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by oatmeal1 10mo ago
It doesn't seem reasonable to complain that multitudes more of people should substantially worsen their everyday trips and suffer much higher risk of being killed by cars to make occasional trips that would pass through the city more c
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
That's a list of bad reasons. Could we get a list of good reasons?
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
Here is a video tutorial on hosting Mason Bees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhg82f-OPI You can start out simple, but you might need to be more involved if you want to prevent the spread of parasites since they are mor
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
Airbnb and Hertz are two companies in an ever-lasting battle to prove who hates their customer more.
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
It's funny that the disruption to hotels - Airbnb - Does what you're complaining about but 100x worse
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
Gender of who is murdered has a lot to do with it too. I don't think you'll find a video game where you predominantly kill women. The most infamous scene of murder in video games is the Call of Duty mission "No Russian"
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by oatmeal1 1y ago
They are also fully funded to compensate when they do something wrong. An apology from a Fortune 500 company with a history of unethical behavior is worthless.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
I eat meat, but I don't think there is an actual consistent ethical standard that doesn't rely on religion that justifies the use of animals. The average pig is a lot smarter than the dumbest human, and experiences emotions like
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Ask HN: Is human technology advancing faster than human wisdom sustainable?
7 points by oatmeal1 2y ago|4 comments
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
> In prospective configuration, before synaptic weights are modified, neural activity changes across the network so that output neurons better predict the target output; only then are the synaptic weights (hereafter termed ‘weights’) mod
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
Why could they not apply an amended label to cover the existing "contains" section with the correction to list milk as an ingredient?
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
Low pay isn't the problem. There's nowhere $70k shouldn't enable you to afford rent. Setback requirements, and single use & single family zoning are the problem.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
Healthcare being life or death is why we should do anything but depend on the government to be the sole option for its administration.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
The US simply needs to undo the zoning laws, parking minimums, and setback requirements that make it illegal to build affordable housing.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
> Making healthcare a for-profit venture guarantees that poor people suffer disproportionately. This is true of literally every industry; the poor always get less than the rich. Why not nationalize everything so that the poor always ge
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
On the other hand, in a time of war, it's likely the exact same conditions of sleep depravation and poor training could exist. UX is the element that could be fixed permanently. The Navy absolutely should fix all of the issues in the
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
Not sure Google gets a cut of uploaded crypto.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
> "we have to treat these things like infallible perfect works" They don't treat the law as perfect, they just believe they don't have the leeway to reinterpret the law as they want in contradiction of the text. The
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
There's nothing more enjoyable to watch than a surgical assassination of a sacred cow.
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
This article left me with two questions: Why can't FM be used to transmit emergency info? How many people in an emergency are even going to know to turn on AM radio?
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Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?(npr.org)
2 points by oatmeal1 2y ago|0 comments
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by oatmeal1 2y ago
> They didn't ask employees to destroy evidence but to avoid retaining evidence in the first place. It certainly sounds like destruction. The words are written, then the words are encoded as text, stored, and sent, and then at the
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Agreed. It is a huge problem though that share buybacks are a way actual production (wages) is taxed at a higher rate than passive income.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
You haven't understood the issue. The issue is involuntary dilution created by fractional reserve banking. When a new loan is created, the bank and (especially) the borrower benefit from the increased money supply. That increased mo
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
You could make the asymmetric information argument for any defendant.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
It seems easy to prove to me; anti-trust law is intentionally vague and broad to allow the government to prosecute all kinds of monopoly tactics. Apple had the option to give a warning to users that using an alternative app store may risk
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
This article actually has the complaint: https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/apple-sued-do...
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Can't believe such an obvious PR puff piece gets so much attention on HN.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
Please leave political flame warring off HN.
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by oatmeal1 3y ago
I understand the potential is there, but the author phrases his statement in the present tense. I'm wondering if people are actually asking the kinds of questions you listed right now, and if the answers are good enough not to end up

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