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by medell 9y ago
It's one thing to charge to move the waste to a landfill, it's another to price in the long term (difficult to quantify) environmental costs (manufacturing pollution, land & water contamination, depletion of resources, etc). I
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by medell 9y ago
Great idea. I'd also like to see a tax based on environmental cost, the way some jurisdictions have "disposal fees" for certain electronics like printers. The first thing that comes to mind are the throw away toys and gag gif
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Big data meets Big Brother as China moves to rate its citizens(wired.co.uk)
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by medell 9y ago
I wouldn't envy the marketing and pricing analysts in that situation trying to optimize. Imagine seeing an option at checkout to upgrade to a "no-bump" seat? Or the reverse, you can opt-in to a "bumpable" seat for
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by medell 9y ago
If you want an alternative to slathering chemicals, look into essential oils. Also diet is huge contributing factor, albeit a longer path to find a solution.
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by medell 9y ago
I really like your Why, nudging the polarized political discourse with this small step. Well done. https://medium.com/@100millionbooks/why-332a1c325299
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by medell 10y ago
The wording is an example of loss aversion, and has been studied many times in behavioral psychology. The company's intent is to change behavior (getting the driver to drive on a different day). Anyone would choose the better outcome.
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by medell 10y ago
Learning How to Learn, one of Coursera's most popular courses (and free!). https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
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by medell 10y ago
The first time I learned a new language I didn't use these tools and I failed miserably. Looking back, I'm thinking "Why did I use 300 hours and spend $X of cash?" without taking the time to learn about learning. This is
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by medell 10y ago
You might be interested in Biomimicry, innovation from nature. Check out this fascinating talk by Dr Idriss Aberkane, start at 1:20. It's in French but subtitled: http://idrissaberkane.org/index.php/2016/02&#x
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by medell 11y ago
Agreed. I don't have the process running either. Screenshot of Transmission 2.90 red warning to update to 2.91. http://imgur.com/aQdHJ3b
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by medell 11y ago
I went down the road of working with QuickBase, meeting their implementation consultants. It was classic old school software company. Left hand not talking to the right, bloated, unresponsive, just trying to sell you. TrackVia is another in
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by medell 11y ago
Any plans to support triggers & email notifications? I consult for several small businesses and this could be a quick & low budget alternative to the bigger SAAS' out there for HR, CRM & Asset Tracking.
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by medell 11y ago
I particularly liked the WSJ multimedia feature / interactive story with video interviews of past residents at the top of your link: http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/
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by medell 11y ago
http://www.futures.hawaii.edu/
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by medell 11y ago
Last year I had dinner with a student getting his PhD in Future Studies. I asked what are the most interesting technologies we would see in our lifetimes that the majority doesn't know about. He said, without hesitation, graphene and g
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by medell 11y ago
The power of free. Some good books by Dan Ariely on the topic.
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by medell 12y ago
"Despite training them not to, they routinely factored “confidence” into their result. Biases like that are pernicious!" pernicious - Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. New word for me. :)
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by medell 12y ago
It's not easy working in a hostel. No desks, often a party atmosphere, and 20 backpackers sharing a single wifi connection.
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by medell 12y ago
Well said. I would also add that mindfulness to me includes being intentional in your actions. For example it's fine to watch TV if your intention is to relax and enjoy a show. But if you turn on the TV without intention and mindlessly
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by medell 12y ago
Who wants to use this to make an Alfred Workflow that creates Google Calendar events? :) QuickCal hasn't been supported in years.
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by medell 12y ago
Great recommendations, these two sites are still the best today. Ozgrid is my go to forum, the community there is top notch.
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by medell 12y ago
Pure stevia is not artificial, but the verdict is still out on safety. It seems to be OK... for now. I use it, though I try to use honey as well.
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by medell 12y ago
The book The Power of Habit (2012) has been highly recommended to me on this very topic.
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by medell 12y ago
Clap, clap, clap. This is incredible and much needed after frustratingly navigating through the constant up sell of the poorly designed tab sites out there. You know who I'm talking about. I would pay for this.
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by medell 12y ago
This comment really confused me as I couldn't find the quote in the NYT until I read the other comments that the link had been changed from The Guardian. Nevertheless, this seems plausible.
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by medell 12y ago
The same goes for Vancouver, which the article briefly mentions. A study in 2010 reported that of the 164 sales of $3M+ homes in Vancouver's West Side (richest area) and Richmond (largest chinese suburb of Vancouver), 74% went to buyer
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by medell 12y ago
Having reviews next to your shop would only be worse for your shop if you aren't a good shop to begin with. I think this is better for the consumer in the end (which is a motto Amazon also preaches), unless they turn evil and use their
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by medell 12y ago
I know what you mean! In my old office people would bank hours and rather get paid out then take their full vacation. Most of my friends in Europe tell me how their managers practically force them to take time off! (especially in the summer
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by medell 12y ago
The author cleared it up in that update which I missed. Appreciate the author's transparency but it seems like he inadvertently caused this big kerfuffle over a misunderstanding. Hardly the buzz machine's fault for reporting on th

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