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Comment #13056510
I see. I use the bcc trick as well - it's not ideal but it works. As for keeping on the server, it's a setting in the client. In K9, for example, Settings > Account Settings > Fetc…
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Comment #13050239
I like this setup. I've done something similar with POP3 on both PC and mobile: PC downloads and archives mail, but is configured not to delete it from the server for a month. Phon…
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Comment #12686188
I don't think we disagree here, unless you are proposing to build a separate road system for use by military/police/fire.
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Comment #12685950
The article may imply that, but it doesn't make the case with the numbers it presents. To avoid distortion, you'd like the tax base that pays for the roads to match the usage of th…
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Comment #12685886
It's not as easy as you might think to determine what benefits everyone, though. Even if you live in the city near your employer and avoid using the roads, it's still to your benef…
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Comment #12685801
Right, it's obvious that non-drivers benefit from the roads too. You could still argue for higher gas taxes or other use fees if you wanted, for example to better align incentives …
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Comment #12685664
The argument in the article is misleading given the data it presents. What it should have said is that drivers pay for roads both via the gas tax AND by other forms of tax. The por…
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Comment #12661895
I also notice that the size of the eye changes depending on your zoom level. There are a number of ways you could explain that, but it's not clear what's actually going on.
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Comment #11995123
The article makes it sound like this is primarily for the drone delivery segment. That makes some sense, because it's at least easy to define the end goal. Do you also have plans f…
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Comment #11959185
Well that's true to some extent, although it remains to be seen how the motors they're using compare in reliability to an engine and conventional rotor system. Engines and rotors a…
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Comment #11955629
Right, this doesn't make much sense. You can add fly-by-wire and autonomy to a helicopter as well (it's been done). The two come from different backgrounds, though: people are fami…