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Comment on Unofficial Weekly Discussion #4 - What is your most "thinking outside the box", "pie in the sky", and/or "out there" idea for Tildes? in ~tildes
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Comment on Runaway story or meltdown in motion? The unraveling of the WeWork IPO in ~finance
Pontifier Link ParentI think this sort of office space re-rental business is flawed fundamentally. Rent prices are totally outrageous right now, and in my opinion are unsustainable. I'm predicting a mass exodus from...I think this sort of office space re-rental business is flawed fundamentally. Rent prices are totally outrageous right now, and in my opinion are unsustainable. I'm predicting a mass exodus from overpriced cities, toward places where the cost per square foot is much lower. I wouldn't buy this at any price.
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Comment on A Nobel-winning economist goes to Burning Man in ~design
Pontifier LinkEncouraging serendipity has been shown to increase effectiveness in business as well. I seem to recall Xerox Park making that a priority by creating an environment that facilitated chance...Encouraging serendipity has been shown to increase effectiveness in business as well. I seem to recall Xerox Park making that a priority by creating an environment that facilitated chance meetings. Creating these types of places in cities has been a fascination of mine. I see Makerspaces as the modern version of the Gymnasium run by Aristotle in Athens.
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Comment on The infamous, vertically sliced St. Louis bagel is not an abomination—it’s a brand-new playing field in ~food
Pontifier LinkThe interlocking bagel rings slice: https://www.georgehart.com/bagel/bagel.htmlThe interlocking bagel rings slice:
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Comment on The Searl Effect Zero Point Generator in ~misc
Pontifier LinkHow do obvious frauds like this convince anyone to believe them? Really though, I've got a design for a fusion reactor. I was recently awarded a patent on it and have had exactly zero interest....How do obvious frauds like this convince anyone to believe them?
Really though, I've got a design for a fusion reactor. I was recently awarded a patent on it and have had exactly zero interest.
It's probably because I'm not speaking as if the secrets of the universe were whispered into my ear. Why are con artists so successful with this type of technique? Are people just dumb, and if I say a bunch of gibberish they don't understand followed by "just trust me, it'll work" they'll hand over their money?
I can't tell people it will work because I won't lie. I believe it will work, but I need to do more research. That costs money that I don't have, so I'm stuck.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~movies
Pontifier LinkI second almost everything mentioned here, but here are a few I've enjoyed that haven't been mentioned yet: Blame! Chappie Primer Trancendence PassengersI second almost everything mentioned here, but here are a few I've enjoyed that haven't been mentioned yet:
Blame!
Chappie
Primer
Trancendence
Passengers
I was just on another website posting, and kind of wished I could endcap the multiple replies to my statement. I wanted to thank them all, and explain to them collectively how they had helped me understand what I was mistaken about.
Multiple people were helpful, and I wanted to express my new understanding based on this multiple feedback, but there was no easy way to reply in line without picking one of the comments and nesting things deeper... It seems a natural sort of conversation style. One person speaks, and then listens as multiple people give feedback, then has a chance to respond to all of the feedback collectively.
The thread can still nest deeper the standard way, but it would be nice to be able to bring the discussion back up to the original level to show new understanding based on multiple threads of nested comment...
This gets around having to edit a post to add information by sort of allowing append only. You write something, multiple people respond, you append - endcapping the current discussion, multiple people can respond again, etc.