In his view, Luddism was, indeed, a fallacy when productivity improvements were still on the relatively flat, or slowly rising, part of the exponential curve.

他认为，在生产率增加还比较平缓(指数曲线的做下部分)的当时，勒德主义的确是个谬论。

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On a steep site, with waterway views to the southeast, and an ongoing subdivision to the north, the Bach elongates against the contour to generate flat ground and a view to the Sound.

小屋建在陡峭的场地上，通过水道将视线引向东南方向，一直延伸到北部的小块地，小屋顺着地平面向外延伸，产生朝向峡湾的视野。

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The more amazing thing about my flat is that it's on the 20th floor, which offers me a panoramic view of the whole community.

更神奇的事情是关于我的公寓，它在20楼，提供我一个整个社区的全景。

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The side-view mirrors on most cars are flat, and while they give drivers an accurate sense of the distance of cars behind them, they have a narrow field of view, leaving a space behind the vehicle -- the blind spot -- that a driver can't see.

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