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Sorry, why can this not be a coincidence? I understand that the universe is smooth across large spaces similar to how a fog is smooth on larger spaces, and coarse on smaller ones. …

On the positive side, Gamescom has been on the rise for a while, together with other more local gaming events. It shows how the focus of a live event changed from bringing news, to…

Fascinating. Maybe a similar mental model applies as in Switzerland. I am a foreigner living in wealthy Switzerland. They also talk about themselves as being very poor a few decade…

Nothing works if that person is your superior and holds absolute power over you. Examples situations close friends of mine have experienced: 1. You are a PhD student and he (and it…

Omg why was I unaware of this? I bought an HP laserjet last year and am fighting SaaS software crap every time I want to attempt to print or scan. I am tempted to just trash my pri…

Will take a look thank you!

I worked in WeWorks office for a year (Barcelona) and was awed by the amazing quality and design of their offices. Focusing on my work was easy, interchange with my colleagues natu…

Looking for Tomato (recommended you do this) US: Tomaydo UK: Toma`o AUS: Tomahto I feel the aussies got this one right.

Very good point. I read Olaf Stapledon's First and Last man, a sci-fi book which describes the next few billion years for mankind and deals with this issue. In one scenario, human …

Fun read that puts a lot of things together that I "sort of knew" but never really knew.

About 15 years ago, in the era of dumbphones, I read an article in the news paper that in Japan's top 10 novels, 7 of them were written on a mobile phone. It appeared as if writing…

As a regular reader of The Economist, that switched to the Guardian last year to due circumstance, I can only concur. My god is The Guardian a poor "newspaper". All they do is whin…

You are implicitly assuming zero progress on battery and or car technology. This is not entirely unfounded as the combustion engine has stopped progressing much for decades. As for…

This is similar to the point being made in "The Innovators Dilemma" [1]. I experience this currently at the wealth management bank I work. They were reluctant for a long time to in…

Would have been nice if this headline started with "As a person living in a big city, I ditched my car (...)". Now it just feels ignorant towards people living in other areas - as …

I've worked a bit in this sector, and here are my observations: 1. Solar Home sets range from $5 flashlights with solarcells to $150 home lights+panels+phonecharger+radio to $400 s…

Thanks. This was exactly the app I wanted to build :)

THANK YOU! I regularly think about what the earth looked like X million years ago and I've been wanting exactly this for a very long time :).

It is not so simplistically true. This is what Reaganomics will want you to believe. Examples abound of companies that did not prioritise shareholder returns over everything. Compa…

And the production of these drugs is still illegal, which has led to a big increase in (the wealth of) organised crime, similar to how the Maffia was spawned during the prohibition…

2 weeks is the standard? I am amazed. In Switzerland where I live, it is 3 full calendar months. And I thought Switzerland is very similar to the USA... My god 2 weeks lol, someone…

Will teach you the scientific background behind your current learning strategies so you can explain them better to yourself and your friends? - Yes Will it give you better strategi…

I loved The Great Courses' Cosmology Course. But it is from 2008. Anybody got something newer/better on this topic? Or even a book? https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/cosmolog…

Yes! Often satisfaction and pleasure are in a conflicting relationship. When you ask a software developer that has worked for 3 years on a "successful" side project. He will probab…

I am 34. Start HIIT (high intensity interval training) 10 weeks ago. First time in my life I am in a gym. I also notice the transformative effects. The way I am managing to build m…