namlem

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by namlem 5y ago
Most realistic alternatives to Mayor Breed would probably be worse.
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by namlem 5y ago
It's vital that we improve access to nutrition and early childhood education in Africa for these reasons. Those are the main factors depressing IQ. Outright famine is no longer common, but malnutrition is still a persistent problem.
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by namlem 5y ago
Human capital far outstrips natural capital in terms of value. Geography has some importance obviously, and Africa does face significant risk due to warming from climate change. What is really needed in Africa is infrastructure, more advanc
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by namlem 5y ago
I mean it does take a certain amount of effort to reach first jhana. I don't know if I'd say it takes "effort" to maintain it, but if you lose focus for long enough you will fall out of it. I've never personally exp
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by namlem 5y ago
That's all well and good for the handful of niche services that rely heavily on immutability but not performance, but the vast majority of applications need performance as well.
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by namlem 5y ago
There is no chance it happens by 2030. However, that will probably be around when we establish the first lunar city, which is still pretty damn cool. Then a Martian city in 2040 or so.
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by namlem 5y ago
Fwiw, I hated growing up in a suburb precisely due to the inability to get anywhere without being driven. I had to rely on my parents any time I wanted to see my friends. Having a back yard to play in wasn't much of a consolation.
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by namlem 5y ago
New York? Denver? Jersey City?
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by namlem 5y ago
If you break consciousness down to its most basic element, qualia, I think it's plausible that even very simple systems might be conscious. Not conscious in the way humans or animals are conscious though. Perhaps consciousness is just
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by namlem 5y ago
I think being familiar with the basics of the standard model of physics (very basic, I don't claim to know much at all) influences one's perception of the experience induced by psychedelics. I would say that I am still more or les
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by namlem 5y ago
How do robots impede people with disabilities? People are just making up scenarios as an excuse to oppose something new and unfamiliar. This all strikes me as completely dishonest. If you want to avoid obstruction, just fine the owners of t
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by namlem 5y ago
It's efficient for the slave owners, but not for the economy as a whole, as the slaves are unable to build up human capital and shift into more productive work.
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by namlem 5y ago
A lot of things are still often cheaper on eBay. Plus, price isn't everything. Amazon has quality problems.
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by namlem 5y ago
I really want web3 to succeed, but the technical challenges just seem so immense. I'm hoping they can be overcome, but I'm not terrible confident.
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by namlem 5y ago
Yes, it is a problem, however it's not completely being ignored. For example, Canada successfully pushed for provisions to the CPTPP to push Vietnam to ban child labor.
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by namlem 5y ago
Prior to the pandemic, steel was $400-600 per ton.
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by namlem 5y ago
Except those things didn't work. Well, I guess child labor did in the short term sense. However, slavery, feudalism, aristocracy, and fascism were all remarkably inefficient, and only able to maintain their existence through force.
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by namlem 5y ago
Shopfiy has risen as a competitor, giving independent businesses an alternative means of transacting with customers. Amazon has plenty of competition. eBay is another.
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by namlem 5y ago
Why should the government intervene? It's called competition, and Amazon is winning. Some day someone will do the same to them. The government should merely enforce a level playing field and prevent market manipulation.
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by namlem 5y ago
The problem isn't democracy, it's voting. Sortition is a better way of conducting democracy. Experiments with citizens' assemblies in Ireland and elsewhere have so far yielded promising results. Sortition combined with a robu
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by namlem 5y ago
The woman in the photo didn't consent to the kiss either apparently.
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by namlem 5y ago
Did he not like the name?
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by namlem 5y ago
The best way to stop drunk driving is to subsidize autonomous driving tech.
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by namlem 5y ago
Terrible article, but admittedly also a questionable move by Discord, especially that bullshit survey. If you're worried that the survey will produce results you don't like, holding a rigged survey only makes you look worse. NFTs
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by namlem 5y ago
Can't you just pay with a prepaid card?
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by namlem 5y ago
That's the hope, but it's far from certain that it will.
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by namlem 5y ago
Easier said than done. Mailing lists suck because email sucks. Running things off an independent website sucks because getting traffick to an independent website sucks. Platforms make things way easier because the returns to scale are enorm
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by namlem 5y ago
The plug isn't that big an obstacle, adapters are like $150.
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by namlem 5y ago
A Windows PC?
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by namlem 5y ago
I absolutely love the soundtrack. The game was great too.

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