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by dbloom 9y ago
The Toronto line failed because it basically only catered to rich business travelers. By only having two stops — downtown and airport — it significantly constrained its TAM just to shave a few minutes off of its travel time. There is a gr
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by dbloom 9y ago
California HSR goes to San Francisco, Millbrae, San Jose, Gilroy, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Hanford, Bakersfield, Palmdale, Burbank, Los Angeles, and Anaheim. It provides frequent single-seat rides between every origin-destination pair of the
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by dbloom 9y ago
Not to mention people whose spouses/partners work at a different company!
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by dbloom 10y ago
If you're sending an even slightly significant amount of money, there are potential tax implications too. You might need to do a 1099.
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by dbloom 10y ago
This is a good point. Two counterpoints though: 1. I posit (without evidence, because I'm lazy) that most people who buy "fast" new cars are more concerned about image than the actual performance specifications. For example,
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by dbloom 10y ago
This is a great explanation. I'd add one small clarification: > Back to four stroke engines: Momentum and the firing of other pistons keeps the whole thing cycling back around The firing of other pistons helps, but really, momentum
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by dbloom 11y ago
There are LED bulbs on the market that have great compatibility with all dimmers. I hope that market forces eventually weed out all of the less compatible LED bulbs. At that point, LED bulbs should be truly interchangeable with incandescent
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Split-spectrum smoke identification using blue LEDs [pdf](nest.com)
1 points by dbloom 11y ago|0 comments
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by dbloom 11y ago
Yes, it was. (I saw one in the wild many years ago) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayChoice-10
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by dbloom 11y ago
In this case, "servicing" was probably referring to a heavy maintenance check. There are several different tiers of checks, ranging from short frequent ones, to expensive, time consuming, infrequent ones: http://en.wiki
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by dbloom 11y ago
Comcast charges $34.95/mo for a sports pack for bars and restaurants: http://business.comcast.com/tv/restaurants/plans-pricing ...but only $8.95/mo for the same sports pack for waiting room TVs and other
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by dbloom 11y ago
Killing the battery isn't a bad idea either, actually :) (Usually there's a recessed traditional key in the fob that you can use as a backup)
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by dbloom 11y ago
Your microwave oven is likely a better choice, since its faraday cage-like behavior is required for both safety and regulatory reasons.
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by dbloom 11y ago
I bought my Prius used for much less than 20k, and it has this system. (And when you buy a used car, you don't choose what features you get!)
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by dbloom 11y ago
For those of you not in the loop, these "keyless" systems let you walk up to your car and open your door without getting your key out of your pocket. There is a proximity sensor under the door handle (similar to proximity sensor o
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by dbloom 11y ago
I wonder if they're pulling a Gmail by announcing this on April Fools Day (it's April Fools Day somewhere, right?). (Like most stuff coming out of Amazon, I can't actually tell if this is a good idea)
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by dbloom 12y ago
This was almost certainly illegal. Removing dwelling units in SF (as they did to the downstairs neighbor's flat) almost always requires a public hearing. See http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=2816 (via https:
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by dbloom 12y ago
How do you turn a wrench with your human hand without breaking your arm? :-)
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by dbloom 12y ago
Context: http://www.reddit.com/comments/m16fd
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by dbloom 12y ago
At least on the 2013+ models, you can choose to make the TV not show the "smart" interface every time it boots. And you can disable the "Smart TV" boot-up splash screen, too. I only bought the "smart" TV becaus
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by dbloom 12y ago
Samsung actually has a bug bounty program for their Smart TVs: https://samsungtvbounty.com/Home.aspx I would not have been willing to connect my Samsung TV to the internet if their bug bounty program didn't exist. (But
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by dbloom 12y ago
Here is the paper about Dr. Fill that was published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, if anyone is interested in a far more technical explanation: https://www.jair.org/media/3437/live-3437-6039-ja
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Dr. Fill computer solver at 2014 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament [video](youtube.com)
7 points by dbloom 12y ago|1 comments
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by dbloom 12y ago
I don't understand why airlines don't just disable recline in one half of the economy-class cabin, and then let passengers choose whether they want to sit in the reclining or non-reclining side. I'm 5'10" (almost ex
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by dbloom 12y ago
Neither of this looks anything like the Hover! that actually came on the Windows 95 CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQa3OM6zBJ4
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Suicide Contagion and the Reporting of Suicide (1994)(cdc.gov)
33 points by dbloom 12y ago|21 comments
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by dbloom 12y ago
Of course, you can also produce the movie in digital (to save cost and for convenience), then make a few film transfers as an extra archival backup.
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by dbloom 12y ago
The MD-80 was wet-leased from Swift Air[1]. A wet lease basically means that you not only lease the aircraft, but also the crew, maintenance, insurance, etc[2]. It's basically a turnkey way to add capacity. Because all of the operation
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by dbloom 12y ago
From this excellent article: http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-04-04/news/taxes-food-beverages... (I didn't link to the article directly in the submission because the flowchart was the most interesting part to me,
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Flowchart: Can you eat a sales tax-free meal “to-go” in SF?(media.sfweekly.com)
2 points by dbloom 12y ago|2 comments

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