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by namlem 11y ago
Exactly. And there is basically no way Earth will be able to maintain military hegemony over Mars in the long term. It would be easy for Mars to obtain MAD capabilities.
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by namlem 11y ago
Brainprints are not like retina scans and finger prints. They can't be read without you knowing and can be cancelled, as they are tied to a specific stimulus. If you want to change your brainprint password, just change the image it&#x2
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by namlem 11y ago
The Chinese people who are buying up houses aren't buying them to live in, they're buying them just to speculate. The owners stay in China. It would be just as bad if they were from another country, it's just that they happen
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by namlem 11y ago
Appalachia extends all the way into southern NY.
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by namlem 11y ago
Absolutely. Deregulated systems are every bit as vulnerable to greed and corruption as regulated ones. With regulation, you have to be careful to avoid rent-seeking schemes by established interests trying to raise barriers to competition. W
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by namlem 11y ago
Given the mountains of evidence for the economic evidence of science funding, it baffles me how little we spend on the NSF. Their entire annual budget is a measly $7 billion. NASA, at least is not doing so bad, and have seen an increase in
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by namlem 11y ago
I think there is some merit to these ideas, but we shouldn't go overboard. With anxiety and depression specifically, I believe we need to make a distinction between the chronic and acute forms. If you have healthy relationships and a g
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by namlem 11y ago
No, the opposite. High CBD, low THC. IMO, it doesn't harm your ability to focus the way high THC cannabis does.
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by namlem 11y ago
"I'm poor" is only better if you intend to go back and pay for it when you can afford to.
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by namlem 11y ago
For stuff like games and shows I generally pay, but these scientific articles are not like entertainment media. I would argue that it is the journals who are the pirates, and not the people downloading the articles. The scientists who do th
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by namlem 11y ago
Unless you installed the tech preview. I didn't pay a dime for Windows 10.
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by namlem 11y ago
They should pass a law mandating air filters for grow houses if the smell is that bad. I see no reason why they shouldn't be regulated like any industrial operation. And since smoking outside is illegal, cops should actually ticket tho
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by namlem 11y ago
Good. It's too cost effective to retire. Any replacement is bound to be wasteful and inefficient in comparison.
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by namlem 11y ago
The blockchain is open source software, and anyone can create a currency based on it. That's why you have dogecoin, litecoin, etc. However, in order for a currency to be valuable, people have to use it, and bitcoin is the only cryptocu
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Bernie Sanders' Healthcare Plan [pdf](berniesanders.com)
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by namlem 11y ago
The new check recipients who will benefit most include people who currently work, possibly at multiple jobs, but still barely earn enough to get by.
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by namlem 11y ago
But there are plausible ways they could have done it. They could, for example, be redirecting the IR radiation in some other direction.
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by namlem 11y ago
If Google brings the full version of Chrome to Android, it will be a viable desktop OS. Not a good one, but certainly usable.
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by namlem 11y ago
SpaceX tried using parachutes multiple times but they couldn't provide the necessary accuracy and velocity reduction.
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by namlem 11y ago
Actually cartoons have definitely moved towards acceptance and understanding of feelings in the past few years. Shows like Adventure Time, Steven Universe, and Gravity Falls come to mind.
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by namlem 11y ago
Pokemon Go will not be a replacement for a real pokemon game like you can get on 3DS, but a tablet can run an emulator and play the old gameboy games.
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by namlem 11y ago
The US government wouldn't, but wouldn't it only take one? Iceland might do it.
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by namlem 11y ago
Yes, but once our laws become codified in an international treaty, it greatly reduces the possibility of liberalization in the future.
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by namlem 11y ago
47 tries and I got it to land once, clearly through luck.
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by namlem 11y ago
Is it as cheap as these[1] mass produced mini segways that have become popular? The linked products also have a range of 8 miles and a top speed of more than 9mph. [1] http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-al
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by namlem 11y ago
Of course they result in an overall increase in efficiency. But the poor do not get to benefit from that increased efficiency because they do not have enough to buy into the new services and are left with deteriorated quality for the servic
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by namlem 11y ago
Dealers retire or move sometimes. Or you move. The darknet is far more convenient.
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by namlem 11y ago
Iran is not as theocratic as Saudi Arabia or other Mid-Eastern states. The ayatollah is a religious dictator, yes, but the civil government is more powerful in Iran than in many of its neighbors.
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by namlem 11y ago
The Democrats have a lot more intelligent, competent politicians among their ranks than the GOP, but that doesn't mean most of them aren't self-serving, out of touch assholes.
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by namlem 11y ago
Vastly exaggerated. IIRC, the standard deviation for males is 15, while the SD for IQ in females is 14.

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