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Low energy consumption checks out - a brain uses only 12 watts.

I agree - but there's no native Windows app. I don't want to have to shift through a dozen tabs in Chrome to find one for Fibery, I want to just click an icon on my desktop. I also…

Here are the stats for Steam, for upcoming games: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HzJWXOvWhyH0hTaARD5-... Top 1% varies greatly, responsible for about 30-80% of customer in…

You can make french fries incredibly easily at home, using just a microwave. They taste a lot better than anything bought commercially. Just buy a big potatoe, cut it into thin str…

If you're closing up your house to avoid outside air pollution, you will spike your CO2 levels. You need to keep enough ventilation going to ensure you don't exceed 800ppm CO2. You…

Its not difficult, firstly buy a monitor which tracks CO2, PM2.5, VOC: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32887570197.html?spm=a2g0s.9... Tracking CO2 is very useful for internal spac…

The whole activity of consumer recycling is mostly pointless for materials like plastic - the solution lies with forcing manufacturers to utilise 'green' materials.

Sounds like a massive first-mover advantage to whoever builds one first and controls access - USA or China.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_(structure) Isaac Arthur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlpFzn_Y-F0

They spend a fortune on subsidises: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_subsidy_reform_plan 15% of GDP! Totally sensible to wind this back and allow prices to operate under norma…

Plus increase in labour costs due to slower transit times, longer shipping times pushing more companies to use air transport... a whole lot of unintended consequences. I think its …

Its mostly that elderly people can now afford to stay in their huge family homes until they die, instead of selling them and enabling the next generation of families to live in the…

At the same time as we have seen decreases in income, wealth and home ownership for younger cohorts when measured at the same age. Its just a transfer of wealth from young to old.

To really take off in Europe, they need a smaller vehicle. Something the size of a BMW 1-series. Streets here are very narrow.

That will still put immense downward pressure on American wages. The simplest way to solve the H1B problem is to scrap it and allow open immigration for skilled professionals from …

Lead is still present in Avgas.

"From 1973 to 2011, there was a decline of more than 50 percent in sperm counts among men living in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand." "The researchers said that th…

https://web.mit.edu/12.000/www/m2016/finalwebsite/solutions/... "Earth's phosphorus is being depleted at an alarming rate. At current consumption levels, we will run out of known p…

Population of the UK and Ireland 1900: 40m Population of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh 1900: 295m Population of the UK and Ireland 2019: 68m (+70%) Population of India, Pakistan, Ban…

University education in Australia is a major migration pathway. By studying at a University there, you are basically guaranteed permanent residency at the end. That's why the USA a…

This is why ex-startup-founder product managers are so in-demand if they ever go back as employees. Releasing your own software to the market, even with the help of a small team, d…

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