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by surfpel 2y ago
That’s also just the general state of technology. Mass market services are highly consolidated and variety exists at the fringes.
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by surfpel 2y ago
What you’re missing is that Apple doesn’t build products or services just to offer random new things, like Google or Microsoft do. Offerings have to be refined and fit within their product vision. I would be surprised if they released a Cha
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by surfpel 2y ago
It’s used for gerrymandering: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/gerr...
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by surfpel 2y ago
> Kids are generally pretty accepting Ha > No one cares about quirks Haha
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by surfpel 2y ago
> Instead of looking for excuses, find a way. You don't have to play tennis, climbing a tree will do. Please tell me this is a shitpost?
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by surfpel 2y ago
> A poor home life in any sense of the term should not matter unless it means the parents are outright abusive I disagree. Stress from a dysfunctional family or timing demands from being required to act as a caretaker, among other things
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by surfpel 2y ago
> The study was conducted in Taiwan which does not suffer from US-style car extremism This is true and a fair criticism of driving specifically. I noticed the location and do agree the 'driving' remark isn't as applicable
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by surfpel 2y ago
This is such a bad, overly-cynical take. > Why is it that nearly every paper linked on HN, someone is in the comments saying the research didn't go far enough? Because they usually don't. And for those who are actually curious,
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by surfpel 2y ago
Not doubting the importance of physical activity, but poor mental health makes it significantly harder to maintain fitness as a child. Often, school sports have minimum GPA requirements. A poor home life increases chances of mental illness
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by surfpel 2y ago
> Experts in detecting audio and video fakes told The Banner in March that there was overwhelming evidence the voice is AI-generated. They noted its flat tone, unusually clean background sounds and lack of consistent breathing sounds or
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by surfpel 3y ago
Do a search for “cheap charger bricked phone”
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by surfpel 3y ago
I was going to respond the same thing but it’s really pointless. What would it even mean to say that one doesn’t have the right to free speech, if having the right was indefensible after having spoken? “You have the right to bear arms b
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by surfpel 3y ago
> My old manager put it best: No politics and religion in the workplace. No politics for you . The corporate strategy, governance, hiring, dealmaking, etc... will all be politically informed. All your work will contribute to the politic
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by surfpel 3y ago
Check again, nobody said anything about the American Bill of Rights here. And the natural right is meaningless if your life is destroyed one way or another. That's "Cancel Culture".
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by surfpel 3y ago
> If you don't like the job, leave it. Meanwhile in your bio: "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" So which is it? Defend those who speak up or demand they leave and berat
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by surfpel 3y ago
It’s not a jab. There were suspicions that it landed sideways because communication was lost then became very faint right after touch down.
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by surfpel 3y ago
Dieter Rams mantra is “Less, but better” His 10 principles guide everything I create.
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by surfpel 3y ago
No, otherwise the headline would be “Scientists tame 75% of cancers”. The title doesn’t even really claim to have solved anything. Good title imo
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by surfpel 3y ago
That's the goal, yes. Depending on the destination, naturally. Here's what's planned for Titan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly_(spacecraft)
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by surfpel 3y ago
> an argument that we should use words as we damn well please instead of having a common standard that would allow us to understand each other Bit of an exaggeration, don’t you think? Every single person has a language that’s unique to t
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by surfpel 3y ago
> use it totally differently Nope, sorry. Same usage. Read until the end. It’s respectable to have a little humility in the face of contradictory evidence :) > Languages tend to have more rules than that This is a common misconception
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by surfpel 3y ago
> It's not. And I'm not even a native speaker :) https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng...
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by surfpel 3y ago
"Learning" is also a noun [1] - which can be plural, so I'd say the creator of those comments has some learnings to make. More generally, though, being a grammar nazi is silly. Dictionaries are defined by the common use of la
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by surfpel 3y ago
> deep seated hatred of the other Kindof sad when you put it like this actually. I assumed it was a bot but I guess there's an HN captcha to prevent that? Well anyway I hope they're able to find some inner peace.
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by surfpel 3y ago
It makes sense to try and accumulate "mileage" on one disproportionately more than on the others. That way, you could get learnings of long term issues (ideally) before the rest of the fleet is at risk to make necessary improvemen
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by surfpel 3y ago
The free market absolutist response to these events is typically that market forces from consumer preference will drive down leaded turmeric sales, and “who’s to stop me from consuming lead if I want to.” The core issue I have with free mar
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by surfpel 3y ago
Have you tried to reset the password and delete the account?
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by surfpel 3y ago
EVs take this to the next level. I’m surprised how infrequently I see EVs darting for openings
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by surfpel 3y ago
From the article: “ Research found speeding or jumping a red light less likely in a Skoda or Hyundai than in brands sold as ‘performance driving’” Those safety systems are nearly irrelevant in the face of reckless driving. Most people, incl
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by surfpel 3y ago
That’s the point of integration . They’re generalists who are like technical project managers and bridge the gap between teams.

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