idlehand

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by idlehand 4y ago
Those semis are going to be a lot quieter in coming decades when they go electric.
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by idlehand 4y ago
I think most people aren't actively seeking out knowledge about the most terrible parts of our modern society. That's why we don't take the time to look these things up, I get enough negativity from the news.
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by idlehand 4y ago
That's the kind of opinion you get in a break room at work when someone asks why you're not chugging your usual fifth cup by noon. For people to look up an online community specifically about something, they'd have to be a bi
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by idlehand 4y ago
A new word makes sense. In my native Swedish the word for debt is also the word for guilt. Tells you something about our view of debt and why the national debt is so low.
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by idlehand 4y ago
But the timeline is too short even for that. The number of children who survive today, despite genetic issues, who would not have survived 100 years ago, is miniscule compared to the extent of nearsightedness today.
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by idlehand 4y ago
These kinds of places are also generally suitable for hydropower and geothermal energy which gives considerable amounts of cheap electricity.
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by idlehand 4y ago
Definitely not liquid cash, but assuming that a not insignificant portion of those people are retirees or planning to retire soonish (which is when net worth peaks), I wouldn't be surprised if the percentage of decently liquid assets l
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by idlehand 4y ago
Where I live we have sun 18-22 hours a day in summer and maybe 4 hours in the winter - the sun doesn't even go halfway up before going down again on those days. Unfortunately me and my partner both have our families here so moving is n
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by idlehand 4y ago
I guess I should thank my mom and her well-done steaks for my decent jaw and relative lack of dental issues.
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by idlehand 4y ago
Sunlight exposure has been shown to be protective of eyesight, and we spend more time indoors focusing on screens. The timespan is too short for evolution to have had a considerable impact.
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by idlehand 4y ago
The IT industry also uses primarily electric energy which is easier to make green than for example long-range trucking, farming, or long-distance flights.
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by idlehand 4y ago
Are there any successful proof of stake coins out there?