Meandering

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by Meandering 5y ago
Firstly, I'm against corporate welfare and I don't care how people spend their money. But, damn... the people who ushered powered flight into the realm of possibility? That is a ridiculous analogy. SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin
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by Meandering 5y ago
This may be partially caused by cortisol levels where cortisol levels are lower before, during, and after the sleep process.
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by Meandering 5y ago
The areas in the DRC where these precious metals are mined were already fraught with violence. Artisanal mining draws local militias who in turn prey upon the farmers/miners living in the region. I agree the media seems to be targetin
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by Meandering 5y ago
This is what I was thinking... These corporations are the ones whom benefited from exporting the production infrastructure at the expense of the labor market. Now, they want the labor market to fund the redevelopment of the infrastructure f
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by Meandering 5y ago
Race is a colloquial term that references a subset of a species. The exact definition of race is very fuzzy due to historical, political, and sociological implications. Looking at the taxonomy structure in biology[1], I think Neanderthals s
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by Meandering 5y ago
New reactors should reduce the waste produced per reactor and/or offer ways reduce it. In general, Gen IV reactors produce far less waste per kWh. There are some theoretical MSRs, molten salt reactors, that may even be used to reduce t
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by Meandering 6y ago
It's weird how human behavior mirrors scientific basis without pre-existing knowledge. It seems Roman Law required, exactly, 4 degrees of familial separation. "Roman civil law prohibited marriages within four degrees of consanguin
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by Meandering 6y ago
I'm not attempting to argue against the merit of hydrogen as a feature of the energy infrastructure....But, the only reason hydrogen is taking off, in a political sense, is because it's a transport mechanism. "Green" peo
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by Meandering 6y ago
The facet I'm viewing economic activity from is the magnitude, distribution, and probability of expenditure based on the differential between an individual's cost of living and luxury purchases. The aggregation of wealth in a subs
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by Meandering 6y ago
This is inline with my reasoning. Certain circles say that the affluent are causation for capital markets operating efficiently. More specifically, that the purchasing power of the affluent are the source or "spring" from which ec
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by Meandering 6y ago
I tend to agree. There are a lot of different aspects of market economics and environmental issues at play. The hyperloop, as a concept alone, has value if the marginal cost over conventional methods is supplemented by the increased efficie
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by Meandering 6y ago
I was thinking along the lines of funneling income payments through corporate shells in foreign countries in order to evade personal taxes. There are tons of ways techniques. The tax code enables this abuse increasing complexity and establi
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by Meandering 6y ago
Exactly, eliminate tax shelters too! Expose the true financial reality to the tax system and a more equitable taxation policy can emerge. Although you'll have to mitigate a subset of people passing their income through foreign banks.
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by Meandering 6y ago
Obviously it pays to brew my own but, I was getting at the actual utility derived from the experience. Can you spend ~$1100 in one instance, at the end of every year, that produces the same total utility of pleasure you would have experienc
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by Meandering 6y ago
The real consideration is utility. Maybe you don't have the nicest car but, it offers the same utility as a premium vehicle. Now, that money saved can be used to acquire more utility than a vehicle provides alone. This is what I consid
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by Meandering 6y ago
There a couple aspects of other than time-taken that I think has a major impact on the ROI ratio. Note taking on a laptop is inherently restrictive in the sense that you are limited by the capability of your tools. So, there's less tho
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by Meandering 6y ago
Absolutely, healthy fear is beyond valid. It's the fear from ignorance that I was referencing. A nuclear meltdown is not an explosion. It's literal a meltdown where the material burns through containment... there is no explosion.
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by Meandering 6y ago
Of course it isn't. The issue is that the majority of fear against nuclear comes from nuclear weapons and improper management. People have erroneously thought that nuclear power technology is similar to nuclear weapon technology when t
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by Meandering 6y ago
Fear has a way of disarming logic.
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by Meandering 6y ago
I think you're scapegoating VC's for normal business practices. The consumer/producer relationship for internet services is distorted by the freemium model. The free access drives consolidation on the best early contender. On
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by Meandering 6y ago
Even though consolidation is natural in this type of industry, the lack of competition is why there was no creative or progressive development. Why burden yourself with risk and investment if the current system pays you as-is?
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by Meandering 6y ago
This is the most valuable part of the in person learning experience. Free form discussion and building intellectual context around a subject. I experienced this in a community college environment. This should be encouraged in any learning e
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by Meandering 6y ago
I think he is referring to collateral sprawl. Meaning, that density could be assumed to relatively increase property values and increase demand for support infrastructure. Businesses and people seek out low-priced space within the region. S
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by Meandering 6y ago
I didn't even think about algae. I know big oil has invested a lot into researching it. Not sure if that is marketing/virtue-signaling or a true business interest. Switchgrass! The facilities required to produce algae must be extr
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by Meandering 6y ago
Amazing system. This should be the industry standard.
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by Meandering 6y ago
The design of the body reduces drag and acts as a mechanism for lift. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifting_body
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by Meandering 6y ago
This is where the lizard people are hiding...
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by Meandering 6y ago
This can be seen two ways. Yes, the specialization of service and products for a particular illness has a cost associated with it. But, the cost of specialization is within the field not the direct cost of the insurer. The availability of m
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by Meandering 6y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bXJ_obaiYQ
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by Meandering 6y ago
I expect the fed to get a bunch of bankruptcies preventing them from recouping a significant portion of their loans. The big conglomerates and main street businesses will pay their loans. But, the middle companies will liquidate assets into

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