Readit Newsjjhale commented on To save California, sacrifice single-family zoning latimes.com/opinion/story... · Posted by u/wavesounds
That’s an exaggeration since there wouldn’t be as many lawns to water and apartments are more energy-efficient.
Also, infrastructure like water treatment plants are expensive and scale well, so you can spread the cost over more people.
But yes, there are problems that come with density and they have to be thought through.
Yes, there are many places in the US that are currently having infrastructure crises due to too little density. There might need to be infrastructure upgrades as neighborhoods become denser, but over the long run, the infrastructure will be much more sustainable because the cost per user will be significantly lower.
jjhale commented on Radio users reminded not to use radios in crimes arrl.org/news/fcc-issues-... · Posted by u/aktive0
Baofeng's, Baofengs everywhere.
Of all the images I have seen of the attempted coup, I have only seen baofeng radios. These are very cheap ($20'ish) radios that work very poorly (they splatter all over the bands) even when equipped with decent antennas. They barely work when equipped with the stock rubber-duck antennas.
It's easy to be a snob about the type of radios that they are using, but that's not even the point.
These people are idiots. Bringing their cellphones, recording video of themselves committing felonies and then posting them online. There is already plenty of rules regarding what can/can not be said using amateur radios. There is however no requirement to provide identification before you purchase an amateur radio.
Anybody can buy them, and it's based on the honour system to use them according to the law. It's already against the law to use them in a manner that is against the law.
Id' like to see this used as a punitive measure against everybody who was using them during the coup. Maximum FCC fine for all of them.
Baofeng's website has a banner suggesting a surge in demand.
> Due to overwhelming demand, we are not able to process any additional orders at this time
For an in depth talk about the affect of directing your salary to charity check out the following Tech Talk by Toby Ord: "How Many Lives Can You Save? -- Taking Charity Seriously"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGCVRA7T7FE
They talk about using the metric of "how many lives can be saved" with your cash.
ABSTRACT
People admire doctors and rescue workers and marvel at the possibility of saving someone's life -- something that few of us would ever achieve. And yet at the same time, we routinely hear that for a small sum of money we could save someone's life in a developing country and this scarcely impacts our behaviour. There is an important disconnect between these two attitudes and it has serious moral implications. I will speak about the evidence which shows that we really can make a tremendous difference by giving, and then explore the moral case for giving much more than we typically do. I will then look at the great disparity in effectiveness between different charities and show how choosing where to give can be even more important than the decision to give in the first place.
jjhale commented on Lytro announces light field VR video camera uploadvr.com/lytro-immerg... · Posted by u/ryandamm
Site is giving me a 503.
Video here https://vimeo.com/144034085
Looks like it was inspired by Devorah Sperber:
jjhale commented on Minimal Wikipedia redesign concept wikipedia.moesalih.com/Ha... · Posted by u/haymills
I think that the edit button is an important part of wikipedia.
Maybe some kind of menu button could be added near the search bar with the edit, history and talk links.
https://imgur.com/a/o1jxAuS