Packard of HP used his wealth to many wonderful projects, most notably creating the Monterey Bay Aquarium
I want to hear more symphonies, see more sculpture, paintings, artworks of all kinds
We need patrons of more than old institutions like the opera and ballet
We need to encourage billionaires to do something inspiring with their money besides worthless foundations
Using Cosimo de Medici as the model get the superrich to do projects that they can execute with their skillsets
Build a park, sponsor contests, something constructive
I've seen the photos and walkthroughs of the soon to open Lucas museum
Another masterpiece by George Lucas
He does everything first class, budget and time be damned
The free library, open to 12 yr olds is stupendous
One of the living treasures of the USA
Hooray for George!
It's sad when a billionaire like Steyer wastes 200 million $ on a vanity project like running for Governor
He had no govt experience, would likely be lousy at it
Why didn't he do something creative instead, where he has some proven talent
Look at how great the Lucas museum is
@mattvanswol this is the beauty of mail in ballots that can be harvested by the operatives of the political party machines, and it's always the incumbent party that executes the best
@VigilantFox mr. Tyson is a pompous ass
He has no expertise in biology or public health
Not every intervention has improved life expectancy
Anyone analyzing the leaked NZ Data is quite alarmed, because it shows all cause mortality increases for those who received the jab
@robinhanson Dijkstra could be a very cranky fellow, and his insisting we prove every program correct is both absurd and correct
too many programs don't have a clear spec, they are evolving gradually
So proving would be impossible
small programs are fairly easy
Was just picking up someone at LAX, and found the traffic inside the airport to be insane
It is so bad that there is a valet service just outside the airport that handles picking up people inside the airport
why is Los Angeles run by idiots?
Could be such a great place
@OrevaZSN The reason millions of people visit Firenze every year, it's to see all the great art that was created in the greatest art contest of all time, started by Cosimo de Medici
When you redirect the resources and efforts of rich people into Positive things you get a transformation
@LewisCTech you cannot separate the software engineering methodology from the toolchain
And in this case, it was the now discredited OOP paradigm that took hold and ruined software engineering
Prof Wirth was on the right track and Bjarnes C++ was a disasterous abomination
@TrungTPhan San Francisco was run by idiots
Turning down what will be one of the most popular museums of all time is crazy
Lucas does everything first class
Solar powered and everything
@Andr3jH to accelerate 1000 kg of mass to 1/10 the speed of light takes more energy than the entire earth uses in a year.
so we won't be getting very far outside the solar system for a long time
A very small fusion reactor would do the trick, but that has yet to be built
eventually yes
@justinAB_SF of course, the reason productions have left LA is that it's too expensive
But the mayor can make it a lot less expensive by making it super easy to get a permit where you just do it on the Internet and you pay some very small fee
@hasen_95dx@clashreport the japanese have yet to apologize for their atrocities in China in the 1940's
Japan and Usa patched things up pretty well, considering the animosity that existed during World War II
Each generation can start afresh
@patrickbetdavid money raised for a presidential library is probably a good measure of how corrupt an administration was
clearly obama admin passed out massive favors to various people and companies
@KandorianCandor i am very familiar with pre Marvel DC comics as i read them when they were 12 cents at the drug store spinner rack
can't relate to an angst ridden depressive alcoholic Supergirl engaged in bar fights on asteroids
but hopefully she won't be too trashed
supergirl is portrayed by a dissipated crude director as a dissipated crude character
this is a giant mistake
the lovely helen slater was closer to the original comic version
not honoring source material is highly risky
Gunn has a very limited range as a director
if the dinosaurs could vote, 100% would vote for the Vera Rubin / Simonyi asteroid tracking project, which is the beginning of a planetary defense preventative measure
if you can see the big rocks with enough advance notice as a small bump is all it takes to deflect them
@KandorianCandor@CultureCrave DC was always a goody two shoes obnoxiously wholesome comic company, they didn't get it to quality level (outside of Batman) until Marvel kicked their ass
DC as a movie studio is not in good hands