Granted I have very simple requirements, so It does seem pretty easy, except

• there are still too many devices that don’t support it
• too many ISPs don’t support it, including mine

So switching to IPv6 means running dual stack and setting up a tunnel, and I probably need to relearn firewalls. I’m not sure any of those are very difficult but it’s enough, especially since there’s no clear win here

If Matter-Thread ever gets off the ground that would help: most of my newer IPv4-only devices are home automation so switching to an IPv6-based protocol should finally make that happen

Seems like a local or state regulation - epa has no jurisdiction

Hinduism is not an actual religion? They would have a harder time getting anyone to agree with a straight face

I do hope this is a form of protest, simply because he’s going to run into all sorts of racism and bigotry that we should have long since outgrown. If he makes those politicians understand their inconsistency, that’s a win.

On the other hand, he’s right about the historical importance of such a major religion and we would all do well to learn more about that. If religion belongs anywhere in public schooling, it would be as a survey or comparative religion course, maybe influence on history. …… it’s tough to learn a survey of major religions or compare major relig in a if you limit yourself to one sect of one religion

Then they at the end they give that know an extra twist by specifically mentioning two justices notorious for receiving substantial bribes rewards who didn’t feel the need to recuse themselves.

Some people call them public because they are funded by the government, not by tuition or private donors. The claim is that a private company freed from government restrictions can do a better job more efficiently.

That’s a huge load of bullcrap: diverting public school funds from the school system toward private profit

True, you’re not getting to the next galaxy. However within the galaxy, your generation ships only need to work for a century or two per voyage. That’s at least conceivable

Right, plus in the context of not building new stuff for a temporary need

• too bad they didn’t know how easy it would be for so many of us to work from home
• roping off a lane may offend our egalitarianism, but it’s a temporary change
• even if we had to build new lanes, they would sure as hell get used (especially since there’s never enough capacity on the T)

Generational ships wouldn’t have to reach the edge of the galaxy, just the next planetary system. There’s no reason civilization needs to remain centered on Earth, either. Think of it as a wave traveling outward, where it eventually reaches the edge, by many smaller hops. It will also eventually reach earth, where they might wonder at signs of a prehistoric civilization. Actually, think of it like the Middle East, where empires rise and fall, crusades and jihads burst through, religions rise out of nowhere, people speak many different languages. A galactic civilization could be dynamic and ever changing, distance can make us strangers to each other, the fate of any planet matter only to its inhabitants and neighbors

Exponential functions. Seriously. You meet crisis after crisis, each having a risk of ending civilization, but that risk never goes away. It keeps multiplying and multiplying, until you realize the risk curve is approaching a vertical line

There was just an article posted around here about future games in Los Angeles …. Where one of the venues is in Oklahoma, unless I got seriously trolled, for exactly this: trying not to build as much new stuff.

Here in Boston when they were talking about putting in a bid, all the discussion was about upgrading athletic facilities for all the regional colleges, and getting more hotels built to handle more tourism

We already have many cases where a very small number of humans can manage automated services for millions. It’s extremely scalable

While you could argue the electronics and power are also a resource dependency, it again scales extremely well

Vice: bad habit, especially used as a form of escapism

Yes I’m one of those, my vice is alcohol, pleased to meet you.

You don’t need to be defensive about it: we all need a way to cope with life, something to let off a little steam. But it’s important to recognize it for what it is and be honest with yourself

There are already trends showing economic growth disconnected from both resources and energy. Welcome to the service economy

Granny Smith apples. They have intense flavor and solid crispness, unlike other variety vaguely sweet mushy apples. Most importantly, they’re still good out of season.

Every year I go wild with variety for 1-2 month, then return to Grannies for the rest of the year

Hah, a few walkability and transit improvements to 3-4 cities will cover most of the population of Canada ….

More importantly, it’s quite possible and we have living examples, to intentionally design cities this way and give people more freedom and convenience

But you’re assuming the type of growth will never change.

• population growth is not sustainable and we’re past that point, but knowledge growth is
• resources growth is not sustainable and we’re past that point for many resources, but economies can grow independently of resources

I don’t object to anyone using that, but:

• smoking it stinks up the whole block/park. You need to get a handle on that.
• it’s a vice, don’t pretend otherwise. Be honest with yourself.
• it does seem like a fun vice

It’s getting more and more difficult to turn off the ads and internet noise, so you can actually get useful results

Same here. House built in 1946, gas everything.

But I had a lucky start in a previous owner upgrading to 200a service …. Maybe to install central air? When I moved in, I got all gas appliances, but 20 years later, everything is coming up for replacement. Times have changed. Technology is changing. Our understanding of our impact on the environment is changing.

The timing is perfect.

• I replaced my old gas stove with induction, and a big rebate
• i have teens just starting to drive so I let them use my old Subaru and bought myself an EV, and a huge rebate
• I installed a level 2 charger, with a rebate

My furnace and AC are past their life expectancy and there are huge rebates on heat pumps ….