Inflation is where the value of a dollar decreases and the cost of products increase(or inflates). You can see inflation as a monetary phenomenon where they increase the supply of dollars and you need more dollars to…
Novavax might have underfunded their lobbying department. /s Any vaccine was great for the most at risk population but, as you stated, it's not a solution to covid; only a tool to mitigate its threat to the individual.…
I agree that regulation is a useful tool for society. As a quasi-libertarian, I just want to explain one reason why libertarians don't like regulation. Facebook is calling for regulation on censorship... a business is…
I can't remember the technical terms for these issues (hypercaloric, nutrient deficient diets or something) but I watch a documentary covering malnutrition. They showed people eating cheap food with low nutrient dense…
Moving the entire solar system is my favorite solution so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3y8AIEX_dU
We'll figure out fluorine before space mining is even viable. They will probably have a fluorine-based battery on the market within the next decade.
Don't knock rotating lead till you try it. Seriously, it's like a real time pencil sharpener.
The iPhone is a more profitable platform than iPod. Cannibalizing the iPod market was a move that maximized long-term profit. Jobs wanted the iPad to represent a unique interface and experience that was distinct from a…
"The computer world is not just technicality and razzle-dazzle. It is a continual war over software politics and paradigms. With ideas which are still radical, WE FIGHT ON. We hope for vindication, the last laugh, and…
I'd pay a premium for a TV that doesn't have surveillance technology baked in.
>> Money is power. > Money is just one form of power, not the most powerful. I've over thought this one a lot and happened on an anthropology book that confirmed my position: Power is the ability to influence or induce…
He commands a massive audience and, most importantly, the trust of that audience. I called Trump a gameshow host while he was in office. But, he was the most powerful man in the free world. I wouldn't judge a person by…
I can see the added functionality but... wouldn't building a SQL system that implements formal Relational Algebra be more useful? In that case, a person could run a proof solver to optimize their queries. This may be an…
This was my first counterargument to his post. Latex can be used to make amazing documents but, it is a pain in the ass to learn. If they simplified latex in a similar vain to HTML2 -> HTML5, then it starts to look…
I tutored algebra students and I reccommend the following approach with Khan academy/Openstax resources. Order of Operations(No Variable) Order of Operations(One Variable) Advanced Order of Operations (One…
I think 1 and 2 are connected. Apple sees the cellular communication game from the perspective of their ecosystem. Improving network agnosticism is supportive of that perspective. We see that Apple wants to deliver a…
The issue is that buzz words and politics are an integral part in the system. The types of technologies and methods that receive government and NGO support will prevail. Tax credits are use to incentivize the adoption…
Yes, yes, and yes. The problem is "virtue signaling" and the ideological capture of politics. People know what they want at the end of the day. "I don't want to destroy the earth" or "I don't want to poison the well"…
Large reactors currently take at least 10 years to construct. The new small reactors are estimated to take at least 2-5 years. These plants offer continuous power with minimal maintenance. Renewable equipment needs to…
You are right. Software doesn't need access to everything and it shouldn't. Unfortunately, it is easier on the consumer end to leave software access somewhat "open ended". The domain for updates may change or it may…
People like to romanticize market competition as a epic battle of great minds and ideas that we all benefit from... but, in all honestly, it allows for comparative testing of diverse ideas while keeping pricing honest.…
Thanks for linking "The Story of Stuff". I remembered the content but forgot the title. I would look at how gasification is evolving for waste disposal. So, who is responsible for improper disposal of waste? I would say…
At least you aren't waiting on that fluoride battery technology.... fingers-crossed
It seems that charging a premium on energy use beyond a certain threshold would be far more effective. The carbon-cost of investigating high-end consumer electronics might actually be more than the few PCs that would be…
You would use a fixed amount of iron and recycle it. It's not like you need "fresh" iron for every use.
Inflation is where the value of a dollar decreases and the cost of products increase(or inflates). You can see inflation as a monetary phenomenon where they increase the supply of dollars and you need more dollars to…
Novavax might have underfunded their lobbying department. /s Any vaccine was great for the most at risk population but, as you stated, it's not a solution to covid; only a tool to mitigate its threat to the individual.…
I agree that regulation is a useful tool for society. As a quasi-libertarian, I just want to explain one reason why libertarians don't like regulation. Facebook is calling for regulation on censorship... a business is…
I can't remember the technical terms for these issues (hypercaloric, nutrient deficient diets or something) but I watch a documentary covering malnutrition. They showed people eating cheap food with low nutrient dense…
Moving the entire solar system is my favorite solution so far: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3y8AIEX_dU
We'll figure out fluorine before space mining is even viable. They will probably have a fluorine-based battery on the market within the next decade.
Don't knock rotating lead till you try it. Seriously, it's like a real time pencil sharpener.
The iPhone is a more profitable platform than iPod. Cannibalizing the iPod market was a move that maximized long-term profit. Jobs wanted the iPad to represent a unique interface and experience that was distinct from a…
"The computer world is not just technicality and razzle-dazzle. It is a continual war over software politics and paradigms. With ideas which are still radical, WE FIGHT ON. We hope for vindication, the last laugh, and…
I'd pay a premium for a TV that doesn't have surveillance technology baked in.
>> Money is power. > Money is just one form of power, not the most powerful. I've over thought this one a lot and happened on an anthropology book that confirmed my position: Power is the ability to influence or induce…
He commands a massive audience and, most importantly, the trust of that audience. I called Trump a gameshow host while he was in office. But, he was the most powerful man in the free world. I wouldn't judge a person by…
I can see the added functionality but... wouldn't building a SQL system that implements formal Relational Algebra be more useful? In that case, a person could run a proof solver to optimize their queries. This may be an…
This was my first counterargument to his post. Latex can be used to make amazing documents but, it is a pain in the ass to learn. If they simplified latex in a similar vain to HTML2 -> HTML5, then it starts to look…
I tutored algebra students and I reccommend the following approach with Khan academy/Openstax resources. Order of Operations(No Variable) Order of Operations(One Variable) Advanced Order of Operations (One…
I think 1 and 2 are connected. Apple sees the cellular communication game from the perspective of their ecosystem. Improving network agnosticism is supportive of that perspective. We see that Apple wants to deliver a…
The issue is that buzz words and politics are an integral part in the system. The types of technologies and methods that receive government and NGO support will prevail. Tax credits are use to incentivize the adoption…
Yes, yes, and yes. The problem is "virtue signaling" and the ideological capture of politics. People know what they want at the end of the day. "I don't want to destroy the earth" or "I don't want to poison the well"…
Large reactors currently take at least 10 years to construct. The new small reactors are estimated to take at least 2-5 years. These plants offer continuous power with minimal maintenance. Renewable equipment needs to…
You are right. Software doesn't need access to everything and it shouldn't. Unfortunately, it is easier on the consumer end to leave software access somewhat "open ended". The domain for updates may change or it may…
People like to romanticize market competition as a epic battle of great minds and ideas that we all benefit from... but, in all honestly, it allows for comparative testing of diverse ideas while keeping pricing honest.…
Thanks for linking "The Story of Stuff". I remembered the content but forgot the title. I would look at how gasification is evolving for waste disposal. So, who is responsible for improper disposal of waste? I would say…
At least you aren't waiting on that fluoride battery technology.... fingers-crossed
It seems that charging a premium on energy use beyond a certain threshold would be far more effective. The carbon-cost of investigating high-end consumer electronics might actually be more than the few PCs that would be…
You would use a fixed amount of iron and recycle it. It's not like you need "fresh" iron for every use.