Tichy

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811.
by Tichy 14y ago
Too much energy - funny problem :-) I don't think this is much of an issue, though.
812.
by Tichy 14y ago
Interesting thought about the small factory. I guess they would initially be a bit difficult to identify. Or rather, I wonder how difficult that would be. And is the department of defense doing it - do they know what choke points they shoul
813.
by Tichy 14y ago
Don't know about the power grid, but I think at least in Europe it seems to be networked among several countries. If one country does not produce enough power, it can import power from other countries. Unless there is a single main line bet
814.
by Tichy 14y ago
I get the problem, my point was just that it is unrelated to the issue of imperial vs metric system.
815.
by Tichy 14y ago
When do you even deal with these things on a day-to-day basis? These days most people buy prepackaged stuff from the supermarket. I don't think many people go to market stalls and struggle telling the merchant how many potatoes they want. I
816.
by Tichy 14y ago
How does that even work - do you actually draw a mental image of yourself walking up that person's length foot by foot? And what if your feet are not 30cm, but longer or shorter? If you say "about x" you might as well estimate to 10cm preci
817.
by Tichy 14y ago
Why not use metric volumes instead of bushel? You'd have the same conversion issues converting bushel to imperial weights.
818.
by Tichy 14y ago
Although most infrastructure things seem to be distributed and don't usually have single points of failure that would make good targets for terrorist attacks. Or am I mistaken?
819.
by Tichy 14y ago
Very cool, thanks! I actually never really planned my diet, for most of the time as a vegetarian I consumed a lot of dairy products and bread, both things I'd rather cut out of my diet. It is not so easy to find suitable replacements, thoug
820.
by Tichy 14y ago
By slipping now and then. I'm not really a vegetarian anymore - happy now? I've actually gained weight since not being a vegetarian anymore, but I think that is a coincidence. I very rarely eat meat (once every two weeks or less). So I am a
821.
by Tichy 14y ago
I've been a vegetarian since I was 18 and always was very slim, until a couple of years ago (mid thirties - actually not a strict vegetarian anymore in recent years). The vegetarian diet was of course very rich in carbs. I don't see a way t
822.
by Tichy 14y ago
"it's likely that women will continue to recognize the needs of their children (and parents, and spouses) differently than men do." Why? Apart from that, sure, it is nicer to work part time on your own schedule. I don't think it is feasible
823.
by Tichy 14y ago
Couldn't read it all (very long text in very small letters), but I wonder, why not accept that not all jobs are compatible with taking care of your kids? I personally agree that a "work fixed schedule for somebody else" job makes it difficu
824.
by Tichy 14y ago
It's their job to provide a good service to their users. Warning about malware seems to fit that bill.
825.
by Tichy 14y ago
How can he promise to buy if he contacts several dealers? He would only buy from the first one, I suppose.
826.
by Tichy 14y ago
If I remember correctly, in Worgl they basically issued some currency and dumped it on the population, that is, they gave money to everybody. I don't think the experiment was run long enough to conclude that it was actually the demurring as
827.
by Tichy 14y ago
If you don't like raising the kid, you could look into boarding school or adoption. Admittedly that's more expensive than killing a dog, but still. Also we were talking about maintaining a dog, not getting rid of it.
828.
by Tichy 14y ago
I didn't say that is not sad. Or rather, that in itself wouldn't be sad, it would only be sad if they then also would be unhappy about having children. Also, I'd say not having kids is missing some kind of experience you can not have otherw
829.
by Tichy 14y ago
That's why I said one or two children are enough for me, not 8 or more. Yes, it's selfish. So is living at all. If you are so concerned, why not commit suicide and donate the resources you would have consumed in the rest of your life to oth
830.
by Tichy 14y ago
Maybe I would feel worse about having contributed to overpopulation if other people wouldn't multiply in such an unchecked fashion. What is the world all about anyway? Since I have a child, I actually want my friends to have children too, s
831.
by Tichy 14y ago
Actually most don't seem so bad. Burning Man sounds like a normal job - other people with kids have jobs, too? Zero-gravity flights only take a couple of minutes, maybe a day if you include the trip to the airport. It is actually possible t
832.
by Tichy 14y ago
Not sure about that: have you had dogs raise 6 puppies in your house? If you argue like that, kids can be raised much cheaper, too. And there are even examples of kids being raised by wolves, I think? Hm, problem solved: get a dog and a kid
833.
by Tichy 14y ago
I know this sounds tired, but 31 isn't really the typical age when people start having regrets. At 31 I was still going to dance clubs. Even then it was weird because most people there were in their twenties. Now it would feel even weirder,
834.
by Tichy 14y ago
Another thought about the "I regret having children" line: it is not a given that the people who would say so would not have regretted not having children, too. Obviously all sorts of attitudes exist. There are even kids who regret having b
835.
by Tichy 14y ago
Can't you visit those places together with your kids? I was 38 when we had our son and I already regret being so old. There is the worry of staying fit and healthy as long as possible to be there for him. Also, his grandparents enjoy him ve
836.
by Tichy 14y ago
No offense to you, but I think they asked older people, not people in their thirties.
837.
by Tichy 14y ago
Also, I suspect dogs are actually a lot more work to maintain than kids. Changing diapers was actually no big deal at all, but I can't imagine having to pick up my dogs feces from the road (because if you are a nice dog owner, you do that,
838.
by Tichy 14y ago
"we are unlikely to find an honest answer as to whether having children really is a source of fulfilment" That sounds as if you already have a made up answer: of course if we were honest, it wouldn't be a source of fulfillment? Well, you ar
839.
by Tichy 14y ago
Well there is also this theory that people saving their money are actually giving a gift to the economy. They gave something they received money for in return, if they don't spend that money they basically sold their goods for free. See www
840.
by Tichy 14y ago
Congrats to the "Freigeld" proponents to actually put something in motion. I wish this would see some adaption so that they could finally get a reality check of their theory (which I personally think wouldn't be very positive)

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