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by wcarron 4y ago
Bringing 5+ quarts of water to a boil takes a lot of energy. Hell, it takes my jetboil 90s-120s to boil low-temp water in like...1 quart quantities. It doesn't seem unreasonable to me that a large pot of water takes 8-10 minutes to bri
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by wcarron 4y ago
No, that was not my logic. You substituted your own. My argument is that under no circumstances is any entity 'required' to accomodate your desired market conditions. There are existing markets (i.e hotels) that towns/cities&
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by wcarron 4y ago
This is exactly the entitlement I am speaking of. You want to go somewhere for an extended period. You want a proper kitchen. Your expectation is that the residents of a town or TheMarket should just... accomodate your desires? Regardle
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by wcarron 4y ago
> a good middle ground is the "serviced apartment" concept found in some places (entire apartment blocks reserved for short term rentals) You mean a hotel? Hotels are not inadequate for longer stays. If someone desires the com
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by wcarron 4y ago
Yeah, that's what I wanted it for. I trail run 80+% of the time, and use my clock + google maps to figure out my avg min/mile on road workouts. In general, though, these fitness devices are onerous privacy invading devices. If I g
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by wcarron 4y ago
The Berkshires in western Massachussets, are also a place of amazing grandeur, in terms of visible night sky beauty.
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by wcarron 4y ago
This is very understandable. I myself grew up in a 'decent' night sky area. Then I moved to LA. Absolutely abysmal in terms of night sky visibility. I felt lucky to see a dozen or so stars. Now, having moved to Flagstaff, AZ, a da
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by wcarron 4y ago
We are rapidly approaching Fahrenheit 451. I was about to purchase a COROS fitness watch to track and aid my return to distance running. This article reminded me why I should not.
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by wcarron 4y ago
Really? That's a grossly uncharitable interpretation of what I said. How abominable of you, Socrates.
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by wcarron 4y ago
That's inevitable. What is preventable, however, is having taxpayer money flow out of the country to foreign corporate interests. As an American, I'd rather get screwed by an American company than one from, well, a whole host of o
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by wcarron 4y ago
Eh, let them eat Pizza hut
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by wcarron 4y ago
You can lead a horse to water; but you can't make it drink. It wasn't the US' responsibility, it was the Russian peoples'.
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by wcarron 4y ago
Wow. I'm surprised to learn that over 100 cats were collared around LA. As far as I was aware, there were/are only like 7 or 8 lions in the Angeles National Forest. Great to hear that they're significantly more numerous than
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by wcarron 4y ago
The enjoyment and psychological benefit of pet ownership is of exactly zero consequence.
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by wcarron 4y ago
> Again hyperbole with comments like “10x more skilled”. That's not hyperbole. That's plainly evident just from watching the fight. Her striking was more precise, her timing was better, her form was better, her head movement wa
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by wcarron 4y ago
Sorry, but I have to disagree. the MTF fighter is legitimately terrrrrible. They'd get lit up within 10 seconds and then be immediately submitted (pre-transition no less) by a male MMA fighter. That fight was extremely lopsided in 2 di
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by wcarron 4y ago
The lap was 6:43. Not 6:58. Might wanna do some research there. Also, the new C8 looks like crap with those massive side pods and enormous trunk/rear. It's been panned widely for that. Front looks okay, though. Your argument is fr
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by wcarron 4y ago
Porsche doesn't dream of making something like the FP3 because their 'elongated beetle design' is still curb stomping almost every other competitor into the ground. McLaren is essentially their only real competition, if we ar
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by wcarron 4y ago
It is, in my opinion, a massive and near total loss for all the renters, first-time homebuyers, existing families, and the sense of community in areas affected by AirBnB's cancerous growth.
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by wcarron 4y ago
You're correct in that my idea for ever telling that in person involves standup. It doesn't present very well outside of that setting, as you surmised
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by wcarron 4y ago
Indeed, I've sometimes had the possibly insensitive but joking thought, "Differently abled? What abilities are they hiding? If timmy gets his legs crushed by a bus, can he fly?! Can he now shoot lasers from his nipples? As far as
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by wcarron 5y ago
Yes, the legal structure is dumb. We as a nation traded quality for standardization and accessibility. Poor choice, in my opinion. I'd rather have fewer, riskier, smaller, beautiful buildings than the mass-produced, nondurable, ugly, n
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by wcarron 5y ago
I think the author has got it mainly correct. There exists a perfect analog to this 'genius problem' in plain sight: Architecture. Back in the day, especially the art-deco era, buildings were adorned with beautiful facades and fri
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by wcarron 5y ago
> Only one technology matters: that which enables transportation. Is this tongue-in-cheek? I genuinely hope so.
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by wcarron 5y ago
I dearly hope so. Housing is for people, not corporations. I would like to see the introduction of zoning laws that accomplish this.
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by wcarron 5y ago
Dead is dead, no? Ride safe and keep it in the big ring, lol.
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by wcarron 5y ago
Yep. Cyclists are murdered/manslaughtered with regularity by drivers who recieve zero punishment, and the cyclists and their families receive zero justice. Not just average schmucks in the US, either. Professional cyclists like Michele
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by wcarron 5y ago
What a load of BS. Regulators need to start stuffing Musk's ideas hard in the paint, and stop trying to goaltend when they realize it was shit. His FSD and AutoPilot naming schemes, tunnel deathtrap, the FSD and AP actual driving error
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by wcarron 5y ago
> One example? In Canada we have a standard for air tightness, and more, called R-2000. Houses with this standard have to have heat exchangers, for they are so airtight, that they require air be circulated in from outside. When it is -40
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by wcarron 5y ago
To be quite honest, I have no clue. Your comment was what I'd actually wanted to say, but you found the words instead of me, haha. I essentially only have been exposed to the architecture and construction of homes for the ultra-wealthy

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