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by pmg102 3y ago
Right so these are orthogonal problems. We could solve the transport element of carbon emissions while solve none of the other problems of personal vehicular transport. Or we could solve multiple of those problems. But it makes no sense to
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by pmg102 3y ago
It's a bigger factor for small cars than for large ones, naturally. A Peugeot e208 EV weighs ~50% more than an ICE Peugeot 208 (1560 kg Vs 1065 kg).
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by pmg102 3y ago
CO2 emissions definitely are a problem. Because carbon in the atmosphere causes climate impacts globally. Switching an ICE car to an EV car reduces carbon emissions significantly, perhaps by a factor of 2x to 5x. Particulate emissions are a
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by pmg102 3y ago
You have a moral obligation to your own family though. I think that is the point that OP is making.
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by pmg102 3y ago
Your point about taxation which is usually progressive is well taken. It could be offset by the fact that you could invest the money from the first 25 years thus benefitting from a compound return. I don't know which has the bigger eff
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by pmg102 3y ago
Things changed very rapidly in the seventies with the oil shock, I believe. Cars suddenly shrank. Noone wanted big old bloated barges. Maybe something similar will happen again, ie energy will become expensive.
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by pmg102 3y ago
Another approach could be to work for 25 years at full time then 25 doing nothing, instead of 50 years part time. I've heard this approach called FIRE - financial independence, retire early.
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by pmg102 3y ago
> massively rolling out China I think you need an edit there
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by pmg102 3y ago
SOME people did, yes. Others quietly enjoyed the improvements. Things seem to be moving in the right direction, despite the usual reactionary noises. I read that no councillor had suffered at the ballot box for their pro-LTN news. Which sug
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by pmg102 3y ago
There are, although it's a bureaucratic palaver in the UK getting them registered, taxed, insured and legal. And then they, like mopeds, aren't allowed on cycle paths or in cycle lanes... In short, losing much of the freedom that
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by pmg102 3y ago
I'm generally pro-cycling but I found this story curious. No-one can reserve spots outside their house, for a car or any other purpose. So it seemed they were arguing not for parity with car users, which I would unquestionably support,
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by pmg102 3y ago
In the UK, as in Europe and Australia I believe, Ebikes ("pedelecs") are legally limited to assistance only up to 15mph=25kph (it's possible to exceed this downhill, of course). As someone used to riding a regular pedal bike,
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by pmg102 3y ago
I'll have a go: If you ask developer A how long it will take, the best outcome for them is that they AND EVERYONE ELSE go high. So they should go high. BUT if everyone else goes low, but they go high, then they look bad. So they'r
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by pmg102 3y ago
I read most of the article thinking it was satire and that was partly because the domain was medium.com not microsoft.com
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by pmg102 3y ago
Increasing atmospheric CO2 levels
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by pmg102 4y ago
After work or after lunch?
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by pmg102 4y ago
The headline on TFA reads "Science Museum removes trans-inclusive display after ‘propaganda’ complaints" Trans inclusive, not trans exclusive.
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by pmg102 4y ago
"Just ONE MORE YouTube video, and then I will stop!"
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by pmg102 4y ago
Assuming you live in a democracy, I guess this goes alongside "I vote for higher/more progressive taxation or fairer redistributive policies whenever I can."
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by pmg102 4y ago
We solved the N+1 queries problem where I work by raising the level of abstraction from "queries plus serialisation" to "what shape data is required". We open sourced the solution at https://www.django-readers
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by pmg102 4y ago
My daughter was never sleep trained. At 7, she still requires an adult lying in the bed with her or at the very least in a chair beside the bed with an arm to cuddle to get to sleep. Presumably this won't still be the case at age 14 th
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by pmg102 4y ago
I love the optimism about human nature implied by the use of the phrase "not realising".
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by pmg102 4y ago
Status, yes. If you earn good money similar to your peers, your social opportunities will often be commensurate with those earnings. If people know you earn less you may find them sympathetic eg suggesting cheaper social options. But if the
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by pmg102 4y ago
Having an above average income may be a necessary but is far from a sufficient condition to being able save up such a fund. If you have above average income, most likely you will have above average outgoings, including on things you can&#x2
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by pmg102 4y ago
A burnt-out parent with an income may be more helpful to their family than a happier parent without one, depending on other factors.
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by pmg102 4y ago
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” The dialogue above is from Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises.
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by pmg102 4y ago
How do you know?
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by pmg102 5y ago
They somewhat reduce it. Perhaps by 50%, against currently dominant variant (which is itself of course subject to change.) Everything that helps to reduce prevalence helps kids stay in the classroom. Here in the UK there's a huge subpa
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by pmg102 5y ago
Perhaps so. But it certainly sounds distinctly odd to me. Fairly confident I have never used or heard the construction myself. (Native speaker, 43, southern UK.)
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by pmg102 5y ago
This is not correct. "Quite few" is not correct English. EDIT: on reading some of the linked sources I realise I was wrong about this.

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