tmnvix

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by tmnvix 5d ago
Same story in NZ.
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by tmnvix 7d ago
Lifetime earnings? That is a very poor measure of a person's life.
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by tmnvix 11d ago
Interestingly, my dictionary gives the following (amongst other definitions of course): > possessing supreme or ultimate power: in modern democracies the people's will is in theory sovereign.
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by tmnvix 11d ago
Depends what 'sovereign' implies. The will of the people? Or maybe the will of those that lobby government the hardest (e.g. oil companies)? If the latter, then export bans might not arrive anytime soon.
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by tmnvix 12d ago
Presumably the mileage is a subset of the data that makes up "the record"?
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by tmnvix 14d ago
I much prefer grapes with seeds. They are much tastier and have a nicer texture in my opinion. The difference is enough that I almost consider the seedless variety to be a separate fruit altogether.
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Military aircraft reportedly blamed for UK air traffic control outage(theguardian.com)
3 points by tmnvix 14d ago|0 comments
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by tmnvix 15d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_Uni... Plenty to consider there
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by tmnvix 21d ago
Exactly my experience and fits with my idea of how time is perceived in general. Ask a young child what they did this last week and they can likely rattle off a whole bunch of things that they've learned/experienced/discovere
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by tmnvix 22d ago
The DMV sells the data you give to the DMV. The DMV does not sell the data you give to the DMV to the DMV.
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by tmnvix 22d ago
The really nasty bit is that taking the time to drink some water or apply sunscreen is considered a break and not just part of the bloody job. What's next? Standing up to stretch?
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by tmnvix 27d ago
Even without the possibility of solving the problem, individuals can still choose to stop contributing to it. You might feel better about the whole thing at the very least. As an added bonus, the more people that choose to stop contributing
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
That sucks. Maybe it's a cultural thing or due to different regulations (I'm not in North America)? Anyhow, all else being equal, so long as I am living in a transactional society, I prefer those transactions to be with people I a
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
> In 1971, 80% of 7-8 year olds travelled to school independently. By 1990, it was 9%. I feel for these kids. That time finding my own way home as a child was precious to me. It was my time. I was responsible for myself. I imagine you do
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
Personally, I've always had a better experience dealing directly with small time landlords than with property managers. For a start, they have been less likely to raise rents at every opportunity. I also prefer when my money goes to so
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
What about readability? Are people going to give up on reading and understanding the code? Maybe the abstractions aren't only necessary for writing the code?
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
> And the Tesla recalls are just an OTA update? I don't think that's the case here.
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Ask HN: What types of alternative communities have you seen work or not and why?
1 points by tmnvix 1mo ago|1 comments
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
Quite. And quite the opposite - I hear a lot of messaging encouraging us to consume more. To the point that most Westerners (and no doubt others) have a strong sense of entitlement when it comes to consumption. If you ever bring this sort o
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
We have this in NZ too. The trouble is those books are not lent out. You have to go to the book. Also, with the proliferation of small print runs, self-published autobiographies, etc, I think the National Library no longer attempts to colle
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by tmnvix 1mo ago
The ability to cite a book as a source. No one is going to take a researcher seriously if they cite an LLM.
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
If it leads to the US staying away from future wars then it in one sense it could be a win - for regular Americans. But I doubt that very much. The US state is a machine geared to war and exploitation in too many ways. More of the good peop
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
Yes, and the Hormuz crisis looks to be for the US what the Suez crisis was for the British. I agree with the earlier comment - the US isn't coming back from this. We've all seen it now. The emperor has no clothes. Turns out the US
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
Haha, your analogy reminds me of one I often make to highlight just how much we undervalue fossil fuels. Imagine filling your car with $1 worth of fuel and then driving it on flat terrain as far as it will take you. Now get out and push you
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
Incentives don't disappear at some arbitrary level of taxation. I think you can have both sufficient incentives and more equitable distribution. The frankly obscene levels of wealth concentration we are witnessing suggest that there is
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
> Flying is an absolutely unscalable form of transport in a world of 8 billion people. So is the private (ICE) motorcar. ~4000kg of CO2/y for typical US use.
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by tmnvix 2mo ago
Convenience is often more important than the traditional price vs quality tradeoff. Water is free. The convenience of bottled water is worth a lot. Apple's "it just works" was marketing gold that recognised the importance of
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by tmnvix 3mo ago
> But the more serious risk, Mr Lipsky notes, is that countries’ pursuit of payments sovereignty may one day mean various regional systems become incompatible. That would increase financial fraud and sanctions evasion. A risk from the US
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by tmnvix 3mo ago
An interesting take on the relative differences of manufacturing (and purchasing) an ambulance in the US and China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JcCISp5S64
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by tmnvix 3mo ago
> I keep thinking about that (so far anonymous) company that blew 500 million dollars worth of tokens in a month First I've heard of this. Do you know any more or could you maybe point me to a source? Kind of astounding if true! Agr

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