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by rdevsrex 5y ago
So ETH Zurich, L'École polytechnique, etc are not elite? What are talking about?
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
That's too broad a brush. I'm against militarism, but what engagement against conventional forces has the US military lost in the last 20 years? I can't speak to dealing with insurgencies but it's clear to me that a mix
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Yeah, let's hope we can produce our own fertilizer, otherwise high prices won't be the only concern.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I don’t see why this is a problem. Sass users already name their files .scss. Why would there be overlap with .css files?
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
That sounds like the stuff of legends or a horror novel.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
It immediately makes me think of idealism and panpsychism. Not saying that’s what reality is, but it makes me think that it could be.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I think a central bank coin would be an improvement over our current system given some very strict safeguards and democratic control over what gets regulated. I think we should already have a national referendum system, but I'd definit
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
If people from around the world could go to Spain or Finland in the 30's to fight, I don't see much of a difference today.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
This is exactly what Maajid Nawaz was talking about on the JRE recently. There is a big push for a centralized digital currency that your employer or the state can prevent you from spending money on certain things. But even without that, th
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Yep! This is my plan. I already work remote, so I plan to continue that as long as I can. Eventually, I want to buy land in a remote place that is as climate change resistant as possible, like the upper midwest. I want to build an off grid
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Collapse is a complex topic, but essentially if the thesis is true, then we are on a downward spiral in complexity and in population. At some point, high tech will be replaced with low-tech solutions that take less energy and less maintenan
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
It ends with ecological and societal collapse. While the party lasts tech will increase. But eventually in the next 20-50 years tech will mean very little given we don't have the resources to continue growth exponentially. In the inter
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
So, if HPV is a sexually transmitted disease, and you are in a monogamous relationship, and you and your partner don't have it, what's to worry about here?
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Where Is Chrome's Read Later Button?
3 points by rdevsrex 5y ago|2 comments
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
This was literally the first comic book I ever read. Got me hooked.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Exactly. I have a friend who was a directional drill operator, and then moved to white collar work, and was super slow with writing letters. I think it was a him problem more than a blue collar work problem though.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
That is a great example of irony.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
While adults abusing underage children is deeply disturbing to us, morality is a shifting metric that can change very fast, while biology doesn't moves much slower. Whatever reason some people are attracted to children, is hard wired i
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I want to get out of debt, and after that, go back to college part time and cash flow it.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
The Immortality Key by Brian Muraresku. It’s a cool look at lesser known side of Western civilization, namely estatic spiritual experiences. Even if you don’t agree with the author’s conclusions, it’s very well researched and a fun read.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
TIL that even my poop can get analyzed by the government.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Yeah, that's not the job of the judiciary to worry about that.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I'd much rather see ancient building materials like cob, rammed earth, straw bale, etc, go mainstream than this plastic junk. However, one thing is for sure, is that we can't keep building McMansions.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I don't get why people are acting like it's an either or scenario. That said, one pro for hydrogen, is should be easily burnable in the current natural gas plants, which should easily cover off peak times without the need for batt
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Definitely. Either you need more supply or less demand, and as we are making more people, demand is only going up in the near to medium term. That said, whenever social housing comes up, I hear a lot about social housing in Austria and how
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Yeah, that’s why eventually paid 5 bucks a month more for an account without an overdraft facility, meaning any negative transactions would be rejected. I can’t believe this isn’t the default.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Making you dumb? Did you start before you were an adult? I'm a fairly new user in my late 30s and haven't noticed any effects. That said, I just a weekend user.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
Total dystopian thought, but I wonder if this could ever be used to extract info people unwillingly, as in some interrogation scenario. I mean, you have a lot more control over what you say than what you think.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
For one thing, they can strong arm suppliers to give them the best price. On the other hand, regional corruption might also raise the price up.
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by rdevsrex 5y ago
I think the title is misleading because the load depends on, well, the workload. But it’s a thought provoking idea.

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