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14,580karma·2,123submissions·February 22, 2010
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab#United_States_move_... …
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory
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I fully expect to see Grok proactively offer to help you with your ballot
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It's my understanding that most rail/rail collisions are the result of poor communication.
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Ayres, I., Banaji, M. and Jolls, C. (2015), Race effects on eBay. The RAND Journal of Economics, 46: 891-917. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12115 "Cards held by African-…
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I wonder if the proposed CPU/GPU laser cooling technique that was on here a few days ago would penetrate the Si layers? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48510375 …
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I helped a friend through a microdiscectomy, and it could not have gone better. Laparoscopic procedure, short recovery, lifechanging reduction in symptoms. The biggest hurdle was that their insuranc…
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Maybe Valve will make a TV next
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Does the added risk translate proportionally to increased insurance costs? Or is there an imbalance? When I was a teen getting insurance for the first time, certain vehicle colors were significantly…
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Keyboard shortcuts would be nice as well. When I saw it was 100 questions I bailed.
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A good writeup on the tech - https://spectrum.ieee.org/laser-cooling-chips "The reemission is higher energy because it combines the energy from the incoming photons with phonons,…
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48446439 Have there been any updates?
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It's more the messenger than the message. Or in this case the people funding and staffing the messenger, and who desperately need this number to be as low as possible.
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The worst part of this report is my diminished faith in the numbers.
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Shipping container rates were starting to stabilize, but the issues with the Straight have caused a 80%+ increase in the last few months. https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors…
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Link to the official document - https://documents.lastweekinlaw.com/view/gov.uscourts.msnd.5... …
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I wonder how much of it is photos?
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You can get a hefty tax break on forest land in WA state as long as you have a forestry plan in place, and the same goes for fields in Florida for cattle grazing.
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Depends on the wording. "Upon X, the land shall revert to Y, or current heir" is common verbiage in deed restrictions.
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Do pardons require a full confession?
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One of the small Insta360 cameras would work well, but they only shoot ~180°. It would be a great excuse to use a probe lens! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZ0MFYup-o …
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Video (reddit) - https://www.reddit.com/r/aviationmaintenance/comments/1twmd2... …
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What was the cost? I've heard it's cheaper to fly to Turkey.
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External USB C monitors are getting cheap enough to make a dedicated 2-way mirror teleprompter style webcam setup reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AecAXinars …