sunstone

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by sunstone 4y ago
Without humans sending great gobs of CO2 into the atmosphere the climate at this point would be starting to tip into another ice age. So, yes, all scientifically aware humans agree that the current cause of climate change is human induced.
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by sunstone 4y ago
Cybertruck was not love at first sight for me. But after 24 hrs I signed up because of the value. 4x4, adjustable suspension, locking bed, 240v, pneumatic air and much more for $50k. Plus the usual no gas bill and very low maintenance. It&#
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by sunstone 4y ago
In 2020 the Netherlands bought more ebikes than pedal bikes for the first time. They also paid on average $2000 for their ebikes compared with $1000 for their pedal bikes. So in terms of dollars (or Euros) the market in the Netherlands is
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by sunstone 4y ago
On the other hand productivity in the developing world has been spiking markedly.
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by sunstone 4y ago
I would trade my dishwasher for Google.
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by sunstone 4y ago
Between the steam engine and the telegraph it's fair to say it was the biggest step change over a hundred years in the history of humans so far.
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by sunstone 4y ago
If it's a tiny tiny football field.
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by sunstone 4y ago
Pretty sure it has nothing to do with Starlink.
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by sunstone 4y ago
If it's safe to ship tons of LNG on big ships there's almost certainly a way to ship batteries safely. It might take a few 'incidents' though before best practise becomes clear.
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by sunstone 4y ago
The Smart.
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by sunstone 4y ago
One data point. I have had difficult to control plaque for at least two decades. According to my dentist others have continuing problems with cavities. I don't. For the past three years I've used an Oral B electric toothbrush wit
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by sunstone 4y ago
With the steam engine.
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by sunstone 5y ago
The quote is,"Wilson said in reference to ants "Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species". Which seems a bit odd as Karl Marx was a communist and not a socialist, as far as I know. It&#
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by sunstone 5y ago
Not surprisingly Wilson's comment of "Great idea, wrong species." was about communism for which it was very apt (communism doesn't scale for humans), not socialism. Socialism works well in more than a few very successfu
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by sunstone 5y ago
One of the giants. "Consilience" is one of his books that's well worth reading. Small book, small words, short sentences and huge ideas.
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by sunstone 5y ago
Lots of problems with this idea. I doubt it will ever see the light of day.
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by sunstone 5y ago
So masculine women on TV is ok then I suppose.
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by sunstone 5y ago
In theory this is correct. In practice, when all your assets leave the building via the elevator every afternoon, it's not like running a gold mine. In theory, practice and theory are the same. In practice, they're not.
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by sunstone 5y ago
Put an MBA in charge of a hugely technical enterprise where lives are at stake by the plane load. What could possibly go wrong?
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by sunstone 5y ago
You learn something new everyday, whether you want to or not. :P
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by sunstone 5y ago
I've had a few living at 49degrees north and it happens in spring with temperatures around 20. You feel comfortable, light cloud cover makes the sun unnoticeable and you're playing tennis for four hours around noon. Right around
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by sunstone 5y ago
What's a little decapitation between friends?
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by sunstone 5y ago
If it's not clear the reason Tesla is so keen on FSD is because they need that for their future robotaxi service which would be big dollars. To get there they need the data from their current customers. But once they get an approved v
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by sunstone 5y ago
Antibodies for which variant?
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by sunstone 5y ago
Is there any country that hasn't been wrong footed by covid at some point? And with Delta at R value of 7 (?) and lots of populations with no effective cold chain for vaccines things could be dicey for the next few years.
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by sunstone 5y ago
Just like clothes, sell them to Africa.
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by sunstone 5y ago
And furthermore, "God does not play dice with the universe."
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by sunstone 5y ago
When the KMT left the mainland and set up shop in Taiwan as the communists took over China, they brought with them loads and loads of Chinese cultural treasures. Now might be a good time to trade those treasures back to China in return for
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by sunstone 5y ago
One benefit is the time zone of Pitcairn is very close to North American Pacific time. Right now it's one hour earlier. Get your Starlink account and you're set.
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by sunstone 5y ago
This may depend strongly on how your electricity is generated. Probably best to assume the electricity is solar generated since, over the life of a new EV, that's likely to be the closest to the mark.

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