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by pikma 7y ago
But in the US it is frequent that the price per weight (or per volume) is not displayed consistently in the same units, for example $/oz for some items versus $/lb, and it's much harder to do conversions than with the metric
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by pikma 7y ago
You would need to get a large part of the global population to do it though, say 50%. And the prices for meat would go down, so you would need to convince the other half of the population not to increase their consumption.
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by pikma 7y ago
I'm doubtful that much change can come from personal choices made by consumers. It seems to me that it would require tremendous energy and commitment from a very large number of people to significantly reduce the global demand. It seem
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by pikma 8y ago
I agree that it's mostly a theoretical problem. But in the long term, if I imagine a world where we all cars are self driving, there would still be accidents from time to time, for things that can't be predicted: a rock falls on t
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by pikma 8y ago
Is your experience that interviewers "abuse" candidates? I interview candidates about once a week, and I always try to make them feel at ease and comfortable, no matter if they are doing well or not. I would be curious to learn ab
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by pikma 8y ago
It is because the suburban lifestyle has some hidden costs, and in the US those costs tend to be paid equally by everyone. For example, air pollution (both local and greenhouse gases), and road maintenance costs.
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by pikma 8y ago
I work there and I'm surprised by the numbers you propose, they seem too high to me.
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by pikma 8y ago
I can't find evidence online that Salomon Brothers was founded by Buffet, our that Nissan was founded by Ghosn. Were they?
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by pikma 9y ago
I'm glad to see many people defending unions in this thread. If you are interested in learning more about unions, I recommend reading Confessions of a Union Buster, by Marty Levy. Any other book recommendation about the topic?
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by pikma 10y ago
This is awesome. I have learnt very recently about these alternate voting systems, and as a result I have had many discussions with several friends over the pros and cons of each, and the impact they could have on our society. I absolutely
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by pikma 10y ago
What references / data points support this theory ? I'm curious to learn more about this point of view.
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by pikma 11y ago
His past C++ projects (or lack thereof) do not tell much about the quality of his books. He teaches people how to master C++, and that's a very precise skill. He doesn't claim to teach how to organize software, or how to manage co
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Obama: Increased inequality and decreasing mobility threaten the American dream(equitablegrowth.org)
2 points by pikma 13y ago|0 comments
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by pikma 13y ago
The full trip report by Herb Sutter covers other interesting new features: http://isocpp.org/blog/2013/04/trip-report-iso-c-spring-2013...
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C++ Concepts in C++14: Constraining templates with predicates(open-std.org)
2 points by pikma 13y ago|1 comments