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by sologoub 5y ago
The difference for the dishwasher we had was minimal, but due to being commercial, it wasn’t certified with the right rating. It would have likely been a great option due to durability and the overall quality.
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Retail waste of unsold inventory could also be managed with proper incentives/tax benefits. We take great pains to make sure we donate whatever we don’t need that isn’t really trash. What shocked me is that a lot of time the typical pl
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by sologoub 5y ago
A parent was born by a military base by Nikel, just on the other side of the border from Svanvik and Bjornsund. Slightly north west of Murmansk.
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by sologoub 5y ago
We to the north-east of you do :)
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by sologoub 5y ago
A lot is changing in the US society and some not for the better - if you compare to even 80s/90s, the strength of the institutions has eroded and the trust is all but gone. The “so far” may not last much longer.
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by sologoub 5y ago
I wouldn’t cite SM as the model of municipal parking. Especially in conjunction with how poorly these support the expo light rail line - it’s not really feasible to drive in and get on the train to go to work for a day.
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by sologoub 5y ago
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-11/life-with...
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by sologoub 5y ago
> And while moving from Smith Corona 1950 to Word 95 is a big improvement, moving from Word 95 to Word 365 isn’t. This is an interesting and very important point in overall computing today as well - for the vast majority of use cases, ma
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by sologoub 5y ago
Thanks for explaining! So in other words these cannot be compared with unrelated studies or test results.
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Reference link has more details: “ Results Higher levels of all immune markers were correlated with a reduced risk of symptomatic infection. Vaccine efficacy of 80% against primary symptomatic COVID-19 was achieved with an antibody level of
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by sologoub 5y ago
That basically blames US consumers for Chinese policy and environmental practices - how is a US consumer going to force China to stop using coal powerplants? The choice/substitution argument doesn’t work when there are no practical alt
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by sologoub 5y ago
Source? US looks to be #2 on overall CO2 emissions (China is double what US outputs), if you sort by per capita (per person), US is not the top by far (16th): https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-pe
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by sologoub 5y ago
While I agree those will yield a saner society and are worthy causes to focus one (personally, I still can’t get over the fact that you have to be at least a $50M+ net worth individual in US to truly not have to ever worry about medical-rel
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by sologoub 5y ago
Not really, I sat through the outages in Bay Area in the coastal area that basically got turned off by PG&E at the slightest hint of winds (yeah the coast is windy, that’s not new) and eventually broke down and bought a gasoline powered
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by sologoub 5y ago
We have to structure the incentives to drive the outcome. Sec 8 is one program that (for all its faults) has shown effective and manageable. The door swings both ways - need to ensure good landlords want to provide housing and the “slumlord
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by sologoub 5y ago
Have you heard of Section 8? There are landlords who specialize in such programs - the benefits are quite compelling for the right cashflow setup, taking the Finnish model as the example: you rent to the NGO that has government backing (e.g
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by sologoub 5y ago
It’s $5k per tent per month - you can rent 2-3 studios for that, even in SF. A similar program in LA is coming in at $2100 per rent per month, definitely enough for at least one apartment: https://ktla.com/news/local-ne
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by sologoub 5y ago
Seems to work just fine for Israeli farming: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/israel-proves-the... Percentage of household use is a strange measure to use here - Ivanpah plant produces nearly 400 MW and it’s
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by sologoub 5y ago
We really need to re-think our water sources in CA. We have nearly unlimited solar potential that can be used to power desalination and pumping of the water were we need it. Best part - we don’t need to worry about power storage (just trans
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by sologoub 5y ago
Seems the further east the spicer mustard gets - Russian mustard seems to be quite similar to what I tried in Chinese restaurants in US (but a lot thicker, the stuff in Chinese restaurants is runny). By comparison German stuff is much sweat
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by sologoub 5y ago
The “elite” part of SF are getting hit all the same - you can’t leave a car parked in pacific heights or cow hollow without risking a break-in. Friends resort to leaving cars unlocked, windows down, just to try and avoid more broken windows
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by sologoub 5y ago
You do need favorable terrain for that speed. Much of western US is not exactly flat, so the costs to build this will definitely not be cheap. More likely something slower and a multi-day trip. I’d still consider a say 48h trip from SoCal t
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by sologoub 5y ago
Paris is usually cited as a beautiful city and it definitely has undergone some serious transformation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haussmann's_renovation_of_Pa...
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by sologoub 5y ago
Good call, though these can also be modded to be louder. A newer scooter is really not bad. Here in CA, cruisers seem to be the loudest, but spot bikes are not far behind.
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by sologoub 5y ago
There are definitely degrees to this - engine noise, exhaust noise, tire noise, break noise, etc. Electric cars are very quiet. Motorcycles are usually the other end of the extreme in rattle-your-bones-loud (yeah I know people argue it’s sa
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by sologoub 5y ago
The article is not advocating doing anything unsafe or otherwise endangering others. The scientific question is quite valid - do we have to use our limited vaccine supply to ensure all get two doses or can we save a dose on those who alread
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by sologoub 5y ago
Real property (houses, land, etc) derive much of their value from the surrounding context - roads, population, jobs, etc. these are paid for collectively, so a property tax to me is more like HOA dues to the city/county that help make
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by sologoub 5y ago
It already is taxed as ordinary income - RSUs are taxed as cash when vested. Incentive stock options (you have to buy these out at strike price) are taxed as income for value at exercise less strike price. The advantage of RSU over regular
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by sologoub 5y ago
> Since most of the population has absolutely nothing saved, capital gains taxes on their index funds are completely irrelevant. That’s not true for US - “ overall median net worth of U.S. households, which is $121,700.”[1] Capital gains
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Stock options and RSUs are largely taxed as ordinary income. There is a way to forward exercise options and save, but that’s super rare for non-founders (and only super successful at that). While I agree that the truly wealthy have ways to

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