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cable2600··on Did we have an alternative to fossil fuels in the the 20th century?
Yeah they had a prototype of a hydrogen car that gave out water vapor as exhaust. Some use fuel cells: https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a41103863/hydrogen-car...

You can fill your tank with water and the hydrogen engine will separate hydrogen from oxygen and burn the hydrogen.

cable2600··on How sustainable are fake meats?
Be aware of chemicals they used in fake meat: https://consumerfreedom.com/2021/07/5-chemicals-lurking-in-p...

It may take less greenhouse gas emissions, but is it good food and good for the human digestive system?

cable2600··on Cityverse
Rather than vote them out, hold them accountable to solve the corruption in their cities. Give them ideas on how to do that rather than riots and ruins.
cable2600··on There is still no Linux app store
You can still donate to the developers of the APP you use in Linux. It is like an NPR or PBS model of free stuff paid for by donations from companies and individuals.
cable2600··on Why Does Depression Suck So Much?
It is a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes depressive thoughts and bad thoughts and dark thoughts. Needs the right medication and/or therapy to overcome.

Sometimes you need the right food with the right vitamins, or take vitamin supplements to get better and treat that chemical imbalance.

cable2600··on Windows XP activation algorithm cracked, keygen now works on Linux
Just use ReactOS https://reactos.org/ it is free, don't pirate XP keys.
cable2600··on Why did Prolog lose steam? (2010)
I remember using Borland Turbo Prolog for MS-DOS. It was the bee's knees.
cable2600··on Why Democracy Is Broken and How to Fix It
The Second Civil War. We already have a Social War on Social Media.
cable2600··on Why Democracy Is Broken and How to Fix It
Get rid of lobbying and bribes for Congress and set term limits for congress. Let the people tell congress how to vote.
cable2600··on Founded by Apple vets, startup Humane has raised $241M with no customers
Sounds like Homer Simpson's Dotcom: https://youtu.be/Uyxx1Ea4L_s
cable2600··on Better performance per watt, but why ARM server market share not grown over x86
Because there is too much legacy code for X86 system servers on the market. It costs a lot to hire developers to port the code. Some of the code is for languages that are so old they don't convert very well.
cable2600··on Are Bigger People More Likely to Win Fights?
Not if you study martial arts like Judo and Aikido, the shorter the person the more leverage they have to throw someone. Even better than short is to get on your knees and throw people who throw a punch or kick.
cable2600··on Why a shortage of Mr Rights means single mothers hold key to falling birthrate
Actually a lot of young women don't want to get married and have children. Some women don't want to get married but want children, those are the single mothers.
cable2600··on Highly cited genetics studies found to contain sequence errors
Nature isn't perfect, if it was there would be no life.
cable2600··on Well Apple, That's Disappointing
Desktops and Laptops have priority. The mobile app will come later on.
cable2600··on [dead]
It is that carbon tax at Enron wanted to control. It hits small businesses and the poor like a baseball bat.
cable2600··on Microsoft: Windows Server 2012 reaches end of support in October
Actually I rather use GNU/Linux with SAMBA and the SQL Server for Linux project. Cheaper that Windows Server licenses.
cable2600··on Microsoft in talks to acquire a 49% stake worth $10B in OpenAI
They already are investigating Microsoft for the Activision purchase. It takes time but Microsoft always buys out competition.
cable2600··on Why Big Tech Is Collapsing: The Coming Big Tech Crisis
Something needs to be done to avoid the collapse. The layoffs are real, and the stock dips are real.
cable2600··on Elon Musk Is the New Trump: You Either Love Him or Hate Him
I remember when it was Ronald Reagan, and before him Jimmy Carter.

Of course some people don't care about Musk, and avoid Twitter and don't buy EVs.

cable2600··on Jan. 6 panel announces 4 criminal referrals for Donald Trump
The evidence is taken out of context. On Jan 6th he did post to his Twitter account to be peaceful and remember that they are the law and order party. His account was banned after that. https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump

@realDonaldTrump · Jan 6, 2021 I am asking for everyone at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Remember, WE are the Party of Law & Order – respect the Law and our great men and women in Blue. Thank you!

@realDonaldTrump · Jan 6, 2021 Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly on the side of our Country. Stay peaceful!

Evidence that he wanted a peaceful protest with no violence.

cable2600··on Why not to use any A.I. tools
Corporations want to cut costs for record profits by firing employees and replacing them with Robots or AI. It cannot be stopped. A few of my friends killed themselves because there was no future for them as they couldn't compete with AI and Robots.
cable2600··on Ask HN: Can anyone recall what the “funny AI” was?
Back in the BBS world there was Shampage and BBSChat that had funny results. http://www.simonlaven.com/shampage.htm http://www.simonlaven.com/bbschat.htm

Made for 16 bit DOS it fakes a chat with a SYSOP.

What you are talking about sounds like Madlibs. https://www.madtakes.com/

cable2600··on Ask HN: How to get started with serious programming as a math liker?
A friend of mine likes Math, he writes small programs in C in Linux. He is learning Python with SQL and GUI features. Stick with the free and open source languages like Python, Python supports complex numbers.
cable2600··on You're Being Lied to About Electric Cars
I heard that California's electric grid could not handle charging them all at once. They had to say don't charge your EV. It takes a lot of lithium to make batteries for the EVs. Which ruins the environment. Might as well drive a gas powered car until they can fix the problems with EVs.
cable2600··on [dead]
First PayPal banned accounts that bought guns, now the credit cards and merchant accounts are doing the same thing but blocking transactions. I guess this is some sort of gun ban? Even buying ammo can get you denied.
cable2600··on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? (2022)
I got laughed at for having bad grammar as I couldn't afford an editor. Amazon Kindle doesn't pay that much unless you are Neil Gaimen.
cable2600··on Whatever Happened to the Open Internet?
Big Tech Corporations took over. When it was nonprofit and universities it was the Open Internet.
cable2600··on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? (2022)
You need money to advertise your ads and be like Alex Jones and sell weight loss supplements and boner pills like Viagra in your videos.
cable2600··on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? (2022)
It is hard, I've tried since 2005 and being on a shoestring budget with one person I don't get the money from ads. I tried a WordPress blog and ad blockers kind of kill it.

I tried writing books too.

I can earn more money working for McDonalds or some other minimum wage job. I read dozens of books on online marketing and followed them but I still fail.

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