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by abyssin 8y ago
It just becomes the new norm because of the people who surround you, there's no need to convince yourself. Your current norm as a student living relatively frugally is also shaped according to your context. There's a point where y
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by abyssin 8y ago
There's a cement plant in Belgium that burns trash and filters the toxic materials. I seem to remember a figure of 99.99% of toxic materials filtered.
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by abyssin 8y ago
Larger wheels are also slightly more comfortable on roads with small irregularities.
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by abyssin 8y ago
The Renault Twizy fits your description more or less: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Twizy .
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by abyssin 8y ago
Book Reader is the app that finally made it possible for me to read books on my phone. It has nice shortcuts for full screen, screen brightness and navigation, is intuitive, and simply works.
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by abyssin 8y ago
I agree that hitchhiking makes socializing automatic. It also taught me a lot in terms of dealing with chaos and constant uncertainty. But I had the same realization about the constant noise of living in the automobile civilization all the
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by abyssin 8y ago
Vipassana is advertised as a scientific method but I discovered it has more to do with a sect. I left after five days. I'm sure there's a lot to be gained from meditation, but I don't trust this organisation.
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by abyssin 8y ago
It could be harder for most, except for those gaining a new power from being at the top of a new, larger society.
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by abyssin 8y ago
Driving to the corner store isn't the issue. Having a lifestyle that makes you need a car is the issue. Also travelling in general is a big taboo, because environnementalists usually love to travel. Relying on individual's changes
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by abyssin 9y ago
I also noticed I get sick less often in the winter when I ride my bike everyday.
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by abyssin 9y ago
Well, you have some choice regarding the amount of bills you have to pay. I'm not saying I'd have such integrity myself, though.
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by abyssin 9y ago
Your comment reminds me of Harari's Sapiens. If you follow him in his unusually broad definition of what is a religion, political and religious power is no less concentrated anywhere than it is Redemption Camp.
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by abyssin 9y ago
I stopped using the harmful part of Facebook, ie the newsfeed, which is designed to create an addictive behaviour, using the following technique. On every single post in my newsfeed, I tell the application I no longer want to see content fr
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by abyssin 9y ago
It could be bad if you find out that at some point, equality matters more than raw material wealth to the well-being of everyone.
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by abyssin 9y ago
I thought it looked like a very clever way of advertising. It directly associates the brand with the idea of light.
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by abyssin 9y ago
As a lower-level employee, aggressive debating is also something that is simply not accepted from lower-level employees. It seems to be working as a signal of status. While officially welcomed, blunt criticism has been followed by behaviour
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by abyssin 9y ago
Good point, but this is true only if your definition of convenience doesn't include the speed and cost of the transport infrastructure as a whole.
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by abyssin 9y ago
Although most trains are not autonomous, there are currently many more people being transported by autonomous trains than by autonomous cars, and it has been so for several years ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_a
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by abyssin 9y ago
The more I read about electric autonomous vehicles, the more I feel like we are about to re-create the train technology.
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by abyssin 9y ago
Did you follow any kind of playlist? Could you provide a link?
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by abyssin 9y ago
Your definition of cosmetics has something to do with culture. When people don't have to fight for survival, they start creating complex symbols and behaviours around the theme of society. They tell stories, play games. The issue here
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by abyssin 10y ago
This is the root question. The discussion around fake news often touches the subject of press neutrality. Some will say mainstream press is biased and has an agenda, so-called mainstream will answer by proposing more fact-checking. However,
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by abyssin 10y ago
This idea that fighting global warming has to start from individual behavior disregards the fact that lifestyle choices have social implications and are likewise constrained by social situations. Individuals are tied to their environment an
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by abyssin 10y ago
The rationale behind it being that European egg producers will put more care into making sure the raising site is actually clean.
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Couchsurfing: The Meltdown Continues(mechanicalbrain.wordpress.com)
3 points by abyssin 14y ago|0 comments
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Couchsurfing: A Sad End to a Great Idea(mechanicalbrain.wordpress.com)
3 points by abyssin 14y ago|0 comments