barney54

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by barney54 11y ago
Yep. The problem is not free content entitlement, it's bad ads. Ads that are intrusive. Ads that are ugly. Ads that kill the user experience. How much content is actually worth paying for?
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by barney54 11y ago
We are in the middle of a powerful El Niño. Let's see where global temperatures are in 6 months when El Niño fades.
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by barney54 11y ago
The Republicans aren't necessarily better, but they are anti-Obama which helps on this issue.
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by barney54 11y ago
For much more information on this argument about sugar and cancer, see the book Cancer as a Metabolic Disease. http://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Metabolic-Disease-Management-Pr...
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by barney54 11y ago
An alternative view is that AirBnb is fighting the regulatory capture that has already happened.
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by barney54 11y ago
Almost anyone can go to college these days. The entire point of college is for people to gain skills. Why are we forcing people to work? Because it cost money--ie. other people's time and energy--to feed, cloth, and take care of people
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by barney54 11y ago
No. No. No. The "value" her is not about self worth. It's about how much someone will pay for your labor. That's a big difference.
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by barney54 11y ago
A lot of people go to college for just that reason--to make themselves more valuable to get a job.
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by barney54 11y ago
So what is the difference between a land tax and property tax? After all I looked at my tax assessment recently and there is a value for the land and a value for the house itself?
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by barney54 11y ago
And how many people have died or been injured from private companies running nuclear reactors. There should be some good examples, right?
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by barney54 11y ago
He is correct. The European model still outperforms the US (GFS) model: https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/700216724067586049
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by barney54 11y ago
Even though the US now has more computing power, the Euro model is still doing a better job at forecasting: https://twitter.com/RyanMaue/status/700216724067586049
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by barney54 11y ago
And even with the new computer the European model is still better at mid range forecasts.
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HTC Vive VR headset to ship April 1 for $799(arstechnica.com)
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by barney54 11y ago
This quote from the article is spot on, "It’s just an enormous time-suck for the amount of information you get from it.” I like and use Twitter, but I don't see the value for most people. While I like it, it don't suggest oth
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by barney54 11y ago
Scalia's opinion in Heller is a good example helping to restore the 2nd Amendment as meaningful along with the 1st and 5th.
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by barney54 11y ago
The peak in places like California is not midday, but always in the evening. And the challenge with solar is that the sun has frequently set by then. The chart that describes this problem is called the duck chart: https://www.cai
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by barney54 11y ago
It's true that solar thermal can produce electricity after the sun goes down, but they also use natural gas--at least Brightsource's Ivanoah plant: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanpah_Solar_Power_Facility
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by barney54 11y ago
It is very difficult to minimize commutes because of all of the things you are simultaneously minimizing and maximizing. In two income families, you have two different job locations, with kids you have school considerations (as well as dist
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by barney54 11y ago
I could see some of this with solar, but not as much with wind. Wind does much better as large turbines--such a 1.5-2 megawatt turbines--not small scale stuff. One reason for this is that wind resources are much better at say 80 meters than
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by barney54 11y ago
As I read your example, it sounds like the problem is solar's low capacity factor, not scale. But maybe I'm not understanding the example.
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by barney54 11y ago
Thank you. I had many of the same thoughts that many of the things he wants have already happend, especially with the decline of complete vertical integration. What now happens is that large utilities spin off generation assets that do well
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by barney54 11y ago
Also be especially wary of people pushing products based on testimonials, not actual science.
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by barney54 11y ago
Also, just because a majority of people vote to take things from you does not make it moral. That means that you can justify slavery with a majority vote.
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by barney54 11y ago
Taking things from people without their consent is immoral. It's that simple. That doesn't mean that there shouldn't be some taxes, but understand that taxes are immoral.
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by barney54 11y ago
No, voting is protected by the Ewual Protection Clause. Here's the argument: http://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/files/publications/working_pap...
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by barney54 11y ago
Senator McConnell has announced that the Senate won't take up a Supreme Court nomination this year. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbIYaMiW4AIU4ZB.jpg
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by barney54 11y ago
Senator McConnell has announced that the Senate will not take up a Supreme Court nomination this year. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CbIYaMiW4AIU4ZB.jpg
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by barney54 11y ago
Why is it wrong to say that I own what I make?
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by barney54 11y ago
I really hate this decision--and I love Google Photos and own Lightroom. Picasso has been one of my favorite products for years. It is simple and just works. But because it's not online, Google now hated it. Once upon a time there was

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