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by carboy 7y ago
India does not have a water issue, they have a population issue, but it’s really hard to mange the population, so natural resources are being consumed beyond sustainability. This problem is not confined to India, it’s a problem with humanit
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by carboy 7y ago
I’m still trying to figure out why every major costs the same. Most non-STEM majors are using the same methods, and devices that were used 50, a hundred years ago. $50K per year for an English degree vs $50k per year for a Mechanical Engi
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by carboy 7y ago
OEM: how can we make money on a commodity platform, when someone else controls most of the design parameters and they are dictated to us, and margins are razor thin, because most people who buy PC’s want to spend the least amount of money.
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by carboy 7y ago
Yeah, I remember the big art history boom times. It was crazy, it seemed that everyone was getting into the space, salaries seemed to be going up almost daily, the completion was cut throat. The professor should stick to teaching computer
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by carboy 7y ago
Ice is causing the injuries. Yes Ice. Growing up in the 60’s my next door neighbor, Eddie, an elderly man, who played semi-pro and a little pro ball. His cousin is Stanley Coveleski, a pitcher who is in the hall of fame, he still holds s
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by carboy 7y ago
I could never understand how something that was less refined, diesel, meaning that it had more unnecessary “stuff” could produce less emissions. Diesel always did, and always will, as far as I’m concerned he snake oil when it comes to emi
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by carboy 8y ago
If they don’t get a Board seat it would be the dumbest $300m ever spent, but if they don’t get a Board seat it means their interests are already protected and represented.
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by carboy 8y ago
I’m done with Reddit. It was a nice ride, but now it’s officially over. They’ve been trying to turn reddit into Facebook, a personal data vacuum, but now it’s going to get ugly. Considering the valuation, remaining as an unpaid moderat
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by carboy 8y ago
It took Sears 126 years to fall apart, eBay is doing it in 23, but I doubt anyone will be upset
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by carboy 8y ago
They did, it’s on the Vangurd Campus, it’s in the Quad between buildings.
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by carboy 8y ago
You should look up the net worth of the Johnson family members who founded Fidelity. The President, Abigail, who is the daughter of the founder is worth 12 Billion. If you are ever confused about what firm should manage your money, remembe
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by carboy 8y ago
The only thing that can save most of humanity is a method that can scrub 100M metric tons of green houses gases from the upper atmosphere on a yearly basis. If the earth’s climate were a person it would be 5ft tall, weigh 600lbs and eat 15,
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by carboy 8y ago
I think by the time the scientists were able to detect global warming/climate change it was already too late to fix it. Unless someone invents s technology that can scrub 100M metric tons of green house gases from the upper atmosphere,
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by carboy 8y ago
I think we passed the tipping point for the climate 25 years ago, we just didn’t know it, or even today full grasp it. I was saying 10 years ago they by 2024-2028 we would see runaway climate changes. I have friends and relatives that are c
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by carboy 8y ago
Arguably? Yes. Provable? No. Until we know how the system works your ideas are only ideas. In and adult your precise change might have minimal impact, but what if that sequence is checked during embryo development, and if it’s not presen
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by carboy 8y ago
As long as the mistakes, or bugs, are survivable, or not transmitted like the flu is transmitted.
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by carboy 8y ago
Exactly, as far as you know. Why produce insuulin if you can’t use it. The mere presence of that sequence may have consequences for other development. Some sequences may be if, then, else statements, there is so much we don’t understand.
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by carboy 8y ago
It’s not just about the money. I’ve worked for product companies and was forced to interact with government clients. Bureaucracy, bureaucracy, bureaucracy. No risk taking, no point in standing out, promotions based on time in service. Yo
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by carboy 8y ago
It’s scary to consider it making it to some of the large slums in Nairobi, India, or Pakistan.
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by carboy 8y ago
Cats are decimating bird populations, we don’t need more options for cats, we need less cats.
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by carboy 10y ago
35k Status symbol? A V6 Accord Touring with navigation is almost 35K. A Mini Cooper can run close to 40k with options. I'd rather buy a Tesla for 35K than a Honda or Mini any day, that's why I'm putting down a deposit.