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by omosubi 7y ago
That may be true but it's largely how our political system works. Regardless, you can try to fight back or just move to someplace that has the density and mobility you want.
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by omosubi 7y ago
Because cars have a lot of externalities that negatively affect cities? Pollution, noise, increase in collisions, space required to house and fuel them to name a few. I, and many other people, prefer areas of cities where cars aren't d
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by omosubi 7y ago
That's basically what an ostrich is. They're chickens that can kill you.
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by omosubi 7y ago
But Christ said to go forth and multiply? :D
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by omosubi 7y ago
I don't get this argument. How are we going to decide who is trimmed? Who does the trimming? How will they be trimmed? It's a non-starter. Sure we may have too many people but who would actively support killing people? especially
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by omosubi 7y ago
I agree that we're all kind of watching ourselves die a slow death, but at least they're putting their money where their mouth is. What do you think a reasonable thing for them to do is? Even if yc divested from every company they
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by omosubi 7y ago
- climate change - loss of topsoil in agricultural areas - loss of biodiversity - reducing dependence on cars in the US/Canada - bringing down cost of infrastructure - anxiety epidemic - loneliness epidemic
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by omosubi 7y ago
If you're a software developer, how would you go about doing this if you have no skills related to any of the areas that can have some impact on climate change? I've been a developer for a few years and have no hard science backgr
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by omosubi 7y ago
You're right, using the term "western" was perhaps misguided, though countries closer to Brazil will almost certainly be more effected. Ideally everyone would help to conserve the rainforest, it's just that some countrie
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by omosubi 7y ago
I never said non western countries don't care about the planet. My point is this: Brazil has a natural resource in the form of the Amazon. They can exploit this resource in 2 ways: either burn it down and use that land for agriculture&
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by omosubi 7y ago
Because the west are the people that are asking Brazil not to take advantage of one of its natural resources. Everyone else has had the luxury of exploiting their land and we'll suffer as a result if Brazil does as well.
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by omosubi 7y ago
Regardless of whether this particular article is fake news or not Western countries should join together and pay Brazil not to burn down the rainforest. Models show that reductions to the Amazon would lower rainfall in the western United st
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by omosubi 7y ago
FYI, This was discussed a little while ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20403570 I do wonder about the effects on aquatic ecosystems and migratory birds/other animals that use the beaches to nest.
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by omosubi 7y ago
There are people with more than 5 friends?!
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by omosubi 7y ago
The tyranny of the majority :/
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by omosubi 7y ago
Haha I completely agree. The big five or six are really good at selling the "change the world and have fun" aspect, when in reality it's just sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day looking at jira tickets or whatever. Not that t
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by omosubi 7y ago
Great documentary - thanks for sharing
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by omosubi 7y ago
Someone please flag this, I cant
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by omosubi 7y ago
The difference is that when being sponsored by a company you have to wonder whether the content is influenced by the brands using it to advertise. If WeWork wanted him to show how great their spaces are or take down posts that denigrate the
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by omosubi 7y ago
While I agree that it has a strong HONY feel and that monetizing the project via Instagram or corporate sponsorship cheapens it, I wouldn't call it virtue signaling by any means. He's dedicating 10 or 15 years of his life to the p
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by omosubi 7y ago
In addition to those mentioned (gambling, adtech, military industrial complex), I'll add predatory lending companies. There are several in my city and my heart sinks a little each time a friend or coworker moves to one :/ to be fa
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by omosubi 7y ago
Do you have a source for this? I thought they were sourced was almost all rainfall both directly into the lake and from the streams and rivers that surround them
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by omosubi 7y ago
Related to your first point: I added the following to my hosts file 4 months ago and haven't looked back. 0.0.0.0 www.youtube.com 0.0.0.0 youtube.com 0.0.0.0 googlevideo.com 0.0.0.0 ytimg.l.google.com 0.0.0.0 ytimg.com 0.0.0.0 youtube-
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by omosubi 7y ago
I'm skeptical that this will even happen but if so, hopefully it's done with an eye towards restoring some semblance of biodiversity rather than just a climate change mitigation technique. The road to hell is paved with good inten
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by omosubi 7y ago
I think you will end up regretting not taking the time off in the long run. I took 2 months off last fall and feel stupid for not just quitting and doing my own thing. My manager said he never took any time off and regrets it. You will almo
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by omosubi 7y ago
A former coworker once said that MS reps came to his school around 2013 and paid students to write apps and submit them to the windows store. He even gave them a sample app and said "copy and paste this into a new project and submit it
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by omosubi 7y ago
What does reasonable policy regarding homelessness look like? I'm not trying to be snide, I'm genuinely curious. I don't live in California btw.
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by omosubi 7y ago
I have had a 4 ounce bottle last me 5 months of near daily showers. You should use max 3-4 drops for your whole body
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by omosubi 7y ago
How the hell has no one said insurance yet?! I guess this mostly applies to the US, but I wouldn't want to work at a place with bad insurance. Otherwise - fun/intelligent people to work with - vacation, both in length and ability
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by omosubi 7y ago
A lot of people aren't smart enough to know better though. The government should protect them from people scamming out of their money

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