tropo

36 ms·

301.
by tropo 7y ago
I'm sure it is the root of many social ills, but the alternative is the root of many more social ills. The competitive struggle is what drives people to be productive. Without that, people don't attempt very much. Attempts to leve
302.
by tropo 7y ago
An example is the federal contracting rules that specifically require that some contracts be awarded to companies that are not run by white males. This of course is gamed. The common case for a small contractor is that a woman is officially
303.
by tropo 7y ago
If they consume 100 square feet of land that would cost $1500 per square foot, the value is $150,000. (normal Manhattan prices, which should be less than the prime spots taken by these tents) It is unimproved, pushing the rent down, but sma
304.
by tropo 7y ago
This is one of the underlying causes of long commutes and thus traffic on the roads and all the associated pollution. People can't afford to move closer to work if they take a 10% hit each time. (it is well above 6% due to numerous ran
305.
by tropo 7y ago
Likely, but it isn't too hard to imagine how that could be fixed for an even greater cost. I wonder how the two products work. I'd probably shine an array of narrow-beam LEDs through a sheet of aerogel. (the aerogel disperses the
306.
by tropo 7y ago
Wow, it is painful to see that they still haven't accepted case ranges. They are supported by gcc, clang, and icc. Like so: case 123 ... 456: Switching on strings is another thing people have been wanting for half a century. It would s
307.
by tropo 7y ago
I'll have you know that chocolate is a perfectly scrumptious lunch. You don't need to heat it, but that is fine. Sandwich recipe: Spread chocolate sauce on a chocolate bar. Spread chocolate frosting on another chocolate bar. Place
308.
by tropo 7y ago
Long ago, citizens of US states saw themselves first and foremost as citizens of said states, not of the US. Famously, this influenced Lee's choice to serve in the Civil War, so the change in viewpoint is more recent than then. The EU
309.
by tropo 7y ago
OK, but fascism also isn't conservative or right-wing. Benito Mussolini: “If the 19th [century] was the century of the individual (liberalism means individualism), you may consider that this is the "collective" century, and t
310.
by tropo 7y ago
He is using the original meaning, which has since been hopelessly slandered by those who compete with the alt-right. This competition isn't just with the left; there is a fight for control of the republican party. (hence "alt&quot
311.
by tropo 7y ago
I didn't know either, until I saw educationdata's comment. It's subtle, but I think opportune is implying that PragerU is fascist.
312.
by tropo 7y ago
It's not just about the word "socialist" in the party name. Policy actually fits, on that and more. They were into government intervention and social spending. They had gun control. (a prerequisite for hauling off the Jews) T
313.
by tropo 7y ago
I think we decided that it wasn't constitutional, in most cases, to keep prisoners safely isolated from each other. Somehow, having the safety of a private cell is considered cruel, while having to sleep in a cell with a convicted crim
314.
by tropo 7y ago
They propose nearly nothing that would change anything. All I see is offering free tampons, with the claim that female prisoners are trading sex for tampons. (we call this prostitution, not rape) Unless there is something I missed somewhere
315.
by tropo 7y ago
The presence of salmonella means the egg is real. It came from a bird's vaganus ( cloaca ) instead of being constructed by the likes of Cadbury.
316.
by tropo 7y ago
It's more than weird. It's a crazy ruling. The press room in the Whitehouse is an official communications platform of the White House. With that ruling as precedent, can I barge in there? I can even behave better than Jim Acosta.
317.
by tropo 7y ago
Lots of things from Red Hat are nominally Open Source, but you'd have to fork a massive project to get away from Red Hat's control. A great example is GNOME adding a systemd requirement. The key developers are employed by Red Hat,
318.
by tropo 7y ago
It's a good thing. Bleach by itself is an inefficient disinfectant. You need a lot, which is wasteful. Adding a bit of vinegar to change the pH will make the chlorine much more available for disinfecting. I used to keep a bottle pre-mi
319.
by tropo 7y ago
"secretive and villainous" is a great match for systemd. It's also pretty good for PulseAudio, NetworkManager, and avahi. These have all been heavily pushed by redhat.
320.
by tropo 8y ago
Now you can be judged for wearing Nike, especially if you step out of that city or travel back to visit the American midwest. New Balance is a far better choice. https://www.newbalance.com/made-in-us-and-uk/
321.
by tropo 8y ago
Wyoming, and any state rounded up to 1 representative, is special. Aside from that the effect is minor. There is an effect going the other direction that benefits California, and in fact is why there is a fight going on at the Supreme Court
322.
by tropo 8y ago
The age was not mentioned. This is of major importance, because a crime in one country isn't always a crime in another country.
323.
by tropo 8y ago
Maybe it should be more stressful. VR can deliver this, preferably with real driving controls and full physical motion like a professional flight simulator. VR would let people practice with kids running out in front of the vehicle, with mo
324.
by tropo 8y ago
Heh. It's a longreads.com article, which should be a hint. Basically it's about marketing firms trying to convince supermarket owners that inefficient layout and cute themes will save the day. All sorts of stuff is to be feared: m
325.
by tropo 8y ago
A good pie crust has both butter and lard, as separate bits that are not mixed. They melt at different temperatures. The best lard comes from near the kidneys. Good luck finding some, or even just lard that isn't adulterated in some wa
326.
by tropo 8y ago
Physical instruments aren't really tied to a key. Transposing instruments only even exist because sight-transposing is so difficult. There is nothing fundamental about an instrument that makes it transposing. We only use that kludge be
327.
by tropo 8y ago
There are alternatives to just having a huge number of lines. Western music notation already has one: the grand staff has a gap in the middle. Simply put a gap with a single ledger line between each octave and you get a system that looks an
328.
by tropo 8y ago
No, the height increase is only by a factor of 12/7, which is about an extra 71%. Compensating for this, there is a width reduction caused by the loss of accidentals. There is also no need to waste space on unused octaves, so there mig
329.
by tropo 8y ago
Jython dates to January 17, 2001. The spacecraft would just have the JVM of course.
330.
by tropo 8y ago
We could have that same intelligibility for less-expert users if we didn't have all the legacy gunk. Of course, the expert users have a vested interest in having a more-exclusive club. Nearly all of them would reject anything new. A si

More ›