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by pcurve 6y ago
1 in 10 million flights end in crash if you take top tier airlines. So I guess if one takes 100 flights, then odd of ending up in plane crash over life time is 'only' 1 in 100,000. If you take a lot of flights on less safe airline
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by pcurve 6y ago
I've been using it since v1.0 before the days of layers and editable text. And 1 step undo was all we had. I still remember seeing Knoll brothers named prominently every time you boot up the application. Good times :)
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by pcurve 6y ago
Webex was a big step up from adobe connect. I wonder if Webex issues people are experiencing had to do with VPN capacity issues while working from home
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by pcurve 6y ago
A different cardinal with the same condition, but with more distinct coloring. Half white, half colored https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/water-cooler/northern-c... really interesting!
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by pcurve 6y ago
I love dekotora 3 minute video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB5cu7fiJr0
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by pcurve 6y ago
For every 1,000 diagnosed covid case, roughly 14-18 of them will eventually die. Rich or poor countries alike, that range has been consistent. Wouldn't you say that's rather staggeringly high number to simply let things run course
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by pcurve 6y ago
Sure this is mostly PR not just for doctor but also for the collection agency. But the outcome was positive. Everyone wins.
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by pcurve 6y ago
FB is on a lot of chopping blocks lately it’s hard to keep track. I guess this won’t really help with the Diem
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by pcurve 6y ago
I like your thoughtful breakdown. Thanks for that. The video shots of small merchants and everyday people, with voiceover "what if everyone is invited to global economy" was bothersome to watch. I don't like their underlying
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by pcurve 6y ago
I can’t think of a more apt sounding term. (After theft)
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by pcurve 6y ago
Chances are, these will be safe. Because one more crash even remotely related, would spell complete doom for Boeing. No recovering that one, ever.
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by pcurve 6y ago
ah, I would spend hours colorizing icons using resedit 2.1.3. Instead, I should've been out playing balls. lol. re: the article, as much as I have a lot of fond memories of System 7, I don't think today's modern OS seem tha
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by pcurve 6y ago
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/09/01/why... San Fra public employee payroll takes the cake. Average compensations (total headcount) Nurse $293,000 (1471) Firefighter $192,000 (90
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by pcurve 6y ago
good point. The report does say "electrified" vehicle vs "electric"
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by pcurve 6y ago
i agree. The length is roughly the same, if not actually shorter in many cases. Syllables per second isn't a good measure of information density.
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by pcurve 6y ago
Japanese is fast for sure, I'm not sure if your theory explain why Spanish is close second behind... (honestly I have no idea either) https://ahtaitay.blogspot.com/2020/07/as-native-speakers-we-...
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by pcurve 6y ago
Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUnBPOO9Qmw
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by pcurve 6y ago
I think Mac's old System 7 was the gold standard for effective icon design. https://guidebookgallery.org/pics/gui/settings/menu/macos70.... Even after it grew in numbers, I never had difficulty find
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by pcurve 6y ago
Companies that pay billions in taxes also contribute. Why let a handful get away with it?
980.
by pcurve 6y ago
I would kill for property tax bill like that..
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by pcurve 6y ago
Yes, for something like this, you're looking at quarter million / year in bare minimum upkeep. I think half a million is more realistic, if not more.
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by pcurve 6y ago
While an interesting read, it felt a bit manufactured to me, and there was no detail on why she concluded he had a crush. I hate do say this, but it felt like a part truth, part fiction crafted to monetize her medical condition, and not a
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by pcurve 6y ago
It was fine until it started asking me questions like these that are clearly for medical professionals Is there enlargement of the spleen? Do you already have laboratory results, for example from a blood count? Is there enlargement of the l
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by pcurve 6y ago
"For the great majority of applicants, Asian Americans and Whites have only one-eighth to one-fourth of the likelihood of admission as African American applicants with comparable academic credentials." This might be a dumb questio
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by pcurve 6y ago
+1 on the steering feel. I owned 2008 328i RWD and steering feel... well, it felt 100% mechanical and heavy. Not for everyone, but I loved it and I'm glad I had a chance to drive the last good 'pure' 3 series.
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by pcurve 6y ago
Tedx talks of him giving talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1IX1AFRZg
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by pcurve 6y ago
I wonder how long it will be before Apple gets into serious ad business themselves.
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by pcurve 6y ago
"In 2009, Zappos was acquired by online behemoth Amazon.com Inc. for 10 million shares of Amazon stock" Stock went up 30 times since then. I wonder many shares he kept.
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by pcurve 6y ago
SUrely, there's some inefficiency in how numbers are used... 10 quadrillion for 7.5 billion people isn't enough?
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by pcurve 6y ago
So much electricity does it use every time you open the door?

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