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by flgb 7y ago
Australia doesn’t require voter ID either. Voter ID is a vehicle for voter suppression (and generally called for by the politically conservative).
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by flgb 8y ago
That’s not what happens with next-gen renewables —- they are modular and can be built much faster and much cheaper. New build nuclear is not cost competitive with new build wind and solar (even when you account for firming costs), and the c
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by flgb 8y ago
Yes with new products emerging every day that are much better designed and full-featured, like: https://www.tillerrides.com/features
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My Vizzavi Story(dlgb.net)
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by flgb 8y ago
> So if I get a radio license and then broadcast an illegal ad, it's the FCC's fault. How is Facebook the FCC and not the broadcaster in this metaphor?
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by flgb 9y ago
In many jurisdictions "the real-world deeds" are already just a database record (albeit one in a central database managed by a Government agency).
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by flgb 9y ago
Atlassian is definitely Australian. But if we count them, there are a lot more Australian tech businesses worth more than US$1B: Acconex was just bought by Oracle for US$1.2B, and we have tech businesses from the last web boom like Seek.com
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by flgb 9y ago
Energy costs are significantly lower in the US.
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by flgb 9y ago
But not sufficiently cheap, compared to alternatives.
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by flgb 9y ago
Daring Fireball by Jon Gruber ( https://daringfireball.net ).
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by flgb 11y ago
Because their mission isn't to return a profit
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by flgb 11y ago
The earth doesn't have a "carrying capacity" or a "maximum population". The earth has resources that are used more or less sustainably at different times and in different places. If we all still lived like hunter ga
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by flgb 11y ago
And how did they pay expenses if they had no capital and no revenue?
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by flgb 11y ago
Not quite what you are asking for but Melbourne has a digital strategy for their trees and is in the process of rolling out a sensor network also ... http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/Sustainability/UrbanForest/P...
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by flgb 11y ago
I suspect they will continue to trounce fission and fusion for a long time, at least until there is some some technical innovation in transmission and distribution. Transmission and distributed generation accounts for half the cost of elect
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by flgb 11y ago
This isn't about grid or no grid. We will have a grid for the foreseeable future. This is a question about how distributed energy generation with battery storage shifts more and more loads to the edges of the grid, and onto private net
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by flgb 11y ago
I think there are two separate dynamics here, and its worth keeping them separate. Firstly, there is the traditional concern of the green movement with nuclear waste and nuclear weapons proliferation. Nuclear advocates say these concerns ar
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by flgb 12y ago
You are also missing the cost of the distribution and transmission infrastructure, which distributed generation avoids in addition to the transmission losses
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by flgb 12y ago
This climate change will lead to a much shittier world for humans to live on. What's wrong with trying to avoid that?
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by flgb 12y ago
We also have District Courts, which are superior to Magistrates / Local Courts and and a whole bunch of different kinds judicial and administrative tribunals.
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by flgb 12y ago
NearMap is an Australian startup that has a similar product but with higher resolution and more frequent refreshes. But only operates in Australia now, as far as I know. http://nearmap.com From Wikipedia: A unique exclusive proc
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Insider trading case cracked through LinkedIn(m.smh.com.au)
1 points by flgb 12y ago|1 comments
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Particle Fever(kottke.org)
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Funding options for small businesses(medium.com)
1 points by flgb 13y ago|0 comments
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Candy Crush is NP-hard(newscientist.com)
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by flgb 13y ago
The private company is making use of community owned resources so the community should have a say
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Google Ventures product design sprints(gv.com)
1 points by flgb 13y ago|0 comments
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by flgb 13y ago
I'm curious about the factories that are supposed to have closed due to Australia's carbon tax and I'd be especially interested to see some evidence if these factories 'relocating'. Trade exposed heavy industry was
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by flgb 13y ago
Yes, but a lot of people who like to put the word sustainability in scare quotes are against action on climate change. And a lot of people who preface mentions of the phrase climate change with "so called" are deniers.
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by flgb 13y ago
Apple isn't in a position to implement new taxes. Where the Government isn't showing leadership, it's beholden on corporations to show the way where they can. By implementing these policies Apple can show leadership and influ

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