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14,580karma·2,123submissions·February 22, 2010
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Makes me think of this clip from Bob Odenkirk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MNhpnEczGQA …
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https://gopro.com/en/us/news/ai-training-program
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It looks like a hybrid between a piano and electric guitar https://www.angelspit.net/blaster-beam-2022-08/ …
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Limited in their options. Americans tend to use more gasoline in the summer https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?n=pet&s=m... …
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Their stock is up 7% after hours.
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For many weapon systems, we burned through a decade of inventory in a month. Rapid replenishment will be expensive.
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Does this number include the cost of stockpile replenishment?
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The markets make their own TOS and define the burden of proof needed to overturn a bet. They don't want tampering to risk their cash cow, so I'd imagine they are going to be proactive.
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Usually the TOS of these betting markets prohibits tampering. IIRC, someone bet on a streaker at the super bowl, did the streaking themselves, made 6-figures on the bet, bragged about it publicly, an…
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It would be amazing if there was an electrical mechanism behind crown shyness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_shyness …
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This is a big perk of the newer lunar rover design, wherein the suits stay outside the vehicle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Exploration_Vehicle#Spec... There has been so…
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Did AI raise awareness of Em-dashes, causing more people to use them organically?
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I'd imagine it would not be hard to breed/engineer a coffee plant that produces more paraxanthine than caffeine. The plants take 5 years to mature so getting a crop to market would take a w…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_mixer#Concrete_mixing... "Special concrete transport trucks (in-transit mixers) are made to mix concrete and transport it to the const…
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I highly recommend the 9 episode miniseries podcast The Big Dig from GBH. Their mismanagement of the concrete was wild.
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The target audience of these trucks is sub-10cy jobs. It allows companies to cater to smaller customers at a premium.
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What could possibly go wrong? https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/rubber-used-in-undersea-tunn... …
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Tangentially related, but there is a new generation of trucks that mix the concrete on-site. They can output small batches and change the mix on the fly. They solve a lot of headaches! https:/…
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It worked for Fox News
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A study from 2023 estimated a worst case blackout in Phoenix AZ could approach 1% fatality. Considering power demand would be at its highest during a heat wave, the odds of this worst case scenario a…
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Also, phase change hot water 'batteries' - https://sunamp.com/blog/new-video-on-how-phase-change-materi... …
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A gas station near me painted their bollards this color. I've wondered if this would be a credible legal defense for someone that accidentally backed into them.
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Reminds me of Go Away Green - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Away_Green
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I've said it before on HN, but I just want a somewhat trustworthy group to develop "DUMB" certification. I think enough people would pay extra for a certified DUMB TV for it to be wort…
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https://grid.iamkate.com/
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Reminds me of the coastline paradox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox …
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It's wild that people were forecasting this last night because troops were posting photos of lobster dinners.