lprubin

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Comment · 2 years ago
Looks interesting. Can you go into more detail about why you like this better for large/complex tasks compared to GH Copilot?
Comment · 4 years ago
My biggest problem with dealing with call centers is actually the technology. For some reason every time I talk with Amazon or Google call centers, every 10th second or so drops out from the call which is often a crucial piece of info which i'll have to ask to be repeated. It's quite frustrating that in 2022 this is still such a consistent problem.

I've always wondered what's going on from a technical side. Is it some sort of "signal delay adjustment protocol" that instead of speeding up and distorting the speech of the speaker like happens on video calls, these call center tech companies have chosen to just drop an entire second from the conversation? Or is it some other glitch?

Comment · 4 years ago
Did these sponsors just start contacting you inbound or did you do cold outreach?
Comment · 4 years ago
How is it abusable if you're only blocking the domains for yourself?
Comment · 4 years ago
Can anyone explain the dip in power usage between 11am and 4pm? Why would less energy used between those hours?
Comment · 4 years ago
There is an interesting exploration of this in the Altered Carbon universe. If people can become functionally immortal, will they inevitably grow tired of societally acceptable pursuits and move on to sadism?
Comment · 5 years ago
Comment · 5 years ago
The original question was "How do you get teachers, garbage collectors, plumbers, nurses, all sorts of manual workers ?" Those people all have some amount of money they can afford to pay their bills. Since a city needs some percentage of those workers, having housing they can afford is a big step towards attracting them.
Comment · 5 years ago
If you compensate the developers' losses in revenue with tax breaks, how does it shrink the supply?
Comment · 5 years ago
Wikipedia has a really interesting world list of "Planned Cities" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_community)

It also has a decent rundown of modern American ones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_community#Modern_plann...).

You'll have to use your own judgement on a case by case basis if they were successful or not and if they meet your personal definition of master planned.

But I found the lists a very interesting read.

Comment · 5 years ago
I'm curious to hear why you think it doesn't work. I'm not necessarily disagreeing, just would like to know more.
Comment · 5 years ago
One idea is an expansion of a law already on the books in many cities. When you create a new building / housing complex (which will be 100% in a new city), you require X% of units to be "affordable housing". I could see the city just increasing the required % and then giving tax credits to developers to offset the lost revenue to them. Given that this city would be built in stages, it will give them time to hone in on the desired percentage.
Comment · 5 years ago
There are many other types of sea vegetables such as Nori, Spirulina, Dulse, Wakame, Chlorella, and many more. Spirulina in particular has an amazing nutritional profile.

And while you're right that the current market for these sea vegetables isn't massive, chefs are starting to work more and more with them which is shifting cultural acceptance.

Traditional seafood gets a lot of its "Fishyness" from the sea vegetables at the bottom of the ocean food chain. So you can create a lot of beloved seafood flavors just using sea vegetables. As ocean populations decline, traditional animal based seafood is going to get more and more expensive and I predict there will be a demand for a cheaper way to experience those flavors.

And as chefs get better at utilizing these ingredients and if more and more farmers and companies start to get involved with growing these plants, i'm sure industry marketing initiatives will ramp up just like you see ads from the "Peanut Growers Association".

Comment · 5 years ago

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