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When my wife and i decided to try this, we figured we had runway to live without dramatic changes to our standard of living for 3-4 years. The initial period we agreed on for the s…

I worked for several years as an independent contractor; when my last big project ended several months ago, I decided to take a sabbatical for the climate. So far that has meant sp…

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A very large fraction of DeFi supporters do not regard all of those as desirable progress.

better to let those who want to see the list decode it themselves, than potentially expose someone to language that could deeply upset them. It's decisions like this that help make…

This sounds really cool, and I hope it goes well. We need to work every angle we can to address climate change, and test as many ideas as necessary to get there. My issue with this…

In this example Charlie has failed to consider the metagame of "don't be a third wheel"

It would have been a perfect opportunity to rename the project, but until then, in case anyone reading this isn't aware, there's prior work for a fork under a new name, as Glimpse …

SEEKING WORK - Remote only - NC, US (US-Eastern tz) Website: https://www.nthall.com I'm a full-stack developer with experience helping small businesses and startups launch, streaml…

One big difference is that Matomo doesn’t support PostgreSQL and has said they don’t plan to.

Many have tried. There's a simple reason that you glance at but don't directly confront in your post. The "voting rings" you outline are actually a huge constituency, thanks to the…

Location: Asheville, NC, US Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python, Django, Javascript, Celery, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Bash, SaltStack, PHP, CSS/HTML Résumé/CV: https:…

SEEKING WORK - Remote only - NC, US (US-Eastern tz) Website: https://www.nthall.com I'm a full-stack developer with experience helping small businesses and startups launch, streaml…

Someone's already given the biggest answer (eBird), but a good supplementary app for help with identification is the Audubon app. You can do checklists in Audubon too, but eBird is…

No thanks! The "demonstrated ability to amass and manage resources" is mostly a matter of luck, with a small dash of willingness to exploit others. Everyone deserves an equal say i…

Everyone deserves a say in the allocation of resources. The way we accomplish that is through government. Elon Musk is not improving the environment, he's launching cars into space…

There is a strong economic argument for keeping oil in the ground now, though. Namely, that the planet will cease to support a functioning global economy under runaway warming.

almost makes you wonder why we build ladders that tall in the first place, doesn't it?

It might be enlightening for you to apply this line of reasoning to historical forms of exploitation. But no, it is not ethical to exploit someone just because they can't afford al…

As a fan of Fisher, it's interesting to read an open-minded review of his work from someone on the right. But the bit about Islam can't be left unchallenged. The reviewer says: >>>…