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by fooblitzky 7y ago
I don't think anyone did - it was ambiguous whether it would invalidate the notice period (4 weeks), which would have been a bit more than $2000. No-one was prepared to risk it.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
The worst morale boosting gesture I've ever experienced was the CEO telling an all-staff meeting that anyone that wasn't happy to work there could get $2000 for quitting on the spot.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Stainless steel is usually a good option - it weighs less than glass and is more robust.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Aluminum bottles/cans are lined with plastic, to prevent the liquids acquiring a metallic taste. Beer cans are usually lined with BPA - which is bad news for your endocrine system. Sigg bottles have recently moved to a BPA-free lining,
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
The ban would be applied by the country where they are registered - the flag of convenience. These are already usually poorer countries that offer lax regulations in exchange for the registration fees. The problem would be that if one count
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Ah OK - thanks for explaining. I wasn't thinking about the movement of tectonic plates on that scale.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
“The answer, we believe, is chat until a million years ago, the North Pole was not in that landlocked Arctic Ocean at all, but in the middle of the open Pacific, where there was no land on which snow and ice could accumulate, and ocean curr
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
For the last point - you need to stop emitting before you deploy your hail-Mary countermeasures. Otherwise you only delay the inevitable for a few years.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
I wonder if any electric cars are going to get swappable battery packs? That way you could get an instant recharge, and for racing, it would make battery pack heat manageable by just swapping out the hot pack. It might even provide an advan
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
About 9% is recycled: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/03/06/only-9-o... Recycled is really a misnomer though, more of a marketing term. Plastic can only be down-cycled. E.g. used food conta
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Seems like an ideal use case for a glass jar.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
You can look for logos showing the product is certified to compost in different environments, e.g.: BPI: https://bpiworld.org/BPI-Public/Program.html OK Compost: http://www.tuv-at.be/home/ There a
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Don't forget it's the same government investing billions of dollars in petrochemical plants[1] to manufacture.... more plastic. [1] https://globalnews.ca/news/4857778/canadian-petrochemical-gr...
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
One way I've heard is to have an import duty on carbon at the border. You have your internal tax on carbon at the source, nationally. If another country has a similar tax, their goods can be imported without extra duties. If they don&#
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
But what caused the number of people biking to increase? Also - didn't the linked article explicitly rule out increased number of people biking as a factor in reducing fatalities?
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Would you be comfortable with children or elderly people taking the lane though? "Vehicular cycling" has been around since the 1970's, and in practice it doesn't work. Protected bike infrastructure gets more people cycli
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
If the navy deters pirates from operating in the area, even if the sea-steaders never see the pirates, would they still have to pay the navy?
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
It would definitely involve lifestyle changes, but de-carbonizing our society really wouldn't cost much more than the 5% you mention. Estimates are it would cost between 1-4% of GDP by 2030, and 2-6% by 2050[1]. I think the main reason
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Another undervalued skill is speaking well. Since joining Toastmasters my career has undergone a step change. Managers perceive me as being much more effective, even though my writing and coding skills have only continued growing incrementa
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
I agree, exposure to lead, particularly from gasoline, was a huge factor in violent crime. It probably also explains the "weird spike" in violence from the 60's to the 80's mentioned at the end of the article, as more an
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
250k is an understatement, according to the WHO it's closer to 1.35 million. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death, worldwide, for people aged 5-29. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/det
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
If you're lucky enough to be earning a decent amount, you can simulate this (kinda) for yourself. Following the Mr Money Mustache approach, save a good portion of all your income (>50%), invest it, and work towards an early retireme
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
No, some shareholders brought forth a motion to ban the product at the shareholder's meeting, and it was voted down.
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
"The proposals faced an uphill battle. Amazon’s board recommended against them" - for those not aware, the way shareholder voting works for Amazon, is that shares that aren't voted are assumed to vote the same way the board r
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Aren't those "buy American" requirements illegal under the WTO?
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
This is absolutely correct. If you want people to start obeying the speed limit, start enforcing it with automated cameras. It works in countries that do it. I still don't really understand the whole revenue-raising argument against en
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
I find it's the opposite - when you're traveling faster than the average, you are constantly adjusting your speed or having to change langes, as you come up on traffic from behind. You also get frustrated at nearly every car that
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
The Micro Merlin is $799: https://www.microkickboard.com/micro-merlin RAD Power bikes are reasonably priced, but a bit more at $1499 for a RadCity: https://www.radpowerbikes.com/products/radcity-electri
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
Very rough calculation: * 60 kWh / gallon of gasoline * 100,000 gallons / year * = 6 GWh / year * = 3.5 MW solar array (from on-line calculator) * ~ 18,000 m^2 of solar panels (500W, 1.9m * 1.3m) (roughly 3 football fields of
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by fooblitzky 7y ago
I think the BMW i3 struck a good balance with futuristic looks. It's just different enough to be noticeable, but not so different to appear impractical or off-putting.

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