thevardanian

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by thevardanian 10y ago
Not really. There's a basic thermodynamic inefficiency as organisms get larger, and consume farther away from the energy source, in this that being the sun.
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by thevardanian 10y ago
I highly doubt that Beef is a more efficient if source of meat than Chicken. I think Chicken meat is a lot more efficient. A little quick googling and I found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio
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by thevardanian 11y ago
While that might be a nice long term view, it isn't fun to go through the entire process for the average person, heck it's not even pleasant for many of the "1%ers". If a lot of companies suddenly go bust that are today
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by thevardanian 12y ago
That is the old Imperial myth, that's as old as Imperialism itself. It's such a condescending perspective, as the countries from all around the world were just as inventive, and innovative with their technologies. What happened wa
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Of course, and so the same will happen today. Nothing has changed. There are no winners, or losers, just the eternal game. I'm not saying these people were "better", or "worse" these were people, and so the coming c
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by thevardanian 12y ago
I'm not talking about violence at all. The goal of a state is in fact to have a monopoly on violence. I'm not taking sides at all, just pointing out the history of the past couple hundred years. China is like any other state, in f
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Well a more equal world is in the economic interests of those nation, because it will allow them far greater power than they currently have. However a multipolar world is not in favor of the US as it will mean that there's greater comp
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by thevardanian 12y ago
A better question is why America became a super-power in the first place? I think many of the assumptions of American exceptionalism are not root causes, as the majority of the reasons for why America, and the west in general, have risen to
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Just because you've invented solar panels does not mean that you've solved the energy crisis. Sometimes the implementation of technology is just as inventive as the invention itself.
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by thevardanian 12y ago
No. It's been challenged, and the characterized genetic differences between the two populations, while existing, does not point to any recent history signifying a cultural divide. This intermingling between the so called ANI ("Ary
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Where does he claim that?
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by thevardanian 12y ago
When will Earth die? A million years? A billion years? I mean actually I don't really think that worrying about the Earth dying anytime soon is much of problem, and by the time Earth is in imminent danger I believe we would have more t
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Yup! Not saying you were right or wrong, just throwing ideas into the fray, and seeing what other people think of it. Aren't discussions amazing? :) Anecdotal consensus while not always accurate is often a cheaper, and quicker method o
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by thevardanian 12y ago
While that may be a true factor, it's still undoubted that the tactile feedback is much more vibrant, and engrossing than digital. Physical books are cognitively superior in that they allow a reader to firmly establish the progress of
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by thevardanian 12y ago
No. Rivers changed courses. The levels of rain fluctuated. The levels other important resources fluctuated, namely those like animals, trees, and other raw materials that pre-industrial societies relied on. The environment is fundamentally
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Aren't you funny.
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Baby steps. We'll get there eventually.
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Well to think hydrochloric acid is chemically even close to the same as citric acid would also be far from the truth. Both have their own chemical properties, which invariably produce different chemical reactions. Now to ask how citric acid
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by thevardanian 12y ago
What are you talking about? Common sense is literally a cultural POV, I mean it has the word COMMON in it, and therefore by definition dependent on that common thread of culture or human knowledge; it is a relative term that's develope
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by thevardanian 12y ago
Programming is a profession that's become a part of society. It function as electricity does, in that without electricity modern civilization wouldn't exist. Science is more of an investment that is important to the future of soci
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by thevardanian 13y ago
How some people can formulate an opinion with zero basis of analysis, or direct experience is beyond me. To go one step further, and be confident enough to express that opinion is something that's not just beyond me, but is nearing som
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by thevardanian 13y ago
I think the times are changing. Perhaps it's you who needs a reality check, but as the world goes along I think it'll become "unacceptable" for a package to take more than a day or two to arrive. At least that's whe
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by thevardanian 13y ago
I don't think people have failed to realize the great potential of Oculus rift, if anything they're the ones that see it. It's just that people don't want FB to be a part of that great change.