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by hcurtiss 4y ago
Amusingly to me, at least, the Twitterfiles and Musk’s behavior have both taught us the same thing —- centralized moderation by humans does not work well.
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That’s a rather uncharitable take. Managed properly, fisheries are a renewable resource. Atlantic Cod stocks are recovering.[1] We need protein as a society, and there’s no reason to entirely outlaw this source. If you do, it will only inc
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Yet Germany insisted on proceeding with Nordstream 2 anyway. And the US has now spent a hundred billion pushing back an emboldened Russia.
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Why would you say that? His speech specifically referenced energy security and Russia’s increasing ability to blackmail Europe.
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I think it’s because they said repeatedly they were doing no such thing.
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I strongly disagree. Prior to reservation systems, it was not uncommon to drive out to Glacier, say, only to find every camp site filled. Now you can be assured that you will have a site prior to taking the week off and hauling your famil
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I work for a lumber company in the PNW.
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Man, I may be in the minority here, but I find recreation.gov to be one of the very few excellent government websites. We use it every summer for whitewater rafting and camping reservations. You can disagree with how permits/reserv
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I am general counsel for a large PNW landowner and lumber manufacturer. I will watch your presentation. Thank you for sharing it.
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I don't actually think I disagree with any of that. I would note, though, that the pre-European burn scars could have definitely been viewed from space.[1] And today, at least in the PNW, clearcuts are limited in size (e.g., in Oregon
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Stand replacement events are natural too, driven principally by fire, wind, and landslides. The mistake many make, I think, is to presume there is some static “natural” state —- some mythic Eden —- in which, absent man’s influence, everythi
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Yes, steam-powered logging was earlier, and yes there was substantial harvest in northern California prior to 1900. But to say that "most of the old-growth forests gone by the turn of the century" is simply untrue. In Oregon, Wa
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What information? The fact that there are more trees today than 100 years ago? Lots of sources on that. [1][2][3] As for the rest, I think the magic of trees is self-evident, and though I work in the industry, I don't think the util
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I was surprised when the only way to purchase the new Twitter Blue was through Apple. I tried to pay on the Twitter website so that Apple wouldn’t take 1/3 (I’m one of the few who is excited about what Musk is doing) but the only way t
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by hcurtiss 4y ago
Things like this happen from time to time in big companies, and as the article highlights, happened at Twitter prior to Musk’s acquisition. There will likely be fines and the company will work through it.
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Your dates are off. Mechanized logging didn’t even commence until the 1940s — I think the first cat was like 1945. See the graphic on page 7 of the linked article showing historic harvest in Oregon (with which I’m most familiar). The east c
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by hcurtiss 4y ago
The opening to that article is wild. While there is deforestation in some places in the world, at least in the US, there are more trees today than there were 100 years ago. Forest harvest followed by replanting is not deforestation. I als
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A great deal of product is sold daily that exceeds legal minimums. You've seen "organic" or "pasture raised" labels. All of those are driven by the market.
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I saw an Oregon Field Guide that said between cougars, wolves, and bears, the predation/death rate for deer fawns in NE Oregon is something over 90%. I don't know about wild pigs, per se, but I don't think it's appropri
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by hcurtiss 4y ago
In Oregon we did that with forests dedicated to the support of schools. But forest harvest has been significantly handicapped (and on the Elliott halted all together) by environmental activists/litigators.
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Nobody has tried actual communism.
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Sanctions.
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It seems like this is a thesis that could be tested empirically. It makes intuitive sense to me, but if I’m honest, that kind of inverted bell is not what I actually see very often on Amazon.
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That's a textbook sanctionable offense. Lawyers don't get to bring prophylactic frivolous claims.
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This is true of every CEO and corporate leader. They coordinate profound talent around them. That alone is a talent, and a very valuable one.
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Especially if they’re making something excellent or world changing.
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I just don’t understand that. It is very common to give the layoff notice on the date of termination and to then pay them for 60 days. That complies with the Warn Act. I’m not a California lawyer, it that must be true there too. There’s no
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by hcurtiss 4y ago
Yeah, the Warn Act doesn’t require you let them work for 60 days. If it’s triggered, it just means you have to pay them for 60 days. It is very common to not let them work, particularly when concerned about sabotage.
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Political turnover doesn’t really substantiate the idea that Britain is entering a recession because of bad economic choices. Again, the rest of the eurozone is in the same boat. To me, it only substantiates political discontent and a syst
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>As far as the UK goes though, this is just result of multiple terrible decisions and incompetence on the part of the government. What is your evidence for this? It seems most countries in the euro zone are identically situated.

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