john_w_t_b
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Tech worker in Bay Area
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Comment · 5 years ago
Air pollution is reduced by misty light rain. The process is called wet deposition. Swarms of electric drones could mist cities with water every morning to reduce air pollution. The technology should be feasible and economically justified.
Here’s a link about wet deposition.
https://public.wmo.int/en/our-mandate/focus-areas/environmen...
Here’s a recent example of misty rain at work in the Bay Area.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/pj12nx/a_labo...
Comment · 5 years ago
How about Jeep 4XE, RAV4 Prime or Mitsubishi Outlander. PHEV options are expanding for all wheel drive.
Comment · 5 years ago
I agree on the benefits of varied workspaces. I work in the backyard, while walking the dog, sitting in the living room or sitting at my desk. I have a low cost bike desk that lets me exercise while working also.
Since the pandemic, I started spending some afternoons working from my car at the beach. Find a beach where you can park overlooking the ocean while working on the laptop. For breaks, you can take walks on the beach. Large bodies of water are very soothing.
Comment · 5 years ago
I’ve been taking vitamin D daily for the past year. I came across the study below recently that suggests that Coenzyme Q10 could also reduce hospitalization rates for COVID. This is another low cost over the counter nutritional supplement. It’s also called ubiquinone.
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.13.20211953v...
Comment · 13 years ago
We need price caps for emergency care. Limiting prices to a small multiple of Medicare rates should solve the problem. Private providers can operate with price limits. Look at private electric utilities as an example. I'd like to see a price cap proposition at a future California election. I think it would pass.
Comment · 13 years ago
I think this is a side effect of the Internet. Smartphones give you unlimited information at your fingertips. With all the distractions online, it's easy to become detached from your friends and family. I have the same problem.
Comment · 13 years ago
Try Memd.me - doctor visit over video conf.
Comment · 13 years ago
Could this be related to the heavily armed citizenry? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_of_guns_per_capita_by_co...
Cops in UK don't carry guns.
Comment · 13 years ago
Sold out on Amazon already. That's a nice start to their retail launch. I just ordered one from Best Buy.
Comment · 13 years ago
I think these are true numbers. I assume that everything I put on Facebook is prone to public dissemination anyhow. The whole point of site is to share your data.