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   Amazon planned to take away RTO'd employees' free coffee. Then 10k spoke up(seattletimes.com)

   4 points by ortusdux 3y ago|3 comments
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   I enjoyed Tom Scott's YT video monologue about this. To summarize, he postulates that most major innovations follow a sigmoid growth curve, wherein they ramp up, explode, and then level off. The question then becomes, where are we on
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   CNBC link: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/05/spacex-plans-nasa-refueling-...
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   SpaceX will do a propellant transfer demo on their next Starship test(twitter.com)

   3 points by ortusdux 3y ago|5 comments
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   They have had their share of leaks reciently: https://www.ign.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-6-leaks-may-ha...
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   Agreed. I do think the Olympics should get some credit for China's focus on air quality. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_... https://www.nbcnews.com/science/enviro
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   Reminds me of this: https://planetplanet.net/2017/05/03/the-ultimate-engineered-...
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   by ortusdux 3y ago

   Fund the Strategic Transformer Reserve! https://www.energy.gov/ceser/articles/strategic-transformer-... https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-23-106180.pdf
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   Maryland awards $27M for 133k Chromebooks for the underserved(governor.maryland.gov)

   4 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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    Spanish agency's AI generated model/influencer is making $11k/mo(fortune.com)

    7 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I've been rooting for Ridgeblade to succeed for a while now. Their system mounts squirrel cage fans along the ridge line, where they harvest the wind forced up and over roofs. This allows them to use relatively small fans and leverag
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    Using the discs as a flywheel. Amazing.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I've wondered if there was some way to replace sidewalks with pre-cast sections that would allow for utility runs. Maybe something the size of septic tanks, with a removable lid that doubles as a sidewalk. I'm sure there are som
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    There is a condition called Sulfhemoglobinemia wherein you blood takes up sulfur instead of iron and your blood turns green.
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    Starship Launch Pushed to Saturday(twitter.com)

    24 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    Some countries in Europe have average speed cameras. They photograph you at two points along a highway, and if your average speed is over the limit you get a fine.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I've wondered if fines should scale with vehicle weight. Specifically, fines designed to prevent or reduce the damage caused by collisions. In theory, a 6000lb truck going 70 mph would be twice as destructive as a 3000lb car at the s
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    See also Deadline - https://deadline.com/2023/11/jon-stewart-apple-china-congres... and direct link to their copy of the letter - https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11&#x2F
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    US lawmakers question Apple over Jon Stewart's China content(finance.yahoo.com)

    23 points by ortusdux 3y ago|3 comments
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I had someone on a one-wheel approach an intersection at the same speed as me and stay hidden behind my 3" wide A-pillar the entire time.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I would like some sort of law that requires all microphones to have an integrated LED.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    Both apps mentioned in the article are available for iOS.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    More details from the Icelandic Meteorological Office: https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/a-seismic-swarm-started-n... The precise uplift data is fascinating!
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    What you describe is becoming more common with land based datacenters. The linked Microsoft project wouldn't allow the waste heat to be repurposed.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I think it is disingenuous to pretend that I am making an argument on logistical, thermodynamic, oceanographic, etc. grounds. I claimed one thing - bad optics, bad public relations. Sea surface temps are in the environmentalist spotlight a
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    I'd imagine the optics of this have changed with the recent focus on ocean surface temps. I would also bet the negative PR of pumping waste heat directly into cold climates would offset any savings.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_China%E2%80%... While soldiers carry firearms, due to decades of tradition designed to reduce the possibility of an escalation, agreements disallowed usage of firearms,
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    For those interested, I highly recommend The Lawfare podcast episodes wherein "Members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board discuss their recent report on FISA Sec. 702." https://www.lawfaremedia.org&#x2F
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    Quick math puts the total mass of all currently orbiting starlink satellites at 1582 metric tons, which is about 3.5 x the mass of the ISS. Unless I'm mistaken, this should make them responsible for the most mass in orbit.
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    by ortusdux 3y ago

    Direct link to letter: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24103929/costco-lawma...