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by nkoren 5y ago
Still not the Great Filter, which by definition is the explanation for why there's so little evidence of intelligent life in this universe.
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by nkoren 5y ago
Podaris | London, UK / REMOTE | Full time | Full-stack software engineer | https://careers.podaris.com/ Podaris is a fast-growing software startup in the transport and urban planning sector, aiming to change the way th
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by nkoren 5y ago
Unfortunately it's too easy to believe this. During the height of the delta wave, my old classmates from India were frantically sharing tips on our alumnae Whatsapp group on how to source ventilators for family members. Everybody had a
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by nkoren 5y ago
Podaris | London, UK / REMOTE | Full time | Full-stack software engineer | https://careers.podaris.com/ Podaris is a fast-growing software startup in the transport and urban planning sector, aiming to change the way th
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Rocketlab Neutron Update(youtube.com)
3 points by nkoren 5y ago|0 comments
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by nkoren 5y ago
Stories like this make Charlie Stross' "A Tall Tale" seem that much more believable: https://www.tor.com/2012/07/20/a-tall-tail/
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by nkoren 5y ago
Yep, you're exhibiting precisely that kind of bias. I've known a variety of addicts and there's absolutely no statement one could make about them with 99% certainty that it will apply to a given individual. I don't mean
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by nkoren 5y ago
I think the worst of all cognitive biases which humans suffer from is the belief that observations about collectives can be usefully applied to individuals. How much faulty thinking, from racism and sexism onwards, stems from this simple ca
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by nkoren 5y ago
Podaris | London, UK / REMOTE | Full time | https://www.podaris.com/ Podaris is changing the way the world plans its cities. Our aim is to bring together all stakeholders in the urban development process -- planners, e
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by nkoren 5y ago
No, it's really not. Source: while working as a transport planning consultant, I had a private client in Austin. He flew our team around the city in a helicopter, saying "see all this traffic? It's insane!". I'd jus
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by nkoren 5y ago
We should. I've seen an analysis which concluded that your chances of dying in a meteor impact are about the same as your chances of dying in a car crash -- eg., really quite high. This doesn't sound right, because at as an indivi
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by nkoren 5y ago
Here's another one, 1490 in China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1490_Ch%27ing-yang_event And of course if the 2013 Chelyabinsk bolide had been just a bit larger, then the city would no longer exist. (Larger size
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by nkoren 5y ago
That is gorgeous! I want it.
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by nkoren 5y ago
Googling tip: if what you're looking for is the definition of a word, try typing: define:attitude You'll see that the third definition which comes up is: "the orientation of an aircraft or spacecraft, relative to the d
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by nkoren 5y ago
I had the same question. Here's the answer: http://www.usarray.org/Alaska
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by nkoren 5y ago
As I understand it, the fact that black holes are rotating precludes them from actually being a point singularity -- "rotation" having no meaning for a non-dimensional point. So they need to have some kind of disk or ring structur
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Starbase Launchpad Tour(youtube.com)
10 points by nkoren 5y ago|1 comments
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by nkoren 5y ago
> Almost everything known until now about the planet Mercury comes from Mariner 10’s orbits during 1974-75 Er, rather than "until now", surely the article means "until 2011, when MESSENGER went into orbit around Mercury&qu
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by nkoren 5y ago
You're welcome! Meanwhile, I just looked at your profile, and "simulation software for electric utilities" is something I have a very specific interest in. If you feel like telling me more, get in touch.
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by nkoren 5y ago
Great questions! > 1. What's the most populous arcology that's currently inhabited? The term "arcology" hasn't really been embraced by the wider urban planning community, so in terms of self-identified arcologies
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by nkoren 5y ago
Some of those models are preserved in the archives at Arcosanti and Cosanti. Unfortunately many of them have been lost to the elements. There's a lot of interesting work currently being done on bringing those models into virtual realit
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by nkoren 5y ago
Time for me to give my standard AMA offer to the HN crowd that is interested in this. I knew Soleri well, working with him at Arcosanti from 1992-1996, and the subtext to my entire subsequent career continues to be trying to build arcologie
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by nkoren 5y ago
You do not know cats very well. They exhibit an extraordinarily diverse range of behaviours, interests, and intelligence. I've had cats who were brilliant hunters and dumb as posts; I've also had cats who were wholly disinterested
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by nkoren 5y ago
Saw the title, thought "nope, they're wrong, that'll be the day the plug was pulled on Google Reader" -- and lo and behold, that's exactly what the article is about. Confirmation bias for the win. Upvoted.
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by nkoren 5y ago
Honestly I still miss Gobe Productive. Fantastic productivity suite. Not very full-featured, but everything just came together in a smooth way I haven't seen replicated since.
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by nkoren 5y ago
Also, the fact that many Polynesian languages used nearly the same word for "sweet potato" as some South American languages (kuumala -- Polynesian vs. kumara/cumal -- Quechua) is kind of a clue, yes? The fact that the &quot
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by nkoren 5y ago
"Very strong" is not quite right. The winds on Mars can be very fast , but given the low atmospheric pressure, they don't carry a lot of force. Enough to create sand dunes and significant aeolian weathering over millions of
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by nkoren 5y ago
The ancient world had far more capabilities than we often credit it with. The one that impresses me is the dialkos, also from the 6th century BC, which was nominally the world's first commercial freight railway, if you stretch the term
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by nkoren 5y ago
Swimming by myself in the Sea of Cortez, I was surrounded by a pod of bottlenose dolphins. After observing me for a while, they suddenly started laughing, did a few flips and other acrobatic displays, and then swam away. I was left in no do
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by nkoren 5y ago
Actually, the Expanse portrays how ships can turn and change directions basically perfect. Where it takes liberties is that ships can't turn and change directions as much as they do. The engines and propellant in the Expanse is way

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