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New comment by bluthru in "[dead]"

bluthru — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 18:54:15 +0000

>The lack of diversity in economics becomes self-reinforcing when potential students don’t see themselves represented in the profession.

>If you don't see anyone who looks like you in the profession, it could be difficult to imagine yourself in the domain.

In other words, diversity creates problems that otherwise wouldn't exist.

New comment by bluthru in "The US Army spent millions developing giant, six-legged walking trucks in 1980s"

bluthru — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 02:31:32 +0000

>I have contacted the University of Ohio's engineering department in an attempt to gather more information.

You probably won't get very far considering that is a different university.

New comment by bluthru in "The 212-story skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia"

bluthru — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 05:37:26 +0000

>one hour

They're at the southern end of Central Park, which means that one hour is lunch hour.

New comment by bluthru in "Google is apparently taking down all/most Fediverse apps from the Play Store"

bluthru — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:24:07 +0000

>I would add "fake news" to hate speech.

What are you doing? Are you trying to ban speech you don't like? What body determines what is "fake news" and "hate speech"? It can't be done, which is why the only sane policy is free speech.

We have laws against violence, and it's a very clear line.

New comment by bluthru in "The 212-story skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia"

bluthru — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:33:50 +0000

These supertalls are adding significant shadows to Central Park: https://www.westsiderag.com/2018/11/11/billionaire-shadows-n...

New comment by bluthru in "Ask HN: What feature did you find after years of using macOS?"

bluthru — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:46:19 +0000

The picture-in-picture window can be precisely placed by holding down the Cmd key while dragging.

If a web site doesn't have a PiP button, press and hold the speaker icon.

New comment by bluthru in "Tesla touchscreen wiper controls land driver with fine after crash"

bluthru — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:46:58 +0000

I find it inexcusable that Teslas don't have voice commands.

"Tesla, slow down the wipers."

New comment by bluthru in "SpaceX test flight of Starship SN-5 [video]"

bluthru — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 07:18:30 +0000

Here's a video on SSTO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfc2Jg1gkKA

Elon talking about SSTO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ36Kt7UVg

New comment by bluthru in "Quibi reportedly lost 90 percent of early users after their free trials expired"

bluthru — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:07:59 +0000

Apple is diluting their brand with this nonsense.

New comment by bluthru in "CEO of Banjo admitted to being a Neo-Nazi skinhead in his youth"

bluthru — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:40:07 +0000

>"the system" has given life sentences to people for marijuana charges

No it hasn't.

New comment by bluthru in "Wavve: making $76k a month turning podcasts into videos"

bluthru — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:22:36 +0000

Similar but with less features and free: https://marco.org/2019/04/27/overcast-clip-sharing

New comment by bluthru in "The Boring Company’s Las Vegas tunnel is nearly 50% done"

bluthru — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 02:29:22 +0000

>This all just seems like subways from first principles but probably worse.

The big advantage is creating tunnels with a smaller diameter, allowing them to dig much quicker. So much space is wasted between each subway car that a large diameter isn't necessary.

New comment by bluthru in "Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application"

bluthru — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 04:32:14 +0000

Download a grid paper template and use a tape measure.

New comment by bluthru in "Tesla Cybertruck"

bluthru — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 05:22:49 +0000

I was going to make a comment about the hood not being soft enough for pedestrians hitting it, but maybe the computer would prevent such a collision.

New comment by bluthru in "Tesla Cybertruck"

bluthru — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 05:19:05 +0000

220v, compressed air hookup, and lots of torque. It's a work truck.

New comment by bluthru in "Half-Life: Alyx"

bluthru — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:45:36 +0000

Gordon was famously mute and his hands and forearms were hidden. This allowed anyone to easily immerse themselves. (Same for Portal.)

Unlike a third person game where you're controlling a character, I could see how having a different voice and hands in VR would be odd. I bet Valve realized that a mute protagonist no longer works in a story-driven environment.

New comment by bluthru in "Farm country feeds America, but try buying groceries there"

bluthru — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 02:34:14 +0000

You're exactly right. Walmart gets gigantic tax abatements that consumers never chose.

New comment by bluthru in "California Can Expect Blackouts for a Decade, Says PG&E CEO"

bluthru — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:15:10 +0000

And the Asian immigrants. People from south of the border are bringing the average down hard.

New comment by bluthru in "Baking a Better Loaf of Bread"

bluthru — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 03:32:22 +0000

Soda bread, but just buy some instant yeast and keep it in a jar in the fridge: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001CXUHW/

New comment by bluthru in "Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up"

bluthru — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:23:35 +0000

This seems like a perfect opportunity for Apple to allow apps to be installed outside of the App Store (like macOS).

I was absolutely shocked that Apple rejected the Gab app. Their rules are arbitrary and constricting.