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malcolmwhy··on Death rates from energy production per TWh
> Note: Figures include deaths resulting from accidents in energy production and deaths related to air pollution impacts. Deaths related to air pollution are dominant, typically accounting for greater than 99% of the total.

Based on that note it sounds like it might be pretty close to 0.

malcolmwhy··on Senate Guts Privacy Rules. Will House Follow Suit?
At least in my district the ISP could simply paint it as a way to create more jobs for their business.
malcolmwhy··on Don't be an architecture hipster
Fine, UML probably isn't the fix, but maybe it would be helpful if developers were able to communicate via drawing a consistent set of objects and interactions without having to explain themselves at a simple level.
malcolmwhy··on A History of Misses for RadioShack
This sounds pretty great, the biggest hurdle would probably be the fact that most current Radio Shack stores are very small relative to the space that would most likely be needed for these kinds of varying DIY projects. Though I haven't been in a Build-a-Bear in a while, maybe ever, so maybe they could use that size model since those stores aren't enormous either.
malcolmwhy··on The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
The 99% Invisible story covers that a bit if you're interested. http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/structural-integrity/
malcolmwhy··on Ask HN: What's missing in a CS degree?
I graduated last may as a computer science major and realized the holes in my skills were everywhere. I found that my theory was much better than my actual ability to code. It seems that schools should teach their students one oop language for three years and then start showing them what other options are out there. I found myself in the working world convinced I knew how to code in java, c++, python and php, w/o the real skills to work in any of them.