#Cost Effectiveness Analysis

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Aro culture is buying pride merch with the agender flag because people always forget about us

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[nemesis-is-my-middle-name]

re: beni making more than just the mochi at the wallflower - where is he even GETTING all these potatoes? they haven't even built a field yet and when they do they're growing apricorns for me (don't judge. I like me my feather balls, have negative aiming skills, and got bored of throwing pokemon at trees like two areas in :p)

maybe that npc who says he gathers his own ingredients was speaking very literally. maybe that one old man is hauling back metric tons of sootfoot roots THROUGH the highlands fieldlands and back to jubilife all by himself with uh. ninja powers.

fr though it's just not. a sustainable model for feeding all these ppl. the AMOUNT you would need to drag back every day! or the trading you'd need to do constantly for it. no wonder beni's always trying to buy them off you constantly like "oh nooo i hope i have enough for tonight" bro just LEARN A SECOND RECIPE. they can't be living like this. there are so many fieldlands native berries. mushrooms. honey. assorted veggies and herbs. various edible-looking pokemon assuming there is a single person in jubilife capable of facing down against the fearsome magikarp in a battle. fucking RICE?? the cake lure bases are right there. you help invent two new recipes as part of sidequests and NEITHER ONE involves potatoes. eat some goddamn pickles why don't you.

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Do you need an interesting stat or two to share with friends and relatives over Thanksgiving weekend? Here’s something from the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). [Emphasis added]

Altogether, the Biden administration received Congressional approval for $40bn in aid for Ukraine for 2022 and has requested an additional $37.7bn for 2022. More than half of this aid has been earmarked for defense. 

These sums pale into insignificance when set against a total US defense budget of $715bn for 2022. The assistance represents 5.6% of total US defense spending. But Russia is a primary adversary of the US, a top tier rival not too far behind China, its number one strategic challenger. In cold, geopolitical terms, this war provides a prime opportunity for the US to erode and degrade Russia’s conventional defense capability, with no boots on the ground and little risk to US lives. 

The Ukrainian armed forces have already killed or wounded upwards of 100,000 Russian troops, half its original fighting force; there have been almost 8,000 confirmed losses of armored vehicles including thousands of tanks, thousands of APCs, artillery pieces, hundreds of fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and numerous naval vessels. US spending of 5.6% of its defense budget to destroy nearly half of Russia’s conventional military capability seems like an absolutely incredible investment. If we divide out the US defense budget to the threats it faces, Russia would perhaps be of the order of $100bn-150bn in spend-to-threat. So spending just $40bn a year, erodes a threat value of $100-150bn, a two-to-three time return.  

In short, President Biden’s military assistance to Ukraine is just 5.6% of the US defense budget. Yet that small investment in democracy and independence for Ukraine has eroded the non-nuclear threat from Russia by almost half. In terms of military spending, this is probably the most cost-effective overseas defense investment by the US since World War II.

Giving credit where it’s due, Ukraine has made impressive use of the military aid it’s gotten from the US, NATO, and other friendly countries. Ukrainians have been brave, resourceful, and relentless in defending themselves and in pushing back Putin’s slovenly fascist invaders.

Even Ukrainian grannies, famous for feeding poisoned pastries to Russian invaders, have no qualms about taking up arms.

So the next time you hear some Fox News zombie complain about aid to Ukraine, let them know that Ronald Reagan would be envious of how Joe Biden is owning the Evil Empire – and doing it on the cheap and without loss of US lives.

To be honest, we should be helping Ukraine because it’s simply the right thing to do. But if it makes Putin’s Russia think twice about other invasions in the future then all the better.

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The Future of Social Commerce: Shopping on Social Media

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, social media platforms are no longer just a means of communication and connection. They have transformed into powerful tools for businesses to engage with their audience and drive sales. Social commerce, the integration of shopping capabilities directly into social media platforms, is revolutionizing the way consumers shop and brands do business. In this blog post, we will explore the future of social commerce, its benefits, and how businesses can leverage this trend to stay ahead of the competition.

1. The Rise of Social Commerce

Social commerce is not a new concept, but its growth has accelerated significantly in recent years. With the increasing number of social media users and the growing popularity of e-commerce, it was only a matter of time before these two trends converged. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest,  have introduced features that allow users to shop directly from their apps, blurring the lines between social networking and online shopping.

Key Statistics:

According to eMarketer, social commerce sales in the U.S. are expected to reach $79.64 billion by 2025.

A survey by Global Web Index found that 37% of internet users have made a purchase through a social media platform.

2. Benefits of Social Commerce

A. Seamless Shopping Experience

One of the main advantages of social commerce is the seamless shopping experience it offers. Users can discover, browse, and purchase products without leaving the social media platform. This convenience reduces friction in the buying process and can lead to higher conversion rates.

B. Enhanced Engagement

Social media platforms are designed to foster engagement. By integrating shopping features, businesses can create interactive and immersive shopping experiences. Features like shoppable posts, live shopping events, and user-generated content can enhance engagement and drive sales.

C. Increased Reach and Visibility

Social media platforms have a vast and diverse user base. Leveraging social commerce allows businesses to reach a larger audience and increase their visibility. Additionally, social media algorithms often priorities content that generates high engagement, which can further boost a brand’s reach.

D. Data-Driven Insights

Social media platforms offer robust analytics tools that provide valuable insights into user behavior and preferences. Businesses can use this data to optimize their social commerce strategies, tailor their offerings, and create targeted marketing campaigns.

3. The Role of Influencers in Social Commerce

Influencer marketing plays a significant role in the success of social commerce’s. Influencers have built loyal followings and can drive authentic engagement and trust. Collaborating with influencers to promote products through shoppable posts or live streams can significantly boost sales and brand credibility.

The Future Trends in Social Commerce

As social commerce continues to evolve, several trends are shaping its future:

A. Live Shopping

Live shopping events, where influencers or brand representatives showcase products in real-time and interact with viewers, are gaining popularity. This trend combines the entertainment aspect of social media with the convenience of online shopping, creating a unique and engaging experience.

B. Augmented Reality (AR) Shopping

AR technology is transforming the way consumers shop on social media. AR features allow users to virtually try on products, such as clothing, accessories, or makeup, before making a purchase. This interactive experience can reduce the uncertainty associated with online shopping and increase conversion rates.

C. AI-Powered Personalization

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a crucial role in personalizing the shopping experience on social media. AI algorithms analyze user data to provide personalised product recommendations, tailored content, and targeted ads. This level of personalization enhances the user experience and drives sale. 

D. Integration of Social Commerce Across Multiple Platforms

As social commerce grows, we can expect to see deeper integration of shopping features across multiple social media platforms. Businesses will need to adopt a multi-channel approach to reach their audience wherever they are and provide a consistent shopping experience across all platforms.

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4. How Businesses Can Leverage Social Commerce

A. Optimize Your Social Media Profiles

Ensure that your social media profiles are optimized for social commerce. This includes adding shoppable tags to your posts, creating a seamless checkout process, and providing clear and compelling product descriptions.

B. Create Engaging Content

Content is king in the world of social commerce. Create high-quality, engaging content that showcases your products and resonates with your audience. Use a mix of formats, such as images, videos, stories, and live streams, to keep your content fresh and engaging.

C. Collaborate with Influencers

Partnering with influencers can amplify your social commerce efforts. Choose influencers whose audience aligns with your target market and whose values resonate with your brand. Collaborate on shoppable posts, live shopping events, and product reviews to drive sales and build trust.

D. Utilize Data Analytics

Leverage the analytics tools provided by social media platforms to gain insights into your audience’s behavior and preferences. Use this data to optimize your social strategy, refine your product offerings, and create targeted marketing campaigns.

E. Stay Updated with Trends

The social commerce landscape is constantly evolving. Stay updated with the latest trends and features introduced by social media platforms. Experiment with new formats and strategies to keep your social commerce efforts innovative and effective.

Conclusion

Social commerce is poised to be a game-changer in the world of online shopping. By integrating shopping capabilities directly into social media platforms, businesses can provide a seamless and engaging shopping experience for their customers. As the trend continues to grow, businesses that embrace social and stay ahead of the curve will be well-positioned to succeed in the digital marketplace.

To thrive in the future of social commerce, optimize your social media profiles, create engaging content, collaborate with influencers, utilize data analytics, and stay updated with the latest trends. By doing so, you can harness the power of social to drive sales, increase engagement, and build a loyal customer base.

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The Future of Work: Technology and Remote Collaboration

Introduction

The future of work is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements and the increasing popularity of remote collaboration. At TechtoIO, we delve into how these changes are shaping the workplace, impacting productivity, and altering traditional work paradigms. This blog post explores the key technologies enabling remote work and the benefits and challenges associated with this new way of working. Read to continue link

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By: Chandler Brotak, Isabel Arjmand, and Uri Bram Norman Borlaug, the “father of the green revolutio...

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Advancing technology for aquaculture

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Advancing technology for aquaculture

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aquaculture in the United States represents a $1.5 billion industry annually. Like land-based farming, shellfish aquaculture requires healthy seed production in order to maintain a sustainable industry. Aquaculture hatchery production of shellfish larvae — seeds — requires close monitoring to track mortality rates and assess health from the earliest stages of life. 

Careful observation is necessary to inform production scheduling, determine effects of naturally occurring harmful bacteria, and ensure sustainable seed production. This is an essential step for shellfish hatcheries but is currently a time-consuming manual process prone to human error. 

With funding from MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS), MIT Sea Grant is working with Associate Professor Otto Cordero of the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor Taskin Padir and Research Scientist Mark Zolotas at the Northeastern University Institute for Experiential Robotics, and others at the Aquaculture Research Corporation (ARC), and the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance, to advance technology for the aquaculture industry. Located on Cape Cod, ARC is a leading shellfish hatchery, farm, and wholesaler that plays a vital role in providing high-quality shellfish seed to local and regional growers.

Two MIT students have joined the effort this semester, working with Robert Vincent, MIT Sea Grant’s assistant director of advisory services, through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). 

First-year student Unyime Usua and sophomore Santiago Borrego are using microscopy images of shellfish seed from ARC to train machine learning algorithms that will help automate the identification and counting process. The resulting user-friendly image recognition tool aims to aid aquaculturists in differentiating and counting healthy, unhealthy, and dead shellfish larvae, improving accuracy and reducing time and effort.

Vincent explains that AI is a powerful tool for environmental science that enables researchers, industry, and resource managers to address challenges that have long been pinch points for accurate data collection, analysis, predictions, and streamlining processes. “Funding support from programs like J-WAFS enable us to tackle these problems head-on,” he says. 

ARC faces challenges with manually quantifying larvae classes, an important step in their seed production process. “When larvae are in their growing stages they are constantly being sized and counted,” explains Cheryl James, ARC larval/juvenile production manager. “This process is critical to encourage optimal growth and strengthen the population.” 

Developing an automated identification and counting system will help to improve this step in the production process with time and cost benefits. “This is not an easy task,” says Vincent, “but with the guidance of Dr. Zolotas at the Northeastern University Institute for Experiential Robotics and the work of the UROP students, we have made solid progress.” 

The UROP program benefits both researchers and students. Involving MIT UROP students in developing these types of systems provides insights into AI applications that they might not have considered, providing opportunities to explore, learn, and apply themselves while contributing to solving real challenges.

Borrego saw this project as an opportunity to apply what he’d learned in class 6.390 (Introduction to Machine Learning) to a real-world issue. “I was starting to form an idea of how computers can see images and extract information from them,” he says. “I wanted to keep exploring that.”

Usua decided to pursue the project because of the direct industry impacts it could have. “I’m pretty interested in seeing how we can utilize machine learning to make people’s lives easier. We are using AI to help biologists make this counting and identification process easier.” While Usua wasn’t familiar with aquaculture before starting this project, she explains, “Just hearing about the hatcheries that Dr. Vincent was telling us about, it was unfortunate that not a lot of people know what’s going on and the problems that they’re facing.”

On Cape Cod alone, aquaculture is an $18 million per year industry. But the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries estimates that hatcheries are only able to meet 70–80 percent of seed demand annually, which impacts local growers and economies. Through this project, the partners aim to develop technology that will increase seed production, advance industry capabilities, and help understand and improve the hatchery microbiome.

Borrego explains the initial challenge of having limited data to work with. “Starting out, we had to go through and label all of the data, but going through that process helped me learn a lot.” In true MIT fashion, he shares his takeaway from the project: “Try to get the best out of what you’re given with the data you have to work with. You’re going to have to adapt and change your strategies depending on what you have.”

Usua describes her experience going through the research process, communicating in a team, and deciding what approaches to take. “Research is a difficult and long process, but there is a lot to gain from it because it teaches you to look for things on your own and find your own solutions to problems.”

In addition to increasing seed production and reducing the human labor required in the hatchery process, the collaborators expect this project to contribute to cost savings and technology integration to support one of the most underserved industries in the United States. 

Borrego and Usua both plan to continue their work for a second semester with MIT Sea Grant. Borrego is interested in learning more about how technology can be used to protect the environment and wildlife. Usua says she hopes to explore more projects related to aquaculture. “It seems like there’s an infinite amount of ways to tackle these issues.”

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Revolutionizing Pipe Rehabilitation: Little P.Eng. Engineering's Mastery of CIPP Liner Design via Finite Element Method in Accordance with ASTM F1216

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Introduction: Traditional methods of pipeline repair and replacement often involve extensive excavation, leading to disruption of roads, landscapes, and utilities. In contrast, trenchless technologies such as CIPP offer a non-disruptive alternative, where a flexible liner is inserted into the existing pipe and cured in place, effectively creating a new pipe within the old one. Little P.Eng. Engineering has emerged as a pioneer in this field, employing advanced engineering techniques to enhance the efficacy of CIPP liner design.

Finite Element Method in CIPP Design: Central to Little P.Eng. Engineering's approach is the utilization of the Finite Element Method (FEM) in CIPP liner design. FEM allows for the accurate modeling and simulation of structural behavior under various loading conditions, enabling engineers to optimize the design for strength, flexibility, and durability. By simulating the interaction between the liner and the host pipe, potential issues such as wrinkling, ballooning, and stress concentrations can be identified and addressed prior to installation, ensuring a robust rehabilitation solution.

Adherence to ASTM F1216 Standards: In the realm of CIPP technology, adherence to industry standards is paramount to guaranteeing the quality and reliability of rehabilitated pipelines. ASTM F1216 provides comprehensive guidelines for the installation and testing of CIPP liners, covering aspects such as material properties, installation procedures, and quality control measures. Little P.Eng. Engineering's commitment to compliance with ASTM F1216 ensures that its CIPP designs meet the highest standards of performance and safety, instilling confidence in clients and regulatory bodies alike.

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running yourself into the ground because it "feels good" but actually because it secretly feels bad like a cheese grater against all the soft bits of your mind and running yourself into the ground specifically because it feels very bad and right now the roadrash will give some kind of visual effect to the rest of the experience of your suffering and running yourself into the ground because you were raised religious and/or with strict parents and now you feel like you need an excuse any time you burn out or else it's not burnout it's laziness and running yourself into the ground so you can be really sure it's actually depression and not just because you ate something suspicious

and running yourself into the ground because the back of your throat tastes like rotted fish and yet everybody wants you to get up and make a pretty dance about it and running yourself into the ground like a matchstick because if you're going to have to be here you want to blaze about it and running yourself into the ground like a darkened landing strip so the plane wheels spark up and your hometown finally disappears in the distance good fucking riddance

and running yourself into the ground because of some fucked up great-great-grandparent's hard work aesthetic and because you somehow owe it to your parents, who owed it to their own parents, because owing things is normal in your family, like love is a cost-value analysis and running yourself into the ground and getting up and pretending that, like, this isn't burning the candle at both ends. two days is plenty to get back into it.

you're not spiraling, you're just manifesting wealth and happiness. you're not spiraling, the radio in your chest just has low batteries. what do you mean that's the sound of distress. when they went out looking, they never found your pilot. you haven't been in this body for years now. you found yourself and put her into a box and then put her up on a shelf. she's still safe up there and she's still a kid.

running yourself into the ground and the constant knowledge: you don't even know where you're going and you don't like the experience. but where ever it is: you're not there yet.