[Kind of a rambling collection of thoughts that I tried to organize a bit. Hopefully it's interesting to read] Introduction I've recently had several conversations in which a member of the rationalist community made the case that exploiting people from less economically developed countries for profit is acceptable. In the...
[I'm half serious about this. I'm somewhat doubtful that it would work, but I like the idea. At the very least I think it would make a fantastic plot for a solar punk novel. If you want to rip it off for a story, go right ahead.] I went to...
This year's Fall ACX Meetup everywhere in Huntsville.
Location: 300 The Bridge St, Huntsville, AL 35806. I'll be in the Starbucks which is located inside of the Barnes and Noble. I'll have a whiteboard with "ACX MEETUP" on it. – https://plus.codes/866MP88H+52
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This year's ACX Meetup everywhere in Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
Location: 300 The Bridge St, Huntsville, AL 35806. We will be in the cafe with a whiteboard that says ACX Meetup – https://plus.codes/866MP88G+4V
I don't think they allow animals except for service dogs.
Contact: mjhouse@protonmail.com
I appreciate your reply- it was thoughtful and lucid. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Well, I thought I wasn't going to have time for a long(-ish) reply, but once I started writing I couldn't stop, so here you go-
First, I'd say that "free choice" obviously isn't an absolute state. But I think that there are more or less free choices. Working for a factory in the US is a more free choice while working for a factory in a country that has no other good options is a less free choice. I could have been more clear about that.
Second, I'm not going to argue for or against free will itself,... (read more)
[Kind of a rambling collection of thoughts that I tried to organize a bit. Hopefully it's interesting to read]
I've recently had several conversations in which a member of the rationalist community made the case that exploiting people from less economically developed countries for profit is acceptable. In the first, the exploitation was for medical testing, in the second, factories (actually, sweatshops, but that seems extra-loaded, and I'm already using the word "exploitation") were used as the example. I'm not a very eloquent speaker and I tend to get myself tied in knots trying to explain what I'm thinking, then get frustrated that I can't verbalize. It's not a recipe for a... (read 1997 more words →)
Unless I'm misunderstanding, it seems like pumping the water up from an aquifer to the surface would be enough height to act as a battery- you wouldn't drain it to ground level, you would drain it back down into the aquifer.
I considered that. I wonder if you could plant some hardy, dry-climate crop the first few years and till it under to improve the soil composition.
[I'm half serious about this. I'm somewhat doubtful that it would work, but I like the idea. At the very least I think it would make a fantastic plot for a solar punk novel. If you want to rip it off for a story, go right ahead.]
I went to an ACX meetup yesterday and mentioned an idea that I’ve had off and on for a few years- terraforming the West Texas desert. They suggested I write something about it, so here is that something.
West Texas has a huge amount of cheap land. I just went looking again and the first page of results were all between about $800 and $1700 per acre.... (read 1452 more words →)
This year's ACX Meetup everywhere in Huntsville, AL.
Location: Barnes & Noble – 300 The Bridge St #100, Huntsville, AL 35806. I'll be in the cafe with a sign that says ACX MEETUP on it. – 866MP88H+53
Barnes & Noble has an area for little kids. If you want to bring a service animal, that's probably fine, but I doubt they allow pets.
Contact: mjhouse [at] protonmail.com