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901.
by nielsbot 3y ago
meta comment: there's a typo: "percise solution" should be "precise solution"
902.
by nielsbot 3y ago
In what ways should society use race data to make things better and stop violence? Also wondering about the cause of the difference.
903.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Maybe tech workers need to unionize. I hope that would help protect the share of profits going to employees (avoiding or reducing cost-cutting moves like this).
904.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Proving it can be done. These other companies should lower their profits instead.
905.
by nielsbot 3y ago
it’s not a given that prices must rise that much. In-n-out raised their burger prices by $0.25.
906.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Certainly--just having it spelled out like this was new to me?
907.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Interesting to me to have [iteration speed] <--> [maintainability] spelled out as opposite ends of a spectrum... and that sometimes [iteration speed] is the right thing to optimize for.
908.
by nielsbot 3y ago
1) Speaking for myself--the engine noise in ICE cars is noticeable. And sure, some people prefer "vroom vroom"--But I am not a "car person", so... 2) I have a home charger--Yes, I have to plug in the car every other day,
909.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Ok--what is it a function of?
910.
by nielsbot 3y ago
One factor you aren't mentioning: EVs are a better experience overall. I love the way my EV drives (Model Y) and, there's no engine noise, and finally (this is a much smaller point) I can sit in the car and run the heat or A/
911.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Was about to say the same thing... that method takes like 20 arguments. Types are the only thing making it usable.
912.
by nielsbot 3y ago
both
913.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Absolutely. The subtitles open with "so-called vaccine against COVID-19" and "with all this fraud that is which is being carried about by the WHO". These vaccines have been seriously studied for year and now billions of
914.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I thought this was a good review: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/playb...
915.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Is this really authors retracting work though? That seems orthogonal to this. This is saying “times have changed, let’s stop using this image.”
916.
by nielsbot 3y ago
If this is your site (rtwolf.github.io/Everyone-is-John/), looks like the linked site from the text is down (www.everyoneisjohn[.]com) It's just an empty page with a Chinese title?
917.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I think it's always good to walk out of the dealership at least once. Just say "thanks, we're considering it" and come back another time after shopping around.
918.
by nielsbot 3y ago
John Oliver covered this on Last Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8oCilY4szc
919.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I mean the linked tweet does seem to be from some anti-renewables idiot.
920.
by nielsbot 3y ago
> Hail is becoming a prominent issue for the PV industry as more sites are being built in the central U.S. — a hail-prone region — and modules are moving towards larger formats with thinner glass.
921.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Kikkerland sells a designer-y one I like a lot: https://kikkerland.com/products/solar-radiometer
922.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I hate the clickbait-y nature of this headline. Saved you a click: "teaching breast self-exams isn’t advised anymore because it hasn’t been shown to prevent breast cancer deaths." (I also note the headline from the archive.ph link
923.
by nielsbot 3y ago
does this mean what I think it means?
924.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Maybe not no human :) But probably 99.99% of them.
925.
by nielsbot 3y ago
Custom JS scrolling in this day and age is a HUGE no-no. Just don't.
926.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I found numerous articles about him. I think this was on HN before: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-man-two-deadly...
927.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I'm sure that's true.. but at least in this presentation they seem to have thought through most of them? I want to believe :)
928.
by nielsbot 3y ago
I saw this presentation by Dennis Whyte years ago and it left me really optimistic about Sparc/Arc's chances... He goes through a lot of the interesting design details, including why REBCO is such a huge difference and will make t
929.
by nielsbot 3y ago
From the article > “Following conversations with Epic, they have committed to follow the rules, including our DMA policies. As a result, Epic Sweden AB has been permitted to re-sign the developer agreement and accepted into the Apple Dev
930.
by nielsbot 3y ago
What would happen if the state took ownership of distribution and ran it at $0 profit? Customers could choose any generation service they like. Any downsides?

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