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691.
by ptah 7y ago
UK public has lots to be furious about. it won't make one iota of a difference though. EDIT: global corporations are gods in the UK and effectively above the law
692.
by ptah 7y ago
I've see a number of documentaries about indians that have used permaculture to turn desert into food producing forests. maybe they need to apply their knowledge in cities?
693.
by ptah 7y ago
so it could be worse? i doubt they would have extrapolated in a non-linear fashion
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by ptah 7y ago
>To ease the blow, Micron appears to have found a workaround. It said it had recently resumed some shipments to Huawei based on its interpretation of the Trump administration’s restrictions, noting that some goods produced by American co
695.
by ptah 7y ago
we would have known earlier if there was a burden to prove it was safe
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by ptah 7y ago
i think from china's perspective "providing markets for American companies" is a form of colonialism which they try to mitigate by forcing IP transfer
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by ptah 7y ago
it is not about you personally, i think OP refers to american foreign policy
698.
by ptah 7y ago
why are electric vehicles so much more expensive to buy?
699.
by ptah 7y ago
paper books are better and you can get them cheaper than ebooks most of the time
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by ptah 7y ago
Something that can also happen is forming clubs where members share their subscriptions with others
701.
by ptah 7y ago
ok, should i say something like: i would like to see evidence of this outrageous statement?
702.
by ptah 7y ago
you should see the futuristic landscape of wind turbines in scotland set against dramatic rural landscapes with ancient farm walls and hedges, a sight to behold
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by ptah 7y ago
interestingly ecotricity (green) is cheaper than EDF(nuclear) for my home. https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/our-green-energy/our-green-elec...
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by ptah 7y ago
citation needed
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by ptah 7y ago
maybe a blanket precautionary principle regulation would work better: manufacturers have to prove it is not harmful
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by ptah 7y ago
even better than a robot tax is an employee fund that owns shares in the company. it might even incentivise workers to automate themselves out of jobs so they can have leisure time and still enjoy dividends
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by ptah 7y ago
all of those things are pure talk, no action
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by ptah 7y ago
nuclear waste is tougher to deal with as opposed to green energy where there is no toxic byproducts
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by ptah 7y ago
"Nudge" should be "dark pattern"
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by ptah 7y ago
I guess nowadays the web IS the internet
711.
by ptah 7y ago
that makes me doubt him as he obviously doesn't factor in the enormous difficulty of nuclear waste. nuclear energy is not green at all. EDIT: Also that was in 2004 and things have moved on massively since then
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by ptah 7y ago
I can't help but think these dark pattern catalogues will make them proliferate faster
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by ptah 7y ago
yes, i think the singularity would be in mankind's image i.e. post-industrial capitalist consumerist
714.
by ptah 7y ago
video is good for doing demos. blog with pictures would be better for this imo
715.
by ptah 7y ago
one more step towards the irrelevance of democracy and towards increasing corporate control and influence
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by ptah 7y ago
agreed, the precautionary principle should apply
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by ptah 7y ago
this only applies in US
718.
by ptah 7y ago
exactly: "Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires." - John Steinbeck
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by ptah 7y ago
wow! so if my understanding is correct: customs can still check if it is shipped by huawei
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by ptah 7y ago
yes, surely packages should go through customs before entering a country? these checks should be performed by govt. not private companies

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