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Comment Why are taxes always the solution (Score 1) 113

When there is an imbalance in the economy, there is always a regular call to raise taxes on one entity or another. But why? Why not pass laws that ensure that money flows properly so it can be harvested in a healthy and sustainable manner?

Instead, it is ALWAYS "hey, lets tax this money so it can be sent into a black hole of corruption and mismanagement", when the "wisdom of the masses" can be used to manage the money more efficiently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Comment Re:Good (Score 1) 177

I suspect many Americans who can't pay for a $500 emergency expense are in this category.

There are. Just like there are fat people who are fat because they overeat. But just concentrate on those since it is simple to grasp. Do not EVER think of anything else that could be a factor since self discipline is always an easy target. People are not robots.

Comment Re:Self discipline (Score 1) 123

It's a thing. Don't buy the food, don't eat the food.

So you think that the obesity epidemic is caused by a lack of discipline?

When I was a kid, fat people were the outliers, not the mainstream. Since then, our food has been engineered. And suddenly everyone just lost their self-discipline? Or was the food engineered to have certain effects that may be undesirable on a personal level but highly desirable at the group level (if you own medical corporations)?

Self-discipline has ALWAYS been an issue throughout history... but not like this. But, whatever. You appear to be happy living in this manipulated and corrupted society, so why would you look?

Comment Re:Liability (Score 1) 53

I am curious how they identify kids that are using VPNs to non-hostile countries to then do what they want on the Internet. Are they blocking all VPNs? Are they decrypting all traffic leaving Australia? I can't imagine that the law is anything other than the most minor annoyance to minors.

Or are you folks keeping your kids uneducated and ignorant over there like they are in the USA?

Comment Re:Software Cloning (Score 1) 125

Can it clone proprietary software and turn it into an open source project?

If so, then I think the tradeoff is fair.

There is no tradeoff at all. This process takes Open Source code and turns it into unmaintainable gibberish. This same product also takes Proprietary software and turns it into unmaintainable gibberish.

Nothing was taken from Open Source, but something was taken from Proprietary.

You are further from a usable product if you use this on Open Source.

You are closer to a usable product if you use it on Proprietary software.

Submission + - Fusion Energy: Definition, Links to articles, and Quotes

Futurepower(R) writes: Amazing! Fusion Energy would change our lives in many very positive ways.

Food would be much cheaper. All cars and trucks would eventually be electric, no pollution.

> Definition
Fusion energy is the process of combining light atomic nuclei (typically deuterium and tritium) to form heavier ones, releasing massive amounts of energy, mimicking the sun's power.

> World Economic Forum
5 ways fusion energy can change the world for the better
Feb 16, 2023, more than 3 years ago.
https://www.weforum.org/storie...

"Fusion energy is arguably the most exciting human discovery since fire. From the way we heat our homes to more water in times of drought, here’s just a glimpse of how fusion power could help change the world."

"Under the fusion-powered grow lights, hydroponically grown strawberries or lettuce or other crops can be grown to maturity without the use of pesticides and other harsh chemicals."

> U.S. Department of Energy
DOE Explains...Fusion Energy Science
https://www.energy.gov/science...

"A pickup truck filled with fusion fuel has the equivalent energy of 2 million metric tons of coal, or 10 million barrels of oil."

> ITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today.
https://www.iter.org/fusion-en...

"Some of the advantages of fusion:"

"Abundant energy: Fusing atoms together in a controlled way releases nearly four million times more energy than a chemical reaction such as the burning of coal, oil or gas..."

"No CO. No long-lived radioactive waste. No risk of meltdown."

> Fusion developers go public as AI boom widens funding sources
March 23, 2026 Investment in Fusion stocks
https://www.reuters.com/busine...

> Fusion Industry Association
https://www.fusionindustryasso...

> Fusion news from MIT, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
https://news.mit.edu/topic/fus...

> Dallas Teen Builds Groundbreaking Nuclear Fusion Reactor
Mar. 29, 2026
https://nationaltoday.com/us/t...

"12-year-old Aidan McMillan achieves fusion, becoming the youngest person to replicate the sun's energy source".

> Best Fusion Energy Stocks of 2026 and How to Invest in Them
Jan 30, 2026
https://www.fool.com/investing...

Comment Re:different mindsets (Score 2) 103

In the US we do have real choices, sometimes both bad but real.

I can tell that you really believe what you are saying. *sigh*

Have you ever, even once, voted for someone without an R or D next to their name? I have. Needless to say, it was a "wasted" vote.

So you have two political parties pushing candidates at you. Those candidates are vetted for pushing the parties interests above all else before they can even get their name on the ballot.

Tell me again, in more detail, about the real choices that we have in America.

Comment Re:Most ironic climate change pusher ever (Score 1) 102

So DJT manages to pull off what environmentalists and advocacy groups haven't been able to do for decades...by sheer incompetence?

I can see why you think that.

Knowing him, he'll probably turn around at some point and claim that it was his intention all along...

He won't, but it was intentional. Look at the words out of his own mouth: "Go get your own oil, or buy it from us"

Who exactly did you think made that multi-billion trade on oil futures just before the war started? Bill Cosby?

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