Double_Cast

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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   If Teflon were anymore inert, it'd be a noble gas.
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   1. right-click paywall 2. "inspect element" 3. right-click highlighted html 4. "delete node" 5. ??? 6. profit
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   imo, "can visualize". In my experience, those strong in math easily visualize math problems geometrically. This is opposed to, for example, having to grind through the quadratic formula. Try to mentally (or on paper) graph the fre
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   >> Everyone is equal in terms of the percentage of product consumers must pay in taxes, for their product. > For a person making minimum wage, each dollar is worth significantly more to that person than someone making 6 figures
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   > But even if we don't, let resource scarcity cull and control population instead of policy. And this is a different issue altogether, concerning ethics. As I said before, I think birth control policy is the better of 2 evils. The o
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   The crux of the astrophysicist's argument lies in thermodynamics. Given the economic track we're on, the demand for energy will equal the entire output of the sun . Not merely the output of the sun that the earth's surface
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   I don't think eugenics will be the biggest issue. At that point, I'm pretty sure everybody will openly declare war on everybody else over limited resources. Basically the Civilization V/Minecraft experiments. It'll proba
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   The 2.3% figure applies to economic growth, not population growth. The blog argues that our economy relies on energy. In the next 1400 years, our supply of energy must inevitably plateau. Therefore, the economy's growth has an upper bo
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   by Double_Cast 13y ago

   "but science is bound by the burden of proof" ... to prove what exactly? That humanity will inevitably overcome the issues which overpopulation begets? That our population will plateau before we reach 250 billion if we close the g
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    "No matter what the technology, a sustained 2.3% energy growth rate would require us to produce as much energy as the entire sun within 1400 years." [1] I recently came across this blog in an HN user's comment. I found the
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    "Noobs use approximately 95% calculation and 5% intuition, whereas a grand master has a ratio closer to 40% calculation and 60% intuition." I vaguely paraphrased this from a paperback chess guide of mine (hopefully more credibl
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    I think I understand what you're saying now. My mistake was reading "the tool analogy is undeservingly cliche/popular because it's rarely accurate" vs "the tool analogy is doesn't apply in this instance
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    Some analogies are more robust than others. But all analogies snap when stretched too far. I think this is one of those cases where you unfairly stretched it too far. hammer : painting :: tool : finished_product Though cliche, it's not
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    I don't think the intention was to imply "everything is equal". I think the intention was closer to "everything has a cost" or "you can't simultaneously optimize for everything". AKA the Project Manag
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    > but it's not just because we keep finding new pockets of resources to exploit, it's because we are getting more efficient at using those resources. There's something called "Jevon's Paradox". It asserts th
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    I think the logic is circular because popularity is circular. I.e. popularity is a positive feedback loop. In order for the Chromebook to earn widespread acceptance, its utility will have to marginally surpass not only the utility inherent
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    > How would you convince a Solipsist that there is an objective truth? "I refute you!" Joking aside, I feel Solipsism is immature. Do you know which demographic also comprises Solipsists? Two year olds. "Mommy doesn't
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    I occasionally reread Isaac Asimov's The Relativity of Wrong . While Yudkowsky's The Simple Truth is more rigorous, I find the brevity of Asimov's essay more refreshing. Another perennial favorite of mine is George Orwell&
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    by Double_Cast 13y ago

    I don't care what anyone else says. That voice is silk.