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biorach
3y ago
> there are alternatives that can hold their ground in terms of productivity and economic sustainability Much as I like these approaches, unfortunately mostly they are currently a long long way off the productivity of conventional agric
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3y ago
>> Fertility isn't "free". You pull nutrients out of the soil whenever you harvest. > Simply not true. Many plants accumulate surplus nutrients in their root systems or provide the required support for the soil live
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biorach
3y ago
> Rust marketing is the best. This is not Rust marketing. This is some MS systems programmers detailing their experience with Rust.
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biorach
4y ago
> lithobraking Love it
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biorach
4y ago
Thanks for the patronizing answer to a question I didn't ask The EU has no shortage of feedlots and zero-grazed cow herds, and yet has phased out routine administration of antibiotics without any noticeable reduction in the animals in
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biorach
4y ago
The point is the _amount_, not whether we co-evolved or not
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biorach
4y ago
> If you aren't feeding cattle antibiotic in a CAFO where they're crowded, eating spent brewers grain (mostly from fuel production), and living in filth, then they will get sick and die Much citation needed. I don't know
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biorach
4y ago
>I don't see any exclusivity in the meat category It's exclusive in the resource requirements, which are an order of magnitude greater than for plant-based foods.
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4y ago
> A very large chunk of the country moved to mining towns in the 70s and 80s to take advantage of the Soviet Union equivalent of FIRE[1]. Those pensions are a crushing burden upon the government Sources? In particular, what proportion of
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biorach
4y ago
I don't think your appreciating the scale of the problem - check the article - the numbers are _enormous_
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4y ago
>defending smaller, but freedom loving, countries You mean America was doing the defending? That's hilarious. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_involvement_in... And then there's the horror sho
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biorach
4y ago
I highly recommend the Windows BTRFS driver.
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biorach
4y ago
thanks for contributing exactly nothing to the discussion
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biorach
4y ago
I read it as you are your own blank slate to write on as you choose
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biorach
4y ago
What do you think of Dermot Desmond's article? https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/dermot-desmond-everyone-h...
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4y ago
damn, new one on me
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biorach
4y ago
It's actually established, if somewhat controversial, usage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe#Numbers_and_symbols > While many guides discourage using an apostrophe in all numbers/dates, many other
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biorach
4y ago
From what I've seen it's mostly firmware for older equipment that may no longer be available on he manufacturers' website, or firmware that was only made available to OEM's or enterprises. You often find this on obscure
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biorach
4y ago
Not the spelling, the etymology - what Irish word is it derived from?
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biorach
4y ago
Please, "Honest Elon"
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biorach
4y ago
> Why do you lauch your product at current state? Why submit it to HN? Keep it constructive - you're being a dick.
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biorach
4y ago
"phoney"?
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biorach
4y ago
Also, as it happens, Irish in origin - smidiríní - "little pieces" https://www.teanglann.ie/en/fgb/smidir%c3%adn%c3%ad
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biorach
4y ago
One law at a time? The guy can tell more than one lie at a time
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biorach
4y ago
Yes, he can be prosecuted for all 3 simultaneously. They are different cases, in different jurisdictions which will be handled by different prosecutors and different court systems.
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4y ago
> Overall this seems like a weak case to me. The Economist, no fan of Trump, made much the same point [1], archived at [2] > Prosecuting Mr Trump for the campaign-finance violation relies on a convoluted argument. In 2016 Michael Cohe
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4y ago
You're making repeated accusations of racism based on very antagonistic interpretations of people's comments. It's unwarranted and unhelpful
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4y ago
Yes, but the difficulty and franken-nature of the resulting system means that it's not for the faint of heart.
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4y ago
Rule 34a If a format exists, then there is porn on it.
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4y ago
You said "There is... a strain in the West... that it was the inventor of all civilizations" Academics do more than just "question" this, they consider it racist junk, unworthy of any consideration whatsoever. An EU of
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