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The only logical reason he might be doing it slowly is to limit the number of people trying to leave the city or state. This way people will trickle out instead of having a rush, like Italy, that caused it to spread

I noticed this too. I'm on the upper east side and when I went out for a walk in the morning a lot of people are gathering in the park with their dogs like usual. I was running to the store yesterday and there were so many people on 1st Ave and hardly anyone was practicing the 6ft rule.

I want to go out today because its going to be 75 out, but I'm afraid that a lot of people will head out too. Its a tough situation.

Your comment reminded me of Michael Pollans book: Second nature. Its a really interesting book that talks about gardening, and also starts by talking about lawn care and how we are all made to believe that a trimmed lawn is the American way.

https://www.amazon.com/Second-Nature-Gardeners-Michael-Polla...

Michael Pollan is one of my favorite authors, I would highly recommend any of his books!

Here is the link to that interview for anyone interested: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/10/8033940...

I find it interesting too and really don't understand it.

I really feel like they learned everything from Bob and the family. He sold junk mail and was able to pay for their great lifestyle. So the kids learned that they can sell junk, but were able to take that to the next level with strong marketing and design.

GOOP is junk with great marketing and design. WeWork is similar, they market it as something that its not.

The marketing idea made me think of the documentary: The Century of the self (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s)

Has anyone else noticed how deceptive the Paltrow family has been?

1. Bob Paltrow - Pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion over his liberal use of the junk mail company to finance his lifestyle. (was sentenced to six months in prison). In March 2019, roughly 700 employees of a company factory in Ciudad Juárez were told to take a three-day weekend, only to return to an empty warehouse

2. Gwyneth Paltrow - GOOP.

3. Rebekah - WeWork.

I did not know this, so thanks for sharing!

Micro-algae and Macro-algae are great for absorbing metals that are in water, its used in wastewater treatment: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X1...

When you take an algae supplement it also helps to remove metals from the body as well. Algae is great

I'm currently in the research phase for an idea using algae/other plants that sequester CO2 rapidly and continue to have questions, which lead to more questions. Thankfully there is a ton of research that has been done, which makes diving into the topic easy. But having someone to work with that has a PhD/postdoc in this area could help build the idea faster.

How can I meet someone with a PhD/postdoc in a specific field? Should I just browse ASU for PhD students or look at specific universities and areas.

Thats an interesting idea. Have you tried talking with Directors/Executive/VPs?

My thinking is to target sales orgs that are going through restructuring or are focusing on major improvements/goals. Execs would push their managers to setup 1:1s for development in the company and career

I actually interviewed at a company recently that brought in an Exec because the company had no direction and the founders were too inexperienced. (This is what the exec told me) It was really interesting to hear his perspective on the company and what needed to be done, compared to what others said during the interview.

But from that experience one person will have a lot of trouble guiding a company if the other execs are not on board with what they are trying to do. I was going to join the company but was really worried about the inexperience of the other team members, but I really liked the guy that the VCs brought in.

I think the cost of operating and running an algae farm for biofuel production is too expensive for the breweries. Another reason is the size of reactors or ponds for growing algae for biofuel is pretty massive. Most companies that grow algae for biofuel have multiple ponds the size of football fields and sometimes the yield is still pretty low.

I think working with algae farms would be the best way. They can provide the nutrients to the algae farmers. Which would be an easier additional revenue stream.

I think a better solution to cut the transportation would be to build a algae farm using closed systems next to the breweries or close to them

The article talks about a startup that is crushing them for into pellets.

>Global Fiberglass Solutions, developed a method to break down blades and press them into pellets and fiber boards to be used for flooring and walls. The company started producing samples at a plant in Sweetwater, Texas, near the continent’s largest concentration of wind farms. It plans another operation in Iowa.

https://www.globalfiberglassinc.com/

Just used gnoosic.com for the first time and found a brand new artist! Great work on this, I'm going to continue using it and music map.

I did not know about this and this was exactly what I was wondering with the question I asked above! Here is an article for others that are interested in hear more about Portland Anarchist Road Care (PARC)

1. https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/03/portland-anarchists-w...

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

I did not know that was something FEMA does, thanks for sharing!

I agree that buying out the residents would be MUCH cheaper than fixing the problem.

Do you know of any other towns that this has happened to?

I think the tax base is the leading factor in this as well. The state would care if the people had more money. I agree that correct tax rates would help in this situation, but I also feel that the towns that are contributing more in taxes will see the improvements over towns that have less money.

Its a hard problem because I also don't know how a private company would be able to fund these projects.

I think any type of treatment makes it not raw anymore. Since this sewage leaks before it makes it to a treatment plant, its raw

Is there anything the community can do in these situations?

If the Commonfields of Cahokia is contracted (changed from supposed) to be treating waster water and is visible failing, can a company come in to try to fix the problem and ignore Commonfields?

This is kind of a weirdly worded question, but what I want to know is if companies are actively being negligent can that be used against them to fight the problem?

Working on building a system that can be used in urban areas to help fight climate change and water treatment issues using Algae. There has been so much research on the uses of Algae and how effective it is at using CO2 to grow and now I'm just trying to think of the most effective way to launch a venture.

The hardest part has been deciding what to fight first and meeting other people who have experience working with algae. I would love to connect with anyone that wants to talk Algae!

I agree that data is underrated. The commercial real estate industry is a really interesting example.

There are a very limited number of companies that have complete datasets of buildings in all cities throughout the country. The leader is CoStar, they have the most complete and accurate data. What I have noticed with other CRE data companies is they are focusing on leasing activity or 1 other part of the CRE process. CoStar became the leader by valuing their data over all things, if other companies want to compete they need to do the same.

Ive been diagnosed with ADHD since I was in 2nd/3rd grade and have been on Ritalin and now Adderall pretty much the whole time. That article sounds exactly like my experience. This morning I have been avoiding working on a project, and I caught myself staring at my computer with my hands ready but I just couldn't start. I do feel that it is my ADHD, but I also feel that there are other emotions involved. It kind of relates to this post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22124489.

My main piece of advice that I write on every post about ADHD is the following: Get plenty of sleep, exercise, and look into meditating. Using the Waking Up app by Sam Harris has really taught me so much more than I was expecting. For the first time last year I went 3 months without medicine. I wanted to gauge how strong my attention/focus muscle was without medicine. At the end of 3 months I was able to start noticing when I was distracted or in my head and that was such a be improvement for me, because it allowed me to start paying attention again. I also noticed how I was communicating with myself. I went from being negative towards myself because I knew i should be paying attention. To understanding where my mind is at that day and knowing that today might be a harder day than yesterday, but that is okay. Just take it one step at a time.

TLDR: Exercise & Meditation. Mindfulness will help keep you present and away from the endless mind games you can experience with ADHD

I don't think crowd-funded organizations will totally replace the government, I do think they will start taking action where the government has failed or enables the bad actors. I feel that there are plenty of business opportunities for companies that want to improve the world instead of destroying it. Your example is a great example.

I've been thinking a lot lately about starting a company that focuses on improving water quality, working with waste water treatment, and working on CO2. Going forward I think this problem will continue to get worse and there needs to be companies that are trying to solve these issues.

I also feel that this is related to the persons point of view on the situation. If the person that lost their job with no side project but was able to spend more time with their family, I think that is a win if they can look at it from that point of view.

I feel that luck is important, but also understanding the situation fully and having a positive point of view. Basically the mental state of the person is important.

When I was younger I wanted to be a garbage man too. I always made sure to be outside when they came by and made sure I was wearing my little work boots. My nephew is really into them right now and loves being outside when they come by making sure they know he is there.

>But most of all, she loves waiting for the truck driver to stop and say hi

I think the last sentence of the article really says a lot, this is what stuck with me from my experience. The garbage men/women always waved back and acknowledged that I was there. It's an interaction that kids don't always get to experience while watching something super cool happen right out front of their house.

Have you noticed anything from doing CBT? Or what has your experience been like so far?

I've done it before, but have been thinking about trying it again, but wanted to talk to others that have tried it.

>To me I don't hear people talk about mindfulness in relation to ADHD enough. Because as you start to use mindfulness you'll find yourself being aware of when your ADHD symptoms start to really kick in and you'll be able to limit them before they put you on crazy monkey autopilot.

Cannot agree more, mindfulness has really helped me notice when my symptoms start and that I need to start over on whatever I was doing or just refocus. Using the Waking Up app has really helped me and I cannot recommend it enough!

I second this comment.

"A guide to a good life" was the first book on stoicism I read, that link was posted before and led me to it, and it really helped me a lot. I would also recommend the "Tao of Seneca" 3 PDFs that Tim Ferriss put together, the audiobooks are great because you can easily listen to a letter a day which helps me to build the habit of following stoicism.

Another book that really helped me was "The Inner Game of Tennis" https://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Tennis-Classic-Performance...

> Breathing in the ions could also activate the vomeronasal organ, a piece of nose anatomy thought to detect pheromones, and somehow send a positive message to the brain.

I wonder if this is what happens when you can smell that a storm is coming or its about to rain?

The effects of a storm are pretty interesting. I was going to argue that it would be hard to say that storms would have an impact of most people because most people do not care or are not mindful of what's going on. If it is a major storm you don't have an option. Which can lead to being mindful and aware of what's going on around you. Like a cold shower in the morning will bring you to the present. During a storm you are thinking about the now.

The weather and strong storms have always been exciting to watch. I still haven't seen a tornado, but that is on my bucket list to see.

Was actually looking into something like this to help with matching companies addresses to building addresses to track the number of tenants in each building.

Check out UBID (https://ubid.pnnl.gov/) which uses plus.codes

I started meditating in the beginning of the year and it really has helped me with a lot of things. It has helped me the most with anxiety and my ADHD/concentrating.

Ive been using Waking Up with Sam Harris, which is talked about in the article. It has a ton of learning materials, self-timers. It follows vipassana meditation and the app offers metta as well.