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by kmlx 4y ago
> So much destruction i don't want to be too philosophical about this, but: i love history and it's lessons, but at the same time i prefer the future. we tend to cling to the past, historical lessons, historical figures, but th
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Next, using analysis based on per capita, % of GDP, etc — hides the truth, UK’s subsidies by total amount spent are significant to the industry. actually it’s the opposite to “hiding the truth”. my link shows UK’s subsidising oil and g
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by kmlx 4y ago
> UK has some of the largest subsidies for oil & gas in Europe. not really, it's actually quite in line with other European countries, both per capita, and as a % of GDP: https://ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuel-su
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by kmlx 4y ago
VC investment into UK startups saw the biggest annual opening on record despite the start of global economic uncertainty, with $11.3bn raised in Q1 of 2022 compared to $7.9bn in Q1 of 2021, according to data by Dealroom analysed for the UK’
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UK tech overtakes China to achieve record-breaking first quarter investment(technation.io)
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by kmlx 4y ago
i first had this idea more than a decade ago: a way to translate gaming tasks into something productive on the other end of the pipe. the gamer doesn't realise, and the company actually solves issues by just letting the gamer play the
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by kmlx 4y ago
> You'll get the same service (i.e. being expected to pay for any extras: a specific seat, baggage above the bare minimum, food & drinks) with British Airways or Lufthansa on short haul flights too. hard disagree. Ryanair is lit
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Britain didn't exist until 1707. Great Britain is an island that is a lot older than 1707 :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain
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by kmlx 4y ago
what's more shocking to me is the quality of flying Ryanair vs how outspoken their CEO is. if you only read his comments, you would think this company is so solid that the CEO has complete free rein. and then you fly Ryanair and you re
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by kmlx 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Leary_(businessman... socially, he's a complete joke.
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by kmlx 4y ago
hmm, interesting, i think you're right, but i also think that focusing more on "clean air" than "climate change" in certain countries could alleviate both of the pollution problems you mention.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Making people in developing countries poorer who said poorer? > trying to force people in developing countries to “buy an EV!” who's trying to force anyone? i'm sorry, but what i wrote has to do with convincing people (vi
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Isn’t a hybrid the dirtiest to manufacture? not sure, could be. with a hybrid he was happy that he got to spend less money on fuel, and in turn produce less pollutants. he would've bought an ICE (and charged it from their own sola
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by kmlx 4y ago
i think this is a missed opportunity when it comes to convincing more people about the advantages of switching to clean energy, especially in developing countries (at least from a marketing pov). for example my dad isn't really convinc
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by kmlx 4y ago
thanks. i do business in multiple countries, and everywhere it’s the same. even in the US.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Is greater London exactly the same as Cornwall? considering how many people from London move to Cornwall, and judging by the number of Teslas on the road, yeah, it's pretty similar. > Scotland has sufficient tax base and legal
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Scotland ends up paying for things like HS2 and other London centric. i find it hard to believe Scottish people don't travel outside of Scotland.
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by kmlx 4y ago
> sinking ship of the UK. what "sinking ship" and why this opinion?
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Brexit has shown very clearly that Scotland wants to chart a different path to England and IMO they should be allowed to do it. i don't get this. to me, in 2022, all the countries of the UK are exactly the same. even Ireland in so
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by kmlx 4y ago
> I think the real ethical concern here should be that people can be idly fooled into thinking good chat bots are sentient. people can be fooled in general for pretty much any reason. this is just a newish avenue for deception. but i don
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by kmlx 4y ago
i’ll answer some questions from the article based on my own experience: > When was the last time you could tell someone the difference between version 1.2.1 and 1.2.3 quickly? patches mean small bug fixes or improvements that don’t break
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by kmlx 4y ago
> and at least by UK pricing you'll be paying 25% more for the privilege the US prices that apple show on their US website are without sales tax. in the US you pay the sales tax separately from what apple is advertising. in the UK t
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by kmlx 4y ago
if we’re playing this game, gas in Dubai is ~$1/l, and in China it’s ~$1.4/l
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by kmlx 4y ago
> There is no benefit to new standards coming out all the time in this domain. actually, there are huge potential benefits for both the users and the company that launches them. faster charging, better ports, smarter cables etc etc etc
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Democratizing access to things not to be too pedantic, but this is not "democratizing access", as that would involve print-outs/usb sticks/discs of the code distributed to people that can't access the internet,
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by kmlx 4y ago
> None of these tech billionaires deserve to be treated as anything but the robber barons they are. yeah, this is false. > or the shareholders he's defrauded through blatant market manipulation. this is also false. i mean, if you
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by kmlx 4y ago
> “The era of unfettered social experimentation on children is over and we will protect kids,” said Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham think of the children. anyway, i've seen this trend a million times already. two ideologies: 1. peo
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by kmlx 4y ago
they've had almost 50 years to codify Roe at a federal level. but instead of protesting against these lawmakers we see protests against the supreme court.
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by kmlx 4y ago
so called “tax havens” actually have a role to play in the world economy. but on your main point regarding “modern finance and law”: 2021: https://member.fintech.global/2022/01/05/the-top-five-compli... http
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by kmlx 4y ago
> Pollution limits aren't authoritarianism. of course they are, but we accept them because of the negative effects that you mention.

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