namlem

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721.
by namlem 9y ago
Or do neither and deregulated housing policy like in Japan. That way developers will build higher density housing to meet demand. Yes, people love to talk shit about the tiny apartments in Tokyo, but that's how you keep prices down.
722.
by namlem 9y ago
Iirc they disable updates for all cars when they're junked, so they would have been disabled by the time he got it.
723.
by namlem 9y ago
Making music isn't virtually free though. It's just the copying of music that has already been made that's basically free. Plenty of labor still goes into the production process. Copyright has plenty of flaws, but is there a
724.
by namlem 9y ago
Old cells get reused for stationary storage until they degrade even further, at which point they can be recycled.
725.
by namlem 9y ago
Those Chinese factories were largely financed by German capital.
726.
by namlem 9y ago
It won't be so dark that crops can't grow at all. We would need a lot of indoor agriculture, but there will probably still be areas where we can grow crops outdoors.
727.
by namlem 9y ago
Another possible approach is taxing the value of land, rather than the land and structure combined. This would incentivize higher density construction since land owners would want to recoup the tax bill.
728.
by namlem 9y ago
Breath of the Wild wasn't, at least IMO. That and Witcher 3 pulled off open world quite well.
729.
by namlem 9y ago
Maybe we could use it as a distributed way of beaming power to satellites or space probes. Have them all be capable of tilting and network them all together.
730.
by namlem 9y ago
The market is only efficient when it's competitive. It is necessary to break up monopolies in order to maintain that competitiveness.
731.
by namlem 9y ago
The hyperlink won't be a vacuum. It's just a low air pressure chamber. The plan has never been to maintain a vacuum since that's too difficult at such large scales.
732.
by namlem 9y ago
There have been some rudimentary prototypes built, but that's about it. Some are capable of very simple tasks.
733.
by namlem 9y ago
It's often closer to 60%, but still, it's better than just sending them away for recycling if you know what you're doing.
734.
by namlem 9y ago
Absolutely. Letting companies like Google shut down people's accounts unilaterally gives them far too much power. They should be legally required to provide notice and give you a chance to migrate your data.
735.
by namlem 9y ago
Can you cite a (US) case where someone was sued for just downloading where no distribution of any kind occurred?
736.
by namlem 9y ago
Ideologies that inadvertently caused many deaths are different from one where mass murder is the stated goal.
737.
by namlem 9y ago
Why not? If I own a bar I shouldn't be allowed to decide what entertainment I hire based on their content? We can't have a society where all speech is protected, even from private actors.
738.
by namlem 9y ago
Hardly. America is just finally catching up to Europe on banning hate speech.
739.
by namlem 9y ago
White privilege is a bad term. Trevor Noah once said that in South Africa, they call it the "black tax," which I think is a much better term. It's not a benefit that's conferred onto white people, it's a cost that i
740.
by namlem 9y ago
White privilege and class privilege often get conflate in this country. I guess in part because our society has historically been very divided by race and in part because Americans are uncomfortable with the idea of class. If you're wh
741.
by namlem 9y ago
I doubt there are many things with a better ROI than sitting still and simply observing your mind for a while.
742.
by namlem 9y ago
Seems like the moon would be a good spot. We can build it much bigger than in orbit, and there's no atmosphere to cause interference.
743.
by namlem 9y ago
Some sort of inexpensive, portable neuro-imaging device could be huge. It would allow us to interact with technology almost seamlessly, and solve a lot of problems. If it becomes ubiquitous, it also solves almost all out security problems.
744.
by namlem 9y ago
They're facing stiff competition, so maybe they're just retreating for now. Tesla's probably not their biggest concern, Nissan and Volvo are both far ahead of them as well.
745.
by namlem 9y ago
Owning land never adds value. Owning a building can add value if you maintain and improve it.
746.
by namlem 9y ago
Do you think it would help to hold some sort of conference every year or two about firefighting techniques and science?
747.
by namlem 9y ago
This is a pretty shitty thing to do. When Rutgers let in too many students a whole back, they converted a bunch of common areas to makeshift dorms and put up those who still didn't fit in hotels.
748.
by namlem 9y ago
Because all workers should be entitled to a minimum standard of living, even if they are in a field with a labor surplus.
749.
by namlem 9y ago
I don't think he's going to run himself, I think he's going to find someone to run on a platform of his design.
750.
by namlem 9y ago
The problem is that this time automation is cognitive in nature. The AIs are reaching the point where they are better than a certain portion of the population at just about any job. Not every taxi driver is smart enough to become a programm

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