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by sgc 3y ago
That is maybe for the lowest cost, lowest quality houses in the US. See "Average Construction Costs of Single-Family and Multi-Family Residential Buildings Per Square Foot in the U.S." on [1] for costs within major cities, you wil
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by sgc 3y ago
Due to my past experiences, I have not used it in a while, but I have always hated it (and that is not something I usually feel towards software). Such a terrible UI for a product related to art development is baffling. That said, I underst
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by sgc 3y ago
I use a Brother laser with non-oem cartridge. That is what Brother is known for.
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by sgc 3y ago
It is the radiation of course, but when it it is inhaled or ingested, rather than just being in the vicinity. Of course, that is true for many types of radioactive particles, and they do require cleanup or other remediation.
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by sgc 3y ago
That nails me. But that is also the impetus behind my use of almost every single product I use, from my house, to my car, to my food, to my computers, to the os and other software on them. I don't think that is indicative of anything v
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by sgc 3y ago
The only reason I use FF on android is for the extensions (especially ad / tracking blockers). Whatever mess it might be, it still is far better than the alternatives and not really noticeable to me during daily use.
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by sgc 4y ago
They do both. There are tax incentives for developers, and plenty of rebate programs. See BayREN and the various programs they piggyback with.
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by sgc 4y ago
Pardon my naivety. The only reason individuals would willingly participate at a large scale, would be for an open source AI project. Does that mean once the problem is solved, everybody will likely be able to run their own state of the ar
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by sgc 4y ago
Some of us find that type of attempted lock-in extremely off-putting. I know it is common, but just a heads up. I have no idea how much of a minority we are.
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by sgc 4y ago
Well I spent too much time on that channel! For that specific test, he is testing no-name batteries against name brand. But there are adapters like [1] that allow you to use another name brand battery in your tool. That test would be the on
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by sgc 4y ago
So, why is anybody arguing it is not just about lock in, when their specs are similar enough that they are interchangeable - more a rarity than the norm in the realm of electronics? It is a pertinent thing to point out, since if the tools w
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by sgc 4y ago
You can buy adapters from one manufacturer's battery to another's on Amazon for like 20 bucks. It is 100% manufactured scarcity and lock in.
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by sgc 4y ago
Yeah, the biggest problem seems to be taking a bunch of extremely hormonal 18-20 year olds in an awkward and idiosyncratic social situation (university in general, and often forced dorm life for undergrads), and then calling that a universa
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by sgc 4y ago
That is not the way the history of online social networks has played out. It seems pretty well established that most people want to be where all the action is, and that niche groups will never be the primary form of social interaction, even
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by sgc 4y ago
The problem is discoverability. Social sites will always trend towards fewer major players, because people want to be heard. Tech like Mastodon, which tries to promote plurality, needs to deal with the discoverability mammoth in the room, o
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by sgc 4y ago
When removed, it reduces the actual 3.6 difference to 2.2, the greatest reduction. Lower numbers are indicate bigger effects in those charts.
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by sgc 4y ago
Even the person who started this HN context has agreed I made a good point about these premature deaths not being primarily (their words) from the age range / causes in question, so I am not sure why we need to continue. You are tryi
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by sgc 4y ago
You claim this is the most important point, I am saying it is important, but not the most important point. The charts show the difference already, show that this difference is largely related to medical / health reasons (as I said
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by sgc 4y ago
There is literally a graph I linked, and several other in his twitter thread, that show you are not correct. The difference is caused by deaths in all age groups, throughout every age bracket until about 79. Obviously infant mortality rates
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by sgc 4y ago
They are definitely important issues that I have been aware of for some time, just due to where I have lived over the years. However the author went a bit too far and lost sight of the forest for the trees.
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by sgc 4y ago
The point is, despite the twitter/article author's (perhaps sensationalist) claims, the numbers don't support the extreme emphasis on the 5-40 age group. The difference in life expectancy, which is what we are talking about
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by sgc 4y ago
As you can see in his chart at [1] from the same thread, drugs, violence, and accidents only explain less than 1/3 of the difference, so the rest would be mainly various disease/lifestyle and care related issues (the overwhelmingl
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by sgc 4y ago
I have had at least 10 bulbs die on me within months, while others have lasted much longer, but the average lifespan on bulbs in our house can't be over 18 months. So I don't think people are complaining to be snobs, just noting t
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by sgc 4y ago
People with EVs in Ukraine have had big problems. One generator per 5k vehicles is not hard to do. It's not just about that one trip, but surviving long enough to actually be able to extricate yourself from a difficult situation. Traff
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by sgc 4y ago
I am talking about resiliency, so the point is the grid does not become a single point of failure for residential, industrial, commercial, and transportation. If you get trapped in a disaster zone because you can't charge, and the hybr
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by sgc 4y ago
The fuel concerns in Ukraine right now and the precariousness of the EV in crisis situations has made me rethink an all-ev future. Fuel cells and hybrids using the type of hydrocarbons you mention, are starting to make much more long-term s
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by sgc 4y ago
I like the cnc carving bit. I have long thought about setting that up for myself, but I am worried I will almost immediately run out of projects. What are some of the things you use it for?
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by sgc 4y ago
That would be 108kbtu, but you are likely oversized. With proper duct configuration including ACCA Manual D calcs and air sealing, you will most likely be more than fine with 96kbtu. Most systems (even in very nice houses) are just sort of
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by sgc 4y ago
But that is not what happened here AFAIK. They got burned by being too conservative and investing in government backed securities. I think from their perspective, they thought they understood tech better than other banks, so thought that th
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by sgc 4y ago
Not good. Basically bankruptcy insurance, you pay for all your typical health expenses outside disaster. I don't know what Germany offers for that price, but given the overall lower cost of healthcare, presumably it actually covers you

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