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nicolashahn
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Comment #45765377
Because they're better than humans at driving in all other ways too? Why would cats be some outlier?
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Comment #45765139
It's not a leap to say that a driver that's safer to humans is also safer to cats. Human drivers try to avoid hitting humans and cats. Waymos make less driving mistakes in general.…
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Comment #45763642
Sad but at the end of the day Waymos are significantly less dangerous drivers than humans. If all cars on the street were Waymos, cats (and everyone else) would be much safer. http…
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Comment #44440152
Income is inversely correlated with fertility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_and_fertility
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Comment #44090687
I found this article from 2017: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2017/11/29/europes-grow... The most recent birth rate stats I can find is 2005-2010 where Muslims have a birth …
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Comment #44090197
The difference is that this is a change in the demographics of a population, not the overall growth, which is limited by resources available. The growth of Islam isn't constrained …
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Comment #44090066
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Comment #44090058
You're not comparing the same stats. The original stat was growth rate compared to the rest of the country . Islam's overall growth rate has been fairly steady for decades, althoug…
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Comment #44089698
I said "on the way to". > Between 2001 and 2009, the Muslim population increased almost 10 times faster than the non-Muslim population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_U…
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Comment #44089578
Raising the birth rate is extremely difficult and immigration will destroy a country's culture if not managed properly. For an interesting case study, compare Japan (who refuses to…
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Comment #44089545
So close! Pensions are actually property taken from the younger generation and given to retirees.
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Comment #44089531
I feel like there really hasn't been sincere data-backed methods with proper resources behind them, for example governments giving out minor cash benefits to parents of a few thous…
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Comment #41711667
Side effect of "move fast and break things", which is why the slogan has been changed to "move fast with stable infrastructure" (not kidding)
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Comment #41302121
I've been using it and I really like it. The cars are always clean and comfortable, you can choose the music, and you don't need to talk to anyone. A couple bucks more than Lyft/Ub…
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Comment #40357926
I'm at Meta, I like using it for the most part. The chat could be improved upon but overall I really like having Facebook-like Groups and I don't think any other platform has somet…
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Comment #39982738
They will also offer equity which will be much more than that.
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Comment #39555292
PHEVs are the answer
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Comment #39555253
How does this change the meaning and answer?
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Comment #39528050
There's no official policy or guidance that has changed on the expectations for the behavioral/sys design interviews I know of, which is fairly transparent. I saw your stat for 55%…
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Comment #39527828
I'm a SWE at Meta and do technical interviews. I'd say you're right on most things except down-leveling. There are some very specific things interviewers are looking for in the beh…
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Comment #39460119
Who would be the one to actually provide competition? AMD, Intel, someone else?
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Comment #37795985
First, this is a cool project and I'm glad they're doing it, for the people who want this thing. However, I see it as combining the main downsides of film and digital. The reason m…