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by stevejb 7y ago
Thank you for posting this. This is a really good 2-sentence summary of what I have been struggling to put into words. The other approaches to nature seem so anti-human. I like the idea that somehow the quality of the world is somehow intri
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by stevejb 7y ago
I'm in Queensland. At the Coles I go to, they are definitely refrigerated. I have been to NSW ones where they aren't. Maybe in Queensland it is policy. That seems plausible.
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by stevejb 7y ago
Just bought some from Coles.
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by stevejb 8y ago
http://www.travelersdigest.com/7381-how-big-is-switzerland-i... Getting to a particular mountain is solved. This isn't a comparison of some tourist experience in a country the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
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by stevejb 8y ago
I don't think that Burger King is getting a Kosher certification any time soon, so I would think that those who don't require a restaurant to be properly certified understand the risks that they are taking.
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by stevejb 8y ago
Yes exactly this. The "trust us, we are very careful with this ability to spy on you" should be taken with a grain of salt.
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by stevejb 8y ago
Not OP, but I have done work with literally a camping solar panel charging a 12V battery and a car power -> laptop power adapter. The setup cost me approximately $1000 AUD. I use the solar power for other things as well.
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by stevejb 8y ago
> committed to a car-free lifestyle, probably for life. Nothing personal, but I doubt that people are able to commit to any kind of lifestyle' for life. Public transportation can be good, can be miserable, and that perception can ch
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by stevejb 8y ago
Yeah, CBD. I can deal with the noise, but the diesel fumes get to me. It was more just thinking "if this noise and exhaust wasn't here, this would be a much more pleasant experience."
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by stevejb 8y ago
http://time.com/money/3014512/richest-wealthiest-highest-inc... It seems that there aren't many counties richer than Marin. And, a large wealth gap may just mean, there are some rich people, and some really r
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by stevejb 8y ago
It seems like this approach is a slow re-invention of the car.
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by stevejb 8y ago
I think it is reasonable to point this out. When I lived in Seattle, I took the express buses between Seattle and Redmond on a daily basis. They sound like the ones that you describe. However, the buses within the city of the Seattle were a
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by stevejb 8y ago
From this same thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17034959 > God I would love it Manhattan banned Uber and all non-commercial traffic (exile all civilian traffic to the highways and parking garages alongside th
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by stevejb 8y ago
One thing that seems to have not been addressed here is noise. I was just on a quick walk in downtown Sydney, Australia. It was so loud on the sidewalks, with buses seeming to contribute a huge portion of noise. Additionally, the diesel exh
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by stevejb 8y ago
Did you post this to the wrong thread?
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by stevejb 8y ago
Look at american religious groups such as Mormons or Seventh Day Adventists. You could even go even further and look at the health effects of people who have left those religions and began drinking afterwards, compared to their siblings who
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by stevejb 9y ago
Echoing the sentiment of other replies, this is because you don't actually get what you are paying for. I initially bought a 100Mbps Unlimited plan. I have never gotten close to that. I pay for the most expensive plan out of a hope tha
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by stevejb 9y ago
> So because the process has flaws (like all processes), we should all just take a breather and tidy that all up to be rock solid before we move forward with anything? The earth would literally grind to a halt if we applied that reasonin
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by stevejb 9y ago
>> Stop gaming peer review by having the papers reviewed by a group of people who all agree. > Are you accusing of fraud? Any example, please? Your response to this sentence is what feeds the problem. It is completely fair to point
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by stevejb 9y ago
> The problem with Reddit is that it's impossible for anyone to mention in any way that they are more intelligent than average without a bombardment of "this belongs on iamverysmart". I think that this is because intellige
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by stevejb 9y ago
> I am still trying to figure out how to clearly, effectively and consistently communicate on the internet when I am being straight up serious and when I am kidding. I have yet to figure out an internet version of The Dripping Sarcasm Vo
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by stevejb 10y ago
> And please, don't tell me Ubuntu or other linux flavors. Well, you seem to have isolated yourself from counterargument. I was given an 2016 Macbook Pro from work. My normal dev workstation is Ubuntu 16.10. I do truly prefer Ubuntu
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by stevejb 10y ago
I worked at Microsoft as a contractor for a year during the Windows XP Service Pack 2 days. Blaster was so bad that even bringing up a new machine at Microsoft, you had to install patches from a CD that was passed around our team. If you in
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by stevejb 10y ago
I start my day really early and work from home. My first cup of coffee is typically instant, and I can make this very quietly without waking up my family. I make a french press or pour over as my second cup once the kids are awake. I would
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by stevejb 10y ago
When I was a kid, I would happily teach another kid something if that kid was generally smart. It was an investment of time. There was the possibility that they could teach me things. For a given pair of students X and Y, it may be a poor i
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by stevejb 10y ago
Switzerland's economy is adorably small. It is approximately 3x the size of LA County, and in there are cheese makers, watch makers, ski chalets, etc. "inspiring great affection; delightful; charming" This seems adorable to m
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by stevejb 10y ago
Agreed. How is this even a question? "Agonizing over every danger" != knowingly exposing yourself to a known carcinogen when there are very easy ways to reduce such exposure.
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by stevejb 13y ago
This is fantastic! I am planning on showing this to my undergraduate students, because 1) it will help them be more professional in the long run, and 2) I am incredibly sick of trying to read their handwriting and inconsistent documents. I
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by stevejb 13y ago
Genuinely curious, what signal do you think it sends? I typically put a lot thought into my physical stuff, but I do not have any connotation, positive or negative, regarding fountain pen usage. If I saw a person using a fountain pen, I wou
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by stevejb 13y ago
If you are using Emacs, I find that having one buffer always open to R, and another open to shell, serves most of this need.

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