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   by asciimo 10y ago

   Here's a short video of QB1-0's gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVVnw2b-s1U
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   Efficiency is the goal with these small systems. If you desire fish, steak, or hot fudge sundaes, you can go to a restaurant. If you want a sustainable system that provides the greatest amount of nutrition for the lowest resource expense, y
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   > The African lion is a vulnerable species, with numbers dropping from over 100,000 in the 1990s to between 23,000 and 39,000 today, according to the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BPCT). Much of that decline is due to these kinds
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   And if you really want to optimize your system and reduce suffering, eliminate the fish. Spend a fraction of your fish food money on fertilizer instead.
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   While watching this video, the significance of the advent of SSD really strikes home.
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   Is the name a reference to the Mortal Kombat character, whose special weapon was lightning? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiden_(Mortal_Kombat)
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   The SF Bay Are Vegans in Technology meetup group organized a Future of Food panel last month featuring some local biotech companies in this space ( http://www.sfvtech.org/oakvegtech ). Memphis Meats is one of the SF Indie Bio
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   Animals don't synthesize nutritious substances that you can't get out of plants. They are inefficient filters.
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   by asciimo 10y ago

   You're probably joking, but cattle would live 20-25 years "naturally," as opposed to 12-18 months if slaughtered. That's a lot more grain and methane.
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    by asciimo 10y ago

    It's heartening to hear your story. It's hard to come to terms with cognitive dissonance and change your behavior.
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    by asciimo 10y ago

    I'm happy they dropped the leather strap. Supporting standard aftermarket straps seems like a good way to make most customers happy most of the time.
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    by asciimo 10y ago

    This article (and mainstream discussions, generally) doesn't question the existence of the TSA. The TSA is expensive, ineffective, and anticonstitutional. Yet most people are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about it.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Pigs and almost every other animal humans eat are already deemed sentient. Bacon tho.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Good thing we have computers to augment our calculation abilities. Maybe they can augment our empathy, too ( http://www.amednews.com/article/20111206/profession/31206999... ).
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    > At best they ought to be compared to a severely mentally disabled human. Still deserving of dignity, but hardly treated as equal. Is it OK to eat severely mentally disabled humans, if we do so "humanely?"
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    It sounds like you support animal welfare, but not animal rights. I would expect someone who supports animal rights to not be OK with captivity for human gain.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    He founded the MIT Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative, so he must have a pretty good grasp of the domain ( http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2015/04/15/announcing-mit-dci.html ). He also held stakes in Blockstr
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Prefers minekampf.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Also, the number of exploded mines and incorrectly flagged squares go on your permanent record (if you create a profile).
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    This reminds me of the open source keyboardio [1], which isn't yet in production. They key mapping and LEDs are controlled by Arduino and fully customizable. The creator blogged in detail about its creation from concept to manufacturi
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Amazing. That's almost exactly my fantasy scenario. Also: lighthouse keeper, park ranger.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    When the inhabitants of those planets ask why your interests are worth their consideration, what will you say?
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Charming, even.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Software that puts a blinking dot on a map should not be considered probable cause.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    And you pay for a year up front at $48! That's surprising. This product seems like a good candidate for a free trial period. Users will become invested to some degree during the trial and may be reluctant to stop using it.
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Is BitTorrent, Inc. harassed in these ways?
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    I have a ton of stuff in my garage patiently waiting for Open Bazaar. (That's my current excuse, anyway.)
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    Amazon considers Canon, Nikon, and Sony RAW formats, as well as Adobe Digital Negatives, as "photos" in terms of unlimited storage. ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=... )
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    There are plenty of humans who are not self-aware, yet we do not eat them. And it looks like US meat consumption is trending downward at WWII rates ( http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2012/highlights2... )
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    by asciimo 11y ago

    It started when the agent asked if I had ever been patted down before. I said something like "many times." He told me a story about some guy who flies out of SFO twice a week and always opts out. His tone was creepy, and he sugges