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by prodmerc 10y ago
oh yeah, the art, Jesus - even modern pieces go for 5 or 6 figures, as opposed to the nearly free digital art (which is sometimes breathtaking) that you can also print and frame...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Really? They'll just pander to the rich. Luxury brands did not end up bankrupt because cheaper and just as good or even better alternatives came to the market.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
The campaign is simple: natural diamonds are for winners, lab grown are for chumps. They can probably even start charging more for them to make up for the loss of revenue. It's the same thing as buying a brand vs generic or lesser know
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by prodmerc 10y ago
And many try it again.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Heh, you're downvoted but I think that's exactly what would happen if China were to decide to annex Taiwan - everyone else would stay out of full scale military conflict. Sure, they'd do everything else possible, like they di
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by prodmerc 10y ago
No, smartwatches will never be the new smartphone as some claim. I kinda hope Apple is investing in VR/HUD/AR/glasses, 'cause that's where the real future is...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I still don't understand why smartwatches need their own OS and power hungry processor... Why not make it an accessory for a smartphone that simply displays everything from it and inputs to it, using its processing power mostly? At lea
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Yes, I got a guy in trouble for selling me a password-protected system board and not replying when I asked him whats going on (he took it from his boss' laptop, wrote it off as defective or something). Heh
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I thought that Tonto's name was the joke/point?
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by prodmerc 10y ago
He had the audacity to say that after reading books? /jk I get laughed at when I'm asked "how do you know so much about [place]?" and the answer is "The Internet" :)
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I don't oppose it, but this research will get skewed results. Because it's only in a small part of the state. It would be like those people suddenly got a raise, which doesn't usually lead to landlords increasing rent for new
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by prodmerc 10y ago
This shit again. NO ONE has given me an answer to the question: what will happen when basic income inevitably raises the overall price of basic stuff because now "everyone can afford it"? It will be back to zero, people with basic
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Then they had to do it on foot, like this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides Not an easy task for sure
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Aside from long range information, which was pretty much transferred by people (on foot or on horses), I find smoke and flag signalling very interesting. The latter could be used to convey quite a bit of information in a short time at a res
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Tobacco = nicotine in most people's minds. Total ignorance of all the other shit that actually makes cigarettes dangerous and addictive. But hey, ban everything for the average schmucks, let only the rich and famous be able to use anyt
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I think that's why the focus is on deep learning and self improvement for AIs. We may not be able to create an AI that's as intelligent as us, but we can create a rudimentary AI that can then make itself smarter as time goes by (a
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Growing up in zero G? I'm afraid the problems would be substantial. Not being able to walk, improperly formed skeleton and organs, extremely weak immune system, and I'm guessing much more...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Unsurprisingly, it's already divided into three different aircraft - F-35A, F-35B, F-35C. They were supposed to be 70% common, but that's simply not achievable so the differences are quite a bit larger.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Yea I know, fresh off Reddit...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I wonder how long it would take for you to realize you really miss Earth? Knowing you'll be confined to a closed space for years (assuming no return capabilities on the initial mission), even the awesome research you'd be doing wi
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by prodmerc 10y ago
My grandparents' old house (~100 years old) has two rooms - an entrance/storage with a stove for cooking and a living room. The living room has the heater - a very interesting contraption, it's basically a stove that heats up
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by prodmerc 10y ago
I think there's a fundamental difference between man made catastrophes and natural disasters in people's minds. If it's man made, they will want to blame someone, so people will be more aggressive towards anyone else. If it&#
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by prodmerc 10y ago
> 10 cords in a single winter what's the interior temperature at that rate? Surely you can do with less if you can live with a lower temperature...
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Surprising how many people don't know this. All those "everyone will be killing for gas" posts are ridiculous since gasoline will expire a few months after a global catastrophe.
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by prodmerc 10y ago
Wait, is no one considering that these batteries can be recycled? Apple or third parties can reuse them a lot of times provided that they share a form factor and there are no significant advances to capacity that would require throwing the
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Welcome to the club. It's funny how people who would not be alive today if not for the Green Revolution protest against GMO crops...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Hmm, well I'm quite sure you would apply that knowledge somewhere eventually, after resting for a while maybe...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
You wouldn't? What would you be doing? If I had basic income that pays for everyday expenses, I'd be free to learn something (robotics/automation/mechanical engineering) and find a job in that industry...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Because those are money paid for (saved up) by the same people while they were young and employed... Where would this basic income for everyone magically come from? It maybe would be possible if the rich (millionaires and especially billi
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Hmm, head-splitting pain or paracetamol? The choice is getting tougher by the day /s

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