pollorollo

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   by pollorollo 3mo ago

   That's what confounds the media [1] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN98wmzisn4 (Excuse this poor quality, it was the only version I could find that wasn't tiktok)
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   by pollorollo 3mo ago

   Indeed, the very word "statistics" originates as an understanding or description of the state [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistics#History
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   Predicting the Future (2001) - Strategic Uncertainty 25 years later[pdf](library.rumsfeld.com)

   4 points by pollorollo 5mo ago|0 comments
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   by pollorollo 5mo ago

   I think this is the mindset required for this conversation. There is no way to make a library drive a profit, let alone financially self-sufficient. However, the library exists because the city values the externalities, specifically an educ
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   by pollorollo 5mo ago

   Government owned grocery stores already exist [1]. They are run by the U.S. military, have 200+ locations, and charge at least 25% less than other brands [1]. "Surveys consistently rate the commissaries as one of the military's to
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   by pollorollo 6mo ago

   While nuclear was cost competitive a decade ago, it turns out that is no longer the case [0]. As of 2025, the cheapest levelized cost of energy is solar ($58), onshore wind ($61), and gas combined ($78). Although the data is US-based, Europ