ruddct

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by ruddct 2mo ago
If you owe the bank $100, that's your problem. If you owe the bank $1.7 billion, that's the bank's problem.
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How to Build High-Speed Rail on the Northeast Corridor(transitcosts.com)
4 points by ruddct 1y ago|1 comments
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Cutting information overload on the MTA's platform information screens(adamfishercox.com)
3 points by ruddct 1y ago|0 comments
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by ruddct 2y ago
* Take a low margin, fragmented industry littered with failed businesses * Then take some cheap but kind of profitable behavior in that industry (take local delivery over phone, send your lowest paid kitchen staffer to run it) * Then layer
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by ruddct 2y ago
Related (possibly): OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41651548
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New York bans 'addictive feeds' for teens(theverge.com)
94 points by ruddct 2y ago|108 comments
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by ruddct 2y ago
The person we saw was a master of science in physical therapy, and specialized in/had personal experience with concussion rehab. They were based near a ski mountain, and thus a stream of athletes getting concussed regularly. If you are
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by ruddct 2y ago
Unfortunately I don't know anything online, but I would suggest seeking out sports medicine/physiotherapy folks who work with your local concussion-heavy athletes (snow sports, mountain biking, etc). Good luck!
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by ruddct 2y ago
My partner had a concussion many years ago, it was an eye-opening experience. After months of mostly-useless conversations with doctors, neurologists, etc, we visited a sports medicine specialist who worked with snowboarders, skiers, etc, p
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by ruddct 3y ago
Another one: > He told me to go to the FTC home page and look up the main phone number. “Now hang up the phone, and I will call you from that number right now.” I did as he said. The FTC number flashed on my screen, and I picked up. “How
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U.S. Airports No Longer Have to Build Their Own Terrible Trains(vice.com)
7 points by ruddct 3y ago|5 comments
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by ruddct 3y ago
Don’t forget the kicker, that IAP at the time was unable to support more than a few thousand SKUs! And (iirc) that pricing, naming, etc for everything would’ve needed to be done through their atrocious web app. Not exactly doable for the ‘e
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by ruddct 3y ago
This is not be the market success you’re thinking it is. The fast fashion industry relies on extremely dubious labor practices, massive amounts of pollution, and a culture of constant consumption and mostly disposable goods. 70lb of clothin
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by ruddct 3y ago
I've had the pleasure of visiting a few cities/countries without much (if any) physical advertising/billboards, it's a change that's both incredibly jarring and incredibly pleasant! At first there's a bit of an
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by ruddct 3y ago
The most annoying thing about them, that's seemed to increase over time, is that for 'premium' names the renewals are the same cost as 'buying' the domain. At least if you manage to snag a .com/.net/etc, y
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by ruddct 3y ago
Couple things to note here: * As the numbers here show, the high end of Manhattan rentals is very, very high. ~10%[0] of listed rentals at the moment are >$10k/mo. >$100k rentals are not unheard of. Looks like the highest market
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by ruddct 4y ago
Topical, someone just landed a Carbon Cub plane on a ~90ft helipad for a stunt with Red Bull a few days ago. The video[0] is insane, I've flown in STOL aircraft before but had no idea some were capable of landings like this. [0] https
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by ruddct 4y ago
An anecdote: My NYC neighborhood has seen a building boom over the past decade. As far as I can tell, every new building puts its trash out on the street. Some particularly memorable examples include a 75 story residential tower with abso
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by ruddct 4y ago
Not trying to underplay how impressive the tech here is, but could you expand on what you see as the ($) value of something like this? From my perspective, these look like not-so-interesting stock-photography-level photos, nearly all of whi
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by ruddct 4y ago
4. Running the jail is incredibly expensive. The cost to jail one person for a year in NYC is >$550k[0], ~4x what it was in 2011. [0] https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-co...
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by ruddct 4y ago
Happened to me this morning. Account banned, username isn't even visible, recovery flow ends up in a combination of error messages/timeouts/rate limits. I don't do much on the account outside post ~once a year, like thin
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by ruddct 4y ago
The lawsuit[0] is worth a read and goes into quite a bit of detail about the claimed timeline. Roughly: * Upgraded missile defense systems were deemed a national security priority around this time * Navy ships compatible with these systems
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by ruddct 4y ago
Drought.gov also has interesting graphs, historical context and descriptions of the various severity levels. https://www.drought.gov/states/california
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Shocking drivers with road-death statistics leads to more crashes(economist.com)
2 points by ruddct 4y ago|1 comments
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by ruddct 4y ago
The electric Hummer’s battery weighs more than my first car. It has a curb weight over 9000 pounds. Heavy cars do more damage when they hit things, emit more brake dust, and cause more damage to roads. Exploring ways to reduce (or appropr
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by ruddct 4y ago
We don’t price much of anything like this, though? There are subsidies for low-income people, sure. But we don’t really do sliding scale payments for food, or public transit, or cars, etc etc etc. Why does scarce road space in highly-conges
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by ruddct 4y ago
This is a frequently-seen argument, and "extreme steps" will definitely require a change in lifestyle for many. It's worth noting though, that many of the countries doing the 'best' against climate change (e.g. the
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by ruddct 5y ago
Some context for those not in NYC: * Illegal parking and idling are out of control throughout the city. This has been the case for years, but it’s reached new heights since the pandemic. Trucks and cars often idle because they’re parked ill
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by ruddct 5y ago
Reminds me of a trip to the DPRK side of the Korean DMZ a few years back. As you close in on the DMZ the roads get narrower, then narrower, then you start to see brutalist-looking concrete sidewalls, sculptures, & overhead signs all ove
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by ruddct 5y ago
Completely anecdotal, but doing it in-person in NYC was pretty painless for me. Walk in with paperwork, wait 2 weeks, pick up visa. I’ve heard of others having difficulty though, particularly over mail.

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