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Re:The real reason for switching the phones off on an airplane
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @05:42PM (#16588572)
Why the difficulty in updating the regulation then? Seems like an easy fix.
Re:Digg Reader is planning to shut down on March 26
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @05:14PM (#16588356)
What is the downside to doing this? Seems like a no-brainer.
Re:Cloud Act – Improve law enforcement access to data stored across bo...
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @04:49PM (#16588173)
Has anyone seen an articulate defense of this legislation?
I can clearly understand the opposition, but I am having trouble figuring what is driving the introduction of the bill in the first place. I do not want to fully judge it until I understand what the other side is thinking.
Re:The Cloud Act Is a Dangerous Piece of Legislation
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @04:45PM (#16588134)
Has anyone seen an articulate defense of this legislation?
I can clearly understand the opposition, but I am having trouble figuring what is driving the introduction of the bill in the first place. I do not want to fully judge it until I understand what the other side is thinking.
Re:Navy Medics Get Prepared for Combat with Tour of Duty in Chicago
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @03:41PM (#16587646)
This article is referring to Navy Corpsman. They are medics, closer to an EMT than a surgeon. After boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, they go to "A" School (basically, their specialty school) in San Antonio.
It is my understanding that this training at a hospital trauma center would be after their school in San Antonio, before they were attached to a Marine unit and deployed.
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Re:Launch HN: Pathrise (YC W18) – Career accelerator for students, fre...
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @02:16PM (#16586998)
Awesome, thanks!
You said you are measuring gain from negotiation as one of your metrics. Will you be teaching the customers about negotiation techniques or actually negotiating on their behalf?
Re:A Practical Introduction to Blockchain with Python
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @02:12PM (#16586951)
Great introduction, thanks! Are you thinking about expanding this at all? If so, how?
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Re:Show HN: Football Prediction API
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @01:45PM (#16586712)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/wh...
The name soccer came from Britain, not the US. It was used to differentiate Association Football (soccer) from Rugby Football (rugby). Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand all still call the sport soccer. Even in England, it continued to be a popular name for the sport until the 1950s.
Re:Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @01:35PM (#16586607)
Exactly. Theoretically, it is much easier to improve efficiency and reduce emissions if power generation is consolidated in one place.
Re:Launch HN: Pathrise (YC W18) – Career accelerator for students, fre...
on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @01:24PM (#16586501)
Love the idea and I definitely see the problem and need. If you are able to answer, I have a few questions:
1) You say that you will track every data point to hold yourselves accountable. What metrics do you intend on tracking to prove the value of your service to potential customers?
2) Do you screen the customers prior to accepting them into your program? If so, what kind of characteristics are you looking for in an applicant?
3) What experience/skills/connections, etc does the company bring to the table for the customers?
Re:A Fresh Graduate's Guide to Software Development Tools and Technolo...
on Monday March 12, 2018 @11:45PM (#16573766)
It is frustrating how widely applicable this book is. Universities across the country are struggling to adequately prepare students for software engineering jobs.
It is also frustrating that this book from 2012 is still applicable in 2018. I'm not sure what the solution is or what would drive change here.
Re:Dropbox Chief to Join Elite Ranks of Idea-to-I.P.O. Founders
on Sunday March 11, 2018 @11:12AM (#16563256)
This is a good point.
I think part of the problem is what is meant by "fun" in the workplace. Fun at a workplace should mean something like you enjoy being there, are interested and challenged by your work, and have a cohesive team that works well together.
If you are struggling to have "fun" at work without creating the perception that it is like a fraternity, then I think you have likely missed the point entirely.
Re:How self driving car accidents will be handled?
on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:45PM (#16556633)
How is insurance handled for airlines/planes if there is a problem with autopilot?
Re:Pharma bro Martin Shkreli is going to prison
on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:43PM (#16556626)
Release the Wu Tang...
Re:Tons of human waste, 14,000 needles removed from So. Cal. homeless ...
on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:40PM (#16556612)
It says that they relocated the 700+ people living there to temporary housing. I'm interested to see where they end up. Cleaning up the area is nice, and a step in the right direction, but if everyone ends up right back on the street then we have really only shifted the problem somewhere else.
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Re:The Battery Will Kill Fossil Fuels – It's Only a Matter of Time
on Thursday March 08, 2018 @10:35AM (#16544940)
I think there is a jump in logic here. Batteries are used for power storage, fossil fuels are used for power generation. Proliferation of batteries could certainly consolidate the generation of power, but doesn't do much to change how the power is being generated.
As long as fossil fuel based power plants are cheaper to build and operate, we will not "kill fossil fuels".