Duncan Brain
@Mr_BrainSpace
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Wanted: Career in Space Industry. Marketing Degree. Physics Degree. Inventor. Humanist. Environmentalist. Ethereum is also cool.
Waterloo, Ontario
Joined April 2016
Many are uncertain about the future... Uncertainty breeds fear... Fear breeds irrational actions. Let me be clear, the Future is Better Than You Think. We are creating increasing abundance on Earth, extending the human healthspan, demonetizing and democratizing education,
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The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years when the next Earth-Mars transfer window opens. These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars. If those landings go well, then the first crewed flights to Mars will be in 4 years. Flight rate will
SpaceX created the first fully reusable rocket stage and, much more importantly, made the reuse economically viable. Making life multiplanetary is fundamentally a cost per ton to Mars problem. It currently costs about a billion dollars per ton of useful payload to the surface
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“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.” ― Winston Churchill
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Welp I had to resort to YouTube today to look up how to open a childproof lid. The most relevant result was... of a child teaching how to open a childproof lid. Worked like a charm.. but fml. Bested by a kid yet again.
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Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life.
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Also, here is my favorite @elonmusk decision of all time: https://t.co/cQI4OkZnFE Personally I would love to see Twitter make more decisions in a similar spirit to *that*. IMO @sriramk ideas on transparent content moderation are a great place to start: https://t.co/kgigZiw7yp
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There’s really no other way to read this than the province is making building homes cheaper for developers, and promising to replace fees those builders used to pay to municipalities with provincially collected tax dollars. How else does a city get “made whole”?
Today OBCM was pleased to receive a letter from Minister @SteveClarkPC in response to concerns on #Bill23. Click the link below to read Chair @CamGuthrie's statement. We look forward to working w/ the province to build more homes for Ontarians. #onpoli
https://t.co/bhf1eiwsd9
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@Noahpinion Interesting. I only believe 80% of my beliefs.
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After several years working as a Chief of Staff & Campaign Manager for a Liberal MP, I'm super excited to be changing colours federally. Candidate integrity & ethics are important to me, and I look forward to supporting @JMCassels in my riding of Waterloo. #cdnpoli #Elxn44
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Introducing Neutron – our new 8-ton class reusable rocket tailored for mega constellations, deep space missions and human spaceflight. Learn more: https://t.co/dews8XwdAM
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Electronic Frontier Foundations Memo To Incoming @POTUS Administration:
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County expects costs savings from new supportive housing pilot project at Ignatius https://t.co/9XBrBpoL73
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The countdown is on to this historic election day! Just 3 days left to cast your ballot. Vote today and help determine who will lead the party into our next chapter. #gpc #NouveauDepart
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Just voted for @CanadianGreens leadership! Lets follow our own voting process and stand up for Single Transferable Vote! 1) Glenn Murray 2) Courtney Howard 3) Amita Kuttner 4) Annamie Paul . Good luck all! #Vote #ClimateChange #Canada #GreenParty
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