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by zahma 4y ago
These things are a blight. Riders aren’t responsible when riding or parking them, and the companies aren’t efficient about clean up. The owners effectively forced Paris to make room by virtue of dumping them around the city. (How was that e
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by zahma 4y ago
Teslas are nice cars. Owning one is a status symbol, but I don’t think Elon Musk is the deciding factor when it comes time to buy one or go elsewhere. Until other car makers get their acts together and produce luxury EVs with charger infras
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by zahma 4y ago
Obviously the case even without Mysk’s research. Apple’s vision for the future is the walled garden of tech utopia. It makes sense that they want data to retain users and lock them in further to the brand. It’s so devilishly hypocritical to
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by zahma 4y ago
This is kind of fringe medicine podcast territory, but I learned a lot listening to these two discuss breathing and its physiological impacts. There’s quite a big overlap here between stress and sport performance. Sometimes I try this when
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by zahma 4y ago
The reality is that we need to not use plastic, but that is going to be such a hard transition. I support making companies responsible for plastic waste and at least to produce it in a way that increases likelihood of recycling. As the arti
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by zahma 4y ago
I cede your point on plastics and powerful corporate organization. But waving a magic wand and regulating away oil and plastics (amongst others) is your solution? Don’t you think end-users have a role in this?
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by zahma 4y ago
Since when did eating meat and flying concern only the working class and poor? How is collectively cutting back on carbon-intensive activities going to create these rifts? Also, and more to the point, if these sectors have such a large carb
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by zahma 4y ago
Hey at least this way you don’t look back at 20 years and see how good you used to look in that suit.
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by zahma 4y ago
Recently I switched to Verizon from a pre-paid service subsidiary of T-Mobile and had some porting issues myself. I totally commiserate with you, but there is hope. I left the store at end-of-business before the porting was totally complete
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by zahma 4y ago
You explained Latour's ideas better than he was able to. I took a course of his on environmental politics a few years ago at Sciences Po. He had many interesting gems to share with us, but the narrative of the class was lost in the cha
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by zahma 4y ago
Somehow we equate sparkling wine with champagne, but there are so many other sparkling wines in France alone that are at least as good as champagne. If the weather demands it, I am quite happy with a glass of crémant de Bourgogne, Vouvray,
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by zahma 4y ago
If the objective of using a VPN is to dodge GCHQ or NSA, then that person is likely not properly accounting for the capability of those organizations. I imagine those two have the ability to tap just about any traffic irrespective of the pa
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by zahma 4y ago
NyT has a story[1] about how he’s applying for a Maltese passport as an escape hatch. He’s a transnational billionaire who complains about globalism. Interconnection is fine — just on his terms, so don’t be surprised when his cash starts fl
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by zahma 4y ago
Yes it is.
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by zahma 4y ago
I have one of these but haven't put it to the test. Combined with another type of lock for the front wheel (+frame), I'd say you're in a good place. https://hiplok.com/product/hiplok-d1000/
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by zahma 4y ago
Great news, but building the lanes doesn't mean it will be cyclable. Paris leadership suffers from myopia when it comes to equating bike lanes with how cyclable the city is. Yes, dedicated infrastructure is necessary to accomplish this
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by zahma 4y ago
I posted a few others but thought of this one for cycling fans: Line of Sight by Lucas Brunelle. It follows messengers who compete in unofficial and risky alley cat races. The guy follows them with a camera rig on his helmet — this was befo
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by zahma 4y ago
Dr. Death by Errol Morris Fog of War also by Errol Morris The Barkley Marathons by Annika Iltis, Timothy James Kane
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by zahma 4y ago
It is revolutionary for the fact that they’ve identified genetic activity associated with what has been suspected all along: inhaler aromatics are carcinogenic.
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by zahma 4y ago
It’s worth noting that this isn’t a merely academic musing. The connection has profound implications on our society and economies: “Another EPA study of the Clean Air Act36 found that a more complete accounting of health care costs would le
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by zahma 4y ago
PM2.5 can come from any kind of combustion engine. It also comes from rubber-road contact, among other sources. Even as the technology improves with decades of R&D, it’s inevitable that fine particulate matter results and potentially en
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by zahma 4y ago
I’ll be waiting for reviews and bug reports. I’ve found that for the last releases, subsequent patches have been worth the wait.
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by zahma 4y ago
“The truth is reducing CO2 emissions is an emergency, and any other environmental considerations other than doing that is just arguing about deck chairs on the Titanic.” This statement is wrong. Climate and collapsing ecosystems/biodiv
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by zahma 4y ago
I’m sure there’s a fairly large federal procurement budget allocation for those chips…
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by zahma 4y ago
I think something that went unsaid here is that readers have fundamentally different reasons to pick up a book. Someone like Tyler Cowen, or indeed many commenters here, are quite keen to absorb knowledge, and time may be limited. I enjoy r
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by zahma 4y ago
I mean I guess this has energy-saving potential, but isn’t it just nice to have some darkness for the environment’s sake? It’s pretty awful living in such brightly lit places that have psychological effects on humans and animals alike. For
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by zahma 4y ago
I agree that it’s textbook tragedy of the commons. It might appear that orcas are trying to outcompete with fishing boats, but this sounds like personification or an anthropomorphism of whales. I figured it along the lines of diminished hab
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by zahma 4y ago
Ah yes the “work” to travel to a remote part of the country and stand amazed at the concrete erections of this is great man. The work that only few of the inclined can afford. Of course, this installation requires space, and choosing it to
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by zahma 4y ago
On the heels of a news headline saying they’ve cancelled another 30,000 flights through November, I’d bet you’re on to something. https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/american-airlines-to-cu...
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by zahma 4y ago
But the question is what is the victory and what or for whom is it good for? So I'm not sure I understand your astonishment as if it's so obvious that breaking into the software has inherent value. There's a difference betwee

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