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by pogden 13y ago
Even assuming everyone commutes at the same time, the status quo cars sitting idle the rest of the day, the only difference is that they need two or three spaces to park each, and typically in high value locations. Your car sits at home at
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by pogden 13y ago
But most statically typed languages let you represent that kind of code. C++ and Java have null. Haskell has Maybe. It doesn't prevent you from writing the code, but rather requires you to be explicit about what values a variable can t
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by pogden 13y ago
OEMs trying to "distinguish themselves" is what gave us crapware on the PC and buggy UI overlays on tablets and phones. 40% of android devices online today are stuck on 2.3 because some OEM was "trying to distinguish themselv
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by pogden 13y ago
They still have to pay the sailors. The Cutty Sark had a capacity of 1,700 tons and a minimum complement of 28 [1]. By contrast Emma Maersk can carry 154,000 with only 13 Sailors [2]. The fuel savings are probably not worth ~200 times highe
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by pogden 13y ago
In Haskell you can also use the Integral typeclass to make functions polymorphic to Int and Integer.
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by pogden 13y ago
This seems less malicious than, say, installing Ask toolbars.
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by pogden 13y ago
Yes, but you can plug monitors, a keyboard and mouse into a laptop just as well.
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by pogden 13y ago
some other ones: -More electric cars. Robotaxis have higher utilization rates, so it makes the fuel-captial tradeoffs of electric cars much more appealing. Additionally, the range point becomes moot. Taking a trip longer than one taxi can g
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by pogden 13y ago
In what way is that unexpected, given then & is string concatenation?
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by pogden 13y ago
It's also a result. Normal people don't volunteer that they were home-schooled, the strange ones do.
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by pogden 13y ago
I don't have a scientific background but I still manage to do okay choosing my own food at the grocery store. Soylent doesn't have to be the pinnacle of human nutrition, it just has to be better than burritos and ramen and freezer pizza.
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by pogden 13y ago
All of the reasons mentioned in the article play into this, but they missed a big one: young Americans tend to prefer access over ownership, and there just aren't any good ways to use a car. Zipcar is expensive, especially if you stay at yo
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by pogden 13y ago
I wouldn't pay $180 for a book either, but most people who buy textbooks don't have a choice.
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by pogden 14y ago
If you're like most people, somebone already does: your boss, who answers to "convention."