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spinarrets

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    Comment #44031844

    Seawater is pretty nutrient poor in many places. The places where seawater is nutrient rich there tends to be a lot of biodiversity already.

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    Comment #44026224

    What other sources? You can't just hand wave like that, make a specific proposal.

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    Comment #44018111

    On the flip side, accepting this funding has allowed for a lot of research to progress. Sometimes those strings attached still lead to a net good. Obviously, you should always have…

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    Comment #44018073

    Who says progressives aren't bothered by this? Every leftist I know believes that education should be free and universally accessible. That holding capital (especially with the int…

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    Comment #43996210

    cheeseburger-giraffe+space-kidney-monkey = cheesecake

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    Comment #43996164

    I don't think I claimed they did. The cops don't give a shit. But AirBNB cares that the police get called on a property over and over. They'll eventually cut off the owner.

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    Comment #43980420

    > I cannot for the life of me figure out why these companies don't just stick to their core. Greed. Founders and employees who cannot understand the value of a sustainable business…

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    Comment #43980403

    The mechanism is calling the cops, and letting the cops know it's an Airbnb. Then contacting Airbnb letting them know you've filed a police report. Airbnb doesn't give a shit about…

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    Comment #43980260

    Why couldn't you deploy all those solar panels on earth. Then you could supply the grid when you weren't training models, you could recycle your components when they got old, you w…

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    Comment #43980182

    If it paid for people's lives and sustained itself, that sounds like a huge success to me. There's a part of me that thinks, maybe we'd all be better off if we set the bar for succ…

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    Comment #43969625

    I ride a cargo bike through the city, probably 100 miles of commuting through a downtown corridor every week. Pedestrians are basically zero worry relative to cars and people on th…

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    Comment #43969613

    > This idea is absurdly underbaked…other commenters mentioned that it’s going to flip, and it is. Assuming the rear is loaded with cargo, you'd have a low center of gravity over tw…

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    Comment #43969607

    When I am in hill climbing gear, I turn more revolutions on my pedals than the tires turn. The higher that ration (pedal turns:wheel turns) the 'easier' it is to pedal, but the mor…

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    Comment #43969568

    Are there many of this configuration? (Load in the back as a tricycle). I see lots of good cargo bikes (and I LOVE cargo bikes), just not many of this design. But facebook doesn't …

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    Comment #43950972

    You are reading it like: For $595, you get (what nobody else can give you) (for twice the price) But it should be read: For $595, you get (what nobody else can give you for twice t…