like Lending Club except using BTC.
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by nether 12y ago
There was a Fresh Prince episode about this! After Carlton and Will are pulled over and detained... > Carlton (to Will): What's your complaint here? We were detained for a few hours, Dad cleared things up, and we were released. Th
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by nether 12y ago
I feel similarly I think as an asian mechanical engineer among a group of whites. On my first day, I was subjected to an excruciating conversation with one of them telling me about how he saw a movie "about asians." Yeah, I watche
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by nether 12y ago
Best way to get a kid mechanically inclined these days is with a bicycle. Teach him to fix a flat, take it apart, and so on.
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by nether 12y ago
BD has a brief blog post testing knot strengths: http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/experience-story?cid=qc-...
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by nether 12y ago
it's like learning "writing." the process doesn't end at 20 or 2,000 hours.
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by nether 12y ago
Same with lack of food. Solution: carry it with you.
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by nether 12y ago
Kaczynski was right.
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by nether 12y ago
> cryogenic liquids at -300 degrees celsius Absolute zero is -273 °C.
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by nether 12y ago
Removed quotation sidescrolling: > Hello Zuck, I would like to ask that when our facebook fanpage's reach will be come back? its too frustrating having 100k -likes with only 1k, 2k reach ,& 1m likes with only 10k, 20k reach .. s
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by nether 12y ago
The BD Speed 30 would be more appropriate for this, and costs less than half of the GR1. http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/climbing-packs/speed-30-...
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by nether 12y ago
>My hands are sweating just thinking about it. You have a phobia of flying. The solution isn't aircraft manufacturers accommodating that, but you seeking the right mental health services to treat your mental illness.
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by nether 12y ago
> I have to wonder if the compressor is basically an ablative heat shield As an aerospace engineer, this is cringeworthy. How exactly would this compressor function as a heat shield? Is it experiencing hypersonic intake flow as part of a
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by nether 12y ago
Definitely one of the lesser Nobels though, given that it was awarded for an achievement in engineering , not physics.
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by nether 12y ago
J. Paul Getty learned arabic to help his oil deals...
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by nether 12y ago
Don't even go down that rabbit hole. Don't read "Looks" by Gordon Patzer. It's devastating to see the data if you are an ugly person.
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by nether 12y ago
Which came first, tool-toy companies interested in boys, or boys interested in them?
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by nether 12y ago
I think a wilderness therapy company marketed toward Bay Area techies would do pretty well.
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by nether 12y ago
Ya

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