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The fastest train ever built: The SCMaglev

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  1. [5]
    KapteinB
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    Also available on Nebula.
    2 votes
    1. [4]
      JXM
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      I’m a Nebula subscriber (got the CuriosityStream bundle after seeing the same ad 10,000 times). I love the content but man are their apps bad.

      I’m a Nebula subscriber (got the CuriosityStream bundle after seeing the same ad 10,000 times). I love the content but man are their apps bad.

      1 vote
      1. [3]
        cfabbro
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        Ditto, and agreed. And sadly Nebula doesn't even have apps for many popular streaming devices yet either, like my Amazon Fire TV sticks. Although some of them are supposedly "in development" now...

        Ditto, and agreed. And sadly Nebula doesn't even have apps for many popular streaming devices yet either, like my Amazon Fire TV sticks. Although some of them are supposedly "in development" now at least:

        https://nebula.app/faq

        Okay, what about Android TV, Roku, Fire TV, Xbox…?

        Apps for Android TV, Fire TV, and Roku are in development. As for all other platforms, it sort of depends on demand. We’re a small team, and while we’d love to offer 100% of our support to 100% of the available platforms, we’ll have to make some choices along the way.

        Thankfully CuriosityStream has a Fire TV app already though. It's a bit clunky but serviceable.

        1 vote
        1. KapteinB
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          Yep, no Nebula app for my smart TV or my PS4, so I only use it on my computer. There's a browser extension which improves the web app experience a bit, and another which makes me aware what...

          Yep, no Nebula app for my smart TV or my PS4, so I only use it on my computer. There's a browser extension which improves the web app experience a bit, and another which makes me aware what YouTube creators are also on Nebula.

          1 vote
        2. JXM
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          I remember reading from an AMA on Reddit that they only had two developers. Basically one to make the iOS/tvOS app and one to make the Android app.

          I remember reading from an AMA on Reddit that they only had two developers. Basically one to make the iOS/tvOS app and one to make the Android app.

          1 vote
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      JXM
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      While agree that 90 minutes is too long for a daily commute, there are millions of people who do it every day. I don’t get it, but I also live in a medium sized town where I can get across town in...

      While agree that 90 minutes is too long for a daily commute, there are millions of people who do it every day.

      I don’t get it, but I also live in a medium sized town where I can get across town in 20 minutes with heavy traffic. I left the major metro area I used to live in for that very reason. Getting anywhere was a massive pain in the ass.

      3 votes
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          JXM
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          I spent five years dealing with Atlanta traffic and vowed never to live in a city that size again for basically all the reasons you listed. To spend so much of my day sitting in traffic (and not...

          I spent five years dealing with Atlanta traffic and vowed never to live in a city that size again for basically all the reasons you listed. To spend so much of my day sitting in traffic (and not getting paid for it) seems absurd.

          2 votes
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            1. JXM
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              I also think all of those things are important, so I ended up in a smaller college town (still around 250,000 people) that gives me all of the benefits of a smaller city with a lot of the cultural...

              I also think all of those things are important, so I ended up in a smaller college town (still around 250,000 people) that gives me all of the benefits of a smaller city with a lot of the cultural events that you mentioned above.

              It’s a great compromise between the two. I’m only two to three hours away from four or five major concert cities so if a smaller band I want to see hits one of those, I can make a day trip of it and see them.

              2 votes
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        1. JXM
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          I think the obvious answer to your question is that people could just work from home. Obviously that’s not something everyone can do, but most white collar jobs can be done remotely at least part...

          I think the obvious answer to your question is that people could just work from home. Obviously that’s not something everyone can do, but most white collar jobs can be done remotely at least part of the time.

          As for why that line should exist other than commuting, I’d simply say that it provides an easy way to connect the two cities for tourism and such.

          4 votes