andrewwhartion

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by andrewwhartion 9y ago
No. If it was pre-recorded, I'd be surprised if he was "lost for words".
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by andrewwhartion 9y ago
As I understand it, "A Netflix Original Series" only means that they have exclusive distribution rights in a given region/country.
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
The carbon credit _is_ the (market-based) mechanism by which someone else has to not emit, or sequester, the CO2. [0] Of course, it relies on there actually being a cap on carbon in the first place... [0] https://en.wikipedia.org
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Yeah, I did a double take when I saw the number as well, then realized there's an O2 in CO2..
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I think there's something in this... The person behind the cash register could even ask, "Would you like to make your 'gas/petrol/fuel' today carbon-neutral for an extra $2.45?". I can see that working wit
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Quick 'back of the envelope' (literally) calculations: Toyota Camry [0] Dual VVT-i engine gets 7.9L/100km and 183gm/km emissions. That roughly works out as 2.3kg CO2 per 1L petrol. Therefore, a tonne of CO2 is produced f
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Swimming in a concrete/Pebble Tec pool in Cairns in the summer is akin to taking a warm bath...
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I've looked at these challenges and considered trying them out, but there's an opportunity cost involved in doing them. I'm sure they're of some value, but I prefer to spend my time that I have for professional learning
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I think there's massive scope for improving the delivery of educational material, but most of my ideas have been related to later secondary education and university and to what I as a learner have wanted, not what the teacher/educ
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I'm still meditating on the advice given. Perhaps a moment of silence for a fallen comrade...
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Very nice. Now all I need is the same thing but for all my photos so my kids can dig through them in 30-50 years time, like I can do with my parents' photos...
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
If you're not in a rush, it might be worth keeping an eye on the factory outlet [1] as they pop up at a bit of a discount there and could be available locally if you're not in the US. [1] http://www.dell.com/learn&
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I think it's also that a dog will also respond differently to a third party (the trainer) than how they respond to the owner with whom they already have a relationship. The owner could use the exact same techniques as the trainer, but
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Fertilizer run off from agriculture (mainly sugar cane farming) is also a huge problem [1]. Not sure if they're actually getting any better with this or not... [1] https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/agriculture&#x2
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
While not really related to specifying multiple sizes, PDFs do have the concept of an artbox, which could be used by the PDF author to indicate the area of the page that actually contains content. A useful feature of a PDF reader on these d
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
> It's well known that accelerating rather quickly to your cruise speed is the optimal strategy for fuel efficiency, hence the reason to switch from 3rd to 5th gear directly. I don't mean to be pedantic, but I think your logic
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Competition is desirable for the consumer, not for the producer.
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Sure, but when do you call time of death? (It's a rhetorical question) I guess I'm happy to grant the author a little artistic license to make his point.
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
To quote the article... "With no force on earth capable of preventing the oceans from continuing to warm and acidify for centuries to come, Veron had no illusions about the future." I feel you're missing the point of the arti
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
> I am from Norway, so I grew up with the Law of Jante. I am surprised that that law seems to have spread across the globe. A similar concept is 'tall poppy syndrome'.
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I was living in Finland at the time we had our first child, we received one of these. I can tell you from first hand experience that what you've written was precisely the case for my wife and I. However, there's still plenty of co
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Isn't that what a release candidate is for?
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
"It's not trial and error, it's trial and correction".
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
“The 9/80 work week… occurs over a 2-week period as follows: employees work seven 9-hour days in a 2-week period, one 8-hour day and then receive one “free” day off every other week.” https://workfamily.sas.upenn.edu/gl
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
> most buildings are built by people that don't use them Having rented for the past 6 years in 4 different houses, I've become convinced that this is one of the most significant factors for why so many house aren't enjoyab
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Relative to the rest of the mission/rocket lifecycle, how risky is filling it with fuel generally considered?
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
well, long time lurker, only recently bothered to create an account. And yes, reference to that. :)
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I've heard recently that suits are making a comeback... :)
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
Once they deploy these to the places in the world they want to, I wonder how long it's going to take for one to be shot down. [edit] I suppose though they fly high enough to be out of range of most inexpensive weapons systems.
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by andrewwhartion 10y ago
I'd guess that you could use similar models to those used to predict a country's Olympic medal performance [1] for predicting outcomes at these events. Namely, it's a function of the country's "economic and human re

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