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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
There already is a multi $B market for the amino acid methionine, made both through a synthetic process and a fermented process. It's used to supplement animal feed. So it's possible to synthesize nutrition economically. And it&#
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
I'm confused about this investment vehicle. China, their largest external trading partner, is notably absent from the list. I'm assuming they would be willing to extend Iran credit and Iran would probably prefer to deal with a C
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
> And Biden ran a secret covert war using the banking system which is also questionably legal. The industry is infested with scammers, what a great idea to tie the stability of the banking system to it. > At least with the current you
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Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds(statnews.com)
12 points by thinkcontext 4mo ago|0 comments
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
The crypto "industry" had a series of multi-$B scams, seems like strong regulation would be called for. On the other hand, Trump executed a rug pulling token for himself and his wife days before his 2nd term and sells pardons to f
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
I confused BlackCore with Black Cube, a different Israeli private oppo research and dirty tricks group of former intelligence agents. They gained attention for their dirty campaigns against Harvey Weinstein's accusers, NSOs critics and
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
I'm extremely unlikely to click on a YT links without some decent context of what I can expect.
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Driver, 87, dies after Tesla on Autopilot mode crashes into pond(usatoday.com)
18 points by thinkcontext 4mo ago|9 comments
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
Another immigration policy that would have negatively effected Trump's own wife. Oh well, she got hers. This could be a big deal for Big Tech. I wonder how personal experience of Musk and Huang will play into how they react.
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by thinkcontext 4mo ago
Curious how the tech lobby will react. You would hope Musk and Huang might take their own personal experience into account.
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Trump admin to force foreigners in the U.S. to apply for a green card abroad(npr.org)
5 points by thinkcontext 4mo ago|1 comments
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
I mean, I really dislike what Musk has become but SpaceX has brought about a huge leap in access to space. Last year they launched more than the rest of the world combined, including the rest of the US. They now own more operating satellite
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
I read elsewhere that this strain is less deadly than previous strains. I'm no epidemiologist but being less deadly could allow it to spread further, which is obviously concerning. Also, the article says surveillance picked up the spr
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Fungus-powered farming delivers higher yields and better-tasting crops(phys.org)
3 points by thinkcontext 5mo ago|1 comments
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
Not to take away from your point about psilocybin but the mushroom brought up, lions mane, is not hallucinogenic.
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
> It’s an interesting aside in the story but if you’re under investigation for a DUI you can just refuse the field sobriety tests and it appears they don’t follow up so you’ll be declared innocent even if you were arrested for felony DUI
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
It might be difficult to separate that out from the effect of US tariffs.
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
Do the places you are referring to not require heat? If so I don't see why having a separate heating and cooling system would be cheaper to maintain than a single system. Come to think of it I don't see why a heatpump would be m
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
> Look at how much pushback, red tape, and cost there is to building a solar farm, road, datacenter or yes, nuclear plant compared to China That's quite a comparison given China's governance and environmental record. China wil
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
Uh, from the UAE's perspective it is much worse. They sold many $Bs worth of oil and had become a global tourist hub, now they can't do those things. They are being patient for the time being but there's a limit. We don&#x
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
No. Current geothermal projects need very specific geology to work, its very rare which is why geothermal is such a small blip in the overall energy picture. Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), the technique Fervo is using, can create the
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
> Its just drilling a hole and making electricity from the heat District heating does not involve making electricity.
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
That's still a science project, they are piloting zapping a small hole to 100m. Very uncertain whether it will amount to anything.
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by thinkcontext 5mo ago
You brought the conversation in a circle, since the point of this new technology is the geology you speak of is rare.
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
After the bombardment by Israel last year Russia sent a ton of Manpads, so they are certainly available. We've seen a very close call by an fa18 from a manpads. It's likely that Iran has passive sensor networks that they can use t
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
They are thinking on a longer timeline than a month. They kept some anti-air missiles in reserve for this phase of the war, where they aren't trying to defend Iran's airspace. They just need to hide and wait for opportunities to
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
> F-117 Nighthawk Recall that the Serbs shot down a Nighthawk when they were in a similar situation to Iran. They kept some good AA missiles in reserve and used a system of spotters and just waited for an opportunity. Its likely that s
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
They were largely being used for maritime patrol against fast boats. I saw a newsblurb a couple days ago that more were being sent to the region.
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
> An F-15 being shot down in Iran after weeks of strategic bombing of their anti-air defense systems is not a good sign. Why? We don't know exactly what happened but its easy to imagine that Iran held some anti-air systems in reser
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by thinkcontext 6mo ago
> But as API calls get cheaper, it becomes more realistic to use them for completely automated workflows against data-sets Seems like a huge waste of money and electricity for processes that can be implemented as a traditional determinis

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