mec31 | 7 months ago | on: Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers
And this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army
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mec31 | 7 months ago | on: Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers
This one blew my mind when I first heard of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbee_Deportation
mec31 | 7 months ago | on: The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Thank the lab-grown variety
Of course, in your particular case, the Jesus atoms may outnumber the other two. So you’re probably good.
mec31 | 9 months ago | on: Airlines are charging solo passengers higher fares than groups
That’s not the way to look at it. The airline has a total cost hurdle for the flight to make sense. If they don’t cover that the flight doesn’t happen. So in a very real sense, your seatmate paying half what you are could be the difference between the flight going or not. As long as they are covering the direct costs of their flight (fuel, etc.) they are helping the flight take place at all. Since the assumption is the business travelers ‘really, really want that flight’ everyone benefits here.
mec31 | 10 months ago | on: New studies offer insight into Lyme disease’s treatment, lingering symptoms
Another perspective on the underlying issue—do you suppose that MDs will be more easily replaceable with AI than nurses will be?
mec31 | 1 year ago | on: Apple Hearing Study shares preliminary insights on tinnitus
For something similar but seemingly nutty, try the podcast ‘Northwoods Baseball’. It consists entirely of ‘broadcasts’ of baseball games in a fake baseball league. Sounds crazy, but works for me! Each ‘game’ lasts about 2.5 hours.
mec31 | 1 year ago | on: Feathers are one of evolution's cleverest inventions
I live outside Boston and frequently see a Newark-Singapore A350 fly over. A mind boggling distance…
mec31 | 1 year ago | on: When Armor Met Lips
Reminds me of one of my favorite Far Side cartoons https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/s/g5y9E0ZlmI
mec31 | 2 years ago | on: 4D Knit Dress
Maybe so, but the 6-axis machine appears to be sitting in the front window of a store on Newbury St. (which is Boston’s high-dollar shopping area).
mec31 | 2 years ago | on: A Matter of Millimeters: The story of Qantas flight 32
An extra safety margin is conferred by the stepladders found in the tailcones :-)
mec31 | 2 years ago | on: Car Bloat: “Huge Cars Are Terrible for Society”
When the pope was in the US, he was driven around in a Fiat 500 (!). Granted, it was the four-door version :-)
mec31 | 2 years ago | on: Boston mayor announces residential conversion program for office buildings
Fun fact—AI has done that already. 200 million proteins have been folded (and that’s all there are). Folding at Home is no longer a thing!
mec31 | 2 years ago | on: Dishwasher Salmon
Everything old is new again. Here is the same thing, from Yankee Magazine in 1987: https://newengland.com/food/fish-seafood/salmon-cooked-in-di...
mec31 | 3 years ago | on: The cold hard truth about electric vehicles in winter
Can confirm. I have an 1898 house in the Northeast. Just upgraded from 100A service to 200A service for $3900. I didn’t own the house at the time, but I believe it went from 40A to 100A in 1985.
mec31 | 4 years ago | on: DDoS attacks slow down Citizens' Initiative signing in Finland
By similar logic to Russia’s claim on Crimea, wouldn’t Finland have a claim on eastern Karelia?
mec31 | 4 years ago | on: Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users to start paying
I haven’t received a notice either. I do however use Google as my domain registrar, and I purchase storage from Google. Is it even conceivable that either of those has spared me? Or is Google just lagging with its termination notices?
mec31 | 4 years ago | on: Tell HN: You are not alone this Christmas
Just some minor pushback. When walking, ‘look at chimneys’. There is something to be said for enforcing an uplifted posture, plus engaging with the light. Honestly, it makes a difference!
mec31 | 4 years ago | on: River Runner: drop a raindrop anywhere in the USA, watch where it ends up
Cut Bank, Montana to Gulf of Mexico is also quite a ride!
mec31 | 5 years ago | on: Harry Eng, the Master of the “Impossible Bottle”
It’s like pulling teeth through the anus. Theoretically possible, but very, very difficult.
mec31 | 5 years ago | on: Why Our Intuition About Sea-Level Rise Is Wrong
Here’s one of my favorites: What state in the US is closest to Africa?
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