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  • 04:1304:13, 19 January 2024 diff hist +2,779‎ N Product recalls ‎ Created page with "==Food== Food recalls are a cause of food waste. Recalled food is almost always destroyed. In a '''small percent''' of cases, this is justified. But in most cases, there are better solutions that are not being implemented. ===Examples=== Granola bars that may contain traces of peanuts, and were not labelled as such. For the vast majority of people (i.e. those who don't have extreme peanut allergies), the bars are safe to eat. But the regulations require that the bars..." current
  • 03:4203:42, 19 January 2024 diff hist +29‎ N Recalls ‎ Redirected page to Product recalls current Tag: New redirect

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  • 16:0216:02, 25 December 2023 diff hist +130,552‎ N Pending changes ‎ Created page with "<pre> heating This page is about keeping the indoor air warm in homes and other buildings. Heating is about 1/6th of total energy demand {{light|(in the average developed country)}}. <sup>[pie chart will be added here soon]</sup> Insulation can save energy in heating. There are a few ways to heat homes. This wiki does not have enough information yet to determine what's the best / greenest / most scaleable solution. Options: Natural gas furnace..." current

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  • 02:4902:49, 14 October 2023 diff hist +29‎ N Energy/Canada ‎ Created page with "==By province== * /Quebec" current
  • 02:4802:48, 14 October 2023 diff hist +764‎ N Energy/Canada/Quebec ‎ Created page with "==Status quo== Almost all of Quebec's ''electricity'' comes from hydropower. But ''other'' energy usage is still based in fossil fuels: * Most homes are heated with natural gas. * Most vehicles run on gasoline or diesel. * Some industries (such as metals processing) still use coal power. ==Does Quebec have enough hydropower capacity to make everything electric?== {{empty}} <!-- Tentative answer: '''Yes''', and it can also provide green energy to parts..." current

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  • 18:3418:34, 30 September 2023 diff hist +3,152‎ N Term:shit show ‎ Created page with "{{uc|Elie|I made this page to describe a phenomenon that I think is worth formalizing. The term "shit show" seems quite appropriate. ☺}} A '''shit show''' is any {{p2|problem complex|i.e. a set of 1 or more interconnected social problems}} in which the average human response to it will cause it to proliferate, i.e. be sustained or grow bigger. ==Selfish behaviors vs good intentions== A shit show can be categorized by the ''type'' of human responses it relies on..." current
  • 18:1918:19, 30 September 2023 diff hist +2‎ Template:Wikipedia ‎No edit summary current
  • 18:1718:17, 30 September 2023 diff hist +56‎ N Template:Wikipedia ‎ Created page with "{{{1}}}<sup>[[[wikipedia:{{{1}}}|wikipedia link]]]</sup>"
  • 17:1117:11, 30 September 2023 diff hist +19‎ Template:Uc ‎No edit summary current
  • 17:0617:06, 30 September 2023 diff hist +493‎ N Template:Uc/doc ‎ Created page with "'''User comment template.''' * Used for adding context to things that need to be written in first-person singular (i.e. stuff that uses the words "I" or "me"). * Not meant to be used for comment threads. '''Params:''' 1 = the username; 2 = the content of the comment '''Example:''' {|class="wikitable" !Code !Result |- |<code><nowiki>{{uc|Elie|I created this page to get the ball rolling on research.}}</nowiki></code> |{{uc|Elie|I created this page to get the ball rolling..." current
  • 16:5416:54, 30 September 2023 diff hist +11‎ Template:Uc ‎No edit summary
  • 16:5416:54, 30 September 2023 diff hist +95‎ N Template:Uc ‎ Created page with "<div style="font-size:88%;border:1px solid #CCC;padding:0.25em">[[User:{{{1}}}]]: {{{2}}}</div>"

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  • 19:5019:50, 24 September 2023 diff hist −58‎ Protein combining ‎No edit summary current
  • 19:2919:29, 24 September 2023 diff hist +911‎ N Protein combining ‎ Created page with "'''Misc notes''' * ''Most'' grains and legumes are "incomplete" proteins. {{p2|[Exceptions]|Complete proteins:{{pbr}}~ Soybeans{{pbr}}~ Quinoa{{pbr}}~ Chick peas, according to ''some'' studies{{pbr}}~ {{light|And possibly others...}} }} * In most contexts, incomplete proteins are still just as useful, because they form complete proteins when mixed together. ** Example: 20g protein from wheat and 20g protein from lentils '''does''' in fact make 40g ''complete'' protein. <..."

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  • 20:5520:55, 9 September 2023 diff hist +388‎ Basic labor ‎No edit summary
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  • 20:3020:30, 9 September 2023 diff hist +1,153‎ N Basic labor ‎ Created page with "'''Basic labor''' (for lack of a better term) is the bare minimum amount of labor that a society would need to sustain everyone's basic needs. <tab name="[See more clarification]" collapsed> Basic labor is '''not''' ''the cost of living'' expressed in work hours. That's a different metric{{npn}} which tends to be higher than basic labor. Basic labor '''is''' the labor it '''physically''' takes to produce enough food, maintain enough housing & infrastructure,..."

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  • 02:3302:33, 29 August 2023 diff hist +4,432‎ N Good welfare state ‎ Created page with "The term "welfare state" usually has a negative connotation. But this page is about how societies could implement "welfare state" principles in a way that actually benefits people. ==Aims== {{right|'''Status quo'''<hr />To put it simply and controversially:<br />The average person is currently overworked. 40 hours/week is far too much for most people. There is plenty of scientific evidence that it's unhealthy to sit, stand, or stare at a screen for 8 hours/day. Most job..."

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  • 22:4022:40, 28 August 2023 diff hist +53‎ Product-byproduct analysis ‎No edit summary current
  • 22:3922:39, 28 August 2023 diff hist +774‎ N Product-byproduct analysis ‎ Created page with "When two commodities occur together, how should we split the environmental footprint between them? ===Examples=== * Soybeans processed/separated into soybean oil and soybean meal: What should we say about the land footprint of each? * A mined mineral that contains multiple elements, some more scarce and some more abundant: What should we say about the carbon footprint of each element? ===Approaches=== * Compare the '''prices''' of each product involved. Consider thei..."

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  • 18:3718:37, 24 July 2023 diff hist +1,405‎ N Wiki for a better world:Purpose ‎ Created page with "The general idea is to ask "What '''could''' be done to make the world better '''if''' we had the political will?" -- and to really develop a proper nuanced answer that addresses the valid concerns of naysayers. I believe that this is a crucial "first step" that's been missing from the political landscape. When people skip it and go straight to campaigning for change, the change usually fails because: # An "opposition" forms from people who misunderstand the change. T..." current

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  • 17:0217:02, 19 July 2023 diff hist +2,987‎ N Sedentary lifestyle detox ‎ Created page with "{{right|Side note:<br />I know that the word "detox" has a bad reputation of being unscientific, but I used it here anyway for lack of a better word.}} If you've been living a sedentary lifestyle for a long time, and want to start exercising, consider doing something like this for a week: * Get off the computer or any electronics {{light|(well, except to make calls or whatever)}}. * ''Don't'' do any training or hard exercise right away. * Allow yourself to be lazy {{lig..." current
  • 16:3116:31, 19 July 2023 diff hist +15‎ Template:Right ‎No edit summary current
  • 16:3116:31, 19 July 2023 diff hist +91‎ N Template:Right ‎ Created page with "<div style="float:right; border:1px solid #999; padding:0.2em; max-width:17%">{{{1}}}</div>"
  • 12:0912:09, 19 July 2023 diff hist +622‎ N Illegal to sleep on the street ‎ Created page with "==This is unconstitutional== * The constitution{{x|note: This is using USA-specific words, but it applies similarly to any country.}} guarantees the right to '''life'''{{light|, liberty and the pursuit of happiness}}. * A person cannot live if they never sleep. * Homeless people outnumber the available spots in homeless shelters or similar accomodations. Thus there is a guaranteed number of homeless people who have nowhere to sleep except the streets. * Therefore, it is..." current

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  • 22:2522:25, 14 July 2023 diff hist +16‎ Category:Half-baked ideas ‎No edit summary
  • 22:2322:23, 14 July 2023 diff hist +487‎ N Category:Half-baked ideas ‎ Created page with "Don't get it twisted - "half-baked" doesn't necessarily mean bad or stupid. This is a category for ideas with ''unconfirmed feasibility''. If you have an idea, but don't have enough specific knowledge to say whether it's really feasible or not, this is the place. Make a wikipage and tag it with this category. Other people can edit your page and add facts that confirm or disconfirm whether it could work (and after enough info is gathered, the page can be removed from thi..."
  • 21:2121:21, 14 July 2023 diff hist +403‎ N Patent evergreening ‎ Created page with "<!-- TODO: explain what it is --> ==Effects== * Unaffordable medicine and other goods, due to companies retaining a monopoly ==Examples== * Insulin {{en}} * Tuberculosis medication - see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4 this video] <!-- video title: Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson (vlogbrothers) --> ==Solutions== ===Laws that could be implemented=== {{empty}}" current
  • 20:3420:34, 14 July 2023 diff hist +82‎ Home waste ‎No edit summary
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  • 20:1920:19, 14 July 2023 diff hist +1,852‎ N Chairs for cashiers ‎ Created page with "Cashiers should be allowed to sit while working. This also applies to fast food workers and other service workers, especially during "slow times of day" whenever there is no need to move around. ==Rationale== * Standing in one place for hours is even more unhealthy then sitting for hours. {{x|It's true that sitting is still bad; it helps to alternate between sitting ''and'' standing.}} {{x|It's true that being ''physically active'' for hours can be healthy, but tha..."
  • 20:1920:19, 14 July 2023 diff hist +205‎ N Without capitalism/Food service work ‎ Created page with "This is a page to describe how '''food service work''' could be better (for workers and everyone else) if capitalism didn't get in the way. {{light|''Content not written yet.''}} ==See also== * Labor" current

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  • 23:2323:23, 13 July 2023 diff hist +564‎ Exploiter's fallacy ‎No edit summary current
  • 23:2123:21, 13 July 2023 diff hist +21‎ N Template:Pn ‎ Created page with "<!-- "page needs" -->"
  • 23:0823:08, 13 July 2023 diff hist +1,073‎ N Exploiter's fallacy ‎ Created page with "<blockquote><q>''They're poor - maybe if we gave them more jobs, they'd earn more money to afford better life!''</q></blockquote> This line of thinking becomes a '''fallacy''' whenever the new jobs don't involve any actual production of the goods that the poor people need. * Instead of lifting people out of poverty, it causes local inflation and amplifies wageslavery. ** People earn more money but the cost of living goes up accordingly. ** The net effect is that peo..."
  • 04:2704:27, 13 July 2023 diff hist +272‎ N Hostile architecture ‎ Created page with "==External links== * [https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/a2564-15-examples-of-hostile-architecture-around-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR3g7pAL4b5cuIhCf__AVZrhfNPQAwHpr34idHVJNa9l4n9DEM8rFUWdwtQ 15 Examples of Hostile Architecture around the World - RTF]" current

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  • 12:5012:50, 11 July 2023 diff hist +124‎ N Monetization paradox ‎ Created page with "====Examples==== * A website costs money for bandwidth, so they put ads. But the ads actually take up most of the bandwidth." current
  • 12:4612:46, 11 July 2023 diff hist −5‎ Abolishing paywalls ‎ →‎Cost current
  • 12:4412:44, 11 July 2023 diff hist +574‎ N Abolishing paywalls ‎ Created page with "<!-- TODO: explain what a paywall is, and define the scope of this page --> ====Motivations==== * If we want the average person to trust science, then the science has to be freely accessible. * Whenever a government policy is said to be based on scientific knowledge, the public deserves the right to verify it. ====Cost==== * Academic journal websites could be kept up (ad-free) with probably just 1/1000th as much money as governments already allocate to research grants...."

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  • 19:3619:36, 2 July 2023 diff hist +1,566‎ N Efficiency ‎ Created page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't: <div style="background:#00FF0033"> Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]..." current

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  • 23:5823:58, 1 June 2023 diff hist +45‎ N Commercial to residential ‎ Created page with "==Types== * Converting offices to housing" current
  • 23:5723:57, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,677‎ N Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor ‎ Created page with "Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor? ===No, if the new housing is expensive to ''build''.=== Materials & labor are both in limited supply. Expensive construction puts more strain on natural resources, leaving less for the poor. Oldschool economists may say otherwise, but this is because they downplay ecological limits, and/or exaggerate the rate at which technological progress can improve {{alt|energy|labor|materials}} efficiency of construction. ===No, if..."
  • 23:3723:37, 1 June 2023 diff hist +35‎ Single-person housing ‎No edit summary current
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  • 22:1222:12, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,366‎ N Single-person housing ‎ Created page with "In some regions, single people vastly outnumber single-person housing units. For example in Canada, there are over 8 million single adults but only 2 million one-bedroom units and bachelor units combined. As a result, * Young adults often live with their parents. * Couples, after breakup or divorce, still end up sharing the same home. * People may get stuck in abusive relationships with nowhere to move to. * People have to look for roommates onlin..."
  • 20:5320:53, 1 June 2023 diff hist +1,988‎ N Converting offices to housing ‎ Created page with "Ever since the pandemic, office buildings have become less popular (sometimes to the extent of being almost abandoned). So it might be worth converting some of that space into housing. '''Hybrid approach''' If only ''part'' of an office building is converted into housing, the considerations become easier: * Less load on plumbing & wiring. * Housing units could get the window space; office units could be in the building core. * The building becomes ''mixed-use'', wh..." current
  • 19:3519:35, 1 June 2023 diff hist +214‎ Wiki for a better world:Related ‎No edit summary

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