LeonB

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by LeonB 3y ago
The long term odds on such a business model are not good.
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Agree, it is very much a dark tragi-comedy.
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by LeonB 3y ago
The widely believed claim, repeated in the first paragraph— that the gas giants are “protecting inner solar system worlds” is not necessarily true. Though heavier planets are more likely to be hit they also serve to attract more matter int
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by LeonB 3y ago
Surprised this wasn’t about how Vincent Van Gogh’s tragic life (and that of his brother who owned almost all of Vincent’s artwork) was turned into a mega blockbuster.
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by LeonB 3y ago
If Ukrainian people (whether state sanctioned or independent) manipulated the sensors to amplify concern about Russia’s invasion —- it would not be remarkable. Deception, misdirection, sabotage, these are all crucial elements in every wa
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by LeonB 3y ago
Looks like they tested nitrogen-oxygen and helium-oxygen but not nitrogen-helium. I suggest they repeat the experiment with that control case and I can recommend numerous very suitable participants for that control group.
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by LeonB 3y ago
Love the use of: “Printer mfrs” As we all know it isn’t just an abbreviation for “manufacturers”
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by LeonB 3y ago
Agreed. It’s really astounding how much maintenance “modern” software needs. A lot of the maintenance is to do with the dependencies, and/or with the discovery of vulnerabilities, but also with obsolescence in the tool chain used for b
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by LeonB 3y ago
The amount of money invested in systems that emit carbon is massive. Those companies are happy to bet a few million here or there on the slight possibility that carbon capture might work. So it’s a good little revenue earner if you can crea
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by LeonB 3y ago
We’d need to increase the world’s forests by something like 700 mature trees, per year, per person, for ever.
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by LeonB 3y ago
But Paris has those modern, wide boulevards that are far more walkable, for strolling Parisians, and marching armies alike.
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by LeonB 3y ago
Richard Hamming gave a very influential lecture called “You and your research” — there are a few versions of it online and it’s been discussed here a few times before. He poses the same question in pretty much the same way, “why aren’t you
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by LeonB 3y ago
I like the example you give. This demonstrates why bringing in an outsider to make sudden rapid changes, and renaming/rebranding are both ways that can cut the Gordian knot.
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by LeonB 3y ago
Thanks for trying, @retric. You were very patient.
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by LeonB 3y ago
I thoroughly disliked every moment spent interacting with you. You’ve admitted above that you were being snarky. That’s what you put into the world. I want you to understand that when you use your time to be snarky to people it is hurtful a
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by LeonB 3y ago
I said “my plumber friend” so a generalisation about other plumbers is irrelevant to whether or not my point stands.
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by LeonB 3y ago
> the price will be basically whatever the market will pay I too am optimistic that markets can work and there are situations where the price will be what the market will pay. But what I observe is - from the consumer side: a rapid ris
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by LeonB 3y ago
You were claiming that I was being paid per word. That’s an “ad hominem” attack because it is against me. Please refrain from doing that to people, whether me or others.
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by LeonB 3y ago
Apparently I will do anything but answer what you were asking. Your question was: >Who should own media? Private people, or the state? The reason why no one ought to answer a question like that is because it is presented in a format iden
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by LeonB 3y ago
Is that 1 or 2?
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by LeonB 3y ago
Um ok. Backing up a little and answering your next question. The naivety is that you say “I know vat is regressive but if it’s a low amount…” Ok. First thought I had here was: What a middle class person considers a low amount of tax on a ne
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by LeonB 3y ago
You’ve presented two options and there are many more than two. I don’t have to list them to point at that at face value it is obvious that the two options you listed are not the only options. Can you genuinely imagine no other options? Real
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by LeonB 3y ago
Yes - the root problem is lack of international tax treaties. There’s no simple solution, but acknowledging that this is the root cause is a vital step 0 in making any progress. We’re fortunately at an inflection point where there are some
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by LeonB 3y ago
You asked two questions. Sorry if I answered the wrong one. I think when the person above suggested eating the rich you literally believed them and you’ve been on a misguided tear ever since. There’s little I can do to help you, but by god
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by LeonB 3y ago
The vast majority of wealth is concentrated in a very small number of people - and not directly attributable to those people - due to local and international tax avoidance. If I’m so smart what is my simple and obvious solution to this glob
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by LeonB 3y ago
> Unless you're paid by the word Ad hominem.
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by LeonB 3y ago
I point out your false dichotomy and you say what is the third option? I have been very clear there are more two more than three but many many options. To be clear - the two options you’ve presented are not actual options that anyone is arg
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by LeonB 3y ago
They have the opportunity to exploit people through asymmetric knowledge. Any other questions?
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Agreed. I have friends that are plumbers and friends that own factories. Both plumbers and factory owners do indeed have opportunities to exploit people. But my plumber friend can only exploit one customer at a time, where as a factory owne
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by LeonB 3y ago
> Who should own media? Private people, or the state? I mean of course — who should own media.. we have precisely two choices, and no possibility to imagine anything else! What you’ve put forward is known as a false dichotomy. That is a

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