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by knz 3y ago
Surely HSR linking Europe and Asia would preceed a trans Pacific route?
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by knz 3y ago
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/taeniasis/index.html It's from raw/undercooked pork and beef.
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by knz 4y ago
They have options, including platforms such as https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37
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by knz 4y ago
Five seconds to get up to highway speeds isn't outrageous in many parts of the country where there are short on ramps and fast moving traffic. And that's in ideal conditions - real world could easily have multiple passengers and a
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by knz 5y ago
> And after ten years, there isn't one actual application of cryptocurrencies except for speculation and crime. Remittances - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remittance There is a vast market for efficient, fas
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by knz 5y ago
Yes, many of my family and friends are in Auckland. I don't mean it hasn't caused any disruption - only that the disruption prior to this outbreak was minimal compared to much of the world over the last 18 months.
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by knz 5y ago
> Covid zero is an ideological pipe dream unless NZ wants to permanently ban international travel The goal of eliminating COVID there is to reduce the burden on the healthcare system during an active global pandemic. Until recently NZ ha
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by knz 5y ago
Nice job on your community website! You may already be aware of this but if you want real-time ADS-B, check out PiAware ( https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/ ) as a low cost option to run your own ADS-B ground sta
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by knz 5y ago
My family history includes some "adventures" with blood clots/PE's. Typically they investigate with multiple tools - a CT scan, a D-Dimer blood test, and often an ultrasound to check blood flow in limbs etc.
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by knz 5y ago
> Hopefully this account isn't fully truthful Brian Krebs is a reputable source who has a lot to lose if he makes unsubstantiated claims.
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by knz 5y ago
Not to mention we are twenty years into the Global War on Terrorism. The appetite of the US public for another conflict, especially one directly against a superpower, is exceptionally low.
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by knz 5y ago
There are comments further down explaining how the containers likely weigh substantially more than the lift capacity of heavy lift helicopters. They'd have to partially unload the contents of each individual container first. And if you
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by knz 6y ago
> comparing planes they've flown on The airline matters too - some have larger seats with more amenities and more space between rows. Those extra inches really matter on long haul flights for those of us who are tall!
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by knz 6y ago
> In the end the world will be a stark 0.001% who own the automation and the flat 99.999% who subsist on leisure and boredom. Leisure? Or poverty? This strikes me as a return to the default state for much of human existence and the curre
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by knz 6y ago
> I also love that it’s emulating a scent that’s from off gassing that we’ve known for years is probably terrible for you. Is an artificial air freshener much better from an air quality perspective though?
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by knz 6y ago
PBS has a show called "Dinosaur Train" that kids seem to love - https://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain
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by knz 6y ago
> long thought there was room for a private network MyFamily.com was essentially this in the pre Facebook era. IIRC there was a modest annual fee for a private site/feed that let you share posts, photos, and recipes with family memb
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by knz 6y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 We know that they have similar technology in production today (using more conventional technology but with the same result). It's also likely no coincidence that "S
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by knz 6y ago
> better yet, they could have bombed Germany too but thats another story. The atomic bombs were dropped in August 1945. Germany surrendered in May of 1945, before the Trinity test (first test of a nuclear device) in July! > I'd l
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by knz 6y ago
Not to discredit the potentially valid concerns of these articles but it's not quite accurate to say these aren't an improvement. I'm a few weeks out from a robotic assisted surgery related to kidney cancer and the recovery t
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by knz 6y ago
I had a partial nephrectomy several weeks ago due to kidney cancer. You're 100% right about the various feelings that come along with the experience. Good luck - remember the recurrence rates are comparatively low once you get past a f
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by knz 6y ago
> the alternative is starvation Is there not a middle ground of food delivery? Nonperishable foods can sit out for several days before use, significantly reducing the risk. Likewise with wiping everything down when you get home. Supposed
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by knz 6y ago
I assume OP is referring to conditions during a pandemic. There have been numerous reports out of Italy about how they are operating under a wartime triage system - presumably under these conditions the response is more focused on repetitio
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by knz 7y ago
> And if you're a male, you're subsidizing childbirth Replace "male" with "child free" and this makes sense but suggesting men are subsidizing childbirth is ridiculous. > and other women specific costs.
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by knz 7y ago
Why stop at five years? How does this compare to job openings in 1776? More seriously, bounds have to be set on a comparison like this for it to have relevance. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_market_cycles#Short_
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by knz 7y ago
My kid's elementary school in the US uses their initials and a five digit PIN. It took about a week for them to learn their PIN (during which time they had a card with the number) when they started school but, several years later, it w
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by knz 7y ago
Can we do the same with health insurance premiums? The average cost of an employer plan is up to $20,000+/year in premiums alone but most people are oblivious to the true cost.
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by knz 7y ago
Is the ACA responsible for the rise? Personally, my health insurance rates (for a family plan offered through my employer of ~1,000 people) were increasing by 5-10% per year before the ACA and have been more stable since (3-5% increases per
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by knz 7y ago
The Great Lakes aren't exactly the same as pristine aquifers suitable for drinking water... https://www.usgs.gov/news/widespread-plastic-pollution-found... , https://www.safewater.org/fact-sheets-1&
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by knz 7y ago
Sounds like there is a market for fire standard approved cat doors! ;) I loved reading what you are doing with the Pi though.

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