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perspicacity.xyz
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perspicacity.xyz is a personal blog at perspicacity.xyz about science and economics. Since 2017, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog for posts on the economics of electric and driverless cars, including how oil companies may respond. The comments cite it as a source for claims about per-mile costs.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Technology, climate, and navigating an uncertain future
What Hacker News says?
It may actually be cheaper to hop a ride on a self-driving electric Uber than to drive your own gasoline vehicle. https://perspicacity.xyz/2017/05/24/this-is-how-big-oil-will...
Comment linking /2017/05/24/this-is-how-big-oil-will-die/
on “Will Electric Cars Slow the Adoption of Driverless Cars?”Submitted What climate skeptics taught me about global warming (2016) as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSo electric cars cost more up front but less per mile, and you're maybe going to keep them longer. There's an opposing dynamic: a taxi drives a lot more miles per year than a personal vehicle, so taxis (driverless or not) are likely to be the biggest early adopters of electric cars. Maybe if autonomy develops slowly relative to electric cars, we'll mostly end up driving our own electrics, but if autonony develops re…
Comment linking /2017/05/24/this-is-how-big-oil-will-die/
on “Will Electric Cars Slow the Adoption of Driverless Cars?”Submitted Is it possible to disrupt a cow? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Is it possible to disrupt a cow? as a story · 1 points
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