Aaron_Putnam

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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
GDP per capita is still at $767, which is representative of the majority of the population earning a subsistence living. Ethiopia has a population of 105 million, yet it has the gross scientific output of Latvia, a country of only 1.92 mill
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
GDP per capita change for 2018 was negative for sub-saharan Africa: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG?locat... Be careful what you wish for: economic growth in Africa is going to come directly at t
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
I'd highly recommend everyone buy a CO2 monitor. You can get an all-in-one monitor on AliExpress for about $80.
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
Interesting it doesn't mention the test dummy was modeled after Rosie the Riveter, and they are all feminist power for the flight, going so far as to pose for this photo: https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace/status&#x2F
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
You'll be getting a headache from the excess CO2 buildup with the windows closed. If you want to effectively control and monitor indoor pollutants, you also need to buy a CO2+PM2.5 portable monitor. They cost about $80 on Aliexpress.
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
The problem I have with the 2S is that the button clicks are really noisy - I had to swap out to another mouse in my office, since the noise was just too great.
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
Including use in urban poverty: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/health/antibiotic-resista... Where antibiotics are handed out without prescription and people live in squalid conditions. "70 perce
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Microsoft’s next Xbox is Xbox Series X, coming holiday 2020(theverge.com)
7 points by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago|3 comments
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
This still relies on bureaucratic changes - in many jurisdictions, connecting to the grid is mandatory. That's the current situation in Australia, for example: https://reneweconomy.com.au/the-40-australian-towns-that-co
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
I was gearing up to buy an iPhone 12 with USB-C (and replace my iPhone 6S), but going completely portless is totally idiotic. 1. I can't use my phone whilst charging. 2. I can't use ANY headphones. Bluetooth is not a solution beca
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
The main driver is the H1B: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/USCIS/Resources/Re... 73.9% of H1B visas are given to Indians, 79.2% of those Indians are males. The solution is to require at l
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
A Tesla Model 3 is a huge car in Europe. In many older cities, it simply won't fit. We need small electric runabouts. It seems like they only exist in China though.
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by Aaron_Putnam 7y ago
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/children/11723308/Fi... While British Pakistanis are responsible for 3% of all births, they account for 30% of British children born with a genetic illness. Cousin