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by boo_boo 6y ago
Clicking outside of the circle adds/removes that pattern from the sequence. When the sequence is paused, clicking inside of the circle selects that pattern.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Right, because all of the plastics used in these labs are made from renewable sources?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
A barrel of oil is a barrel of oil.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
It's delusional, somehow many people have convinced themselves that further abstracting food production with whatever novelty "lab" technology (which by definition require more energy input, necessitate increased resource ext
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Replacing these "antiquated" methods with extensive supply chains (even more) dependent on non-renewable resource extraction doesn't seem like using technology "for good"
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by boo_boo 6y ago
If you don't understand "capital", you're probably punching above your weight anyway.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
> I think it's best to avoid talking about truth, when trying to do philosophy. Just do the reasoning, and draw some conclusions if you can. Yes, let's throw all of epistemology into the trash
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by boo_boo 6y ago
It's very funny to imagine the mental gymnastics you performed to confidently conclude that a person who has lived in the South must be confusing it with the Midwest
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by boo_boo 6y ago
I would be generally suspicious of people who are telling you that no one is out to get you and that your own observations are wrong.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
And where does the pollution caused by natural gas extraction fit into this comparison?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
> So, we ramp down our energy use by a couple of orders of magnitude. > That's not going to happen. It'll need to happen in order for the escalating effects of climate change to be curbed to any meaningful extent. The focus
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by boo_boo 6y ago
> oil rich nations can just locally use and trade their energy Sure, but the point is that local demand wouldn't be anywhere near the demand of the global market currently
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Methane dissipates in the atmosphere within ~12 years, CO2 takes hundreds to thousands of years.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
> One could picture a future earth where most of the open space is preserved for the wild, and us humans live in and around our cities. I'm curious what your vision of "the wild" is and why humans are excluded from it?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
> Yup, insect farms typically use grains as the feed. Grains which you could eat directly (after baking or cooking, of course) which would be more calorically efficient. Black soldier fly larvae can be fed almost any organic matter, incl
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by boo_boo 6y ago
You stated: > If Saudi Arabia were to commit a comparable offense, I assure you they'd face a comparable response Offenses were cited to you. Where is the "commensurate response by the international community" to these off
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by boo_boo 6y ago
You don't consider the situation in Yemen comparable? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian-led_intervention...
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Russians in 2017: "...the Russians, who typically, almost genetically driven to co-opt, penetrate, gain favor..." [1] [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics&#
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Woah... it's almost as if Russia has been the target of western propaganda ever since the establishment of the Soviet Union. What's up with that?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
I don't buy it. You're comparing the energy inputs required to support large-scale tissue engineering operations with those needed for grazing cattle on pasture. It's not even close.
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by boo_boo 6y ago
In what world is lab-grown meat production more efficient than cattle farming?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Would you advise them to leave and risk not being able to put food on the table if they can't find another position? If there's little to no opportunity for lateral movement in their job market right now?
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by boo_boo 6y ago
You're out of touch with the reality for a large chunk of workers if you believe it's simple or even advisable for them to "just quit". We should be making the case for better conditions across the board, and this means
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by boo_boo 6y ago
Love to see eugenics proposed so nonchalantly.
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by boo_boo 7y ago
The people you talk to must be so grateful for having a pedant around to correct them
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Tropical forests could switch from carbon sink to carbon source by the mid-2030s(sciencedaily.com)
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by boo_boo 8y ago
Might want to take that reaction as impetus to read more
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by boo_boo 8y ago
Anyone into both Clojure and music production should look into Overtone: https://github.com/overtone/overtone It's essentially a synthesizer in a REPL + a multitude of other capabilities (sequencing, sampling, MID
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by boo_boo 8y ago
I don't think pointing out that Vine had nothing to do with GIFs (GIFs don't have audio) requires you to be 'super strict on definitions' Interesting article otherwise though