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Two different roads to comfort

Published in October 21st, 2020
Posted by in Health, Philosophy
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There are two different ways to achieve comfort. Comfort is one, if not the prime value of utility or satisfaction, and so it is wise to study ways to achieve this comfort. The first way is external (and by deduction, the second way is internal, obviously). Striving for comfort by external means has become the […]

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Food and water supply

Published in October 2nd, 2020
Posted by in Health, Strategy
48 Comments

… continuing the discussion on heat. In California, January 2009 was the driest month in modern history further proving the case that global warming is happening now(*). January is generally the wettest month of the year where water reservoirs are recharged. Consequently, the water reserves that the state normally relies on were not built up. […]

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Food, health, and (long and short-term) costs

Published in September 18th, 2020
Posted by in Health
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I’m 3738 now. This is the age where the cumulative effects of good and bad living are beginning to show. When I look at the people I went to school with, some of the “health nuts” still look like they’re in their twenties. Conversely, some in the “beer & steak”-crowd look like they’re in their […]

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