raleec

...and it's current spiritual successors The McLaren F1 and now the GMA T.50 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Murray_Automotive_T.50

raleec

há 5 anosdiscuss

If you're interested in this, you should definitely check out Songhai [1]

They try to recycle everything, from biogas and then aquaculture off of the sewage and agricultural run-off, to harvesting the maggots off of the food waste to feed the fish and poultry. Farm to Table to Farm.

[1] http://songhai.org/

raleec

há 7 anosdiscuss

Also in use since the 80's in various African countries... http://www.songhai.org/index.php/en/home-en/16-songhai/190-b...

The Songhai Center does a full carbon cycle re-use. An interesting place to visit too!

raleec

há 7 anosdiscuss

The Nature article is here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-019-0371-x

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

I truly hope so... this is a work machine though, so the fact that it has my ssn is definitely a problem...

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

screenshot of problem: http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o534/raleec/amzn_insecur...

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

citation please. (It is in 21 states in 2017)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery#United_States

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

Imagine for a second, that you managed to convince me that I am truly the master of my destiny, as are we all.

Wouldn't I then be lucky that we were both in this forum at this time?

We'd be so fortunate that you didn't get into a car accident yesterday that would have prevented my epiphany...

that you weren't abducted as an infant and never seen from again....

That your parents were together that fateful moment...

or maybe I misunderstand?

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

I think that we can agree that we're very lucky to have you here to correct our malformed opinions! :)

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

And next turtle: your genetics are the encoded experiences of your ancestors...

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

That's your perspective.

I've been very lucky in my life.

I was introduced to programming at a young age and found it immensely satisfying.

I've been conditioned to work hard towards my goals, and have seen the benefits therein.

I'm quite happy with my level of success, though I do intend to get much more. I believe that my lucky strokes have and will continue to multiply.

But I also believe that anyone else with my circumstances would have nearly identical results.

There's no "blame" to dispense.

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

My point is: Your experiences taught and reinforced that lesson. It's turtles all the way down.

raleec

há 8 anosdiscuss

Apologies in advance but I must confess.. I don't get it.

Can someone define luck?

-I didn't choose my DNA.

-I didn't choose my parents.

-I didn't choose my circumstances.

-I didn't choose which neural pathways were reinforced based on my experiences.

-I didn't choose which environmental factors altered any of my biological systems.

-I didn't choose not to die in my sleep every night from an undiagnosed ailment.

Removing, for the moment whether or not "Free Will" exists...

What can anyone choose that isn't based on prior experiences; Experiences that they couldn't control?

What can't be attributed to luck?

raleec

há 9 anosdiscuss

I remember that ultrasound[0] was very promising a few years back. Does anyone have any more recent info?

[0]: http://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimer-s-treatment-fully-...

raleec

há 11 anosdiscuss

Thanks for furthering the discussion!

I'm not rebutting anything, so there isn't really a point to examine or agree with. I'm merely pointing out that the parent is conflating two different situations, perhaps without realizing it. If the parent, or you, believe that the two are the same, simply state so, and perhaps we can have that entirely different discussion... instead of threadjacking here.

You mention devolving into name calling, and it initially confused me, as I didn't see it in my statement. Then I realized that you must have meant the GP's usage of "victimhood mentality" which is clearly a pejorative and one of the reasons for my post.

Duly noted.

raleec

há 11 anosdiscuss

60-70 years? Redlining[0], and it's spiritual offspring, continue through the present day[1]!

0 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining

1 : http://www.consumerfinance.gov/newsroom/cfpb-and-doj-order-h...

raleec

há 11 anosdiscuss

I love the thought that you have put into this comment. I would like to caution you about two things though:

1- The situation that you endured is a lot closer to the one that immigrants face which, although similar, has fundamental distinctions from the history of African-Americans in America.

2- If a _wealthy_person/male_ said "I think the biggest problem for _poor/female_ people in America isn't _rich/male_ privilege, but rather the victimhood mentality that many have..." I think that you'll see the inappropriateness of the statement. Which, I hasten to add, isn't just the particular criticism leveled, but also the identity doing the criticizing. I am hard pressed to think of a substitution that isn't fraught with baggage...

raleec

há 12 anosdiscuss

Sorry, I can be reached directly@ rcook@company domain...

And we can/will upgrade your clearance to TS/SCI

raleec

há 12 anosdiscuss

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