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by bmh_ca 9y ago
I summarized the information I have read on this topic in an answer on Skeptics.SO: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/31144/1792 To quote a much more authoritative Europhysics article that subsequently came out
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> It's disingenuous to use "pollution" ambiguously to push a narrative. That's something that should be taken up with the dozens of reputable newspapers from whom I have drawn that information (e.g. the Guardian, quot
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> The shipping industry ... isn't _that_ significant when it comes to climate change. In terms of sulphur based pollutants it's pretty horrifying, though. Thanks, that certainly clarifies.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
I take it you believe the Guardian is wrong / misleading / imprecise here? (as are a dozen or so more recent articles) - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/09/shipping... > One
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
The top seven or so shipping ships produce more air pollution than all the worlds cars combined ... So one could say yes to your question, depending on what you call "major".
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Some regard those as symptomatic of other problems or strongly correlate with other issues e.g. lack of restraint, cultural entitlement, issues with inhibition, poor math skills, societal definition and acceptance of "infidelity",
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Rapid expansion of credit strongly correlates with insolvency. There's an excellent paper by Gudrun Johnson back when she worked at the IMF that captures it in the sovereign insolvency context.
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Kasparov's Razor(brianmhunt.github.io)
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> I doubt that. Let me clarify: Nobody appeared to be interested in funding a graduate student to prove P != NP.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> This implies P not equal NP I did some graduate level research on P =? NP, specifically in the SAT space < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satisfiability> . In particular, I helped design MARMOSET (Marmoset Auto
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
You may be right, and GM's revenue remains massive so it's a fraction of revenue. The only area of concern is the growth presumptions in the pension fund. They are often around 7.5%, whereas real growth was 0.5%, putting a potenti
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
People often think of the electronic-nature of their cars as Tesla's key advantage. Other elements factor into share/debt cost analysis: 1. Culture — They appear to still have a startup "let's solve the problem" men
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> Why do we even allow cops on duty with the camera off? Why do we give them the choice of when it will be turned on? As a matter of evidence, in many cases if one has a duty to preserve evidence yet fails in that duty, then a Judge may
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Vulcan was the answer imo. I haven't seen any evidence that Metal is catching on - but would like to.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> I don't know about your industry but the abiding memory i have from before the financial crisis of 2009 was of economists fanning the property bubble with the mantra ' the fundamental are sound' and how the worst scanari
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Your comment reinforces my cynical opinion of economics. A friend of mine who is a noted economist with a Ph.D. in statistics, commented to me with something along the lines of: > The only reliable correlation in economic papers is the p
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
The key (literally and figuratively) is in the trust of the biometric reader.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Automated HSTS, revokable public key pins, and certificate transparency.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
I agree that this is not Uber's fault. I was only tackling the "why the free market doesn't correct" aspect. On that point: The free market is not obligated to correct for the lack of demand for humans.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Uber is clearly the best option these people believe they have. Knowledge is not perfect, and efficiency is not instant.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> It's no longer a "note" when it loses the debt provisions. You may be right, but what makes you think that? The common law and some statutory definitions require only that promissory note be, upon breach, reducible to wh
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
It is not necessary for a promissory note to bear interest. As in the case of the SAFE, that provision is simply absent.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
For those interested in reading further, here is an on-point interview with Carolynn Levy: http://abovethelaw.com/2015/01/innovation-more-than-another-...
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> The safe is just a convertible note with the "event of default," interest, and maturity date provisions stripped out. > - Carolynn Levy (inventor of the SAFE) edit ... You could argue it's no longer a convertible
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> The safe and its predecessor, the convertible note, have almost identical conversion features A SAFE _is_ a convertible note, with standardized language.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
AI will automate production. It says nothing about consumption. Economic activity requires both.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
Effective at what? A rather savvy economic-statistician once told me that economic theory is a very effective way to determine who has been able to get their theory published.
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
"I'm a lighthouse. It's your call."
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
> certainly the flavor can't! Flavour doesn't fare well with the dryness and low pressure of airplanes at altitude. See e.g. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-...
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by bmh_ca 9y ago
This is the philosophy behind why I went with Knockout years ago - and am now helping maintain and write version 4. Specific, narrow focus and it's served me well. Sensing the innate liability, I've never felt the allure of the fu

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