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by djf1 6y ago
I don't think _every post_ whining about the lies of the health authorities has a libertarian "fuck everyone else" subtext. It seems to me that the original misinformation on this subject has caused a continued belief that ma
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by djf1 7y ago
Not sure if something has changed, but I spent the better part of 3 years taking my electric skateboard on planes regularly. Biggest issue I had was occasionally, they would look at it funny going through security and give it extra screenin
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by djf1 8y ago
I suppose it depends on your neighborhood, but I don't recall even once being hindered by a parked scooter in SF. The sidewalk hazards I _do_ encounter (in the Mission), are tent encampments, open drug use, and (occasionally violent) c
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by djf1 8y ago
I suppose my axiom is that "free market price" == "fair value". On this basis, a price ceiling is _unfair_ for both: • the provider (they must exchange their product for less than it's worth). • the consumer who va
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by djf1 8y ago
If "transportation is a right" means approximately, "everyone has access to affordable ridesharing", I don't think capping surge pricing yields this outcome. Hitting the price cap necessarily leads to excess demand,
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by djf1 8y ago
The bill imposes criminal penalties -- Section 230 does not shield platforms from liability under federal criminal law. The bill also carves out exceptions weakening Section 230 protections. [1] https://www.eff.org//dee
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by djf1 8y ago
In Arizona, > 28-793. Crossing at other than crosswalk A. A pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles o
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by djf1 9y ago
Ignorance of IP laws would help the developing economy, while hurting the developed economy. Copying is cheap, original invention is expensive, and developed countries have more to lose. In a somewhat relevant WTO dispute between US and Chi
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by djf1 9y ago
I believe the corporate sponsor deserves credit (and protection) for work created under its direction. The problem is that the Constitution specifies "exclusive rights for a limited time", which the supreme court appears to have i
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by djf1 9y ago
Leg room can be purchased, if you're willing to spend more. Airlines attempt to satisfy both those who prefer leg room (premium economy), and those who prefer cost savings (economy). In my experience, the TSA experience is consistently
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by djf1 9y ago
Aside from energy efficiency, the semi would be an attractive vector to introduce fully autonomous driving: 1. Feasibility: Many trucking routes avoid some of the most complex driving tasks (e.g. dealing with pedestrians, city traffic). 2.
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by djf1 9y ago
Blisters are another deal breaker. As a new golfer I've been feeling this. I imagine people who work with their hands all day (e.g. construction) may have a similar issue.
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by djf1 9y ago
Even steel frames are unnecessary in a lot of cities with a housing shortage. A cheaper wood frame can get you up to 5 stories at a fraction of the cost. I'd say a bigger problem is local low-density zoning restrictions, where it'
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by djf1 10y ago
And for us! Uber pool lowers prices, surge pricing increases availability. Uber would not let passengers ride in an autonomous deathtrap -- the negative publicity would be disastrous to their goals. If this is our libertarian dystopia, I we
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by djf1 10y ago
Generally yes, but another quote from the call: "We are making important investments in data centers because we want to support our services business." Maybe that's taken some of their hardware resources.
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by djf1 10y ago
They're working on services. From the Q4 earnings call, "What should we read into the fact that R&D has more than doubled over the past three years while sales growth was sort of a fifth of that? Are R&D investments just l
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by djf1 10y ago
To be clear, the input just times out, likely because they don't expect a long random password input. I don't think it's evidence that they can verify a substring of your password.
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by djf1 10y ago
The worst feeling is getting halfway through keying out your password on the number keys when the Fidelity robot tells you that's not the right password. I just say operator now until they transfer me to a human.
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by djf1 10y ago
Here's a full list of SF public toilets: http://sfpublicworks.org/sites/default/files/5196-public_toi... There are multiple 24 hour facilities in the downtown / tenderloin area (94102).
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by djf1 10y ago
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by djf1 10y ago
Admission to all the Ivy League schools is need blind, so I don't think letting in too many poor people is a big concern for them.
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by djf1 10y ago
My claim may have been somewhat unclear. More precisely... a photo that is intended to portray the subject's physical characteristics in a negative light has no place supporting an article about the subject's non-physical characte
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by djf1 10y ago
To be clear, I have no opinion about this photo (see my other comments on this thread). * Original commenter highlights their observation that the degree to which a photo is 'flattering' is correlated with the author's desire
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by djf1 10y ago
I think it's equivalent to ad hominem, pushing in a direction that should be irrelevant. This example isn't egregious (I didn't have any particular reaction to the picture, personally), but it's unsavory to attempt to bu
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by djf1 10y ago
I'm not sure how you came to that conclusion. I just took issue with the suggestion that an unflattering picture somehow supports an article about shady business practices.
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by djf1 10y ago
It's entirely appropriate for the supporting photographs to support the article, but that's not what the parent is questioning. If the news is based on facts, then the facts can speak for themselves. An unflattering photo does not
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by djf1 10y ago
To elaborate on the sibling, comparing multiples of your salary is irrelevant. The question is, how much does the company stand to gain by putting this CEO in place? Imagine this CEO is just 1% better than you; they've just made the co
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by djf1 10y ago
Yes, you could argue that. But a _nation_ could improve its proportions by restricting immigration to a subset of the _global_ population. To a certain extent, this principle is applied today. But I imagine it could be scaled up to somethin
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by djf1 10y ago
I think it would be reasonable to claim that the larger the proportion of smart people in your population, the better. If that's true, than any number of below average intelligence people would be a surplus.
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by djf1 11y ago
Link to the bill itself: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm... Some interesting notes: -require the operator of an electrically motorized board to wear a helmet -require an operator to be at l

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