keenreed | 4 years ago | on: Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides
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keenreed | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What will be the future differentiator in electric vehicles?
I think differentiator will be in modularity and repairability. Like PC has independent parts (PSU, memory, ssd, graphic card), electric cars could be modular in the same way.
I believe low-cost "city shopping bag" is the future of electric cars and biggest market. And if some sort of modular platform emerges, it will dominate the market. It may even be required by law (like EU requires USB chargers on phones).
I am from EU, but I believe China, India, Russia markets are similar. Look at Dacia Spring or Citroen AMI for examples.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop
I tried to use MacOSX on my Dell XPS13. Installation was very difficult, driver support lacking and it often crashed. I find Linux much better.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study Finds
It is the other way around, healthy men with increased life span are more likely to have a children.
Sick short malnourished male is less likely to find partner, let alone have a children.
Study also excludes divorced men who technically have children, but do not live with them. Divorce decreases life expectancy severely.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Apple will finally fix issue that blocked searches for 'Asian' as adult content
Also try that on pornhub.... Half of reddit is a porn.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Gut microbial taxa elevated by dietary sugar disrupt memory function
Brocoli, cauliflower, lettuce... all highly recommended by every book. You discover the need for fibers very fast when starting keto.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Building a Functional One-Party Democracy (2019)
In west birth rate declines because people have more options and want to enjoy life. That was not my experience in Japan. They have rigid culture of corporations, education, hard labor and over achievement. Some people just do not like that. There is no communication, because society does not like conflict!
US politics is other extreme, there is no communication, because society loves conflict! It will get started whenever and wherever possible.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Building a Functional One-Party Democracy (2019)
I read statistics where 40% of young people do not start family, do not date, and basically withdraw from society. In interviews they blame it on long working hours and rigid rules in society in general.
So maybe there is no conflict, but it is hardly functional.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Deliveroo shares drop 30% on UK IPO listing
I just had a job interview with Deliveroo. There is over 100 programmers in central office, they pay better than some banks. I dont think problem they solve is that difficult.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: 'We have your porn collection': The rise of extortionware
Playboy today does not have any nudity... ;)
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: 'We have your porn collection': The rise of extortionware
Are you sure that trend is towards more tolerance? New generations have less sex, are more conservative... And governments are less and less tolerant to anything "disrespectful".
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: The Antiscience Movement Is Escalating, Going Global and Killing Thousands
Lysenko was scientist with stellar credibility, he was wrong, but that happens in science. Main problem was not "anti science", but turning science into religion. Unproven theories were implemented too fast, without enough tests and verifications.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Underproduction: An Approach for Measuring Risk in Open Source Software
Yes, there is code of conduct. It is called consulting and gimme money! Most big projects have that :)
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Remote work is here to stay – Manhattan may never be the same
Normal place has like 3 indian restaurants to choose from. In NYC there are hundreds of indian restaurants to choose from, amazing ;)
Maybe if NYC builds artifical skiing slope, or nice sandy beach..
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Suez Canal says traffic in channel resumes after stranded ship refloated
We got lucky. But several weeks was real scenario. If this boat would leak, ruptured, broke in half...
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: Zoom will pay zero federal taxes due to tax credits from previous years
Well, most US schools did go with Zoom!
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: An Alarming Decline in Sperm Quality Could Threaten the Future of the Human Race
"good woman to start family with" does not reflect general quality of person. 70 years old could be amazing person, but not great bride.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: John Sullivan resign as executive director of the Free Software Foundation
Linux is mature enough to handle less centralization. Each distro already maintains its flavor of patches, there is Android fork, several embedded forks... It will be more similar to FreeBSD development.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: An Alarming Decline in Sperm Quality Could Threaten the Future of the Human Race
It takes a few decades and milions $ to raise a family. It is perfectly valid to have a discussion how to find a good partner for startup or business. But not for this? No wonder most people will never have children.
keenreed | 5 years ago | on: An Alarming Decline in Sperm Quality Could Threaten the Future of the Human Race
》There was a pesticide used in the harvesting of pineapple; it’s called dibromochloropropane. [Better known as DBCP, it was banned from use in the U.S. in 1979.] That pesticide actually totally wiped out men’s sperm. Women were comparing notes, and they were saying that they couldn't get pregnant—the wives of these men. They tested the men, and they had zero sperm. And you can’t get more dramatic than that. But what they found was that when they stopped using the product, in a couple of months, their sperm count returned.
Maybe it could be used as a contraceptive.
Also many men now have vasectomy in their 20ties. It is recommended to keep it a secret, not sure how studies correct for that.
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Most dog owners have no control over their animals. I have PTSD from dogs, if dog would touch me, I will go into panic attack, and it will not go well for anyone. It is question of safety.
So I have a question for you. As a driver, do I have a right to refuse a drive, if I am concerned that customer will start licking me?