Interesting that the optimized floorplans look so much like brains!
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My (WASP) uncle learned Japanese and moved to Tokyo because of a personal interest in that specific culture. I'm happy for him, glad he had a good experience. Should I now chastise him for not doing that with other cultures?
This `personal interest == bigotry` attitude is a problem.
I grew up very poor, got my degrees on academic scholarships, and have published scientific findings. I'd hate it if my work attracted media attention, only to have the bulk of it focus on my impoverished childhood. What about my work? Why doesn't that merit a focused discussion?
Exactly. Every time I read something that fails this test, I can't help but dismiss it as identity politics. If somebody does great work, let's praise the performance. All this focus on male/female, black/white, rich/poor, etc. only creates an environment where people can't think straight about the issue at hand.
Wow, I wasn't aware of this. Do you recall any examples?
True. However, car long-term ownership also can reduce the overall cost substantially, a possible benefit you lose with services like this.
My 2002 Sierra cost me $15K when I bought it in 2007, and it's still my daily driver. That's roughly $113 per month. Maintenance has been infrequent and inexpensive, and I do the work myself. I'm WAY below $580 per month.
> then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7
As it stands, my city (and pretty much everyone else's) averages the total cost and we already pay as we go (per curbside container).
I just don't see what problem this solves...
> In Toronto, Sidewalk sketches out a picture of a neighborhood where intelligent “pay-as-you-throw” garbage chutes separate out recyclables and charge households by waste output; where hyperlocal weather sensors could detect a coming squall and heat up a snow-melting sidewalk. Apps would tell residents when the Adirondack chairs on the waterfront are open, and neighbors would crowdsource approvals for block-party permits, giving a thumbs-up or thumbs-down based on the noise the gathering was expected to produce. Traffic signals could auto-calibrate to ease pedestrian congestion during public events, or to ensure a smooth rush hour. The data from such systems would feed back into the city, which would constantly learn, optimizing its own operations from month to month, year to year. Sidewalk promises “the most measurable community in the world.”
"The most measurable community in the world". That's well beyond "smog sensors built into a few city blocks".
A refreshingly descriptive subtitle!
Kids are capable of much more than we give them credit for. Often people "can't" pay attention because they don't want to. Obvious exceptions apply (mental handicap, fatigue, etc).
1. Polite request
2. Polite command
3. Stern command
4. Warning
5. Push-ups
6. Spanking
They know I love them and because of that love obedience is required. Situations rarely escalate past step 2, and step 6 is memorable.
ETA: for anything past the polite stages, I try to always follow-up with gentle counseling after they've had a couple minutes to think about it. "Do you know why you got into trouble? How could you have handled the situation better?". Complete amnesty is the rule during counseling, i.e., no matter what they confess, they will NOT receive punishment. I want them to learn by reflection.
You make some good points here no doubt, but recycling is definitely not worth arguing with your wife over. Be loving and overlook her (perceived) faults.
If my company decided to start paying me minimum wage, I'd leave.
If my salary stayed the same and another company would pay me slightly more I'd stay because I like the work, location, people, etc.
If another company (credibly) offered me a million dollars a month, I'd leave and go work for them.
> Beyond the misconduct to which Tripp admitted, he also wrote computer code to periodically export Tesla’s data off its network and into the hands of third parties. His hacking software was operating on three separate computer systems of other individuals at Tesla so that the data would be exported even after he left the company and so that those individuals would be falsely implicated as guilty parties.
Good grief, that's nasty.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4529155/Gov-Uscou...
Not throwing rocks, this is a question based in my own ignorance. I know what Node is, but I don't use it and I'm not an Android dev. Thanks!
LA Times article from 1989 when it was discussed (the first time; the SR-71 was retired twice):
http://articles.latimes.com/1989-04-09/opinion/op-1582_1_air...
Uh huh, I'm with you.
> how absolutely idiotic
Whoa, too much.
For anything non-trivial, as your code grows the amount of time required to understand it will grow too -- even if you're using "standard" frameworks, etc. -- because the business logic driving your design decisions is learned with experience. For example, we have a guy at our large company who's a terrible programmer but we keep him on the team (albeit somewhat quarantined) because he's been there forever and has enough institutional knowledge to be valuable.
As your systems grow even more, there will not be off-the-shelf solutions. You'll have to sit down and do some real-life architecting and that won't be learned in 2 weeks. Even if you could perfectly document all your systems and design intentions (you can't), well documented decisions still take time to be read and "soak in".
> (3) The Agency shall award grants under the Program on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available funding, as follows: (A) not more than $125,000.00 in calendar year 2019...
With such a small budget, it seems like the actual intent may have been to allocate up to $125K to generate advertising about their state.
https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Documents/2018/Docs/B...
I'd get this approved by somebody with authority at the university first (professor or above). Many professors re-use homework assignments, test questions, etc. You wouldn't want to get mixed up with accusations of helping other folks cheat.
The reporters have smartphone addiction addiction. Deep down, they want to cover something else but...they...just...can't. :-)