goodcanadian

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by goodcanadian 6d ago
Ha. I have, and it probably was Mercator or something close to it . . . I probably should have clarified that I meant world maps (or continent scale, at least) where I would argue it's a pretty shit projection even for navigation purpo
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by goodcanadian 7d ago
Decades ago, when I was a child, I viewed the Mercator projection as old fashioned and stupid. In fact, I rarely saw it. Most maps were Robinson's projection ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_projection ). It
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by goodcanadian 14d ago
I have a reusable cotton bag that has been in use for 30 years. That's an extreme example, perhaps, but all the same
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by goodcanadian 21d ago
The article acknowledged that you cannot say for certain what caused her cancer. The court determined, however, that the increased radiation exposure qualified as a workplace hazard that increased her risk of cancer and was therefore a cont
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by goodcanadian 28d ago
As I understand it (and IANAL), an international patent makes it a lot easier to file in multiple countries (single application as you say), but you still have to pay the fee to each country you want protection in.
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by goodcanadian 28d ago
If it hasn't also been patented in India or Taiwan or China, that is 100% correct (but they can't ship it to the US). However, it would be typical to patent in all of those countries at the same time. I'm going to trust a pat
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by goodcanadian 28d ago
So, I recently learned about this from my company's patent lawyers. Patents only give protection in countries where they are filed. So, you can not create a product in Brazil that violates a Brazilian patent. And, you cannot import a p
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by goodcanadian 2mo ago
I lived for a few years in Hawaii, where they have banned most outdoor advertising. Having seen the difference, I strongly support such initiatives.
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by goodcanadian 2mo ago
It may simply be that the language of HN is English, so more people here are, in fact, interested in UK train networks. The moving bits on this site are guesstimated based on schedules and delays and not based on real position information.
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by goodcanadian 2mo ago
I like https://www.opentraintimes.com/maps It appears to have the same data that you see on the staff displays at train stations. The site can be a bit hard to navigate though.
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by goodcanadian 3mo ago
My machine was rebooted this week due to a power outage. I don't recall the last time prior to that. It generally goes weeks if not months without a reboot.
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by goodcanadian 3mo ago
I have been exclusively running linux on my desktop for 25 years, so from my point of view, this "joke" is a quarter century out of date
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by goodcanadian 3mo ago
Also, it is arguably dangerous to not let your teen have a phone in a time when payphones (and to a great extent landlines) no longer exist.
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
It is rarely the academics writing the press release. It is even rarer that the author of the press release chooses the title.
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
What an odd thing to fixate on . . . swap the pronouns around any way you prefer, and my statement remains correct. The captain is in charge of the aircraft and she is to be obeyed if you want to fly on her aircraft. She can refuse to accep
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
They are still never going to ditch as long as the plane can fly
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
That is exactly correct; it's his plane. I think he would face discipline from his airline after the fact, but in the moment, he is in charge.
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
I did not mean for it to be taken as uncharitable. I am extremely proud of Canada's contribution. My point was more that even when foreign nationals were included, the U.S. did not hand out seats for propaganda reasons. There was a qui
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
Canada effectively bought its participation in the US space program with Canadarm.
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by goodcanadian 4mo ago
The shortlist came down to four major consulting firms. This is the problem in a nutshell. Those firms are structured to extract money from their customers, not to produce useful work. The fact that anyone is signing contracts with them a
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Canadian sues US Homeland Security, which sought his data after critical posts(cbc.ca)
11 points by goodcanadian 4mo ago|0 comments
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
I haven't lived in the US for a long time so this may no longer be true, but when I did live there, putting my number on the do not call register actually helped a lot.
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
I am guessing, but I think it likely has to do with the shape and orientation of the satellite with respect to the sun and the camera. Depending on the relative positions, the brightness reflected off the satellite and reaching the camera w
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SpaceX ties Musk compensation to Mars colonization goal(reuters.com)
7 points by goodcanadian 5mo ago|2 comments
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
It is not covered in anywhere the same level of detail, in my opinion.
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
I feel like I have seen better analysis of this elsewhere. In a nutshell, it is not simply a civil war. Regional actors are involved as a proxy war: Saudi Arabia against the UAE, for example (who are also having a proxy war in Yemen). And E
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
They still need to eat, and that trivial monetary pay component must come from somewhere . . .
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
I recently watched a video about death cap mushrooms (the deadliest, supposedly), and apparently about 80% of people still survive (requires prompt medical treatment), not that they would want to repeat the experiment. Apparently, the mushr
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
CS was viewed as a golden ticket at least as far back as 2000. Even then, there were people doing the degree who had no interest in the subject, but thought it would get them a good salary.
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by goodcanadian 5mo ago
This is generally how the GFW works in China. Instead of an overbearing nanny like a school or corporation's DNS blocker, you're left with a sense that you're on a version of the Internet that is just intermittently and some

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