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Continue reading →: Broken TrustHere is a good story premise from a post on X: “How do I ask my wife, who cheated on me five years ago, for a divorce? “She’s deeply remorseful. She took responsibility and did everything she could to make things right. “I stayed because I genuinely wanted to give…
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Continue reading →: Fiduciary DutySometimes different threads from experience come together into a new story idea. In this case, a recent offer for me to be a partner in a sweat equity startup, a news story about a fund manager going through a divorce and his ex is trying to bleed $6B from the…
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Continue reading →: Modern LeviathanI turned my earlier observation on the correlation between politics, education, and psychology related into increasing rates of female anxiety and depression into a new story idea called “Modern Leviathan.” This emergent Leviathan isn’t a conspiracy but the consequence of bad philosophical premises acted on by millions that alters society…
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Continue reading →: Coincidental Correlations?Forming unpopular hypothesis: Democrats made women in aggregate increasingly crazy to keep them single and voting Democratic. I am just looking at population level patterns in how Democratic policies related to education and psychology funded a patronage machine that functions to reinforce their political coalition. Unlike traditional patronage machines, it…
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Continue reading →: Research: Brine, Waste or Resource?Prompt: Does brine absorb heat better than water? Copilot: Brine, which is water with high concentrations of dissolved salts, has slightly different thermal properties compared to pure water. Here are some key points to consider: Overall, while brine may absorb heat slightly more efficiently due to its lower specific heat…
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Continue reading →: Research: Big Oil vs SeawaterPrompt: Seems like a solution that would diversify petrochemicals companies by applying similar knowledge advantages related to chemistry. Copilot: That’s an insightful observation! Petrochemical companies, with their extensive experience in chemistry and industrial processes, could indeed leverage their expertise to diversify into desalination and byproduct recovery. By applying similar principles…
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Continue reading →: Research: Cracking SeawaterPrompt: Should desalinization be viewed like cracking raw petroleum? A process by which water and other industrial useful materials are created? Copilot: That’s an interesting perspective! Desalination can indeed be thought of as a process similar to cracking raw petroleum in the sense that it provides valuable products—fresh water and…
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Continue reading →: Research: Desalination and GypsumPrompt: With industrial desalinization, can the salts be forms into equivalents of the natural phenomenon like by creating gypsum? Copilot: Yes, industrial desalination processes can indeed produce useful byproducts, including gypsum. Researchers have developed methods to convert the concentrated brine waste from desalination plants into valuable chemicals. For example, sodium…
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Continue reading →: Research: Nicknames for GaylordPrompt: What is a nickname for Gaylord? Gil? Copilot: Gil can indeed be a nickname for Gaylord, as it captures the initial sound of the name. Other potential nicknames include: These options offer a variety of choices, depending on the character’s personality and preferences. Does this help with your character…
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Continue reading →: Research: Jinna in RootsPrompt: In “Roots” before Kunta was captured, who was the older woman in the village he was sleeping with? Copilot: In “Roots,” before Kunta Kinte was captured, he had a relationship with an older woman named Jinna in his village. This relationship adds depth to his character and highlights the…
