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Descon

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    Comment #48482283

    Those look like sprung structures's tents. They can get real fancy: https://www.sprung.com/

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    Comment #48394075

    I hope Canada cancels our contract to buy these from USA. I don't care the cost, it's not worth it.

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    Comment #48236333

    Rail will always be more efficient since you don't have to carry the load. I think places that never built passenger rail (Alberta has been toying with Edmonton to Calgary since th…

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    Comment #48085267

    Huh? Sudden events are a very real part of larger processes like evolution and climate change. A volcano eruption, a meteor impact, or a drought year, or the ceasing of a current c…

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    Comment #47780515

    I think you've jumped to regulation, when culturally many parents may be unprepared / unaware and the discussion needs to start with awareness

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    Comment #46741306

    But maybe this is how a super smart AI works (or at least a prototype of one)

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    Comment #46571866

    Why not texasholdllm.com?!

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    Comment #46561597

    Sorrowful tales with Kevin Sorbo

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    Comment #46465825

    neil.fun is porn ads neal.fun is what I think you meant to link

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    Comment #45701379

    That's a little picky, maybe it's HATEOAS + a little extra presentation sauce (the hottest HATEOAS extension!)

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    Comment #45666728

    I believe space is actually a protected industry, and your run of the mill h1b isn't good enough, you need citizenship too - see the ITAR reqs on SpaceX job openings: https://job-b…

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    Comment #45532047

    Fun! A css animation would make the updates less jarring and the feed easier to read

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    Comment #45522352

    Or the TSX!

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    Comment #44187416

    I think when you spin up open AI in azure, that instance is yours, so I don't believe that would be subject to this order.

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    Comment #43800923

    Love my Honda fit - had to replace the transmission at 160k km (in-warranty!) only thing I wish is it had AWD and just a little more clearance for the snow

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    Comment #43426605

    What intelligent options are you offering for Canada then? The US is going to tariffs us. They have stated that their aim is economic warfare focusing on collapsing our economy so …

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    Comment #41536400

    It's been done before https://www.drivingline.com/articles/why-did-gms-excellent-q...

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    Comment #40176551

    Yeah, this reads like an unnecessarily harsh cr of what was probably a really cool project for an intern. This kind of attitude can really turn people off of sharing at all.

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    Comment #39711380

    This can and does happen

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    Comment #39022741

    Is astroturfing a weapon? It seems like the natural use... To sway opinion in foreign countries.

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    Comment #38620074

    Gig economy still requires a middle class for the demand side of the equation. So either the AI has employs humans in make-work projects, or we invent a meta economy that sits on t…

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    Comment #38490916

    I just assumed that the drive shaft between the motor and their uni wheel system would have a universal joint in it that would solve both of these issues, would it not? https://en.…

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    Comment #38368377

    Any similar breakdowns for Canadian cities?

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    Comment #37760059

    Love anylist - bummer about Google assistant dropping them. Almost enough to make me switch to alexa