jwess

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by jwess 3y ago
Even if Berkshire Hathaway has a market capitalization over one trillion, which I don't believe it does, $160 billion is 16% of one trillion, so it's not exactly "pocketchange for a rainy day"
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by jwess 4y ago
Here's a link to a report that has a lot more information about the system: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA393599.pdf
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by jwess 6y ago
I'm not sure if it's realistic to offset all our printing with increases in taxation. I think the money trickles up exactly the way you described, and I agree that government programs should be paid for by taxation instead of mone
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by jwess 8y ago
JUCE is a cross-platform C++ library used by lots of synth software and VSTS plugins. While JUCE itself is open-source, there's not a lot of high-quality sample projects (that I'm aware of). Helm looks awesome, and it's excit
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by jwess 8y ago
Perhaps people feel overtaxed, not in absolute terms, but relative to the services provided? The US Gov collected approximately 3.3T in revenue in FY2016--more than $10,000 for every person in the country. By comparison, the Netherlands col
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by jwess 8y ago
It's a shame JPay charges just for sending electronic messages to inmates. I wonder why someone would choose to use JPay instead of sending a letter? I can't imagine inmates would significantly benefit from the reduced delivery ti
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by jwess 8y ago
The problem with lead is that it tends to bio-accumulate in various types of body tissue, making blood lead levels hard to bring down. Chronic exposure builds up over time. I also disagree that 483 tons is "a very small amount of pollu
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by jwess 8y ago
Adults and children in the US today today are still being poisoned by leaded fuel. Aviation fuel, or "Avgas" is still leaded, and is a major problem around municipal airports. Leaded aviation fuel is used by planes which use inter
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by jwess 8y ago
I wonder if using wood (2x4's, OSB) as a structural material has a negative impact on long-term durability. In North America, virtually all residential single-family construction is wood-frame, which is unusual compared to most other c
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by jwess 8y ago
Interesting question! I'll give my take on it, which ties the answer to a 1942 wartime court case called Wickard v. Filburn. The Tenth Amendment states the powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution are reserved
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by jwess 8y ago
I'm not familiar with Dr. Marston, but Wikipedia tells me he was "an American psychologist, inventor of an early prototype of the lie detector, self-help author, and comic book writer who created the character Wonder Woman."
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by jwess 10y ago
The water contamination crisis in Flint, MI has brought attention to the dangers of lead exposure and aging infrastructure. The problems in Flint will be expensive to fix, but many people are not aware of other "low hanging fruit"
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by jwess 10y ago
Incredibly thought-provoking and--I dare say, timely. Is it a coincidence this is hosted by colorado.edu?
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by jwess 11y ago
According to the article, "the UN believes that online platforms should be (a) generally responsible for the actions of their users and (b) specifically responsible for making sure those people aren’t harassers." Many websites alr
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by jwess 11y ago
It sounds like brothers Clyde and Dayne are ineffective managers who neglected to supervise Artem (i.e. provide guidance on what he should be working on, then reviewing it to make sure it meets expectations). This blog post, replete with pi
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Lead poisoning is a major threat at America’s shooting ranges(projects.seattletimes.com)
17 points by jwess 12y ago|12 comments
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by jwess 12y ago
How are cows any more or less renewable than trees?
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by jwess 12y ago
Over the last 25 years lead has been phased out of paint, automobile gas and plumbing fixtures, but aviation gasoline, or "Avgas" remains leaded and is the number one source of airborne lead in the United States [0]. It frustrates
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by jwess 12y ago
Nice job, I especially like the "Route Facts" in the bottom-left. Last year I made a video tutorial using the same BTS data showing how to extract similar flight insights using Excel: https://pjw.me/data-analysis-a
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by jwess 14y ago
To me, the "Stop & Frisk" practice taking place in NY represents a compromise between enforcing Fourth Amendment rights and reduce gang violence. I have no doubts that “Stop & Frisk” violates the Fourth Amendment and unfairly target
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by jwess 14y ago
Full article on NY Daily News: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-controversial-stop-...
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by jwess 14y ago
It's scary to think that the transition to unleaded aviation fuel, or avgas, only began a couple years ago, and is scheduled for 2018 [0]. Currently, Avgas, which is different than jet fuel in that it's mainly used by private single-engine
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by jwess 16y ago
The report describes an "in-the-cloud reputation-based system" for identifying URLs leading to malicious downloads (called "socially-engineered malware" in the report). "From an initial list of 12,000 new suspicious sites, 1,756 potentially
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by jwess 16y ago
"Life is not 'easy to use'" such a great statement, in reference to software that panders to the impatience of most consumers, and their desire for constant stimulation. It reminded me of the programs I use which were _not_ initially easy: