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>Three levers are available, and they require action simultaneously. The article fails to mention the fourth lever: cessation of hostilities, recognition of Iranian sovereignty, re…

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Worth it to keep in mind as well, that Iran was committed under the NPT to limit nuclear development to non-weapons based usage. They were inspected regularly by UN bodies like the…

>its people have the freedom to choose personal transportation. A lot of American choice is an illusion. The national expressway network was created to serve national security purp…

I don't think this is about convincing anyone that she's a good person. She's forthright about her instincts and values and the institutions she worked at that fostered her underst…

>i think you should keep in mind that both parties have very smart people in them that care about the country and are trying to do the right thing. I think this is an absurd claim …

> they are preparing for automation. This isn't preparing in the slightest. This is impulse-response. Taking a sledgehammer to our institutions and seeing what happens. A cruel chi…

Musk just yesterday asserted that it was time to deorbit the ISS.[1] Decommissioning telescopes would not be out of the question. 1. https://x.com/elonmusk/status/18926216910600932…

This tired trope fails to capture the accelerationism at play. Elon is firing the most ambitious people in government. 8 years in one position, 1 year promoted fired over the perso…

>We have made incredible improvements in alleviating poverty and suffering over the past 50 years We have also made incredible strides at capturing the productivity and free time t…

>ACTUAL crisis of HUMAN OVERPOPULATION which is at the root of every problem e.g. climate change False. The rich disproportionately pollute. Climate change isn't a population probl…

State-run grocery stores[1] are where changes are actually starting. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press...

Incredibly important for the comfort and wellbeing of space travelers. Imagine being in an enclosed box compacted as efficiently as possible next to thrusters and life support equi…

> a tax on unhealthy food to help fund Medicare and Medicaid. Fully 13% of the population lives in an area with restricted access to grocery stores[1]. Couple that with car-centric…

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>That said, I'd still make the same point that people who value art and the artist will buy from and support the artist. The chances anyone will come across the artist when their m…

> A majority of homeless people do not have access to even basic healthcare. > The only way to do this is to give the person a place to live. Ensure the person has healthy and dece…

>The concept of a sociological critical mass was first used in the 1960s by Morton Grodzins, a political science professor at the University of Chicago. Grodzins studied racial seg…

>But, alas... Please try your best to resist apathy. Contact your representative and let them know your priorities, especially in light of a looming government shutdown that threat…

It remains to be seen whether these controls will have an impact on the second-order / emergent effects of rampant social media. Would prohibited words or time-limitations stop the…

Why would they unionize when most of their comp is stock? The fear mongering, uncertainty and doubt stoked by their CEO's fully-owned press[1] would tank their stock value. 1. http…

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That would rival the speed of on-die processor caches. Right now the Apple M3 offers 300 GB/s or 2.4 Terabits / sec. A 1 terabit /sec network connection would allow you to basicall…

>the people in SF likes such conditions The people in SF like their million dollar shoeboxes to appreciate in value, with zero regard for the externalities that scheme creates[1]. …