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by smackay 11y ago
Seems to me from my naive viewpoint that efficiency also needs to be taken into account. If my disposable incomes is fixed but each year we get better at making all the things I need so they cost less then, yes, growth in GDP will be stagna
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Three to become first European mobile operator to block ads(ft.com)
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For the Motorola Brand, a Dignified Retirement Isn't Such a Bad Option(fastcompany.com)
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by smackay 11y ago
You should read Scott Adams' posts about Trump, http://blog.dilbert.com . He describes him as a Master Persuader, http://blog.dilbert.com/post/128474925371/how-to-spot-a-wiza... .
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by smackay 11y ago
You have to start somewhere. Gathering the surface waste will definitely have a positive, effect. http://ocean.si.edu/slideshow/laysan-albatrosses%E2%80%99-pl...
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by smackay 11y ago
Don't have a radar handy? Then point a telescope at the full moon as is rises in the east in late August or September and watch for the tiny specks flying across the disk. On a typical night, you can see one bird every minute or so but
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by smackay 11y ago
I completely agree with you but the issue is not so much the problem with dolphins but that an industry can force the removal of labeling that help consumers make (somewhat) informed choices. The silver lining in this cloud is that the remo
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by smackay 11y ago
There seems to be some misunderstanding on why dolphin-safe came into existence. From the wikipedia article, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_safe_label : "Dolphins are a common by-catch in tuna fisheries, esp
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by smackay 11y ago
The documentary, Hoop Dreams by Steve James and Frederick Marx captures the mania around startups just as well as it does for getting into the NBA. It's well worth watching. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoop_Dream
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by smackay 11y ago
I can certainly see an advantage of creating more aesthetically pleasing landscape than the regimented rows that are the norm for most tree planting efforts. Are there arrangements or patterns of trees that are effective against environment
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by smackay 11y ago
"positive rebranding of the Exceptional Talent visa scheme" pretty much sums this up - spin on a lackluster program. Revolutionary - hardly. Want to do something revolutionary or at least something that might make a difference, pu
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by smackay 11y ago
Similar research has been done in the UK (I believe by the Mammal Society, sorry cannot find a reference) and the estimated number of bird deaths per year was 300 million. This is a tough problem to quantify - typically the studies follow a
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by smackay 11y ago
Cats are everybody's problem. The scale of the carnage (there is no other word) is breathtaking. There is quite a bit of scientific literature available, however the popular press, though more sensationalist, gives a decent picture on
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by smackay 11y ago
The environmental benefits of re-introducing wolves are well described. However, with more and more people packed into the south of England, the economic benefits from tourism are going to be enormous. For example the re-introduction of the
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On Ada Lovelace Day, here are seven other pioneering women in tech(theguardian.com)
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What is the point of work?(theguardian.com)
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by smackay 11y ago
The interesting part of Velocidade Controlada is the attitude/culture behind it: prevention rather than punishment. Compare this to the UK where the equivalent system is a hidden camera and a series fines with the intention on criminal
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by smackay 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis edit: replaced with Wikipedia page which has more detail.
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The C++ FQA is on GitHub(yosefk.com)
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iOS 9 adblocker apps shoot to top of charts on day one(theguardian.com)
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Efficiency up, turnover down: Sweden experiments with six-hour working day(theguardian.com)
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Fab Thunderbirds Agents’ Technical Manual – In Pictures(theguardian.com)
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Potential sources of helium revealed(theguardian.com)
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Apple Music has 11m trial members five weeks after launching(theguardian.com)
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Intel’s Skylake Core i7-6700K reviewed: Modest gains from a full Tick-Tock cycle(arstechnica.com)
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by smackay 11y ago
If you want some insights into the engineering dynasty that was the Stevenson family then "The Lighthouse Stevensons" by Bella Bathurst is a good read. http://www.amazon.com/The-Lighthouse-Stevensons-Bella-Bathur..
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by smackay 11y ago
Open Europe has a "Brexit Barometer", http://openeurope.org.uk/today/open-europe-alert/ There was a 2% increase in favour of leaving after the referendum in Greece. It has not been updated since but it w
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by smackay 11y ago
"This necessitated aiming New Horizons at a "keyhole" in space just 100km by 150km (60miles by 90 miles), and arriving at that location within a set margin of 100 seconds." That's pretty damned impressive by any sta
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Nasa scientists work to revive Pluto-bound spacecraft after glitch(theguardian.com)
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by smackay 11y ago
A very interesting set of graphs but it takes quite a bit of time to digest the information presented. The most interesting part, which is not immediately obvious until you start checking the graphs individually is how little wages have gro

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