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by biren34 6y ago
Some of it is in base materials and some of it in smelting requirements (though I'm not 100% sure how much of that could be replaced by electricity). Most of it is in the mining, refining, and transport of the massive quantities of met
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by biren34 6y ago
I have real problem with this discussion of "cheap" when it comes to wind and solar. 1. The marginal cost per kWh is calculated based on amortizing upfront costs over 20+ years, and those schedules have often proven to be quite op
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by biren34 6y ago
I too have a shitty static site generator. My issue was mostly long term backup. When you think about keeping your writing around decades--ie, longer than you might keep a site--there's no solution I loved. I also love Scrivener for ac
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by biren34 6y ago
I've been thinking about how to answer your question, and I realized I just can't do it in this form. One of the things I've learned over the years is that advice must be tailored to the individual to be useful, and I don&#x2
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by biren34 6y ago
The funny thing about “knowing what you want” is that it’s incredibly simple—on paper. All you have to do is have the most basic level of experience (any 18 year old has enough). Pay attention as you go, and do more of what brings you “joy”
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by biren34 6y ago
For #2, I can’t speak to your values. It seems unlikely you’ve never taken any risk in your life. Of course, not knowing you, I can’t say for sure, but I’d bet you only choose to pursue “sure things”. I’ll save you the philosophy about miss
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by biren34 6y ago
That’s a fair response. The reason I’d call this a skill is because you could screw it up on purpose—-it’s not random. To achieve this outcome you need to know of your values, be aware of your current emotional state (and the outside factor
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by biren34 6y ago
1. I have been lucky, but I’m also a 2nd generation immigrant. I remember how many things my parents had to deny themselves (and me) growing up. Of course this mileage only takes you so far, but on many incomes, there’s real power here. Th
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by biren34 6y ago
1. How to spend less than you earn. Lots of people desire “financial freedom”, meaning they can spend what they want when they want it. Solving this via revenue leads to the hedonic treadmill, and you’ll never out earn your growing wants. I
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by biren34 9y ago
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and the core of the divide seems to be that people divide themselves into groups and seek advantages from one another as if they're playing a zero sum game. That may or may not be by
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by biren34 10y ago
I read that article and it sounds like "I don't want estate taxes to be raised" + a bunch of stuff to try make it sound like that's not the only reason--except the rest is so amorphous and vague, it doesn't sound cr
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by biren34 10y ago
I've been thinking about this, and for me, the driving force is status. As far as I can tell, status drug s human behavior more than anything. So, when it comes to automation, etc. the thing that really strikes me is that some people g
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by biren34 12y ago
As someone who ran a wireless ISP for 3 years, there is the possibility of new competition. Wired networks are crazy expensive, but we were able to build a profitable infrastructure by renting rooftop space on tall buildings and doing direc
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by biren34 12y ago
Congratulations on the success! Getting a mobile game noticed isn't easy anymore. I'd say your top priorities should be (in this order): 1. Keeping your existing players as long as possible (Retention) 2. Making money (Monetizatio