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by refuse 4y ago
> Does it make sense, in a world like the one in Gattaca, for a person that is part of a discriminated class, to go into space, instead of trying to change the society around him to be less discriminatory? Most people in discriminated cl
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by refuse 4y ago
Also of interest is that R&D costs are often used to justify exorbitant drug costs, but it's been pretty widely reported that pharma spends much more on marketing drugs than developing them. Don't forget that these drugs are f
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by refuse 4y ago
Steganography? Sure, but you might be better off using a code that sounds like normal speech.
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by refuse 4y ago
It'd be great in a renewables-based grid for energy storage and transport. It could be carefully controlled and monitored because of the partial centralization. I'm not sure it'll ever make much sense for vehicles unless you
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by refuse 4y ago
I'd say overall that hydrogen is an attractive proposition because once you have the infra for it, you can substitute whatever color of hydrogen you want. The trick will be making sure we can easily replace gray hydrogen in the future
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by refuse 4y ago
Maybe one day we'll generate hydrogen with floating renewables in the ocean and just fill up a tanker to bring it to shore. It would make hydrogen a very attractive option for energy storage and transportation.
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by refuse 4y ago
This reminds me of a firewood seasoning method I saw in (IIRC) Dudley Cook's "The Ax Book", except you pile up your split firewood in concentric circles around a stove pipe with holes drilled all around and along it's le
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by refuse 4y ago
Yes, you too can be MuMufied! https://www.mumufication.com/
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by refuse 4y ago
I'll put it on my reading shortlist! Sounds interesting.
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by refuse 4y ago
Thank you, I hadn't heard of this.
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by refuse 4y ago
I can't think of a counter culture that wasn't somehow absorbed by the economy and sold back to the masses. It all ends up getting commodified which makes it part of "culture" without the "counter". I've w
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by refuse 4y ago
I've heard a good part of younger generations think differently. I get the impression the pride thing represents more than sexuality to kids who don't share the same context as older generations. They almost treat it like a brand.
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by refuse 4y ago
Sure but in doing so you've stiffed the people least able to fight it. They don't treat businesses or the middle and upper classes like this because they'd fuck the county 23 different ways in court. Essentially it's a s
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by refuse 4y ago
Speaking of TLoU, I've tried watching it but it's so overwrought and sentimental. I feel nothing for the characters at all, it's like they're cardboard or the creators set out to create something but had nothing to say.
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by refuse 4y ago
It's in Oregon, I'd rather not say where exactly because I live in a very, very small community and I'm not sure if it's a widespread problem in the county or a localized issue in my neck of the woods. A lot of this goes
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by refuse 4y ago
I doubt many will see this comment now but... In my local community (rural area) the county changed zoning laws on people's residential properties. It's a damned nightmare. You can't rebuild a home or get approval for anythin