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by melling 3y ago
Had to change the channel. Must have been live. It was funny the first time, but he insisted on repeating it, and he sounded a little unhinged. Seems like a certain lack of emotional development. I don't want Musk to be a polished co
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by melling 3y ago
It’s political suicide which can and will be used against you. The price of a gallon of gasoline can sway an election. That’s why we try to keep the price low. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-release
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by melling 3y ago
Fossil fuel usage hasn't peaked yet. The estimate is by the end of the decade. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/world-oil-gas-coal-d... Coal, in particular, is a big problem: https://www.fo
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by melling 3y ago
“China Approved Enough New Coal Plants Last Year to Power the UK” There’s a link in the story that caught my attention. That’s a lot of coal being burned.
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by melling 3y ago
Yeah, complete bullshit that we tell ourselves. https://www.space.com/4357-nobel-laureate-disses-nasa-manned...
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by melling 3y ago
The same could be said for space exploration. We spend a fortune accommodating humans.
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by melling 3y ago
It’s not terrify many people. We are still increasing fossil fuel consumption. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/world-oil-gas-coal-d...
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by melling 3y ago
study says… I can find a study that fits any belief
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by melling 3y ago
Link doesn’t work on my iPhone.
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by melling 3y ago
Yes, sorry. They usually do something at least once a week that appeals to climate change deniers. Gives them the opportunity to tell everyone “the climate is always changing “
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by melling 3y ago
They’ve been fighting against climate change for over 30 years. I saw Carl Sagan mention them in a 1990 video.
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by melling 3y ago
I’ve seen it twice. It was great. It is a documentary Sure, I’d like it if they discussed the algorithm and the code but you need to entertain a regular audience.
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by melling 3y ago
People like these small wins. Population of Portugal is 10.5 million people. We have such a long way to go. Global fossil fuel will hopefully peak by the end of the decade. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/w
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by melling 3y ago
Hypocrisy I say!! Hypocrisy! People love spending their lives looking for it. Ever watch Fox News for 10 minutes. It’s a business model.
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by melling 3y ago
“ The top-20 energy-producing nations intend by 2030 to extract double the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with the threshold needed to keep warming in check”
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by melling 3y ago
10 more good years. Any thoughts on making a bigger effort to cure dementia? “The average time from onset of movement problems to the development of dementia is about 10 years.” https://memory.ucsf.edu/dementia/parkins
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by melling 3y ago
We also aren’t very intelligent. Consider climate change for example. It’s a slow moving train wreck over a couple of centuries. Yet, we are still approaching peak fossil fuels with the goal of going net zero by 2050. https://ww
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by melling 3y ago
I buy the extra memory with the hope that it extends the lifetime of my computer. I can still use my MBP 10 years later. I bought a 15” Air two weeks ago with 16GB and I expect I’ll still be able to use it a decade from now. Have barely use
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by melling 3y ago
Strange. I’ve got a 10 year old Intel MBP with 16GB of RAM. Even 10 years ago I didn’t think 8GB was enough. You don’t buy a Pro model and let it swap with only 8GB
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by melling 3y ago
Try sitting in one of those tunnels, full of busses, crawling into Manhattan every weekday. The reality of it all is extremely painful
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by melling 3y ago
I’ve taken the train from New York to Boston. While it does go pretty fast for a couple miles, think the average speed is about 82 mph. My 4 mile commute from Hoboken to midtown took anywhere from 45 minutes to 90, if there was a problem. T
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by melling 3y ago
“What incredible inconvenience are we trying to solve?” 40,000 deaths in the United States every year. Hundreds of thousands of costly accidents We can’t get great transportation even in the New York City area. We have 0 miles of high-spee
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by melling 3y ago
Perhaps a little causation could be added to each point. How does kicking out the US army improve GDP? Which sanctions are causing the problem? Which US wars are impeding growth? The economy seems to be a black box. Understanding how to tur
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by melling 3y ago
Unfortunately, Americans drive bigger cars, which need bigger batteries.
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by melling 3y ago
“supposed to develop a new platform for use in lower-cost EVs for North America, South America, and China, with cars appearing in 2027” Are we looking at 2030 for delivery now? Affordable electric vehicles still seem to be years away.
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by melling 3y ago
Yep, that would explain the half a dozen comments about maglevs made by me. I’ve definitely been trying to steer the conversation towards maglevs.
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by melling 3y ago
“The trip must be between 200 and 300 miles. Their research indicates this is the sweet spot between being more than a convenient car ride, but less then a convenient plane ride. I'll note that LA -> LV is ~180 miles, whereas LA -&g
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by melling 3y ago
You can’t really take a high-speed train in the US. Cars do ok against slow trains but a lot of people will fly when in other countries the same distance is quick enough by train.
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by melling 3y ago
That’s 120 miles. Sometime in the future that’ll be commutable by maglev. Here are a few other commutable routes with maglev NYC - Philly 92 miles NYC - DC 225 miles NYC - Boston 215 miles NYC - Portland, ME 325 miles NYC - Pittsburgh 380 m
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by melling 3y ago
Trains in Japan run around 200 miles an hour https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinkansen they are however, building a new maglev train that will run at 300 mph. The first part will be opening later this decade. https:&

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