All of these digital coins have failed to fulfill their promise to be used as digital currency, but each has caused serious problems. Bitcoin is wasting a titanic amount of energy, and the Chia coin is destroying SSDs. Maybe we should just use our conventional currencies and elect governments we trust to run those currencies in an intelligent way?
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Dismantle the US patent system
The entire patent system needs to be dismantled. It’s simply hampers competition and prevents free trade. All of us in the technology industry know that the simple facts are that building a business is 99% perspiration and 1% innovation. Further, any new idea is based on a mountain of previous human innovations. Even the largest leap in human history was a miniscule percentage of the entire knowledge base it rested on.… read more “Dismantle the US patent system”
Sports Rated by Usefulness and Health Benefits
Running 100/100
Swimming (if done safely under supervision of lifeguard 90/100, unsafe 0/100)
Hiking 90/100
Construction 30/100
Paintball 25/100
Volleyball 23/100
Basketball 20/100
Weightlifting 10/100
Bicycling 10/100
Baseball 2/100
Soccer -10/100
Football -50/100
Rugby -60/100
College
My kids will be strongly discouraged from going to college. Colleges have somehow devolved from centers of education into something else entirely. Colleges now often push extreme viewpoints that lack evidence, colleges have dangerous drinking and drug cultures, and colleges bury their students in debt that enslaves them for life.
A good education can now be had on YouTube… I have spent the last year learning construction there and the quality of content is excellent.… read more “College”
System Builders
I used to think that the world was made up of lots of smart people mostly working together.
But I’ve come to realize is that there is a very small population system builders that are responsible for everything in modern life.
Schools were built by a system builder who probably passed away from the early 1900s and they have not changed much since.… read more “System Builders”
Are Investors Driving Up Housing Prices?
I am not a housing investor, but I see many misguided articles claiming housing investors are driving prices up.
The factors that primarily control pricing in the housing market are supply and demand.
In Seattle, London, Los Angeles and elsewhere demand has risen steadily but supply has not. This causes prices to increase sharply.
The solution is to increase the housing supply.… read more “Are Investors Driving Up Housing Prices?”
How did American “wokeness” jump from elite schools to everyday life? | The Economist
Cutting people off
I made very hard decisions many years ago to cut out bad people from my life. My mom was a meth / alcohol / attention addict and borrowed money from everyone she knows without repayment… I cut her off 20+ years ago. My dad was selfish and abusive and kicked me out at 14. I haven’t heard from him in 25 years.… read more “Cutting people off”
Leaving Social Media
I deactivated my social media accounts today. I was attacked by both conservatives and liberals in one week for sharing ideas for discussion. The ideas in question were middle of the road ideas that are shared commonly by large percentages of the population. The attacks though were angry and personal.
A conservative family member last week called me and ranted that my support for Biden’s 2020 presidential candidacy directly caused the deaths of the 13 marines in Afghanistan during the US evacuation.… read more “Leaving Social Media”
Patents At Fault for Cut Off Fingers
https://www.protoolreviews.com/sawstop-vs-bosch-reaxx-table-saw-lawsuit/
Patents owned by sawstop are resulting in more American homeowners having their fingers cut off. Sawstop is using its patents to prevent new competitors from making saws with safety technology. Table saws are some of the most dangerous tools a homeowner can have. Every table saw should have technology to stop the blade if human flesh comes in contact with it.… read more “Patents At Fault for Cut Off Fingers”