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by dsq 2y ago
Also not to 0.38g gravity.
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by dsq 2y ago
Scott Galloway put it very succinctly - when your passive income equals or exceeds your burn rate. So if you are used to a modest lifestyle (which is of course subjective), your burn rate may be a few thousand dollars a month.
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by dsq 2y ago
Desalination is a blessing but it also increases the dependence of the population on technical infra for daily survival. If something were to happen to the desalination plants, that's no water, immediately (in the UAE case, for example
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by dsq 2y ago
Foldable phone, maybe with an SSH session to a Linux server.
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by dsq 2y ago
Trash disposal beccones simpler as plentiful cheap power enables plasma gasification, one of the cleanest methods. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_gasification
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by dsq 2y ago
During off hours the surplus power can be diverted to producing hydrogen, a zero CO2 fuel, thus providing for transportation as well as baseline power.
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by dsq 2y ago
I was confused at first by the "up to US$843 million ($1.26 billion)" till I realized it was a currency conversion from US to Australian.
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by dsq 2y ago
The project will most probably be reactivated. To think that a govt will forgo that kind of income (and control - all those cameras and LP reads) is unrealistic. A year from now it'll be up and running. In fact, it actually might be ru
129.
by dsq 2y ago
Isnt terraforming a waste? After all, there's no need for open lakes and breathable air over the entire planet, even if it was feasible given the available water, which it isn't. Much better to concentrate resources to make human
130.
by dsq 2y ago
I had the impression that core functionality should always be internal, and an extetnal SaaS service for the irritating, non core but necessary stuff.
131.
by dsq 2y ago
I'm holding on for 365
132.
by dsq 2y ago
That might solve the headache for the ones in charge: "We'd really like to investigate what went wrong/who screwed up, but we had to let it disintegrate, no choice".
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by dsq 2y ago
Or if the Russians offer to rescue them...
134.
by dsq 2y ago
Singling out starlink is unfair. Satellites are so obviously advantageous that it is a sure bet that the sky will be filled with them very soon. Chinese, European, and others.
135.
by dsq 2y ago
How could a dyson sphere work without artificial gravity? If it spun then only at the equator would there be gravity.
136.
by dsq 2y ago
Opening the window should help, unless the outside air is highly polluted. One can also install a fan that either vents air out of the room to the outside or draws fresh inwatds.
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by dsq 2y ago
Nuclear can be a win-win. Build enough to reach peak use, and then use the extra capacity during low use hours for producing hydrogen for clean vehicle fuel. All at near zero CO2 emission.
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by dsq 2y ago
I read that if a drone has already reached such a close range, a shotgun with birdshot is a lo-tech effective defense. https://armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2024/analysis-sho...
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by dsq 2y ago
I Have the feeling that it also matters if it’s the sole household vehicle or one out of two or three vehicles. I could see an EV being more palatable if there is an existing ICE, as it removes the long distance range anxiety.
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by dsq 2y ago
Well, not all employers/occupations offer WFH, so those who must drive a long way to a low paying in person job suffer more from milage tax than a remote worker. This is regressive.
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by dsq 2y ago
The article focuses exclusively on women. Does this mean that men do not see the same benefits from a Mediterranean diet? Or did the authors decide to split the results into multiple articles for some other reason?
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by dsq 2y ago
Sounds like someone who works from home and drives a heavy premium vehicle for short distances comes out on top here. Pays little for miles driven, and not penalized for the relatively higher wear and tear per mile.
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by dsq 2y ago
Very good point.
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by dsq 2y ago
WFH also suffer less from a miles driven based tax.
145.
by dsq 2y ago
I think another problem with the artificial noise is that one hears it only when the vehicle has started moving. Before that it is completely silent and gives no advance warning to the nearby pedestrian like an ICE car does.
146.
by dsq 2y ago
Walking to my own car, just before I passed in front of a Toyota Corolla hybrid it began to silently move two steps in front of me. While nothing actually happened, it was jarring and scary. If i had walked faster I might have been clipped
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by dsq 2y ago
It depends. For data with a lot of columns (in excel, lets say, or a schema browser), wide horizontal is better. For code, I prefer vertical because I like my entire procedure/function to fit in one visible screen.
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by dsq 2y ago
The article states that the potential military recruiting pool is 18 to 23. This is not necessarily always the case. For example, both Ukraine and Russia prefer recruiting older recruits. China could also recruit from thirties and forties c
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by dsq 2y ago
Too. Much. Easy. Moolah. These boondoggles happen whenever politicians get hold of a cash hose and thinnk up ever more ridiculous playthings.
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by dsq 2y ago
Are there signs in the eyes in adulthood that can indicate whether one has been shaken as a baby?

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