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ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_jdum2pr wrote
Reply to [OC] Top Words Used In UK Company Names by bigchard69
The UK Property Management Solutions and Consulting Services Company Limited
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j9rm5ek wrote
That leaves 32 detainees in a prison that costs over $500 million per year to operate.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j958sau wrote
Reply to comment by Thegarbagegamer97 in 1 person dies when Tesla hits fire truck on I-680, 4 firefighters injured by twelveparsnips
With automated driving the question is simply: How much more do we value an overall reduction of crashes compared to having to live with crashes that a driving human would've easily avoided?
On a societal level, we should theoretically be in favor of self-driving cars as soon as they cause fewer crashes than human-operated cars – even if it's just a couple of percent.
However, on a personal level, it probably takes a much more significant rate to convince many individual drivers. That's because a vast majority of drivers thinks of themselves as above average.
The perceived stupidity of automated driving accidents, like driving straight into objects or coming to a stop in the middle of the road makes them particularly likely to be picked up by the media, which raises the exposure of people to these issues. The hundreds of daily crashes caused by inattention or other human error just slide by without being noticed.
This causes a similar situation as fear of flying. It's much safer to fly than to drive a car, but plane crashes become huge news stories, which causes some people to develop an irrational fear of flying, while having no issue with driving.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j7f5g96 wrote
From another perspective, you can see cars still driving past the collapsing building. I hope everyone managed to get out of the way.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j6i466o wrote
Reply to TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
Just learned about it today, when I played last Thursday's NYT crossword.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j5f0xcb wrote
Reply to comment by Eclipse489 in I imaged the moon as much as possible for a month to make this panorama of its phases, zoom in! by Eclipse489
It's a great picture, but I would make sure that all the black is actually black. There are some areas where it's possible see how it was stitched together, due to the moon's halo.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_j2ereor wrote
Glaciers are straight up not having a good time.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_izdwt6k wrote
I don't quite see the benefit. They make it sound like it only requires sunlight and therefore reduces electricity costs, but that isn't the case.
>The Saudi innovation uses the polarisation of sunlight to transfer data by using smart glass elements known as dual-cell liquid crystal shutters (DLS).
The system still requires a modem and router, it just replaces the sending antenna with smart glass. I'm not sure what they use as the receiving antenna, since smart glass can't be used for that purpose.
Smart glass currently requires around 5 watts per square meter / 10 square foot. For it to cover several rooms or large areas, there would have to be many smart windows.
The WiFi antenna of a standard fiber router requires about 5 watts.
So, a normal WiFi router uses less electricity and doesn't require line of sight to the antenna. It also doesn't require a separate method to receive data from the device.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_iyfasf2 wrote
Reply to comment by Kgbguru in Indian billionaire Adani's firm wins bid to develop vast Mumbai slum | CNN Business by willie23223
Resettlement affects about 120,000 families, not individuals. These families often live together with 3 or even 4 generations, so 700,000 to 1,000,000 makes sense.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_iycay9j wrote
Reply to comment by AlsoInteresting in Indian billionaire Adani's firm wins bid to develop vast Mumbai slum | CNN Business by willie23223
I couldn't immediately find a single source that had all the information, but after reading a couple of articles, I've gathered the following.
Part of the development is the resettlement of 58,000 eligible families, who currently live in the slum, into newly developed tenements. Those housing units will be rent-free and built on neighboring land, to avoid having to move inhabitants of the slum into temporary housing during construction.
There are apparently another 58,000 ineligible families, who will be resettled in a different neighborhood of Mumbai, but I couldn't find an explanation for why some families are and some families aren't eligible.
Sources:
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_ix3gnqd wrote
Reply to comment by Chippopotanuse in Moscow homicides: Investigation details revealed in recent update by Velkyn01
Didn't the FBI get many of the Jan 6ers because their phones tried to connect with the Capitol's wifi network, which left their IMEI numbers in the system? I don't know whether that's a possibility with regular routers.
ViciousNakedMoleRat t1_jdvfqtj wrote
Reply to comment by unknwnplsrs0 in Angry youths challenge Macron and his pension law by Quantum_II
Right. The 20-year-olds now don't have to pay for the retirement of 62- and 63-year-olds for 44 years. And by the time they turn 64 only have 35 years of retirement left. It's an absolute tragedy for them.