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by throwaway60707 3y ago
Star Trek doesn't even show that. There is a fair share of human thieves, racketeers, slavers and other criminals.
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
Any country that used to be part of the Eastern Bloc or the Soviet Union itself.
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
> How you knew you'd be able to go to college if you studied hard, how you'd get to go to summer camp, how you'd get an apartment when you got a job, and so on. Except if you pissed off the communist party, then none of th
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
> Here in Europe, I have the feeling the vast majority of people consider it unnecessary. The vibe I get is "The system works, so why not let the government handle and control everything.". > I wouldn't be surprised if
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
> 3.5% per 1000km is respectfully, basically nothing. You'd get 85% of the power out of a line from SF to NY. But why connect SF to NY - what's the advantage? What about connecting a place where it's midnight with a place
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
Probably https://twitter.com/iris_IGB/status/1685731177523449856
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
I don't know about superconductivity, but there is research about reliance on quantum entanglement.
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
"Depending on voltage level and construction details, HVDC transmission losses are quoted at 3.5% per 1,000 km (620 mi), about 50% less than AC (6.7%) lines at the same voltage." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
Same here. I'm sure I'd be able to do much better if it was not for my ADHD. I don't even care about business - but I'm really sad about my childhood, and about the adult relationships I ruined before I knew what's
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
The diagnosis is a continual process. My psychiatrist first did many questionnaires with me to determine whether it might be ADHD or something else, and then prescribed ADHD medication (first Strattera but that gave me significant side effe
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
ADHD can also be totally debilitating and I - a person with strong ADHD - don't think this talk of "it's an advantage" is helping anyone. Yeah in very few cases there are some positives, but usually not. In my case, I wa
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
My brain exhibits significant differences on EEG that the neuro-doctor said are suggestive of ADHD or ASD. AFAIK it is visible on fMRI, but doing so is incredibly expensive and taxing on the person - you'd need to keep them in the fMRI
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by throwaway60707 3y ago
My ADHD medication (yes, stimulants - and a pretty high dosage in my case) causes me to slow down and sleep. Then I wake up about an hour or so after taking it and am a normal person. I was diagnosed as an adult, but this was always the cas