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iMessage is a legitimate significant value add to my life. Such a high percentage of my associates have iPhones that having an android is a legitimate harm for interactions (makes …

have you ever used an induction stove? They are like an order of magnitude better. Easier to clean, much faster to heat stuff

Okay, wow -- I had no idea Shatner was 90. He looks fantastic for his age

I mean on some level i agree with you, but since skepticism about climate change is likely leading to a massive humanitarian crisis it’s pretty reasonable for people to be angry at…

Perhaps not? You clearly are not well versed on climate change. To take something that is already happening and is very bad: massive yearly wildfires in California. I grew up in Wa…

Grid-level batteries will likely be made of something else -- check out form energy who does iron-based batteries. > Can we transfer power between countries Certainly possible, but…

Okay, I will give you a genuine answer: it will have almost unequivocally negative effects. First, I'll address your asymmetry comment, with a couple of example points. > crops Thi…

source on this? The most important thing right now is definitely reducing emissions, but carbon capture certainly has a significant role to play

I think this is basically a play by big oil to try to keep their business alive. We actually are pretty much at the point where the only thing standing between us and MASSIVE emiss…

high level there's a two pronged path: * Clean electricity generation (solar, wind, hydro with some sort of grid storage/distribution mechanism to handle when sun isn't shining/win…

It's not either or, we need both. It will never be more efficient to pull CO2 from the atmosphere then it is to just prevent it from getting there in the first place, so cutting em…

Wow, "fracking helped the environment" is certainly a take I haven't seen before. I think it's ridiculous to say Biden and Trump are the same on climate. Biden is pushing through a…

I see this take a lot, and it’s kind of misinformed. The primary drawbacks of nuclear are: 1) incredible slow to build. A typical plant takes ~20 years from decision to productioni…

Some really compelling points here, nice

I think it just sets up some pretty weird incentives for employees, especially when you consider that cost-of-living calculators are often wrong. I don't think this model will work…