ChrisjayHenn

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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
I would give Zunger a pass, since he states very clearly that he wouldn't have made that statement were he still employed at Google.
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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
In regards to your third paragraph, I would posit the opposite causality occurs as well - in a country where academia is seen as an honorable profession for morally upstanding people, people with integrity are more likely to pursue academic
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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
I think it's easier to be laid-back about immigration here because of how diffusely populated Canada is. I think for the 'cultural mosaic' model to work the different cultures need to feel they have the space to be themselves
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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
To me, an immigrant is someone who made the move themselves. Maybe that's a Canadian thing.
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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
I still credit my academic achievements to my father reading 'Dune' to me as a child, because I was fascinated by the (paraphrased) introduction to one of the chapters: "Many comment on how quickly Paul Muad-dib learned, but
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by ChrisjayHenn 9y ago
I recently read about the 'schizotypic' brain type, which was described essentially as having a lower threshold to accept new ideas. I much prefer that term to telling people I'm 'on the schizophrenic spectrum' The
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
Those improvements in agricultural technology nearly all require both cheap fossil fuels and cheap water. It seems unlikely both will be available in an era of rapid climate change.
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
So it seems the big challenge with landing and taking off from the moon is carrying that much fuel. A robotic module on the moon that converts water, carbon and sunlight to rocket fuel should solve that problem. Is anyone else imagining the
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
I think one of their secrets is being a net capital exporter, something the US hasn't been for some time now.
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
The problem with the 'energy in-energy out' model is that energy is rarely what we need more of. Food cravings persist for the nutrient one needs most, not just the amount of energy needed. Eating less of a conventional diet does
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
I do think permaculture is the most advanced method of farming in that (when done right) it produces increasing yields year-over-year. If high-yield monoculture farming is an industrial approach to farming, permaculture is an information-ag
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
The only bit i'd quibble with is becoming ineligible for other assistance programs - one concern pro-UBI economists raise is that if it replaces social programs, the cost of necessities like childcare and housing will just increase pro
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
I would think the idea has merit if rather than purpose-built rails, the existing rail infrastructure is retrofitted (and built out) to act as a storage mechanism with freight that already has to move anyway. If that's done though, a p
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
I would also guess it's a networking strategy.
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by ChrisjayHenn 10y ago
I seem to recall reading that GOOG pays a larger dividend to make up for the lack of voting rights though. Did I misunderstand that?