barunio

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by barunio 6y ago
By your logic, a government official saying "you can not kill your neighbor" is inciting violence because there is an implicit threat of the use of force if you do not comply. A government official ever referencing the enforcement
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by barunio 7y ago
You are massively underestimating the environmental impacts. Every form of plastic in widespread use has been found to be a significant endocrine disruptor. The rate of plastic waste has followed an exponential curve similar to emissions. P
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by barunio 7y ago
Actually, no. You might say this about metals, for example, but nature does not produce the sort of high-energy low-information hydrocarbon chains that comprise nearly all plastics. Inserting massive quantities of manmade endocrine disrupto
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by barunio 7y ago
This is a dangerously specious argument. Industry manufactures items for consumers. Textiles, specifically, are rarely intermediate materials in or byproducts of manufacturing. If you believe otherwise, in opposition to the EPA, news media,
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The Context Pattern: a new way to write Rails apps(barunsingh.com)
1 points by barunio 7y ago|0 comments
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by barunio 8y ago
The best alternatives to plastic cutlery, cups and plates are reusable items. Hopefully the benefit of reusable vs disposable from an environmental perspective is obvious to you. When that is not an option, then bamboo, wood, and numerous o
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by barunio 8y ago
What do you think people did before plastic items were so prevalent? It was not so long ago. Ask anyone over 75 to remember their childhood. In the scenario you describe, you would probably get help planning the celebration and pool items f
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by barunio 8y ago
> No, it's not! If you look at NGOs and charities, you find massively different numbers, even for flights with the same characteristics. Aside from those two sentences, nothing you've written contradicts anything I'm sayin
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by barunio 8y ago
Carbon credits are the Indulgences of the modern era. Now it's worry about harming the planet instead of worry of going to hell. My ethics happen to align with Martin Luthor on this topic. I have some experience with this topic. I _did
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by barunio 8y ago
> Ultimately I'm just not satisfied with any estimate of CO2 emitted by flying in general. > Has anyone here seen a decent model of CO2 output caused by flying? The CO2 impact of flying, and of flying first-class, is understood
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Visualizing building efficiency [interactive infographics](data.wegowise.com)
1 points by barunio 13y ago|0 comments
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by barunio 13y ago
This seems very interesting. At my company (WegoWise) we've been working for the last 4 years to help solve some of the fundamental information problems that result in inefficient buildings. Most folks aren't aware of how drastica
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What The Healthcare.gov Debacle Teaches Us About How To Fix Government Software(fastcoexist.com)
1 points by barunio 13y ago|0 comments
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Social Anarchy in Software Development(barunsingh.com)
2 points by barunio 14y ago|0 comments
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by barunio 14y ago
WegoWise.com - Remote devs welcome (located in Boston, MA) Hiring: Ruby developers (Mid to Senior-level) & UX designer We are a leading utility analytics company that helps our users (property owners, utility companies, auditors, and mo
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by barunio 15y ago
Boston, MA - WegoWise.com WegoWise is an energy analytics company with funding, an enthusiastic and growing user base, an environmentally-conscious mission, a solid business plan, and a motivated team. We're looking for a Ruby on Rails deve