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by forum_ghost 4y ago
so shouldn't we have already noticed some of this? Property tax isn't THAT different, and one component of it is a tax on land. Are we seeing the LVT effects in locales with high property taxes?
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
90% of media is controlled by 6 companies with overlapping board membership.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Russia has a nuclear armed military also. Strong enough to deter the US from direct confrontation. Yet, somehow they have never been a prime destination for investment. Economy matters as well. And loss of faith in the USD cannot be fixed w
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Silicone (siloxane) coatings isn't that big of a deal. It's just a different type of glass, fairly inert, fairly safe. It's also extremely unlikely that takeout joints have silicone-coated paper, as it is fairly expensive. &q
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
>Lack of PFAS seems to me to be a necessary condition for something to be biodegradable That's not the case at all. PLA doesn't even decompose much in normal conditions, outside of 60C+ compost piles. It is sold as a bio-degrad
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
lithium grease is PFAS?
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
DDT lasts decades in the biosphere. It's a known carcinogen. It's not just endocrine disruptors. Those are just most salient to us because we are species with sexual reproduction. You could also have forever carcinogens, forever m
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
That's not how any of this works. Metabolism (reactivity by proxy) and enzymatic/inhibitory activity are orthogonal. One of the least reactive metals, Platinum, is an excellent catalyst in numerous reactions, but often found entir
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
"derived from plant material" = bio-plastic. Most likely PLA. polylactic acid derived from starch.
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U.S. issues new warnings on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water(reuters.com)
8 points by forum_ghost 4y ago|0 comments
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
just guesses, because they are so infrequently worn these days, is that it somehow prevents eyeball deformation due to its rigidity and so the axial elongation does not occur. I'm a little sceptical about that theory, but my own rx did
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Failed in clinical trials? Never heard about this until now.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Myopia is also correlated with spending less time outdoors. Your theory about 20 ft is literally correct. Atropine is successfully used to relax the cilliary muscles. However, there is lots of anecdata that rigid contacts don’t make your ey
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
There are endless blogs and forums with these arguments chewed out, just a google search away. Molly sounds like someone with an agenda of wilful ignorance due to how easily rebuttals of her arguments can be located, and thus it’s a waste o
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
What SSI systems exist that are widely adopted and have a user base in at least few million MAUs?
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
None of your bank balances are 100% backed.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
What did they screw up with Kim?
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Correct. There is nothing "self" or "sovereign" about having your "government name" certified cryptographically by the state. Oh, you generated your own key material all by yourself, and THEN the government sig
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
How can identity be self-sovereign? In the end, it boils down to everyone just asking to see the passport or some other government ID, or a proxy for that (credit card, library card, employee card).
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
>The actual reason they refused to share their own data almost certainly has nothing to do with ethics. It's because they don't want to make 3500+ enemies within their field. This is exactly why peer review is nonsense.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
no edit button? feel free to edit/nuke it, nbd.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Note that should you be rescued the suit case full of millions will still worth millions. The suitcase, stuffed with medium of exchange, holds value across time. This is the key concept to understand the issue at hand. For a medium of exc
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Bonds/digital gold/reserve currency angle isn’t new, I certainly didn’t invent it. You just haven’t spoken to very many people! Notice my comment did not include “trading”. Specifically only holding . Only demand to hold an asset
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
> availability of "secured" goods What do you mean by that? Backing?
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Postgres doesn't help with scenarios where you don't want your sovereign foreign reserves seized.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
>Owning crypto != actually using it. How do you use bonds? in January, 10 trillion of debt wolrdwide was negative yield in nominal terms. in real terms - a whole lot more. Holding assets IS use. that's the root of your misunderstand
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Bitcoin solves the problem of frozen fx reserves and seized assets. It's a neutral store of value. the TAM is 400+ trillion. Payments are low margin, low value business. Often even subsidized by the systemic banks. Do you really think
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
gold is a reliable hedge and store of value that survived 5000 years: longer than any empire, longer than any bond issue, longer than any real estate holding, longer than any fiat currency. financial utility IS utility. nothing is detached
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
Total above-ground stocks (end-2021): 205,238 tonnes. 81 tons out of 205,238 tonnes used per year... rounding error.
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by forum_ghost 4y ago
>until dentistry had modern options gold fillings were common gold inlays/crowns are still BY FAR the best dental material. People just don't like the looks of it, but it's still medically the absolute best. Gold crowns ty

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