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by jqm 11y ago
And in some places (big companies and government come to mind) often a kick in the teeth as well.
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by jqm 11y ago
"If this bubble pops it's over for me, right? For all of us?" It might be harder to find work, you might not get 15K a month, but computers aren't going anywhere. This is still a good field to be in even if there is a &q
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by jqm 11y ago
Big CMSs are also keeping it alive and this looks to keep going. Unfortunately.
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by jqm 11y ago
Interesting point. Also there are many areas suitable for animal grazing that aren't good for crops. The problem is grain fed meet and milk from an efficiency standpoint.
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by jqm 11y ago
At points in human history there was almost certainly natural selection for certain behaviors and cultural practices. Certainly the parallels with biological evolution aren't completely accurate, but throughout history, cultures have c
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by jqm 11y ago
cocaine is one way.
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by jqm 11y ago
Here is a some more info... http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/cropmajor.html Corn is the largest crop in the US. 84 million acres of it were grown in 2011 (try fitting that in a hydro system in an old factory).
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by jqm 11y ago
The vast majority of crop land in the US is not used to produce food for humans directly, but rather for animals. (I don't have a source, but at as an agronomist and someone who grew up in agriculture, and someone who has paid careful
549.
by jqm 11y ago
"Your remedial assignment is to drive from Denver to Chicago." Yep. Or just look out the airplane window at all those little green circles and squares next time you fly across the country.
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by jqm 11y ago
This is great if humanity can live on lettuce and tomatoes (both a small part of the taco filling last time I was at Taco Bell). When they get alternatives to grains, pulses, meats and milk then real advancement in food production will bein
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by jqm 11y ago
Political game playing by anti-Assad and anti-Iranian powers were also directly responsible for the rise of ISIS. These share a portion of the blame for some ISIS's misdeeds.
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by jqm 11y ago
First paragraph is gold. Every country responsible involved in the proxy wars and game playing that has resulted in threats to these ruins is behaving in a criminally careless fashion and should be brought to account for their misdeed. The
553.
by jqm 11y ago
Reminds me of a dumb bumper sticker once seen on a ratty old pickup truck that said... "Don't steal! The government hates competition".
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by jqm 11y ago
I didn't really see the original comment as "hateful". It's a legitimate point.
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by jqm 11y ago
I can tolerate know-it-alls when they really do know a lot more about something than I do and are willing to share. However in my experience, the majority of people with a know-it-all attitude are simply blowing hot air and trying to cover
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by jqm 11y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9567754
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by jqm 11y ago
I just tried to submit this only to find out it had already been submitted. Interesting article.
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by jqm 11y ago
I would feel better about this initiative if it were being carried out by a neutral party (a charitable organization for instance) rather than Facebook. As it is I don't think it's a good idea. It has the potential to undermine th
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by jqm 11y ago
I just leased a small office in an older high rise. Its like twelve stories. Other businesses are already in the building so I have neighbors on each side. I'm sure I'll meet some people coming and going in the elevator and such.
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by jqm 11y ago
I freelanced for several years and was in a similar situation. Then, my GF and I bought a house outside town on a couple of acres. I'd see friends once and awhile and of course had the internet, but it became extremely lonely (which is
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by jqm 11y ago
I read a theory somewhere that one of the the reasons Japan and Germany did so well in the post war years was that the war had completely cleaned out the rot and corruption from their institutions and they were starting over with a clean sl
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by jqm 11y ago
Exactly. What I got out of the article was that GM and some racists conspired to destroy America's cities and pollute the environment so the rich could get richer. (FWITW, I'm highly in favor of green cities and efficient public t
563.
by jqm 11y ago
Agreed. And that more than anything else about HN bothers me. I like intelligent humor. (Stupid humor however deserves to be down voted).
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by jqm 11y ago
Strongest case point for drinking whole milk (in my opinion)? It tastes a lot better.
565.
by jqm 11y ago
How does the number of people negatively affected by algorithm compare to the number of people who would be negatively affected by human processor? I mean, someone could probably write hundreds of similar articles about negative interaction
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by jqm 11y ago
Maybe a more just response would be for the police to post a cartoon picture of Jennifer Pawluck in jail. Eye for an eye and all...
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by jqm 11y ago
I understand wanting to be around others who are trying to live well. But attempting to enforce this at some social level has always been and always will be, a recipe for disaster (see... every cult ever). Maybe the "Hitler's yout
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by jqm 11y ago
Sounds like a slightly stupider version of Hitler's youth.
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by jqm 11y ago
Updating plugins often breaks things. For instance, I updated our AD plugin for a company blog a few days ago and no one could log in. I had to do some research and eventually the plugin was rolled back from backup. Can't wait to see w
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by jqm 11y ago
"neoliberal market fundamentalism... profligate consumption... mega-mergers.... trade agreements.... health of the environment" Exactly the type of talk that encourages "it's a commie conspiracy!" lines of thinking

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