Ma8ee

11 ms·

121.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
I think Steve Jobs et al were in control of their emotions. I’m quite certain those explosions were controlled to achieve some certain effects.
122.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
> ...presumably not "purpose"? That was already very clear. But you clearly don't have any better suggestion.
123.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
What is the “correct” word?
124.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Detected != measured. A good manager has no problem to evaluate and manage situations even if they can't put numbers on what is happening.
125.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
As you point out, there are several valid reasons to subsidise farming. But then subsidise farming, not carbon emissions! And while you are at it, use those subsidies to encourage farming that is sustainable, both for the climate as well as
126.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Not the future, but the domain.
127.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
That is how I do it too. I don’t have time for much dedicated exercise with a full time job and two small kids, but cycling allows me to get a decent amount of exercise every day while saving both time and money. (And about time, if you wor
128.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
I’d expect the fleshy parts to leave at least some ashes.
129.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Cryptocurrencies use between 0.6% and 2.3% of all electricity in the US [O]. I guess those manga are very important to you. It would be order of magnitude more efficient to send couriers with cash to pay for those instead. [0] https:/
130.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Is it the sentences "There are so preciously few places like Earth. How I wish more of us cared about it." you are referring to. In that case it should be obvious even to you that "it", referred to Earth. How did you get
131.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
We are aware. AI at least have the potential to create some value, which can’t be said about crypto currencies that still waste enormous resources.
132.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
> not having these visions of grandure about us as some protectors of the universe Uh? Where did that come from? > is all rationalization on your part It's not rationalisation. But as all moral statements they are subjective, in
133.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
I can't help find such edgy cynism nothing else than juvenile. Yeah, sure, in the end nothing matters and the universe doesn't give a fuck about you. And life on earth is just an accident, and that intelligence and consciousness e
134.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Anything that reminds me that we are living in an environment thin as an eggshell on a grain of sand surrounded by an infinite cold and deadly vacuum, punctuated by hellfires that would evaporate our hole planet if we got to close. There ar
135.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
It depends on what kind of book it is. Fiction EPUB all day. Technical books with figures, tables or code listings, PDF!
136.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
I guess the only thing you do is work and invest all money you earn, since ROI is apparently the only thing that matter. What are you going to do with all that money when you die?
137.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Why do you think so?
138.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
It requires significantly less energy than producing new glass. The reasons glass isn't recycled more than it is in the US are political and educational. Many European countries recycle 90% of the glass.
139.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
> Environmentalists are pissed wind turbines kill birds. Those are not environmentalist, but people who are trying to find any excuses to oppose renewable energy. Environmentalists know that wind turbines kill a fraction of the numbers o
140.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Glass bottles are still reused in big parts of the world, and millions of tons of glass is recycled every year. So clearly some people think it is worth it.
141.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
It’s a very big different between “can’t be recycled” and “can’t be recycled endlessly”. If the fibers can be used 5 times, it means that we can reduce the numbers of trees that have to be chopped down by 80%.
142.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Not very much. I rarely buy beverages in anything else than aluminium, glass or cardboard. For some food stuff, like meat, cheese and some vegetables I think it is hard to get rid of plastics completely, but you can easily reduce the amount
143.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
That one is a bit complex. Recycling things like paper, metal and glass works very well, in particular if they are sorted at the source. Most plastics can’t be recycled cost effective, which a lot of plastics producers have work very hard t
144.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Small corner shops that buys a few legal pieces of cheese through officials channels, but buy the bulk on the black market for a fraction of the price.
145.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Heh, I clearly forgot the context between commenting. My comment still stands if you replace “waste and ineffiences” with “lack of accountability”.
146.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
I guess you haven’t worked in many large companies. I’m currently working for a large American company, and the waste and inefficiencies there beat most Swedish government agencies I’ve ever have had to deal with.
147.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
That is a problem of organisation size, not so much whether the organisation is private or public.
148.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
> since the DNA and gene expression of an individual actually changes during its lifetime, and those changes can be passed down to offspring through various mechanisms. That statements need a whole lot of backing. It contradicts the Cen
149.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
> So "useful math must be motivated by practice" is empirically false That was not the claim. The claim is that useful physics originates in measurements.
150.
by Ma8ee 2y ago
Those mathematical advances weren't developed in a vacuum, but made to solve some very specific problems which came from better measurements. So even Newtonian mechanics originated in solving problems trying to explain measurements, no

More ›