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by zizee 3y ago
People have suggested that the X32 was not chosen by the air force (instead of the chosen F22) because of ugliness. Note: I don't know if this is true or not, and I don't know the performance capabilities of each aircraft. https:
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by zizee 3y ago
> it is the worst of both worlds A thin atmosphere provides an additional option over the alternative of zero atmosphere. Zero atmosphere means you rely entirely on propulsion to slow your arrival, which is inherently expensive. I can ag
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by zizee 3y ago
Too late to edit, but I wanted to add: > What terrifies me is the lack of nuance in the conservative talking points about "reducing regulation," I think this is really an issue of all issues in society today. Emphatic soundbite
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by zizee 3y ago
I'm really just responding to your original statement of: > I think the alleged blight of "overregulation" has become a conservative mantra but without much basis in fact. Perhaps you were specifically referring to the cas
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by zizee 3y ago
Using services is not the same as operating those services. I think if you could see the true costs that all the regulations bring, you might change your mind. And if you're happy to pay these costs you're most likely wealthy enou
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by zizee 3y ago
What's with the headline switcheroo?
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by zizee 3y ago
The theory I am talking about is Musk's motivations was for Tesla to sell cars. I think he was pretty vocal about the high speed rail project not being great, and it not a great way to spend tax payers dollars. Can you point to where h
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by zizee 3y ago
I can only think you are trolling. You think that a floating base in the upper reaches of the Venusian atmosphere is a good first step? No being able to make trips to the surface would limit human involvement to the floating base, so scient
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by zizee 3y ago
You'll be pleased to know there are plans underway to setup a permanent moon base. I agree the moon has a lot going for it, but I think you have your finger on the scales when comparing the two. > a catapult and a few days travel We
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by zizee 3y ago
> How do you look around at the legacy of colonialism on earth and be like "yes more of that please?" Are you talking about human race, spreading out from our cradle in Africa thousands of years ago? Or more recent colonization
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by zizee 3y ago
Phase 1 of the Californian high speed rail is/was not planned to open until 2030, and is just a 275 km long. Does that really sound like something that will slow the sales of Teslas?
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by zizee 3y ago
What is a better candidate for colonization?
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by zizee 3y ago
The scuttlebutt was related to the Californian high speed rail project. Would that really take a significant number of cars off the road? And what was the expected completion date? My gut says that it would have an inconsequential impact to
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by zizee 3y ago
Some of this is still driven by government policy (definitely required to kick start things), but at this stage economic drivers are the dominant force affecting adoption.
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by zizee 3y ago
Given that OpenAI was named that way because it was meant to be open, a nonprofit, I think that your retort is not helpful.
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by zizee 3y ago
Meh. Each to their own. There is some "value" in knowing that you own something that is not mass produced. In some aspects, each additional print doesn't affect the utility of any of the others. After all, it looks the same h
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by zizee 3y ago
That was a good reminder to cancel my prime membership, ta!
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by zizee 3y ago
It does? In what way? I have used Firefox mobile for years on HN without noticing issues. What am I missing? Edit: I used Firefox on Android, the issues you describe might be Firefox on iOS, which is a different beast.
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by zizee 3y ago
Is this just a "submarine" for the government to get the general public on board with online surveillance? http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
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by zizee 3y ago
Ok, but the article this discussion is about didn't show examples of child slavery, but of child labour, with a coverup being performed by locals, and suggestions of a large corp not doing enough to verify things independently. Rich co
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by zizee 3y ago
It's all good. I'm a bit of a pendant for word definitions people are using. I think loose definitions lead to all sorts of subtle miscommunications. Most of the time it's not a big deal, but I do have a soft spot for Ronald
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by zizee 3y ago
Are you saying rich countries should force poor countries to adopt to their ethical and moral codes? Should they adopt all of them, like our stringent building codes? What about minimum wages? Vehicle safety standards? I'm being superc
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by zizee 3y ago
> Oompa-Loompas were literal slaves form Africa I can find a lot of stuff written online about this, but none of it quotes the original text. The original oompa-loompas were pygmies from Africa, written in a pretty racist way, and with w
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by zizee 3y ago
I find it extremely frustrating when people/businesses/organizations take advantage of the general populations politeness. Ten years ago I would have found it really difficult to hang up on some random phone caller that I didn&#x2
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by zizee 3y ago
> Buildings are designed and built at about the same speed as they were then. They cost as much or more in inflation-adjusted terms. If that is true, I bet the % amount of labour has been reduced of the total cost, and materials and&#x2F
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by zizee 3y ago
> No markets in a civilized society are truly free. So I don’t think it’s very meaningful to point this out. I disagree. My comment was in direct response to the GP's comment of: > It's strange when businesspeople seem to ex
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by zizee 3y ago
Regardless of whether it's good or bad these places are closing down, don't be confused and think they're operating in a free market. Government policy has a huge influence on their ability to survive. It will end with the ma
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by zizee 3y ago
I assume by "expensive as hell", you're talking about it being expensive to patronize these places. The "good" implies that you might think these places deserve to go out of business because they are expensive. You
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by zizee 3y ago
I'm guessing they are talking about outlook.com, which is one of Microsoft's alternatives to Gmail. I.e. outlook.com, a host of millions of email addresses, is rejecting the emails from their server.
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by zizee 3y ago
Do you have a source for that? I don't doubt what you write, but I would love to learn more.

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