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by llsf 3y ago
Would it make sense for the municipality to own the pipes that run in the city ? Like some cities own the sewer pipes. Could it be an infrastructure that the city builds, owns, maintains and rents to ISP ? The city would have a full contro
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by llsf 3y ago
Kaiser just agreed to give 6/5/5/5 so a 22.7% cumulative over 4 years. Now what would be the effective inflation in 4 years, is anyone's guess... The past 4 years were a cumulative 20.4% in US for perspective.
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by llsf 3y ago
Latest negotiation stopped at 5/5/5/4, still no agreement.
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by llsf 3y ago
Different groups inside Kaiser have different contracts. So, I cannot speak for all Kaiser employees. But in my husband's group, every 4 years, the contract is either re-applied, or goes through negotiation. To keep it simple, due to
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by llsf 3y ago
Technicality, but Kaiser Permanente is a not-for-profit health plans. I believe it does have part that are non-profit, but in large it is a non-for-profit organization.
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by llsf 3y ago
My husband works at Kaiser. The " “across-the-board wage increases” ranging from roughly 10% to more than 14% over four years" might refer to the demand that the union had, which was across the board to renew the 4 years contract
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by llsf 3y ago
Paris decided instead to go underground for the atomic bomb proof telecom hub. Well, unless they moved it in the past 25 years (i.e. last time I worked in there). It was equally dystopian, with offices with fake windows + artificial light
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by llsf 3y ago
Can we use it to compute taxes ?
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by llsf 3y ago
but it does not seem visible to the naked eye when looking at jewelry... I guess with more lab made diamonds we will come to appreciate the geological beauty of it, and have bigger diamonds for the same price.
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by llsf 3y ago
I think, hooking up is going to stay, ZIRP or no-ZIRP.
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by llsf 3y ago
At least people can tell their story I suppose, while a diamond cannot really once mounted on a ring (I guess you can get some certificate that tells a story, but it is not something obvious when looking at the ring). Note: my engagement r
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by llsf 3y ago
I still think that the impact is not fully grasped. And it might be due to human nature, to only believe what we can see and measure. If we tell, "you might get +2 degree Celsius in 2050". Most people cannot relate. Even if we
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by llsf 3y ago
Groundwater depletion would create major disruption (as unrests and wars). This is literally a vital issue. Every country should take it seriously as matter of national security.
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by llsf 3y ago
Again depends on the type of macular degeneration, but the injection (even scary at first) is working well to slow the loss of vision. Injection can be done every 3-4 month.
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by llsf 3y ago
Creating fake scarcity + random draw, looks like a lottery/casino where the slot machine is not locked/regulated. Fanatics is trying to own the whole sports card lottery. They are going to print money in 2026. It would be nice to
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by llsf 3y ago
We are likely reaching a point where it is becoming absurd, to have a huge, 4,000lbs vehicle carrying one person most of the time. Feels like an arm escalation, I need a bigger and heavier vehicle so I feel safer. Not sure what is the best
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by llsf 3y ago
THIS! As we will grasp the effective impact of the past century of burning fossil fuel, we will first go in denial, hoping for a technological miracle. While there might be a way to produce 84% of the energy currently used without involving
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by llsf 3y ago
Alps and neighbor Jura Mountains are still where all the major glass/crystal factories still are (Baccarat, Lalique, Daum, Gallé, Saint-Louis, etc.). If I recall correctly the reason is that they had access to sand and lots of wood.
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by llsf 3y ago
That reactor could last until 2100. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/whats-lifespan-nuclear-re...
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by llsf 3y ago
Nuclear power plants now run more than 50 years. We are pushing some to 80 years already. https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/whats-lifespan-nuclear-re...
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by llsf 3y ago
I would add to the list of externalities if we do not build more nuclear power plants: CHAOS chaos that will ensue when we will reach peak oil/gas/coal, as we extract and consume faster than earth produce them. When the price to
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by llsf 3y ago
Energy is dangerous (mechanical, chemical, etc.) and produces waste. And great power requires great responsibility. "Safety" can be seen thru different lenses. If we measure by number of deaths, then nuclear is safer than dams or
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by llsf 3y ago
> it is indeed true that technology has changed the world for the better. A big part of the "technology" in the past 150 years has been "machines". And all those machines have one thing in common, they consume energ
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by llsf 3y ago
Okay, I am not a heavy button user. I do use the radio, and actually it has an hardware button on the steering wheel, so I can change station to avoid ads. For the AC it is set, and I rarely need to adjust, but it is right on the screen t
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by llsf 3y ago
Okay then, our anecdotes then explain this dissonance. I can understand that someone who had to bring twice his car feels like it is unreliable, and someone who never had to visit once nor feels like it is the most reliable car.
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by llsf 3y ago
I own a white model 3, I am not young or single, but I see how it could be judged that way. Well, I wish you could try one and enjoy the ride, because it is a well made vehicle, regardless of the clichés attached to the car.
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by llsf 3y ago
I think it is the goal for all EV companies. But for instance some had some mechanical issues that required recalls. And since most car manufacturers used 3rd party parts (Bosch, etc.) they cannot guarantee that there would be no recall (e.
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by llsf 3y ago
I am not sure to understand this dissonance... I owned a model 3 since April 2019, and also I had zero issue. The only time I went to the Tesla center it was to receive the car. It is so nice to not have to see a car dealer or gas station
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by llsf 3y ago
I have a hard time to believe those articles, from my anecdotal experience of owning a model 3 since April 2019, I had zero (0) issue, no recall, no oil change, nothing. Feels like cheating. I did change a tire (well 2 because they come i
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by llsf 3y ago
Not time to give up, for sure. But brace for impact, probably. The impact on the global economy could be severe, and we might all have to rethink our lives and our plans. The concern to me is that if we manage to break the current stable cl

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