spodek

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by spodek 7y ago
It happened with smoking. The pattern will repeat with flying, decreasing population growth, and moving the economy from producing so much disposable stuff. But we're still in the stage where everyone thinks of what they'll miss,
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by spodek 7y ago
Manhattan at last is turning lanes into bike lanes and returning some places to pedestrians, such as Times Square and some other squares. Though the examples do show what I consider progress, the tiny amount of changes reinforces your point
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by spodek 7y ago
I don't like creepy, polluting, malevolent people in my home. A creepy, polluting, malevolent non-human entity would be doubly unwelcome.
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by spodek 7y ago
> an unusual lexicon that includes words such as “hoagie” and “jimmies” (a sub sandwich and sprinkles, respectively) Also water ice, which the rest of the world calls Italian ice.
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by spodek 7y ago
Aren't men greater victims of violent crimes? I couldn't find a source for Japan, but the sources in a quick web search seemed to indicate so, generally based on government statistics: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=men
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by spodek 7y ago
Whatever nuts I have on hand. The nuts are the only fat I put in, which adds incredible texture and flavor, so I add them liberally. If I'm in a place where avocados grow, I'll use them, and they taste amazing. I haven't eate
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by spodek 7y ago
Yes, my pressure cooker changed everything! I bought it used from Craigslist, not knowing what to expect. My neighbor came over because she got a pressure cooker, heard of my reputation cooking with mine, and asked for a lesson. Here are re
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by spodek 7y ago
I used to eat mainly processed to ultra-processed. My neighbor came over for some of my famous no-packaging vegetable stew yesterday. She said she was overwhelmed with how delicious it tasted. I made two stews. Here are the ingredients: Ste
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by spodek 7y ago
Exactly. There is a major, qualitative difference between Reduce, which is strategic and lowers pollution, and Reuse and Recycle, which are tactical and mostly just shuffle pollution around. If your strategy is in place and people support i
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by spodek 7y ago
I have another solution: stop shipping so much junk around the world. Watch the Story of Stuff https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff , the True Cost http://thoughtmaybe.com/the-true-cost , and f
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by spodek 7y ago
Wow, someone is doing it. Glad to see. I look forward to this trend continuing and spreading.
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by spodek 7y ago
> The target demographic is business people who have to wear suits in the sweltering heat. How about we change customs that are historical relics and now just feed global warming with unnecessary air conditioning? Can't one leader
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by spodek 7y ago
I hope people use this news to motivate changing their behavior. Of course we want governments, corporations, and other institutions to act. History shows that the fastest most effective way is for each of us to start first. Even if disaste
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by spodek 7y ago
> these people understood the importance of soil management to fend off starvation So they were in some ways more advanced than modern U.S.
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by spodek 7y ago
Let me know if you have any questions.
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by spodek 7y ago
After my PhD in physics, I learned starting a company that I needed such skills and devoted myself to learning them. Now I teach the social and emotional skills underlying leadership, entrepreneurship, and initiative at NYU (student reviews
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by spodek 7y ago
Exactly. Capitalists who don't want collective bargaining probably shouldn't motivate people to see their strength in numbers. I don't see any mystery in why employees would band together in situations like these. They'd
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by spodek 7y ago
I see remarkable similarity in Bolsonaro's response on a national scale to nearly every American's response when choosing between making money and the environment. Suggest to an American to fly less and over 99% will say, "Bu
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by spodek 7y ago
Learning information like this finally led me to take responsibility for my actions that affected others. I challenged myself to go one year without flying. Like everyone, I have family all over and earning money meant flying. Now I'm
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by spodek 7y ago
Probably graduated to gangsters, without the qualification.
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by spodek 7y ago
It promotes their growth -- say packaged good companies like Coca-Cola, Trader Joe's, or Starbucks. Clothing companies like H&M and Zara. Most unnecessary material stuff. A statistic from The Story of Stuff https://story
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by spodek 7y ago
Reducing is strategic. Reusing and recycling are tactical. If your strategy is in place, use all the tactics that contribute to it. But if you don't have your strategy in place, tactics can do nothing or even move you backward. Corpora
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by spodek 7y ago
> Plant-based foods (i.e. derived from fruits and vegetables) are particularly rich in cancer-beating molecules . . . Evidence from experimental studies has implicated multiple mechanisms of action by which dietary agents contribute to
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by spodek 7y ago
Available free online: http://thoughtmaybe.com/the-true-cost Highly recommended if you even think about wearing clothes.
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by spodek 7y ago
> > surveys of medical professionals indicate that as recently as 1986 infants as old as 15 months were receiving no anesthesia during surgery at most American hospitals. From a quick search: "Only 45% of doctors who do circumc
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by spodek 7y ago
I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with me.
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by spodek 7y ago
Not sure this community's views on Louis CK, but he had an insightful bit on cross-country travel then and now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBtKNzoKZ4
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by spodek 7y ago
As a new user, I love emacs. I've only been using it since the 90s.
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by spodek 7y ago
In my fourth year of not flying, I keep finding the choice to stop flying one of the best of my life. I originally challenged myself to go a year without flying, anticipating on day 366 I'd be on a flight since I love traveling. Also I
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by spodek 7y ago
I predict that olive oil will soon go through the transition that orange juice did. When I was a kid, people viewed orange juice as healthy. Now we see it as unhealthy -- just the sugar. Maybe some vitamin C, but not many people get scurvy.

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