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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21146745

Why can’t the US do high speed rail? Apparently in CA there was supposed to be an LA to SF train that went tens of billions overbudget even before any track was laid down. All the politicians and pigs gathered at the public trough and no one was willing to hire a Chinese or European train building company with actual experience.

Most of my dreams seem to be high stress emergency scenarios and nightmares of various sorts. No matter what comes up in real life, I always feel that it’s a joke it’s so easy in comparison.

Last night I dreamed I was swimming in a big murky river with lots of people. There was a massive long boulder leaned up against a muddy hill next to it, maybe 500 feet high and 80 feet wide.… read more “Disaster Dreams”

Instead of going to prison, this guy got a promotion and became the highest paid executive at Bank of America. No one went to prison for the crimes committed in the financial crisis. This is why the next financial crisis will be much more disastrous for a country than the last one. The criminals now feel much freer to steal from their clients and the American people.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21112176

Nuclear power is far more efficient, safe, and clean than oil. We should use Bill Gates new nuclear reactor designs on land and in ships.

International waters should be regulated by a strong global government that can stop overfishing by the Japanese and clean up polluting cruise and cargo ships.

Remember when people were pushing robots over with brooms and hitting them?

They remember.

Many serious diseases that can be eradicated are not being solved because of terrorists like Boko Haram and the Taliban killing aid workers. This is another good reason for a global government that can enforce the rule of law and crush criminals.