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871.
by euroderf 2y ago
Try the first chapter of James Michener's "Hawaii". It tells a tale of huge catamarans laden with plants, pigs, and other starters for new outposts of a daring seafaring culture.
872.
by euroderf 2y ago
I am surprised that nobody has tried to market some kind of "smart medication dispenser" that will leave people without their meds when the net is out.
873.
by euroderf 2y ago
They are a good opportunity - now that everyone is seated - to stick your head up and verify the locations of the nearest emergency exits. And maybe other people will take notice and do likewise.
874.
by euroderf 2y ago
As I understand it, the source for the Master File is lost to the mists of time. But a SoA A.I. can disassemble and comment it, yes ? Prep it for recompilation ?
875.
by euroderf 2y ago
Well then, that's pretty much an indictment of capitalism.
876.
by euroderf 2y ago
So what is the secret to making an engine that runs forever ? Chevy small blocks were like that. Novas and Malibus just needed regular maintenance.
877.
by euroderf 2y ago
Can the EU promotw a biz model where the max charge is 0.99€ a month and the annual renewal defaults to negative, with limits on the number of reminder messages ? I'd sign up for those without too much worry about handing out my credit
878.
by euroderf 2y ago
> All the above then begs the question, who has all the money? Who has all the wealth? The "I.T. Revolution" was supposed to bring a vast payoff from improved productivity. Did the benefits of society-wide process improvement g
879.
by euroderf 2y ago
Wasn't there a famous Brit who declared that there is no such thing as society ? If the commons has more or less been willed out of existence, should its decay surprise ?
880.
by euroderf 2y ago
I got Radio Tirana once (1990-ish) on my shortwave. The program informed me something to the effect that that Albania is often known as the Switzerland of the Balkans because of its crystal-clear mountain lakes.
881.
by euroderf 2y ago
Yup, changing minds is a snap when you're dealing with a mass cult.
882.
by euroderf 2y ago
Another recommendation: Racundra's First Cruise by Arthur Ransome.
883.
by euroderf 2y ago
> we're all just cognitively exhausted? If you include electronic media as a source of this cognitive exhaustion, then I'm with you. If greyscale dominates the physical environment, then it's a reaction to something equall
884.
by euroderf 2y ago
I thought zoning was supposed to provide predictability, stability. So if you buy a house in an area zoned for denser stuff, don't whine when a building starts to go up.
885.
by euroderf 2y ago
To the extent that it reflects actual work, income is hardly a windfall. OTOH... Elon and Donald had gobs of cash drop in their laps, what's not to like about reasonable taxes on it ? Split it (say) 50-50 with society. Unless you have
886.
by euroderf 2y ago
Some sort of out-of-this-world placenta there.
887.
by euroderf 2y ago
Proving the truism that incorrect documentation is worse than no documentation.
888.
by euroderf 2y ago
Or for bass guitar ?
889.
by euroderf 2y ago
Quite the opposite, thank you very much. "Death tax" sounds like cruelty compounded. And a birth windfall? It's all over the culture. Stupid people with inherited money and inherited power.
890.
by euroderf 2y ago
Isn't it the norm for online media ? But i meant, their general reportage does not feel like claims to be a Single Source of Truth.
891.
by euroderf 2y ago
Yes the Guardian hits all the bases, and without sounding too self-satisfied about it.
892.
by euroderf 2y ago
A death tax is a tax on death. It's not that. It's a birth windfall wealth tax.
893.
by euroderf 2y ago
There must be a reason in here somewhere to switch from beer to wine.
894.
by euroderf 2y ago
But that footnote about 5x doesn't make it into statistics that show that standards of living are constantly rising.
895.
by euroderf 2y ago
My go-to analogy is a movie theater. Once in a while you have to break out the firehouse and wash down all the accumulated popcorn, gummy bears, dried-up soda pop, and tracked-in dirt. And no, it cannot all be recycled to make new movietime
896.
by euroderf 2y ago
I find that even a quite brief nap (on the order of one to three minutes) is still tremendously refreshing. Is this enough time for this fluid dynamic under study to gear up and get some flushing done ? Or would it be some other mechanism.
897.
by euroderf 2y ago
I've read in another HN thread that Brothers have begun rejecting third-party toner cartridges.
898.
by euroderf 2y ago
And of course Lojban was a fork of Loglan, and has (AFIAK) overtaken it.
899.
by euroderf 2y ago
"A tiny, tiny fish in a big, big sea."
900.
by euroderf 2y ago
I have not seen it. Should I ?

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