I think decentralization of power is a nice feature too. Billionaires are power centers outside of the government, judiciary, or military. They exist as a result of lax control on the markets by the government. In countries without capitalism and property rights, the billionaires are the government and the judiciary and the military. So, even though it might seem like nationalizing their wealth would decrease inequality, if there aren't good safeguards for decentralizing government power, it would result in a less equal society.

Part of the existence of billionaires is the ability to actually determine which money is theirs. In autocratic governments, you can't really say who owns what because you never know what the government might decide to take.

I don't defend billionaires, I think power should be spread more fairly, but eliminating them via the government needs to be done wisely in order to maintain decentralization.

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Looks like six more weeks of winter.

They're going to be up there a while in that little shuttle!

So, most people are evil then??

We need a movie, TV series and porn block.

Just think about the amount of time the average human being could save in one year.

Interesting read

Canadians don't like buying things made in China despite buying the majority of our goods from China.

I met a researcher that was measuring swimmer sweat. To do it he had to patch part of their body with a waterproof detector. Spoiler alert, they do!

Let me know when your karaoke/trivia night is?

Also, welcome to Ottawa.

It would look like a lot of free baby sitting. Where do I sign up?

This is written as if it is bad news, but it's good news right? Investment in fossil fuel is slowing and renewables is increasing.

I don't completely understand the focus on bank financing. Banks will finance profitable projects in countries around the world. It's the job of governments to make fossil fuel project unprofitable. The financing is a symptom, not the cause.

The fact that real per capita gdp growth is no longer declining is a huge win in my opinion.

And he gets paid for it? A lot of times you end up giving power away for free.

The app store is a massive pool of free-to-play shit.

Wow, thanks for the reply! I guess it must be a problem on my end. I was playing with kodi on a raspberry pi,, so I'm not surprised, but really helpful to know that it's not the downloader.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zeDwH44xTIU

This one was real bad

I tried a few times, but the video and audio are often out of sync. Anyone have this issue?

The lies trying to save face when problems were first disclosed shows a massive difference in culture. SpaceX livestreams blowing up rockets. Boeing dismisses and delays when there is a problem with their ship.

It's a polymer just like synthetic rubber. It isn't like other natural products. Wood can rot because it's made of cellulose, but rubber can't. Nothing eats it.