Can the tiny house movement end homelessness?

[nitro]

Clickbait title: there's no mention of said car in the entire video, the thumbnail isn't even from the video itself.

Yeah that was weird in the video. But it is a great video nonetheless.

I also chuckled at "we will never run out" (of thorium). Because of course, once we get a dramatically lower cost for energy, we'll find ways to skyrocket our consumption accordingly into a new equilibrium (just look at computer processing power or data storage capacity).

No you are only adding one side of the equation. How about, once we get a dramatic lower cost of energy, it will be trivial to go into space and mine meteors and comets for untold wealth in commodities, energy related or otherwise.

Fossil fuels are a bootstrap because Chemistry is easier than High Energy Physics to tame controlled reactions.

 

[marketsurfer]

Now all I need is an immigrant visa (the current political climate must make this pretty easy, huh...) and a huge renovation budget that'll nullify the apparent savings.

Go for the EB5! Those things are practically funding the explosive growth along the coast in deep south FLA.
surf

 

[VPhantom]

No you are only adding one side of the equation. How about, once we get a dramatic lower cost of energy, it will be trivial to go into space and mine meteors and comets for untold wealth in commodities, energy related or otherwise.

That's exactly what I'm saying: that supply of thorium would last 1000 years at our current rate of consumption, which would quickly adapt to the much cheaper and abundant supply, making it false.

Go for the EB5!

Yeah, I'm not going to be creating 10 full-time jobs anytime soon.

 

[marketsurfer]

That's exactly what I'm saying: that supply of thorium would last 1000 years at our current rate of consumption, which would quickly adapt to the much cheaper and abundant supply, making it false.



Yeah, I'm not going to be creating 10 full-time jobs anytime soon.

You just need to invest into a project that employs people-- it was $500,000 when i was involved.

 

[OddTrader]

Mediterranean girls. I don't want to be accused of being prejudiced

Definitely helpful!

 

[murray t turtle]

I love it.

Tiny Houses for the Masses: 84 Lumber Launches Packages Starting at $7K

"If you thought the tiny house movement was just a fad, think again. 84 Lumber, a major national retailer of building materials and services, just launched a series of tiny houses, available in flexible packages targeting anyone who might be interested in this lifestyle. In other words, 84 Lumber is out to make tiny house living as accessible as possible, whether the customer is serious DIY-er or somehow who just wants a fast, easy turnkey micro home...."

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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/09/tiny...-lumber-launches-packages-starting-at-7k.html

NO; but every little bit helps.

 

[Humpy]

I remember I saw a documentary on housing for the very poor, perhaps in India. They had cleverly converted old shipping containers. Looked quite cosey.

 

[nitro]

I remember I saw a documentary on housing for the very poor, perhaps in India. They had cleverly converted old shipping containers. Looked quite cosey.

24 Breathtaking Homes Made from.. $1800 Shipping Containers

http://organics.org/24-breathtaking-homes-made-from-1800-dollar-shipping-containers/

 

[nitro]

Perfect. Although the house inside the container is weird.

 

[tradelosses]

tiny homes for homeless..yeah they are called cardboard boxes