AncientTree

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by AncientTree 7y ago
High-speed rail is often slower and definitely more expensive than regular rail, if Europe is any guide. Rail is best used for freight. Autonomous busses and cars (electric) are the best long-term solution for travel. The best approach is s
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by AncientTree 7y ago
Korea will have to remain on alert, forever, as their population has no established immunity. A vaciine may never come - there is no influenza vaccine (it mutates every season). Plus, there are grim, yet economic, benefits if the sickest an
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by AncientTree 7y ago
And if the worst case occurs, with millions of elderly and immunocompromised dying, there are billions in potential savings in pensions and old-age healthcare, as well as improvements in housing affordability and overall reductions in natio
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by AncientTree 7y ago
Agreed, we need to just push onwards and all will be back to normal in 12 months. The facts remain that children, young adults, adults and even elderly without comorbidities will survive. Deaths are still restricted to those with existing h
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by AncientTree 7y ago
The big advantage could be finally moving the PSU out of the case, and having it as just an external power brick. This will make systems significantly lighter and smaller (and thus more portable), take heat out of the case, and improve airf
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Air Quality and Pneumonia (2010)(jwatch.org)
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by AncientTree 7y ago
This is an extreme overreaction for a disease which is only fatal to the elderly: https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/feg5st/average_age_...
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by AncientTree 7y ago
The solution is simpler than that which is to remove high-denomination notes from circulation and provide all citizens with free bank accounts. Eventually, just move to cashless transactions entirely. The bigger problem in countries like Gr
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by AncientTree 7y ago
There are multiple studies on the issue, and another user linked to Wikipedia. I'd personally recommend buying a CO2 monitor: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32887534678.html?spm=a2g0o.p...
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by AncientTree 7y ago
My biggest concern about CO2 is the cognitive impact it has on humans - at levels 800ppm and higher, mental performance is impacted. It will take a while for the atmosphere to reach this level (hopefully it never does), but it is common ins
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by AncientTree 7y ago
The annual death rate in the USA is 2.8m. The virus will spread throughout the biosphere and become a standard part of the human virus paradigm, like the common cold or flu. The best than can be done is to manage and stage its extent as muc
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by AncientTree 7y ago
The 2% figure is misleading, mortality is overwhelmingly restricted to the elderly and particularly those with existing health problems: PRE-EXISTING CONDITION DEATH RATE* Cardiovascular disease 10.5% Diabetes 7.3% Chronic respiratory disea