I don't think it matters how the payment is made. Trump's former CFO is now facing charges for having his grandkid's tuition fees paid, but not declared as compensation. It's a bit different, but comparable.
I think you're engaging in some wishful thinking with grass-fed carbon-negative cows. The climate impact is from methane they produce from digestion, regardless of the food source.
Doesn't do much to help with climate change though, which is a much more serious issue. Sounds more like a rationalization for continuing to drink dairy milk.
Very useful resource, but I wonder if emissions (kg) takes into account methane emissions from cows, which tend to have a stronger warming effect than CO2. There are conversions from methane to equivalent CO2, so hopefully that's there already.
That's a good point, although I am not sure whether the "six times" claim was based on the first cycle or the subsequent cycles (partly because the authors didn't make it themselves). Even if subsequent cycles are 1/3 as the first, that could still mean twice as much charge as li-ion.
They also mention a rapid drop-off in capacity after the first cycle in the article itself (3600 mAh to 1200 mAh). The main point the authors are making is that the discharge process is rechargeable rather than a single discharge. The press release uses this finding to make rather ambitious claims.
They don't mention six times more charge anywhere. Rather, the novelty is that it they make a discharge reaction re-chargeable for the first time. The final paragraph hints at a rapid drop-off after the first discharge:
> The battery delivered about 3,309 mAh first discharge capacity and was cyclable at 500–1,200 mAh.
One can see a benefit in that a previous single-use battery could be cycled (e.g. a hearing aid). The press release claim is such a stretch as to be essentially a lie:
> a high-performance rechargeable battery that could enable cellphones to be charged only once a week instead of daily and electric vehicles that can travel six times farther
This is a good point. I bought a used bike for about $100 online and have now done about 5K KM using a cheap conversion kit online, with minimal maintenance. However, I was lucky and also bought a low power kit (250W, while 1000W kits are available). It is a great way to get around but some caution is required. In the wost cases, front wheel drive motors can bend/break the front fork on a ride - not a good situation.
I'm always a bit skeptical that these studied may use current differences in earnings by education to estimate losses in earnings in a context where everyone has had a similar experience of decreased time in school. A lot of the earnings benefits of education are positional, for example being in the top 10% carries benefits and opportunities, regardless of the overall level of education of the top 10%. Looking at current/past differences in earnings by years of school or abilities would probably not be an accurate estimate of losses that will occur to everyone with a similar difference in their education.
This is a good idea and I wish you well. I would encourage you to think of gender in your marketing. Unfortunately there is a lot of sexism in home repairs, and I think many women would benefit from your service. I (a male) have several times had to get quotes for my mother (single), because she either can't get a good price or contractors will tell her she wants something else, or fail to see problems that need fixing. This could provide a bit more of a level playing field for women in this situation.
If enough people buy, then the supply of parts could be independent of the company itself, as third-party manufacturers would probably see an opportunity.
It they stopped overnight it would be a disaster, but if they gradually reduced output over time then alternatives would come online. They would seem expensive, but demand would also adjust and life would change to adapt quite comfortably, I think. There would be some bumps, I'm sure, but I prefer that road to the scorched earth path.
Probably - stupid "managed" updates from my organization. Probably should just uninstall the managed version and install the normal version from the web.
I found it unusable on Firefox 81 (including with No addons). Clicks don't work at all - seems to work fine on Chromium. I suggest testing on a broader range of browsers.
Edit: It's just my version, not an issue with the site.
Not much discussion on this. Presumably Twitter sells a subscription service that includes access to news sites through Scroll. They'll have to significantly increase the news services offered though.
I'm not sure there is such a thing as an "apolitical space" - it is kind of like trying to remain stationary on a moving train. Even if you don't discss contentious issues, political parties, etc, you are still part of social and economic systems premised on political views.
For example, one might say they don't talk about climate change/sexism/racism in the work place and therefore it is apolitical, but to another viewpoint not talking about these issues is political.
"Single cord" is not a great selling point when Oculus is wireless and very competitive on price. Oculus has lost a lot of good will from its community by requiring Facebook login, but many will probably stay with the best hardware, and they stand to gain new users to offset those who do leave.
This probably just reflects greater uncertainty in the application process due to lack of standardized test scores. In other years, have a better sense of where they stand and can strategize appropriately (i.e. a few aspirational applications and a few safety schools). This year things are much less clear. It may not be a long term trend, or may not accelerate a long term trend.
Selective enforcement could be another issue. If this is common practice at the organization, then using it as justification for termination is a false pretense. Possibly still legal but not really ethical.
An owner of a local restaurant told me he pays about 30% revenue to share to Deliveroo, as part of his agreement with them. He also runs his own delivery service, and encourages customers to use that (phoning in) rather than Deliveroo.