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For anyone investigating setting up a local mesh network in their community checkout the Althea project: https://althea.net/

Brave has it's own ad blocking builtin.

Aside from the privacy concerns, condos in this area are currently selling for $1000+/sqft. All renderings I have viewed from Google's proposal show some assortment of low rise buildings. You will need to be a multimillionaire to live in a low rise style building if the units are sold at market rates. That type of development doesn't represent the interest of the majority of the citizens (the avg salary in the city is ~45k USD). The city should only be approving 100+ story structures in the downtown core until there is enough supply to meet demand and bring RE prices down to reflect local salaries.

I believe the Audi E-tron is built on a traditional chassis to allow assembly on the same line as an internal combustion version. There is probably no way it could compete with a car designed for electric from the ground up (Tesla's). I think the real competition from VW is their upcoming "ID" platform.

I have been using the brave browser for a few months now. I think the concept is great, and possibly one of the best uses for crypto currency. In my case I want to disable ads entirely and use the auto-pay system to pay publishers directly when I read their content. It also has a "tip" button so you can send extra with one click if you really like the content.

Edit: There seems to be a ton of negative comments in this thread from people who have never actually used the Brave Browser. I would encourage anyone who is interested to actually install it and try it. The ads section is completely opt-in. The "auto-contribute" and "tips" features can be used without the ads. I feel the "auto-contribute" and "tips" features are what would really appeal to most HN readers.

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19516378

I think the reason the spare tire isn't more easily accessible is because of the importance of aerodynamics in electric vehicles (It can't just be bolted underneath or to the back). Also the CEO mentioned in an interview that the spare tire can be removed to gain a large water proof storage compartment under the bed.

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SEEKING FREELANCER | Toronto | Local preferred or REMOTE

Looking for someone experienced with point clouds and 3D programming to help with a small side project. Should be able to write code to extract bounding coordinates of a room and filter out noise from a point cloud generated from a depth camera. Build a basic framework that higher level functions can be developed on top of. Ideal candidate will have industry experience in this area.

- Stack: Orbbec Astra SDK, C++, C#, Point Cloud Library, OpenNI - Schedule: Freelancer can provide a time estimate with quote and work remotely on their own schedule. - Rate: negotiable - Email: cloudjob2018 <at> gmail

From the comments: "We have begun field testing the Spot robot for commercial usage around the world. After an initial mapping run, Spot autonomously navigated two dynamic construction sites in Tokyo and used a specialized payload for surveying work progress. An additional camera in its hand lets Spot do even more detailed inspection work on site. The Spot robot will be available in the second half of 2019 for a variety of applications."

Just because those companies have massive market caps and cash reserves doesn't mean they can cut a check for 40B+ to buy a company that is burning cash. Hard to imagine any board signing off on that deal.

There are over 350,000 Canadians living and working in Silicon Valley. Canada's total population is only ~35 million. There is good reason for this mass exodus.

The rates for tech workers in Toronto are terrible. An enterprising worker can easily triple their income by working for American companies.

The fact that this report is sourced from a real estate firm should give you a hint to the rent-seeking nature of the Canadian economy.

This Washington Post article has more details: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/06/20...

Using Firefox I was unable to submit my message after I typed it in the input box. Hitting enter and clicking the send icon didn't do anything.

There are signs all over the airport, there are signs and digital boards on the airports local shuttle showing which stop to get off for the UP Express etc... If you goto the airport website (www.torontopearson.com) it is displayed on the front page.

The reason it's receiving slow adoption is because of the price. Even after they reduced the fare you can still get a taxi or Uber directly to your door for a little more than the fare price (Uber and Lyft were recently granted permission for pickups directly from the airport).

Additionally because of the lumpy nature of air travel and the multiple commuting stops the UP Express can be packed during peak times. The last time I got off a flight from London and took the UP Express downtown there was standing room only and no space in the luggage racks for my bags.

I believe there is internal resistance to the Bolt. There have been reports of dealerships being reluctant to sell them. I remember reading an article mentioning it was hard for potential buyers to actually find a Bolt to test drive at a dealership even though GM had plenty of inventory.

I believe there are also supply problems in hot markets. The Bolt is currently sold out with waiting list in Canada, I believe it takes months to get one there.

http://driving.ca/chevrolet/bolt/auto-news/news/the-chevrole...

That was the original title of the article at the time of submission, after more details came out Bloomberg updated the title.

USCSB video explaining the causes of that explosion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZmUVQMh9qM

There are plenty of Kiva competitors from German and Asian manufacturers.

Some of the Chinese systems even use the same Kiva-style modules to do other tasks like package mail sorting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6a0HROB054

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QndP_PCRSw

The 10% figure that is constantly tossed around is garbage, it was calculated by counting number of owners that voluntarily declared they were foreigners.

Many new condo developments in Vancouver and Toronto are offered for sale in Asian countries exclusively before Canadian citizens can even make an offer on them. If you drive around Toronto there are real estate signs openly advertising areas that don't have a 15% foreign buyer tax.

The RCMP recently busted an elaborate Chinese money laundering ring in Vancouver that was processing $500 million/year in foreign cash alone. Much of it was being used to purchase real estate in Canada. The last article I read mentioned Canadas laws are so lax the authorities couldn't even seize the real estate directly involved in the scam because it was owned by Chinese citizens through shell corps.

Source article is: https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-driverless-cars-to-flying-...

Toronto has a deep lake water cooling system that pumps cold water from the bottom of Lake Ontario and circulates it around the downtown core. It is capable of cooling 100 high-rise buildings. I believe when it was constructed it was the largest system in North America.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enwave

For comparison see average Police and Firefighter salaries in California: http://www.sacbee.com/site-services/databases/article2573210...

A police lieutenant in Mountain View averages 198k

I believe the average price of a semi in Chelsea and Kensington is something like 6 million Euros or 40x local median income. These properties aren't for Airbnb they are for rich foreigners who need to park their money outside their governments reach.

I believe the average wage for jobs like nurses and firefighters is over 100k in California... some firefighters can pull in 400k with overtime [1].

[1] http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/03/02/firefighters-ear...

By the metric of range. The website says the range is 300km which is more than enough to travel in/out of the core of most major cities.

Energy density is "good enough". Cities like New York banned helipads on the top of high-rises after the Panam crash in the 70's because of the risk of jet fuel flowing down a high-rise and igniting.

Electric powered vehicles like this would solve that issue and allow quick travel around high density cities, they could land on top of buildings to pick up passengers. Current battery technology should be enough to support these short range trips around a city.

A good example would be a corporate executive traveling from their NYC headquarters to the local airport to board their business jet. It's not a long distance trip but helicopters are not suitable.

Some other famous chemical assassination attempts: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/a-look-at-assassination-attempts...

What is the preferred charity for wildlife preservation among HN users?