Natural gas is pretty great. I really don't know why enviornmentalists don't like it. And in the long run, solar will outcompete it, but in the medium term, it's cheap, flexible and barely polluting.… (View Post)

It depends if my wife is home or not. (View Post)

So, I think @SandyRentool is right to trumpet hydrogren as a fuel source. He's right. Humanity should take advantage of a giant hydrogen fusion plant, situated suitably off planet, and use the energy… (View Post)

When you buy a loaf of bread from the supermarket, is that a zero sum transaction? Or was the loaf of bread worth more than the money to you, and the money worth more than the loaf of bread to the se… (View Post)

The fact that the Italian government will allow you to negotiate a single year tax rate is a massive benefit. I know quite a lot of people who have taken advantage of that. (View Post)