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by nyghtly 8y ago
Cost in beta according to their website is actually lower, at $175. I imagine the end goal is to get cheaper as the product and process is improved--i.e. the Tesla model. [1] https://bratheory.com/
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Waiting for the day when news sites start blocking your IP when you circumvent the paywall--to bad there isn't an add-on for that right?
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by nyghtly 8y ago
As with many problems in the U.S., income and wealth inequality are largely to blame: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/9/16860994/lif...
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Agreed. In that vein, one of the most troubling metrics I see for the U.S. infant mortality: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/29/our-i...
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Potential regulatory solution in Boston: "The new law allows short-term rentals to be offered only by owners who live in the properties they rent out. Owners of small multifamily buildings who live on premises may also rent out one of
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by nyghtly 8y ago
"Millennials spend huge amounts on rent, using up 45% of income made by age 30" https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/real-es...
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by nyghtly 8y ago
It's tough to draw conclusions from a pool of 118 industries. It could be that women are applying to less competitive jobs in greater numbers than men. That would explain both how they are getting more interviews and also why they are
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Then offer them treatment as well, but the fact remains that being poor with a substance use disorder is worse than having money with a substance use disorder. Let me ask you this: if someone doesn't have money, how do they get drugs?
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by nyghtly 8y ago
I've distributed hygiene kits such as those in a shelter environment and most people were very grateful for them. It probably depends on the environment you're in. But the bottom line is if something isn't well received then
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Here's the thing: 1. Homeless people are screwed by society in almost every possible way. 2. There are a million ways to get free food when you're homeless. I.e. hunger is a solved problem for most homeless people. With this cont
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by nyghtly 8y ago
A minimum wage job may have allowed you to make rent, but it isn't a reliable path out of homelessness. If you're homeless, not only do you have to find a cheap apartment, but you also need to be able to put down three months rent
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by nyghtly 8y ago
If you solved homelessness (not with magic, but with money) for everyone with a substance use disorder, then a lot more people would seek treatment, and a lot more would be successful. Even better, you could make that housing into supportiv
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by nyghtly 8y ago
When you say that they won't accept help, what do you mean? What did you try to offer that they didn't accept?
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by nyghtly 8y ago
I agree that removing restrictive zoning requirements from suburban neighborhoods (which prevent the construction of apartments, for example), would go a long way to address the lack of housing, but it wouldn't fix everything. To assum
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by nyghtly 8y ago
"How should we spend it?" Give people money. Unfortunately, you could only do this effectively on a national level. In San Francisco, $40k isn't even enough to cover cost of living. You could also give people housing vouchers
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Homelessness != Substance Use Disorder Moreover, why does treatment have to come at the expense of self-determination? The reality is that people want to receive treatment--if they don't, it is because they encounter a barrier to treat
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Toxic relationships with other homeless people. Desire to avoid the substance use of peers. Inability to gather enough money for the first, last and security deposit. Lack of large apartments that are affordable. Inability to coordinate a g
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by nyghtly 8y ago
"it isn't clear why they are homeless." Domestic violence, for starters. "Among families [typically a single mother and child, which account for 37% of the homeless population] that reported domestic violence in the prio
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by nyghtly 8y ago
I'm guessing most saves--besides some really old games--are probably fine on a fundamental level. But even if a save technically works, the effort it takes to find that save in your old windows filesystem, then place it in the new loca
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by nyghtly 8y ago
I've recently converted my primary operating system to linux and--although Proton is very good--I still find myself unable to unlatch from Windows. My solution was to install Windows 7 on a separate hard drive for those games that are
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by nyghtly 8y ago
For one, it's illegal for children to play on a slot machine.
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by nyghtly 8y ago
YouTube Kids horrifies me. I feel like a curation approach to "kid-approved" programming would be much better method than YouTube Kids. And when you think about it, that's how traditional TV programming worked. Seems like a g
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by nyghtly 8y ago
Here's some low hanging fruit to get us started: 1. Ban gambling in games. That is, if real money is involved in the transaction, then there should be no element of chance involved. If not that, at least properly enforce gambling laws
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by nyghtly 8y ago
When using retention rate as a metric, it might also be important to include the reason for leaving as a factor. For example, software engineers at tech giants might typically leave because they're bored, whereas employees in the Amazo