torresmo

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by torresmo 3y ago
I am looking forward to a tool to summarize a 10 page long Terms of Service into a list of points about what I really need to beware of. Same for legal contracts.
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by torresmo 5y ago
I consider maintainability and readability related, but two different things. I'd expect maintainable code to be readable. However, I've encountered code bases that were easy to read, but hard to maintain. I mean that the code was
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by torresmo 5y ago
You seem to be describing the low hanging fruit case mentioned in the article.
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by torresmo 6y ago
I see a lot of fair concerns about nuclear waste. Here's a crazy thought: Can we just send it to space? With all recent developments in space technology, I'd expect it to be extremely safe and reliable in the next decades.
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by torresmo 6y ago
> Nuclear energy without subsidies is not sustainable at all. FYI, oil & gas industry receives a lot of subsidies (just google it). On top of that, nuclear is extremely regulated compared to oil & gas. For instance, we have to ca
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by torresmo 6y ago
You definitely need proper diet to put on weight, and lift heavy weights. I was always skinny pretty much all my life, and I was able to gain 5-10 pounds of lean mass during last year (mostly summer). Because of Covid, I had to move outdoor
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by torresmo 6y ago
> 4) Poor people are less likely to donate and also have lower life expectancy. Poor people seems to be quite generous [1]. [1] https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-science-behind-b...
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by torresmo 6y ago
I wonder if the issue is that Americans are "Amusing Themselves to Death" [1]. Tristan Harris read this excerpt at the very end of his interview with Joe Rogan. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7942005-wha
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by torresmo 6y ago
Have we considered not tying school funding to property tax? What if all the property tax was (sort of) evenly distributed among schools? Similar to Canada [1] (and I bet other countries). [1] https://www.americanprogress.org&#x2
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by torresmo 6y ago
Interesting ... weighting yourself could be optional. And if you are below some mark/average, you'd receive a discount voucher for future flight. As a result, this airliner would be attracting lighter/leaner customers, which
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by torresmo 8y ago
Good point. I found the paper on google https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/xlm-a0036577.pdf . It seems they took your point into consideration. Check Experiment 2 section.