mech765

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by mech765 3y ago
I know that Tesla, for example, has either reduced or eliminated Cobalt from their batteries. Changing composition can reduce material cost.
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by mech765 3y ago
As an example: there are genuine cases of masochists that are subjectively happier because pain is being inflicted on them. In many of these cases no serious harm is done to their body. Your claim "you can't trust their reported s
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by mech765 3y ago
People can feel less happy when there is a lack of challenge in their life. Consider the example of the guy that spends his life wasting away in front of video games, going for impulsive pleasures instead of long term rewarding goals. I wou
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by mech765 3y ago
When interest rates for new bonds go up, the value of existing bonds go down. This only ever matters if you intend to resell the bond. If you hold it to maturity, you will get the same payout as you agreed to. However, if you try to sell yo
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by mech765 3y ago
How is the dessicant recharged after it absorbs the water?
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by mech765 3y ago
If they raised the minimum wage for all workers, it would have a greater destabilizing effect, so they limited it to a smaller group so they could get their message across while minimizing the change they cause.
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by mech765 3y ago
Kant's categorical imperative is a decent attempt at one. Also (closely related)- "do unto others as you would have others do unto you." They both have holes and edge cases though.
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by mech765 3y ago
Yep the 80s machine would be perfect to throw in the back of a camper as secondary transportation
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by mech765 3y ago
If I do a lot of exercise on a hot day, I can come back to the house and eat a can of anchovies and still want more salt. I wish I could uh, know how healthy this is
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by mech765 3y ago
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEHOINUSA672N https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q Over the time period since the original iPhones release, median household income and median full
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by mech765 3y ago
Real wages have risen over the last 50 years.
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by mech765 3y ago
Aren't bicycles more deadly per passenger mile?
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by mech765 3y ago
Let's take fentanyl for example. It kills so many people that there isn't any good reason for it to be a legal drug off prescription. The difference between fentanyl and other drugs is a matter of degree.
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by mech765 3y ago
Seems like the rich are able to save more for retirement than the poor, and will use the most effective means to do so. Contribution limits to retirement plans mean that for a billionaire, their 401k or IRA balance is very unlikely to be a
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by mech765 3y ago
In some industries low worker mobility is very desirable for the company. Offering long time horizon benefits is a good way to reduce turnover. I would prefer my local nuclear plant operator to have employees that stick around and get to kn
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by mech765 3y ago
(posting from cell w/ other account) You haven't given any indication that you have considered any of my points in any meaningful way. I'm just gonna accept the fact that you want to continue your linguistic mission and disen
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by mech765 3y ago
What about powered electric wheelchairs?
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by mech765 3y ago
What "bill to make it safe" are you referring to? Do track tech inspections usually have a speed limit requirement?
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by mech765 3y ago
I worked on a project where we tried to get the packing seal in the stem of a valve to pass a test certifying that it had a low leakage rate (fugitive emissions testing) for natural gas applications. We used the highest grade seal and follo
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by mech765 3y ago
I worked on a project where we tried to get the packing seal in the stem of a valve to pass a test certifying that it had a low leakage rate (fugitive emissions testing). We used the highest grade seal and followed all design recommendation
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by mech765 3y ago
World war one rifles coated in cosmoline are just as ready to shoot today as when they were stored in a barrel 100 years ago. Take a look at the availability of the mosin nagant rifle.
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by mech765 3y ago
I think that calling it random is a mischaractetization. It's more of "market movements are caused by a combination of millions of people trading on millions of narratives and data points, and when news breaks, much of the new ass
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by mech765 3y ago
It is perfectly legal to start a company as a co-op, or as any other non-traditional structure. There's an argument to be made that corporations have a growth advantage because their profit motive makes them grow faster than other stru
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by mech765 3y ago
Wooly mammoth prices were pretty expensive for a few years.
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by mech765 3y ago
This is the short term during a market disruption where supply is constrained due to an avian flu outbreak. Long term prices will fall back to normal. The difference between the cheap eggs of 2 years ago and the expensive eggs of today is n
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by mech765 3y ago
Next time your are a foreman trying to run a construction site efficiently you might appreciate being able to buy a case of bottled water for $5.
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by mech765 4y ago
My intuition is that small fish are more sustainable than large fish. It's harder to overfish sardines than tuna because their lifecycle is short and there are a whole bunch of them. Not sure if my intuition holds up really.
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by mech765 4y ago
In today's inflationary environment, forgiving the loans will have an effect of increasing the money supply (roughly-quantity of dollars in circulation). Even if nobody ever pays increased taxes because of the loan forgiveness, everybo
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by mech765 4y ago
IIRC until a couple of centuries ago a super high percentage of the population was employed in agriculture. Like 50 percent or more.
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by mech765 4y ago
It seems to me that you have confused "decreasing returns" vs "negative returns."

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