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dijxtra | 11 years ago | on: Croatia just canceled the debts of its poorest citizens

We have a multiparty system, but highly polarised society (reminiscent of your cultural war in the US) which results in two dominant parties, although we have all the infrastructure needed for pluralist democracy.

dijxtra | 11 years ago | on: Kip Thorne: The science of Interstellar

The biggest issue I see is the fact that gravitational time dilation is considerable on the surface of the Miller's planet, but not so much in the relatively close proximity of the planet, where the mothership is. I just don't get that part.

dijxtra | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Coinwall, a bitcoin paywall

Excellent concept... but I could not use it. It says "To view 46 words of content, send exactly 0.00015612 BTC ($0.10) to 12smAWhdY9aMFyEenX6NLVZDend5WJgfVc". I paid with this transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/047a379b7530f98876818540356b66964... And nothing happened, not even after 2 confirmations.

dijxtra | 13 years ago | on: Renewables now account for 25% of German energy production

Sulphur and nitrogen oxides.

dijxtra | 13 years ago | on: Renewables now account for 25% of German energy production

That would be true if carbon dioxide was the only greenhouse gas. But it isn't.

Burning biomass could be sustainable if we make sure that new biomass is grown at the same rate as it is burned. I have yet to see a document assuring me that is the case.

In any case burning biofuel is not greenhouse gas neutral. And hence not green.