alexose

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by alexose 3mo ago
I suspect the loudest voices would be from the automakers and dealerships, who make their biggest margin from SUVs and oversized trucks. They have powerful lobbyists and spend a lot on PR, so it often seems like their anti-transit, anti-pe
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by alexose 3mo ago
Ticketmaster obviously sucks, and their monopolistic business practices deserve a close look by regulators. But the core of it is that an unregulated ticket market actually supports these prices. Fans keep showing that they're willing
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by alexose 5mo ago
Oh man... this will be so awesome as a pedestrian/cyclist. When I see a Waymo coming, I can actually have some reasonable expectation that it will stop for me!
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by alexose 5mo ago
I'm a MAX apologist, but you're right. It sucks. I live on the yellow line, and I estimate that there's a visibly (or audibly, or orfactorily) unstable person on the train 50% of the time. I'll ride the train by mysel
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by alexose 5mo ago
I liked the shoutout to On Cinema at the Cinema. Truly one of the most hilarious and fascinating pieces of comedy in the last couple of decades.
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by alexose 5mo ago
Yeah, the dang thing can reach all the way to the net while standing three feet behind the table
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by alexose 6mo ago
Toni is very well regarded among Automattic employees. I'm personally stoked to see him work on Bluesky.
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by alexose 7mo ago
If there's one good thing that could possibly come out of this AI revolution, it would be the ability for people to automate this across all their feeds. I'd love it if I never had to waste time on toxicity, spam, or propaganda.
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by alexose 7mo ago
I've always been fascinated with these things. Is there any way to make your own H2 to fuel them? I suspect the purity requirements are too high for at-home electrolysis...
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by alexose 7mo ago
> A slight increase in average speed really only makes a significant difference over long drives. Yes! I feel like I can't shout this loud enough. In addition to maintaining a safe driving distance, just leave a little earlier .
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by alexose 8mo ago
It's refreshing to see one of the top minds in AI converge on the same set of thoughts and frustrations as me. For as fast as this is all moving, it's good to remember that most of us are actually a lot closer to the tip of the sp
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by alexose 9mo ago
The Hawaiian language has a concept called Kaona, which is essentially embedding deeper meanings in contextual word choices. It can go way beyond the literal meaning of the words, and tie into bigger concepts of culture, lineage, and place
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by alexose 9mo ago
In addition to coming so far down in price, it's amazing to me how good the technology has gotten. Batteries that can easily discharge 5C in cold weather, cycle 10000 times, survive harsh conditions with zero maintenance. Panels th
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by alexose 10mo ago
The original stated goal was to 10x the speed of existing tunnel boring machines by bringing up the cutting head RPMs, automating liner installation, and speeding up spoil removal with electric sleds. Which would seem like a good bet, exce
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by alexose 10mo ago
Well now I'm crying too
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by alexose 10mo ago
Just spitballing, but maybe it would be possible with relatively modest advances in ion thrusters, and one (admittedly less-than-modest) breakthrough with fusion. It's maybe too speculative to even matter, but I don't think it&#x2
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by alexose 10mo ago
Absolutely. I'd love to see the same effect happen in the software industry. Keep the volume of output the same, but increase the quality.
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by alexose 10mo ago
Generative CAD has incredible potential. I've had some decent results with OpenSCAD, but it's clear that current models don't have much "common sense" when it comes to how shapes connect. If code-based CAD tools we
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by alexose 11mo ago
Yep. It has massive ripple effects for manufacturing, especially as more industry transitions away from fossils for heat generation. Energy accounts for around 40% of the opex for steel manufacturing, for instance. Zero chance we build m
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by alexose 11mo ago
Okay, how much pollution was caused creating it? How does that compare to the expected lifecycle of other power plants?
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by alexose 1y ago
It's absolutely insane. At some point you have to wonder if this is deliberate sabotage.
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by alexose 1y ago
It's a little hard to describe. Flavor-wise, I thought it was great. Very clean, savory taste with no fishiness. The texture wasn't right, though. Too smooth and consistent, I guess due to the lack of connective tissue. Still
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by alexose 1y ago
Hey, I just went to Kann to try it. It was very… smooth
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by alexose 1y ago
Portland, too. The neighborhoods are doing OK, but downtown still feels empty. It’s interesting to me that it hasn’t depressed commercial real estate prices all that much. Rents are still crazy expensive, with many vacant storefronts and
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by alexose 1y ago
They said to keep Portland weird, but I don't think this is what they meant :) I do think an S-Bahn style service would be interesting to pursue. Or even just regular commuter rail. The MAX is too slow for long distance commuting (it
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by alexose 1y ago
> you seem to not understand how America functions > you can rage against the system all you want [with] wishful thinking and obsessions > people like you are still not satisfied > you either wanted to control people’s freedom o
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by alexose 1y ago
The rules that govern American railroads are impressively weird and arcane. They seem almost impossible to unravel at this point. Which is a shame, because so many American cities sacrifice the central corridors of their city to huge rail
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by alexose 1y ago
There's a ton of research happening (99% of it in China, as far as I can tell) around turning CO2 molecules into useful multi-carbon molecules. This one describes an interesting thermal pathway that uses barium. It stands alongside ca
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by alexose 1y ago
4. Allows for future product tiering, e.g., a sombrero-style "plus" model
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by alexose 1y ago
I agree. I don't want to be a hater, because it's a cool idea... but I find that this is just the wrong level to operate on. When I ran it, I ran into various hard-to-diagnose compatibility issues on different devices. Or, guest

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