DFHippie

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by DFHippie 1y ago
The US hasn't switched to calling the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Partisans on the right do this to show their allegiance to Trump. Partisans on the left still call it the Gulf of Mexico to show their opposition to Trump. Big c
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Tantalum, iridium, and tellurium? How expensive is this stuff?
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by DFHippie 1y ago
> I think Quaker has a branding problem. People think of quaker oats or amish. The Quakers, like many minorities, face other people who know next to nothing about them claiming them as mascots. Quaker Oats are called that not because of
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by DFHippie 1y ago
I was raised Quaker as well and still consider myself culturally Quaker, though I'm atheist and attend Meeting mostly only at weddings or funerals at this point. What I value most about Quakerism is the emphasis on absolute honesty. My
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by DFHippie 1y ago
I think Kevin Drum (R.I.P.) covered this better than the author of this piece. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposur... https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018&
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by DFHippie 1y ago
The article says R-process nucleosynthesis (it doesn't use this term) occurs when neutron stars combine but not when a black hole swallows a neutron star. Is this incorrect? > "What this means is that a neutron star-black hole
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by DFHippie 1y ago
> And yet, they embrace incredibly unpopular parts of "extreme left". Being pro-illegal immigration is incredibly stupid and unpopular. DEI discrimination on the basis of race is also incredibly stupid and unpopular. I suppose
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by DFHippie 1y ago
It's weird to me how "Silicon Valley" now means "people invested in tech", not "people making tech".
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by DFHippie 1y ago
This is commonplace where I live in Vermont, to the point where sometimes things are taken which you didn't mean to give away. You put "free" on it -- or don't, see above -- put it by the curb, and it's gone within
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Here's another observation (not a thought experiment): To figure out which scenario pollutes more, one could add up the various inputs and outputs. A producer is limited by the volume and cost of different means of transportation. It i
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Here's a thought experiment: if the diesel train works as well as the pipeline, why build the pipeline?
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by DFHippie 1y ago
> The democrats in the U.S. are the blocker for god knows what actual reason. It's not just God. I also know! The Democrats believe climate change is real, the externalities of fossil fuel extraction, processing, and consumption are
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by DFHippie 1y ago
There is all this variety in their behavior, shape, and influence on our biology, yet they have only 37 genes? How many nuclear genes augment these 37 to make all of this possible? Do any of these genes encode for the ribosome proteins nece
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by DFHippie 1y ago
I imagine one gets a sense of how surprising the actions of others are. If you foresee what they will do, you know your model of them is accurate.
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Once upon a time Congress would botch something and all one could do without getting into weeds no one cared about was blame Congress. No one wanted to hear a list of 200 assorted representatives. In these partisan times one can always be m
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by DFHippie 1y ago
> I think comparing the wrongs of one administration vs another is not really viable. Yet this is what we do at every election. It is true that lies are about different things and have different impacts. People value different things. Li
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by DFHippie 1y ago
I believe "purged" here means primaried or threatened to primary. I'm sure you know of certain famous examples. Here are some recent headlines: https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/president-trumps-first-
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by DFHippie 1y ago
The two women arguing before Solomon over which was the true mother of the baby each claimed the other was lying. One of them was actually the mother. That both sides believe the other lies does not mean that both sides lie.
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Treasures can be exchanged for goods and services! [Something ... something ... Willie Sutton bank robbing quote]
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by DFHippie 1y ago
> Outside of PBS How much influence do you imagine PBS wields and how much money do you suppose is in these vast sums they are paid? PBS is mostly known for Sesame Street and nature documentaries. Their government funding has been whittl
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by DFHippie 1y ago
In my many decades as a political observer I have never seen Holocaust denial on the left. I guess it's a pretty niche sub-movement. Where does one pick these nuts?
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by DFHippie 1y ago
Yes, but this isn't what they'll say if you ask them. Hiring based on the worst prejudice or nepotism is still merit based in this sense. Meritocracy is supposed to be about varieties of merit which you aren't ashamed to admi
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by DFHippie 1y ago
I am not a physicist, buy maybe the nature of dark matter and dark energy? What are their properties aside from their effect on the large scale structure of the universe?
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by DFHippie 1y ago
This. The 2A absolutists want guns to pacify their neighbors, not the government.
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by DFHippie 1y ago
It's a good Holy Week theme.
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by DFHippie 2y ago
This is also how it looks from the inside. It's baffling. Apparently all our vaunted checks and balances are useless if one vindictive and incompetent political party controls all three branches of the government.
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by DFHippie 2y ago
> There has been no motion from the legislative branch ... Surely you mean there is no motion from those in power in the legislative branch, namely the Republicans. The Democrats and Democrat-aligned independents make motions which are
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by DFHippie 2y ago
Perhaps. I don't see how he thought this was going to save his empire, though. Trump's crowd hates electric cars. Environmental concerns are to them what pork is to pious Jews and Muslims, beef to Hindus. Rolling coal is their s
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by DFHippie 2y ago
Here's hoping the business world learns from this experience: trolls make terrible CEOs. It's one thing to be a narcissist or a sociopath. It's another to set out to sell a product while bending all your effort to taunting an
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by DFHippie 2y ago
He's Welsh. Why does the title focus on Americans? Yes, I know Newsweek is an American company. (Also, I'm American.) It just seems an odd choice.

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