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magic5227··on Things That Annoy Me About Cars
Agree, not to mention the new ones all come with monthly subscriptions instead of CarPlay.
magic5227··on Things That Annoy Me About Cars
People write off the Chevy Bolt (as does GM) but it solves all of these issues and is what has kept me from "upgrading." Normal buttons, normal car, normal handles, simple, fast, zero maintenance, and because they aren't fancy incredibly cheap used-car prices with near new batteries.
magic5227··on Ask HN: Looking for a project to volunteer on? (February 2024)
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS: Musopen.org - Non-profit providing free, public domain music resources.

Looking for front and back end developers, as well as mobile developers to improve the stability, design and functionality of the Musopen.org website.

Musopen is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit charity, and all of the music and pdf files we host are free to the public without added copyrights/restrictions.

For more info, please see past press coverage of our work: https://musopen.org/press/

If interested, please tell us about yourself, your area of expertise, and if there is something in particular you'd like to help with: https://musopen.org/contact/ or aaron {at} musopen dot org

magic5227··on Lidar industry unites to make roadways safer for pedestrians
Only when cities prioritize and are designed for pedestrians instead of cars will pedestrian safety improve.

We need more spaces that are pedestrian and bicycle only.

magic5227··on Long-Chain Omega-3 Fatty Acids Improve Brain Function, Structure in Older Adults (2014)
Omega 3 linked to a fib

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-13/...

magic5227··on Ask HN: Who wants to collaborate?
Musopen.org is designing a free, open-source app to learn how to read music and play an instrument. Think codecademy.com or duolingo.com but for music.

We would love help bringing this to life. Write us if you want to join, and how you might be able to help: aaron [at] musopen.org

magic5227··on Do adults need tetanus booster shots?
“ There is no cure for tetanus, and no definitive proof that you will have lifelong immunity with childhood vaccinations alone. So for now, the CDC continues to recommend booster vaccines every 10 years to help your immune system protect against these infections.”
magic5227··on U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants on the moon, Mars
"Other glass coverings, such as fused silica and lead glasses, may reduce this efficiency loss to less than 1% per year."

doesnt seem that bad actually. Perhaps the batteries would die too quickly being charged/discharged so often.

magic5227··on U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants on the moon, Mars
Stupid question, but if it's only 10kw, why not use solar + batteries?

Certainly should weigh and cost less "the reactor cannot weigh more than 7,700 pounds..."

magic5227··on Aquarius builds an engine others only dreamed of
Agree, even then hopefully better home battery storage removes the need for any fossil fuel based engine at all.
magic5227··on Getting Back to Work
With record unemployment factory workers do not have such a luxury to just walk away if they dont like Tesla's plan.

For most this is "lose your housing/food" or "risk getting Covid"

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
"...men more into things that make a whirring noise."

You are proving my argument. Nonsense like this has prevented women from feeling like equal participants (and equally capable) in many fields for decades.

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2005-11115-001

Current research generally does not find evidence that variations in preferences, psychology, or personality stem from genetic or biological factors. Rather, they’re primarily attributed to culture and socialization.

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
"How is the statement in a general population inaccurate?"

um, because there is no credible science behind his assumptions. Many of the researchers he cites dispute his conclusions.

I'm not ignoring his argument, I'm saying it's a really bad argument with almost no evidence to support it.

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
I didn't say "society exclusively determines our interests"

my point was pretty simple. If society at large, in ways small and big, encourage women from joining a field, I think it's likely fewer will participate.

This is the argument behind Sheryl Sandberg creating stock photos that demonstrate more inclusion. If all I see are white men with grey hair in photos as doctors, don't you think that might bias women to think that's who doctors are? That's not 100% of what influences an interest, but it's an important one.

https://www.gettyimages.com/collections/leanin

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
I don't think having a few programs or pr campaigns solves systemic bias. I guess to answer your question, ask women who are in tech or considered it if they experience bias.

I have, and I regularly hear depressing and disturbing examples.

magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
If a society tells a woman she's not likely as interested in something, guess what profession she is more likely to choose? Not the one she's being told she won't be happy with.
magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
The research the post cites strongly implies women would be better qualified for other roles. That suggestion was (and is) both inaccurate and inappropriate to send in a workplace.
magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
There obviously ARE more productive ways, because most people aren't fired for having discussions at work.
magic5227··on James Damore and three others end Google suit
She's not wrong.

He shared a manifesto about gender differences in the workplace. In it, he calls women neurotic.

Whether people's read on the manifesto is reductive of his overall argument isn't the point.

He showed a serious lack of judgement writing and posting that in his workplace. He should not have played the part of expert gender/psychology expert. A researcher he cites specifically disagrees with his takeaways.

There are productive ways to have these kinds of conversations, he chose to go to the opposite wrong end of that spectrum.

Women have enough BS to deal with in tech, the last thing they need is a tech bro mis-using uncertain psych research to justify telling them they should find more appropriate roles.

magic5227··on Personal CO2 Removal as a Service
It might be nice to show how many others have subscribed. This is one of those services where people may think,

"i'll do this but i don't want to be the only one." Seeing the scale can be motivating.

It would also be nice to know how this would work at scale. If 100k people sign up, can they support that?

magic5227··on Electric or Not, Big SUVs Are Inherently Selfish
And all the places without snow, like California.
magic5227··on Electric or Not, Big SUVs Are Inherently Selfish
Bradsher described that portrait, comprised of marketing reports from the major automakers, as follows:

"Who has been buying SUVs since automakers turned them into family vehicles? They tend to be people who are insecure and vain. They are frequently nervous about their marriages and uncomfortable about parenthood. They often lack confidence in their driving skills. Above all, they are apt to be self-centered and self-absorbed, with little interest in their neighbors or communities."

magic5227··on Electric or Not, Big SUVs Are Inherently Selfish
Somehow the Europeans manage to bike families around town, including in snow, without a suburban just fine (as do I). https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3427493/Crown-Pri...
magic5227··on NASA Flew Gas Detectors Above California, Found ‘Super Emitters’
So most importantly, how can we follow up and ensure the state works to capture/fine these locations? The article is paywalled, is it likely this will be actively followed up on?

Maybe all of us HN readers should write a note to Gov Newsom?

magic5227··on Alarming Decline of Quality Youth Playtime
Um, ok so why don't you suggest that dads stay home then...
magic5227··on Show HN: Musish – Web client for Apple Music
This is amazing!

How did one person make a client that is 100x faster and more stable than Apple's?

magic5227··on Plume is turning home Wi-Fi into a subscription service
If we held the companies responsible for the security of their IoT devices, this wouldn't be necessary. Instead none are liable when our smart refrigerators get hacked.

Let's change that instead of pushing the cost on consumers.

magic5227··on Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
So all that matters to you is investor value?

Maybe some things matter more, like, not fostering an environment where sexual harassment is tolerated.

magic5227··on Google’s modular apartment plan hailed as possible housing crisis fix
300 units is a "game changer"?
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