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Usually found Elsewhere, so this should be the perfect place for me. Longer thoughts at Acid Test (http://www.molvray.com/acidtest/) and Reimagining Democracy (http://www.molvray.com/govforum), (1st ed. 2010). The header pic is the Eastern Sierras not far from Bishop, California, looking west (Rockies behind, Pacific ahead). #tootfinder #searchable

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Curiosity Drive 🚐 · 5d
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@nprofile1q... This selling off of much of the conservation land: it says it's a proposal, right? So they can presumably be stopped? ??

This whole thing is an utter nightmare.

Labour and Greens should pledge in writing to reverse any sales if any happen under this atrocious under-the-table idea.
Curiosity Drive 🚐 · 1w
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Kalle Kniivilä · 2w
In case there was any doubt. Elon Musk's role was 'instrumental' in the Belfast riots, researchers say https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/06/13/musk-s-role-was-instrumental-in-the-b...
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@nprofile1q... Him and his Nazi, ahem, excuse me, Roman salutes.

It's odd to watch how "we didn't know" actually is, on one level, true.

"He didn't mean it." "Did he?" "He couldn't have." "He's just being an internet troll." "Wait, now he's egging people on to riot." "Wait, wait! now he's -- this is gonna get people killed!" "It HAS got people killed." "Oh my god." "Why didn't we stop him when he was just Paypal?"

Now we know why.
Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge: · 3w
Got an estimate for installing #SolarPower on our house, and they want $39,506 to install the system, but after 15 years it will earn back an estimated $38,039. Those maths aren't really mathing in a...
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@nprofile1q... I don't know where you are (pdx = Portland OR?) but that amount sounds way inflated. Unless you're installing about 50kW?

In New Zealand, where prices tend to go a bit crazy because of thin competition, I had the main installer in town keep larding things on until he got up to NZ$70,000.

At that point, I was like, "Yeah, right, fine" and found somebody else who did it for about NZ$20,000. Did it right too. No problems 4 years later.
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Mike McCaffrey :pdx_badge: · 3w
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A masterpiece of analysis. Read it for the world-class debunk. It's mind-melting how effortlessly the AI crowd flat out lies. And it works until we have people with Davi Ottenheimer's or Ed Zitron's level of knowledge to lay it out for us. Read it. Read it now.

Kevin Beaumont @Kevin Beaumont · 3w
"The model is not the story. A cartel is the story." This is well worth a read if you're on the Frontier AI train... because there's some minor details you might be missing. https://www.flyingpenguin.com/the-boy-that-cried-mythos-verification-is-collapsing-trust-in-anthropic/
JustSaying · 3w
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@nprofile1q... Fusion could be useful for long distance space propulsion. And maybe making radionuclides (sp?) for medical use.

On our planet itself, we have much more effective, cheaper, better, faster ways of getting energy. On Earth, fusion energy is like cutting butter with a chain saw.
JustSaying · 3w
New Zealand can easily become 100% renewable energy why would we give Trump another reason to invade us? #NZpol https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/597338/couple-of-small-modular-reactors-a-new-pi...
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@nprofile1q... What IS it about nuclear power that has somebody always pushing it?

Cost overruns? By orders of magnitude? Who cares?

Waste to be coddled and poisoned by forever? Who cares?

Delivers too little energy to make any actual difference? Who cares?

Why? Why? Why, why why? Why does someone keep pushing it?

Could we focus on what actually works for a change?
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JustSaying · 3w
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