ericjmorey

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ericjmorey,

Tarrifs are only a positive in cases where they are conditioned on labor, environmental, and other externalities being priced in and regional subsidies being countered. That seems like the case here.

But I suspect that the threat is being used as a negotiation tactic and China will call the bluff.

ericjmorey,

You’re defining “work” as Chinese manufactured EVs having less market share. But if that means everyone that buys pays more for an EV and fewer EVs are sold, did it result in the most benefit for American citizens? What about the rest of the world’s population, in which situation is the net benefit greater?

ericjmorey,

FYI - Cooking indoors on electric power sources also screws indoor air quality anytime any fats or organic matter reaches its smoke point or burns. In fact, relative to the food, the methane heat source isn’t as big a factor.

ericjmorey,

I’m not trying to downplay the pollutants from incomplete burning of methane (or other gas) combustion. I’m trying to highlight that it isn’t the only consideration when discussion policy or making personal decisions.

Cooking with an electric heat source will produce an equal amount of pollutants from burning oils and organic matter compared to a gas heat source. But a methane or other gas heat source will produce additional (and different) pollutants. Ventilation is important in both scenarios.

ericjmorey, (edited )

Nostr seems like it’s set up to allow for unmitigated abuse.

This is an excellent introduction for those that want to try it out.

Fast fashion is one of the world’s most polluting industries. Its global workforce is paying the price. (fullerproject.org)

Around the world, fashion’s mostly female labor force is grappling with working conditions made increasingly unbearable and unhealthy by climate change. Women picking cotton in India’s sun-baked fields are toiling in temperatures of roughly 113 degrees Fahrenheit, while workers in Ghana’s Kantamanto — one of the...

ericjmorey,

The report itself is written in very approachable language and is worth reading beyond the summary. publications.parliament.uk/pa/…/full-report.html

Migrants hit by high fees to send money home (www.bbc.com)

One target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is that by 2030, remittance fees should be less than 3%, and total fees to send and receive money between a pair of countries should be no more than 5%. Some researchers believe that to be truly affordable, the first goal should be even less than 3%....

ericjmorey,

this would essentially mean a transfer of wealth from the masses sending remittances to a few HFT traders.

Compared to a frictionless world, this is sub optimal. But as you and the article established, there are frictions that currently result in a tranfer of wealth at a 6% rate of transfer volume which could very well be greater than the future equilibrium you posit.

I think that there are options that could be implemented at scale faster and simpler compared to crypto token exchanges. But any individual current getting hit with high transfer fees could benefit immediately if they know about and learn how to use something like monero.

ericjmorey,

The point is not to be the “rational economist” who doesn’t pick up money off the ground because someone else would have picked it up if it was really there.

ericjmorey, (edited )

It seems that the most significant part of this news is the enhancement in detecting atmospheric CO2 concentration in a large urban area. Being able to measure more accurately and precisely will allow better evaluation of mitigation strategies.

ericjmorey,

The researchers in the article seem to be interested in that as well. They see their research as a pilot forhow to get useful measurements in many urban centers. I hope they receive more funding.

ericjmorey,

Are you going to report balances in € now?

ericjmorey,

Probably not. There are several alternative projects being worked on with varying states of completeness and refinement. But the alternatives all seem to have off set visions for their projects.

ericjmorey,

I could not wrap my head around that game. I feel like I’m placing stones with 60% guesswork. I haven’t played much, but I couldn’t see the difference between good and bad placement.

ericjmorey,

That sounds like an opportunity I’d be foolish to turn away.

How do we make it happen?

ericjmorey, (edited )

It would be the difference between paying no taxes to either a) paying taxes on all funds received at regular income tax rates without the benefit of deduction of expenses or b) doing 99% of the work to still need to pay income taxes on net income (revenues less expenses). So if you’re going to do the work, it’s worthwhile to do the additional 1% to get all of the benefits.

ericjmorey,

Thank you for this comment

Murray Releases Text of Bipartisan National Security Supplemental | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations (www.appropriations.senate.gov)

U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released text of the Senate’s bipartisan national security supplemental package and issued the following statement:...

Unclassified letter reveals NSA's warrantless purchase of Americans' internet browsing data (www.techspot.com)

My data is already bought and sold by companies. But when government agencies do it, suddenly we only need to stop them. Stop this madness. It shouldn’t matter if it’s corporations or a government, why not stop the sale of people’s data?

ericjmorey,

We should look out for all the villagers and reduce the risk of tiger attacks.

ericjmorey,

Does the NSA need a warrant to purchase information that’s being legally gathered and sold?

The governments in the US shouldn’t be collecting non-public information without a warrant if acquiring that information directly would require a warrant. Seems like a clear infringement of the 4th amendment.

House panel advances debt commission without shields for Medicare, Social Security (thehill.com)

The House Budget Committee did not take measures to protect systems like Medicare and Social Security on Thursday, despite advancing legislation to create a bipartisan fiscal commission designed to find a solution to the government’s budget....

ericjmorey,

Solution? What do they think the problem is?

ericjmorey,

Why not use the $9 plan at ghost.org?

ericjmorey,

FYI, I cross posted your question to 3 Programming.dev communities:

Shell Scripting

Python

Learn Programming

ericjmorey,

These are conserted efforts to reduce the presence of “undesirables”, also known as homeless or unhoused, in the areas without public bathrooms.

ericjmorey,

When to use a VPN

VPNs are not magical fixes for privacy and security on the internet. However, there are some specific situations where they are useful tools.

Network blocks and internet censorship. VPNs can help you access sites and services that are restricted by your local network or government. That’s why downloads of VPN apps in Russia skyrocketed in 2022, after the country’s invasion of Ukraine and more services became blocked. The same trend happened in Virginia and other U.S. states after they passed laws requiring photo identification for adult websites.

Piracy. Internet service providers can sometimes detect when you are pirating movies, TV shows, music, or other media and send you angry letters. You can avoid that entirely by using a VPN when you download or torrent copyrighted material. Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free… but use a VPN.

Region-locked content. This is a popular selling point for VPN companies that is actually true: VPNs can help you access online content that is officially restricted to a certain region. Switching your VPN server to a different country can change what movies and shows are available through Netflix, and UK-based VPN servers are frequently used to access BBC iPlayer content in other countries. However, this is not always reliable, as service providers will usually detect VPN servers after a while and block them.

Accessing your home network. Setting up a VPN server at home is one way to access devices on your home network (such as self-hosted security cameras, media servers, and remote desktop) without opening up more of your network to the rest of the internet.

There are other more niche use cases for VPNs, but those are the most popular ones that aren’t completely made up.

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