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by prodmerc 11y ago
Yep, we're one of the top countries when it comes to engineers per capita, must've gotten that from the soviets :-). Too bad there's not enough resources to do much in the country, so everyone is fleeing it (not for long thou
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by prodmerc 11y ago
No, you could easily sell or barter them, too. We stole car parts and fuel this way, too. Because, you know, at the end of that unholy union, they were struggling to produce stuff for themselves (military, politicians and their relatives),
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Lol, classic Soviet Union story. It worked well in soviet-influenced countries, too. Widespread corruption was inevitable with everyone doing this stuff (I still blame the shit government) :-)
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Eh, don't know about the place. You'd be respected, but stuck with working for a shitty government and shitty people with their own agendas for all of your life.
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by prodmerc 11y ago
His friend Komarov, wasn't so lucky...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Sales of fake hands might go up a bit in the near future: http://www.caufields.com/productimages/halloween/weapons/ima... :-)
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Well, that sounds annoying - what's the point of autopilot if you still have to keep your hands on the steering wheel and pay attention to the traffic... It's like having to hold a button your hands free headset in order to be abl
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by prodmerc 11y ago
IQ is only a good predictor when you compare low average and borderline (who indeed are at a disadvantage no matter their conditions) with average and higher. Average, above average and higher scoring persons' outcome in life will depe
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Brains rewire all the time. It's our number 1 feature, adaptability. A good musician can become a good sharpshooter, a good programmer can excel at architectural engineering. Being a good writer - what does that mean? Someone who has h
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by prodmerc 11y ago
No, it's not that dangerous. Touching it would absorb minuscule amounts into your body, way less than eating contaminated fish, which you can still survive just fine. Inhaling vapors or mist and eating mercury is the only way to pois
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by prodmerc 11y ago
They're not - it takes quite a bit of temperature to vaporize (unless nebulized via vacuum cleaner or something) and you gotta be an idiot to eat it... Just clean it up carefully...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
(3) clean it up with a dustpan :-D Seriously, mercury is not dangerous unless inhaled or ingested. Suit up with a cheap hazmat and gloves and clean away...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
"Welcome to civilization. This land's not yours anymore. Want to eat? Work for us."
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Heh, I think reusing old parts to make new phones is quite ingenious. Good for the environment, too :-)
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by prodmerc 11y ago
yeah, for people who worry about Martian dust/sand not getting on Earth (still can't wrap my head around this one, it's not like it's going to do anything to Earth's ecosystem), I doubt they'd even consider any
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by prodmerc 11y ago
I really don't think most of those billion people care. If it works, it works. I still have a backup Droid with 2.3.4 that just keeps working. It doesn't need Marshmallow, nor JB, nor even ICS...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Wozniak? I believe he loved every minute of it - he said it himself, he loved just building stuff. The fact that many people benefited from his tinkering is just a byproduct...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Can't buy them legally, though, can you?
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by prodmerc 11y ago
There were cases of fraud, of course, but the review system apparently worked ok (never used it myself). However, dealing drugs that literally save one's life is kind of a big deal - one month's supply of a fake or impure medicati
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Huh, I just realized that the Silk Road or a similar online black market could literally save lives in this case. People could sell generics and alternatives that are not yet approved by the FDA or whatever local authority at a much lower p
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Do they block domains with the keywords "privacy" "private" in them?
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Probably the old fashioned way - by looking at employment history (salary, length of employment, etc.), savings and whatever assets you have (which you can potentially sell to give them their money back in case something happens). Basically
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by prodmerc 11y ago
That's because petrol has ~20 times more energy per KG than Lithium Ion cells, and engines are only ~30% efficient at converting it into movement (vs electric motors at 90%). There's more potential for various optimization in an i
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Yeah, from a technology point of view, they're necessary. The law is half baked and passed only to appease people who worry about their privacy. And it really doesn't do much...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Well, this is just funny. Or sad, depending on how you look at it. Personally, I'm annoyed by the cookie messages, but the law is supposed to help people. Blocking (or auto-accepting) them is basically saying we don't give a shit
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by prodmerc 11y ago
And that's why you never will (change the world). Or the people who can will move elsewhere. If someone in CZ would invent a new battery and claim it will change the world, they'd be ridiculed even if they can prove it works. But
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Yeah, battery technology really needs to improve. In fact, there needs to be some revolutionary discovery in order for electric planes (and a lot of other awesome things) to be feasible...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Might actually be better for him, judging by all the immigration horror stories. America is great, but not for most foreigners...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Because corporate/business wars are better? People may not end up dying, but they do end up in prison and hit rock bottom from which they can not crawl out of. Which may be worse than death sometimes. Everything is war...
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by prodmerc 11y ago
Reminds me of the new Metal Gear game - the part about extreme proliferation of nuclear and biological WMDs so even small groups can have more power and be more equal to the big powers than ever before. Also, private military forces so coun

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