AnusBesamus

In Europe good connected homes (basically cities) can have a ping of 10-20 ms. Most people won't notice mich of a lav when they casually play on their couch.

Maybe also unpopular, but my standpoint on taxes is: The government is the one giving out the money in the first place. Every dollar comes from the Fed (exception some virtual money) like the monopoly bank just gives out money in the first place. 

The point of taxes is to keep the economy working fairly. Like putting high taxes on something to discourage bad behavior, and the other way around. Also, it's necessary to keep capitalism from evolving into feudalism, as money likes to accumulate on a few rich ones.

The second thought is what the government should with the money. Of course, they should do great and needed investments. Often times, this is not the case, but the root problems here are not taxes themselves. There is no alternative universe where the government is spending all money perfectly.

The real problem is the rich being able to evade taxes, and they frame taxes as something unfair. Additionally, not rich people pay far too much in taxes.

Sag ich dann auch in 10 Jahren wenn die Rentenlast für die Boomer mir zu viel wird. "Schade Schokolade, ich weiß nicht wie ich das finanzieren soll, ich werde die Zahlungen leider einstellen".

Inflation kommt durch Angebot / Nachfrage-Schocks. Das kann aus mehr Geld im Umlauf resultieren, muss es aber nicht.

Wenn der Staat Geld schöpft, um damit alle Handwerker im Land mit Aufträgen zu versorgen, bekämen wir Inflation. Es gäbe ein zu knappes Angebot an Handwerkern (weil die Privatwirtschaft die ja auch noch braucht) und die können dann die Preise massiv anheben. Wenn der Staat Geld schöpft, um arbeitslosen Künstlern ihre Arbeit zu finanzieren, ändert das nichts, was Angebot/Nachfrage angeht.

Geld wird z. B. auch geschöpft, wenn eine Bank einen Kredit vergibt. Die Märkte wachsen auch stetig seit langer Zeit was zu mehr Wert und Geld führt. Wenn die mehr Geldmenge = Inflation Theorie stimmen würde, hätten wir seit Langem konstant steigende Inflation.

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation

Not having to charge it every 1-2 days would be great. Batteries degrade over time and I don't want to buy a new one every 2 years.

Ducking Ducktacular.

Cory Doctorow has written a great article about this phenomenon a few days ago: https://pluralistic.net/2023/07/24/rent-to-pwn/#kitt-is-a-demon

Basically we move back to a feudalism world where you don't own anything anymore and you have to pay recurring rents. And as you don't own it they can fuck you over by increasing rents or disable features when you can't pay.

He used the quote in the trinity scene. Directly after the bomb exploded. Maybe we did see different cuts 😅.

This was not THE "now I am become death" scene, the Trinity scene was it. In this scene we see him and Florences relationship sparking and we learn that he did not invent the quote, he got it from the Bhagavad Gita: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Become_Death_(disambiguation)

Why? It is a biopic and his relationships (at least Florence and Emily) were relevant for his story.

Super interesting thanks for sharing! I also recommend checking out his his other posts.

Yeah the talk to keep them running longer was pure populism without facts behind the words. The required safety certifications were running out and you need to order uranium way in advance. So just keep them running was not a simple option.

In this summer the renewable usage is on record highs and the energy prices from renewables on record lows.

The mistake was indeed not heavily investing in renewables before.