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  1. Comment on Tech billionaires launch California ‘utopia’ website in ~society

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    Interestingly enough, there is historical precedent for settlement by private industry. I’m sure there would be more examples, but the Adelaide colony in SA was designed and settled by the South...

    Interestingly enough, there is historical precedent for settlement by private industry. I’m sure there would be more examples, but the Adelaide colony in SA was designed and settled by the South Australia Company, as a financial endeavour.

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  2. Comment on Turns out, our solar system is the rarest planetary system out there in ~space

  3. Comment on The first chapter of The Ministry for the Future in ~books

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    I’ve read this. It’s thought provoking in places, but definitely not a very fun read. It feels like most of the narrative exists to provide (1) a platform for ideas on managing climate change, and...

    I’ve read this. It’s thought provoking in places, but definitely not a very fun read. It feels like most of the narrative exists to provide (1) a platform for ideas on managing climate change, and (2) background context for the essays spaced about between chapters.

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  4. Comment on Hubble Network wants to connect a billion devices with space-based Bluetooth network in ~tech

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    I think someone messed up their maths here. Pretty sure bluetooth range is better than 100um

    The result is a radio signal that can be detected around 1,000 kilometers away — or almost 10 orders of magnitude longer than what can be detected from a Bluetooth chip over terrestrial networks

    I think someone messed up their maths here. Pretty sure bluetooth range is better than 100um

  5. Comment on What are some of your favorite "easy reads"? in ~books

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    I’m in the middle of John Dies at the End. It’s very fast-paced and easy to keep reading, but also clever and sometimes completely insane.

    I’m in the middle of John Dies at the End. It’s very fast-paced and easy to keep reading, but also clever and sometimes completely insane.

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  6. Comment on The cost of supporting third party apps is about half of what Steve Huffman was demanding from Apollo in ~tech

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    Yeah. He admitted that it was also covering the opportunity cost for each user, as third party apps don’t bring in any advertising $$.

    Yeah. He admitted that it was also covering the opportunity cost for each user, as third party apps don’t bring in any advertising $$.

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  7. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    That’s cool, what’s the fpga?

    That’s cool, what’s the fpga?

    1 vote

  8. Comment on What's the most unexpected thing you've stumbled upon on the internet? in ~tech

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    I think neocities does a great job of keeping that feeling alive

    I think neocities does a great job of keeping that feeling alive

    2 votes