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  A comment on Talk: Edi Rama: Take back your city with paint

  Feb 12 2013: Wonderful talk by a wonderful man. Aesthetically pleasing surroundings can do wonders for the psyche and this is evidence. The only thing I'm wondering is... how did he paint so many buildings and plant so many trees with a budget of 0, something? lol

• A comment on Conversation: How can we sustain infinite growth on a finite planet?

  Sep 6 2012: Population growth is a huge issue, but don't worry... that chart looks much scarier than it actually is. Human growth is not infinite. The world population is actually expected to top off between 8 and 10 billion in 2050. That's because birth rates are continually declining all over the world, and the population is expected to reach replacement level (2.1 children per woman). Then, it will begin to decline.
  
  Unfortunately, the Earth's resources cannot sustain the current 7 billion people. It would take a total of 6 Earths to do that! Plus, the whole world is raising it standard of living, which in this globalized society means buying more stuff (using more resources). That means... well, we're pretty much fucked. I don't think technology can keep up with human recklessness (air and water pollution, depleted top soil and groundwater, shrinking rivers, deforestation, desertification, plastic soup oceans, mass species extinctions, greenhouse gas emissions, etc. etc. etc.)
  
  The one thing I always like to mention is that the problem with overpopulation is over consumption; the absolute number of people does not matter as much. There is actually a theory that says that if the people in Africa were to have less children, they would raise their standard of living, and therefore put more of a strain on Earth's resources. So, I feel that overpopulation can be blamed on the more-developed Western countries, more so than the families in Africa having 5 children.
  
  Overpopulation: Too many people for the available resources. .... So, overpopulation can be, and is, spoken about regionally and locally. Mumbai is overpopulated. Robinson, IL, USA is not. ....
  
  Geez! I could talk about population for hours! I'll stop now, lol.
  
  *I also think homosexuality might very well be a natural population control.
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  A comment on Talk: Taylor Wilson: Yup, I built a nuclear fusion reactor

  Sep 6 2012: I look forward to seeing what this kid is going to do within the next 20-50 years :-)
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  A reply on Talk: Todd Humphreys: How to fool a GPS

  Jul 16 2012: First of all, you have to be rich to replace things that often, and you have to have a significant amount of free time on your hands to be able to shop and sell cars that much (given you're scared of someone that might track you down and hurt you). Secondly, it would be rude to sell your possible murder magnet (car) to an unknowing stranger. Lastly, if the person tracking you is quicker than your next major item replacement shopping trip, it is possible for them to track you down.