sidechannel

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   by sidechannel 11y ago

   Policy is not going to fix this. Neither are politicians. We're trapped in an economic model which demands infinite growth. A system built principally on hydrocarbon energy. Modest improvements can be made to improve efficiencies (see
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   by sidechannel 11y ago

   So, we finance seawalls with money no one has, but what happens when most of those buildings can withstand hurricane winds. What then? Rebuild all of them?
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   by sidechannel 11y ago

   I wouldn't even give NYC 20 years. A direct hit from a category-3 hurricane would decimate that city. The building codes were only updated in 2008 to withstand hurricane winds. It's really only a matter of time
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   by sidechannel 11y ago

   Reminds me of Geordie Rose who said most people in Silicon Valley work on things that don't matter and won't last