theluketaylor

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by theluketaylor 7d ago
True, but even a hallucinated explanation of where things went wrong added to the context can force the model down a better path over the next few inputs.
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by theluketaylor 24d ago
This will catalyze efforts to build more east-west energy infrastructure here in Canada, both oil and electricity. The last time the US made a serious run at Canadian sovereignty we built the Canadian Pacific rail to connect the country end
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by theluketaylor 1mo ago
There are dozens of local CBC news broadcasts all over the country and they all feature someone with similarly strong enunciation and clipped pauses for emphasis. She certainly has one most aggressive forms I've heard, but that's
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by theluketaylor 2mo ago
I'm hugely in favour of adding non-market housing anywhere it can be added, but the author declaring it a different fix to the housing crisis from zoning is naive at best. Non-market housing is subject to the exact same complex local r
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by theluketaylor 5mo ago
A phrase I heard from a tv writer on a podcast was "note behind the note". The gist of the conversation was about TV execs giving all sorts of bonkers notes all the time that are usually terrible. This writer tried to think about
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by theluketaylor 5mo ago
There is at least some truth to induced demand with new housing driving an influx of new residents, especially in cities with economic opportunity. Just like transportation induced demand, the solution is different style of infrastructure.
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by theluketaylor 7mo ago
Taxing unrealized gains is a terrible idea, but I do think we need to expand the definition of realizing a gain. 0.1%ers borrowing against stocks and others assets and paying little more than minimum interest is a system-breaking loophole t
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by theluketaylor 7mo ago
> A truck and a tank have a lot in common Maybe in 1942. Modern tanks cannot be built on highly specialized production lines that build road vehicles without years-long re-tooling. M1 Abrams tanks don't even use piston engines, they
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by theluketaylor 9mo ago
Another option is just stick to a smaller circuit. 80% of 15A x 120V = 1.4 kW 80% of 20A x 240V = 3.8 kW Just going from a standard 15A outlet to a 20A/240V nearly triples the amount of power, and many homes that would need a new panel
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by theluketaylor 11mo ago
30K would be on the higher end for air source. My install this year was 25k CDN including a lot of duct work. 40K is also on the low end for geothermal. I'm guessing you were able to trench instead of drill? If you can afford ground so
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by theluketaylor 11mo ago
There are many passenger vehicles with brake-by-wire, but only one I'm aware of with steer-by-wire: cybertruck
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
We're already there. Emmanuel Clase is under investigation for fixing pitches and can't play right now. I don't love sports betting in general, but I really hate betting on short term events like specific pitches or a strikeo
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Betting as a major sponsor and league endorsed? Yes, very new. We've come a long way from the black sox and Pete Rose being banned for life over gambling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal https:&#x
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
I'm a huge fan of the automatic balls and strikes challenge system baseball is going to adopt. Awful calls need to be struck from the game and this should do that. Tonight my Blue Jays had a double taken away on a foul call and a ball
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Bruce C was scrapped 15 years ago. There is extensive long term refurbishment of the existing reactors that includes uprated capacity, but there isn't currently any plans to add new reactors at Bruce. A different Ontario nuclear site (
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Single stair is one of the reforms I'd most like to see. At the time 2 stair requirements were adopted it was vital, with devastating urban fires a common occurrence. We have so many new options for both preventing fire and keeping eva
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
It costs a lot less to build transit infrastructure before or at the same time as everything else compared with adding it later, even if the line is underused as density is added. The best alternative is a well-planned phased line with care
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Overground is a great example of how to re-use existing rights of way, but I do think London is a bit in the sheer number of under or dis-used lines that were available. DLR is a similar re-use of existing rights of way, but there just are
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Great example from just this week. Here in Ontario the province passed a law directing themselves to remove separated bike lanes from Bloor Street, University Avenue, and Avenue Road in Toronto, claiming it would reduce traffic congestion.
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
North American fire departments are among the biggest blockers of urban road safety improvements here, demanding huge lanes for huge trucks. Those lanes leave tons of space for other drivers, leaving them feeling safe to speed, resulting in
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Bus lifespan is 15-20 years max and needs tons of maintenance during that time. Trains last 40 years and go 100,000 miles+ between failures. Trains are a bigger upfront investment, but are cheaper in the long run, especially once capacity i
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Frequency is freedom. Nothing feels slower than standing still. Sitting in congested traffic sucks, and so does loitering on a train platform or a bus stop. When the vehicle arrives so quickly you don't even consider the timetable or c
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Both examples of Great Society metros that were on the bleeding edge of what was possible in the early 70s. Automatic train control advanced rapidly, with both Vancouver SkyTrain and London Docklands Light Rail being built in the 80s and op
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
Canada Line is a bit weird since it wasn't built by Translink and doesn't use the same technology as the rest of SkyTrain. It was under built by the P3 out of caution for opening in time for the Olympics and extreme cost control,
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
The elevated steel structures of the NYC subway and Chicago El have nothing in common with modern elevated rail. Modern concrete guideways are small and quiet. Melbourne is eliminating grade crossings with new guideways and creating linear
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
That's true, but if you've kept a lid on construction costs as light metros tend to do, the public will embrace building new relief lines that bring more service to areas with moderate access. That adds big capacity you can then c
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
There are off the shelf trains, tracks, and stations already. It's one of the key ways many european and asian operators deliver tons of transit for the dollar.
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
SkyTrain vs Seattle Link Light Rail is a fascinating contrast. SkyTrain works because of a virtuous cycle of attributes: Full grade separation enables automation. Automation enables many trains per hour. Many trains per hour with short trai
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
That's true on grid connections, but containers full of batteries could probably overcome that problem. Porsche has a 2.1 MWhr battery trailer that can deliver 3.2 MW peak they bring to electric track days to keep all the cars charged.
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by theluketaylor 1y ago
As far as I know all the common commercially available heat pump appliances all use the same refrigerants, so it doesn't seem like it would be that challenging. In cars that have unified heat management the refrigerant cycle is handled

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