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Be wary of confirmation bias. I don’t find it unlikely at all that Tesla owners have sincere environmental goals that could be overshadowed by other concerns. Let’s afford each oth…

I really don't. I wasn't in support of vaccine mandates and passports, and agreed with some of the truckers demands because in a democracy the bar for protecting personal autonomy …

I see a lot of posts like this, and this is straight up disinformation. I'm not assuming it's willful, since disinformation breeds disinformation, but here's my account as someone …

iOS and macOS had a visual editor forever. Interface Builder was a really interesting take on visual layout, instantiating real objects in the interface and serializing them into n…

Well; that's certainly not my experience living in a Canadian city... with high housing prices and lots of immigration. Not seeking to put you on the spot. I imagine there's a lot …

As a Canadian, I'm super curious about the recent frequent comments about Canadian policy on HN. I'm as Trudeau-fatigued and concerned about productivity as the next person... but …

Hah! That’s not the “confirmation bias” I’m used to, but very apt.

Worth clarifying in case you're unfamiliar with the Canadian system: There is a points-based program for economic migration, but there are also other immigration avenues (e.g. fami…

As a Canadian, I hear frequently from Americans that Canada is a homogeneous place. I imagine there are a lot of different ways to measure that, but for what it's worth, per StatsC…

We don’t lack for wonderful writers in the Apple ecosystem. Along with objc.io I’d heartily suggest: https://oleb.net (Ole Begemann) https://www.mikeash.com/pyblog/ (Mike Ash)

Really interesting; thanks.

Curious about what drives the cost difference vs. a "consumer" car. The sensor suite? (Is it just lidar vs. radar?)

This is so good. I'm not sure how idiosyncratic my reaction is, but this kind of fluid, beer in one hand (and "go look up the axioms on Wikipedia") mode of presentation is such an …

I’m a member at a worker-owned mobile dev coop in Ottawa. (htttp://www.brierwoodapps.com) I spent some time in grad school studying economics, and I've felt a bit like a mole on a …