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Comment · 5 years ago
No music style appeared out of nowhere. So it will always be hard to pinpoint where things started. Maybe it is even impossible.

I always have a mixed feeling about music style classifications. It shifts focus from the music to discussions about what style a piece of music is.

Maybe techno originated from rhytmic tribe music. Who knows. Personally I don't care.

Comment · 5 years ago
Don't make up domain names for this. Always use example.com
Comment · 5 years ago
Lately I start to wonder if the symptoms of covid-19 are worse in areas with high air polution.

India is an example but in parts of the Netherlands where we have the worst air quality in Europe, we also see this.

It's hard to tell. But having a respiratory disease in an area of bad air quality won't help you.

Comment · 5 years ago
It seems to be a mixture of clay, salt, rice fibers and lime.

So I guess the lime prevents erosion.

Comment · 5 years ago
This is exactly the reason why I still have doubts about EVs (for now).

While hydrogen cars are less efficient I still think it will be a better option for the near future.

In a city like Stuttgart people have to park in double rows. Unless they can fully charge their EV in < 5 minutes those cars will never convert from combustion engines to a battery car. Hydrogen will solve this much faster than batteries.

Comment · 5 years ago
Yes, but ACC does work well in a lot of cars.
Comment · 5 years ago
Is this really the case? Maybe in the US, but here in the Netherlands people are not very positive about Tesla's self-driving capabilities. The main reason is that Teslas don't understand Dutch roads. Another is the list of broken promises made by Elon. But of course this can change in the future.
Comment · 5 years ago
Right now Tesla is outperforming competition on three points:

  * 0-100km/h times
  * Range
  * Charging network
I believe most people don't care about the 0-100 speed. And most people can live with a little less range. So this leaves the network as a selling point. I believe it depends on the country how important this is. For example in the Netherlands you can cross the whole country on one charge. So you don't need a network.

Only recently competition is shifting focus to electric cars and more and more great EVs are being released. For example the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 is a car I personally would prefer over a Tesla.

So Tesla is doing great but I think they are becoming 'just another car brand'.

Comment · 5 years ago
Haven't people been doing this in two lines already?

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Comment · 5 years ago
They are exactly like audio point samples.

Pixels are always interpolated, just like audio.

The fact that 1080 pixels exactly fit 1080 screen pixels don't give pixels a shape. And by the way, most modern display pixels are not squares. They come in all kinds of shapes. Triangles for example.

Comment · 5 years ago
I once thought about building this, but it's much harder than you think.

The data has to be processed very quickly. I believe you should think in terms of 0.3m groove per second.

If you put a camera above the groove you also need something like a stepper motor to control the arm.

But I believe the biggest problem is dust. A needle will move small particles out of the way, but a camera does not.

This is also why laser turntables need 'clipping' filters. Dust will create all kinds of noise you don't want to hear.

Comment · 5 years ago
In the Netherlands a lot of light polution is caused by greenhouses.

Now I am wondering: does something like a foil exists that keeps light in the greenhouse while letting sunlight pass through?

Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
They can be.

For example you can lock them. This gives other opportunities than a tent.

They give better protection against the elements. So the body will have less stress giving the mind more focus on planning ahead.

Homeless people are in survival mode all the time. A tiny firm shelter can change that mode. This is also the reason why 'housing first' projects work. They take away the survival mode and make thinking about the future an option again.

Comment · 5 years ago
Maybe it depends on the country. But after working with homeless people in the Netherlands I completely agree with you.

I helped homeless people who had a job but could not afford a house anymore for different reasons. Most were helped with housing after some time. But if that time is long the temptation to take more alcohol than you should is right around the corner.

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