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by rch 6y ago
Is there a term for the tension that occurs when objectively optimal policy falls outside the window? I'm not proposing that it's possible to identify a truly optimal policy mix, only that there might be (at least) one and I'
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by rch 6y ago
My impressession is that politicians prefer Facebook over Google.
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The (New) Ionic Vue Beta(ionicframework.com)
2 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
Not just politicians, but media companies seem to be picking sides as well.
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by rch 6y ago
In some places PET is the only plastic allowed in recycling bins. In Zürich fines are possible for failing to observe the restrictions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_management_in_Switzerlan...
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by rch 6y ago
Bio-banking is worthwhile in some cases, but generally speaking it's on par with escaping to Mars in terms of practical utility. Genomes without a hospitable environment would be mostly anachronistic.
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by rch 6y ago
My perception is that climate change policy hasn't been sufficiently focused on biodiversity, maybe because it has taken so much effort to get the public on board with the idea that the science is real. That's going to have to cha
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by rch 6y ago
I think it's more natural to gradually implement components as Erlang NIFs in Rust via https://github.com/rusterlium/rustler .
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The remarkable floating gardens of Bangladesh(bbc.com)
3 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
Or have the Rust foundation continue to develop Servo, with financial support from corporations and users who would benefit from an independant browser engine. I'd prefer a new browser that drops e.g. pocket in favor of secure communic
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by rch 6y ago
Unless you're doing ML/DL/etc research then what you're really doing is engineering, like always.
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by rch 6y ago
Why are comments by the author (__cuervo) showing up as [dead]?
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by rch 6y ago
I've been interpreting the situation as: -- most cases are asymptomatic. -- some asymptomatic cases have e.g. detectable heart and lung problems. -- some people have long term consequences. ...these points are not mutually exclus
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by rch 6y ago
I don't think the term "economists" refers to an easily generalizable group. In my experience there is more world-view variation among economists than one might expect looking at the differences between bayesians vs. frequent
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Megadrought may explain civilization’s ‘missing millennia’ in Southeast Asia(sciencemag.org)
1 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
COVID is a complicating factor in hurricane and wildfire response, affecting e.g. senior care, shelters, and healthcare capacity. It follows that a hurricane could be considered "worse" this year given the preexisting load on the
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by rch 6y ago
There's enormous pressure to favor high-capital development projects like big box retail in America, and tons of developers working on the fringe of local politics to keep it that way.
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by rch 6y ago
This approach would benefit community solar and remote microgrid projects, as well as geographically constrained places like the UK where the study was done.
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Semi-transparent solar panels allow concurrent production of crops and power(onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
218 points by rch 6y ago|223 comments
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Atmospheric Water Harvesting(chemistryworld.com)
47 points by rch 6y ago|28 comments
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by rch 6y ago
Is there a member/driver owned rideshare app? If so, would there be an equity-based loophole that would allow it to continue operating in California under these rules?
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by rch 6y ago
Google should spin off YouTube.
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by rch 6y ago
Coordination with Swiss research organisations might provide benefits beyond any generic anti-US sentiment as well. Lots of excellent work happening there at the moment.
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by rch 6y ago
For me, these submissions are interesting because they surface concerns that my admittedly atypical day to day behaviors shelter me from. For instance, it takes a bit of effort to remember that for some the Facebook app is the internet, a
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by rch 6y ago
It's easy enough to close the thread and skip to the content you're looking for. At least that approach works for me.
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by rch 6y ago
I wonder if material degradation factors like neutron embrittlement would tip the scales in favor of a fungal barrier at longer timescales.
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by rch 6y ago
Why is it uncertain? They'll get acquired or wind things down. They've had a good run.
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Turning carbon dioxide into liquid fuel(anl.gov)
2 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments
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by rch 6y ago
> they obviously do Only time will tell. If the ship finally does sink (i.e. gets acquired by IBM), then I'll take that as evidence that management decided to throw in the towel on figuring out tech and focus on short-term business
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Computational Causal Inference at Netflix(netflixtechblog.com)
4 points by rch 6y ago|0 comments

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