CompactFlax

@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I was a bit of not interested and not educated enough to know what a NDRI was while I was on it but it does make sense for ADHD and Depression symptoms.

  The withdrawal from Wellbutrin was bad. I got brain zaps if I was 1hr late taking it; tapering and cessation was miserable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do some fragance reppel bugs⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They don’t work that effectively. They make you smell like poison to mosquitoes.

  DEET scrambles their senses so you disappear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨In this day and age is it possible to create a commune? With majority of vegetables coming from one acre and all put in to get wifi to our subdivision? So the bill is not that high?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Community gardens and Internet cooperative are the operating phrases you’re searching for

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Canadian city calls for emergency help following record high-traffic fatalities. Last year, pedestrian deaths increased by 225 per cent⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Step one: build rapidly, with little more than token acknowledgment that there is an alternative to cars for transportation.

  Step two: act shocked and surprised when cars (trucks, really) travel at high rate of speed through the streets (that are designed to move traffic around quickly) and kill pedestrians and cyclists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do fancy cars look fancy and cheap cars don't? Can't you just slap a Lamborghini-style chassis onto a lawnmower engine if you want?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for including the 2000 Corolla. I forget how big they’ve gotten.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do fancy cars look fancy and cheap cars don't? Can't you just slap a Lamborghini-style chassis onto a lawnmower engine if you want?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Look at the 1950 American cars.

  One reason for the perception that cars look fancy or not is that you become accustomed to a design when you see it all the time.

  Supercars are wildly impractical, and slapping that body on a Corolla chassis would make a Corolla that only seats 2 and has no space for bags, but somehow takes up a lot more space than a Corolla. Also, downforce is bad for fuel efficiency.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you charge an electric car without a credit card?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve never paid with a credit card to charge my car. At home, overnight, is all I’ve needed.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I just lie on job applications and say I have a college degree?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Personally, I was hired on the recommendation of friends, and more lately had a manager who looked past it and saw my experience.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Should I just lie on job applications and say I have a college degree?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  HR screening dumps resumes without a school unfortunately.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This fell off my car, can I just rip it off and not care?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not critical, but it keeps things clean, keeps salt/snow off in winter, and contributes to fuel economy and ride quality.

  Stretching an oil change is a bigger concern, especially if the oil change interval is a long one. Learn to do it yourself, it’s really simple and depending on the car you may be able to do it without ramps or a jack if you’re creative in parking eg over a dip or one wheel (securely) on a curb. Ensure you don’t spill oil into a drain.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can deliberate noise harassment still be a crime if it's done every day from 7:30 AM till 10:30-11:30 PM?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Somehow I read it as your brother having schizophrenia and got really confused.

  Continue to involve authorities, but u fortunately mental health funding keeps getting slashed. There may be a social worker centre you could reach out to for more information.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨'King of the Hill' Voice Actor Jonathan Joss Fatally Shot in Texas⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I thought I just read about King of the Hill. discuss.tchncs.de/post/37633255

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Windows 11 Start Menu Revealed as Resource-Heavy React Native App, Sparks Performance Concerns⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I wonder if the new right-click menu is also part of this “improvement”, because it too is slow. Actually, a lot of stuff that used to be really fast in Explorer is now not nearly as fast.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨WHERE ARE MY PRECISION SCREWDRIVERS⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If it needs to be tight, Robertson or Torx is the only way. The benefit of Robertson over Torx is that it is pretty much immediately clear if the bit fits properly or not. I have stripped too many Torx that were in a place that required a human with an extra elbow and a second wrist to reach, that I thought were t20 but were t25, for example. I keep thinking I’ve learned my lesson.

  I keep meaning to buy sets of Phillips, Pozi, and JIS, but never manage to time a stripped screw with a sale.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  JK Rowling is a piece of shit, but these actors are kids. Let’s keep that in mind.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Or slinky catsuits. I bet they’re comfy, if perhaps stinky with the polyester/elastane combo. I remember reading that the TNG outfits were not at all comfortable, but that was 1980s tech. We have lululemon now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Microsoft is putting AI actions into the Windows File Explorer⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because explorer is already so performant in windows 10+.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The AI Hiring Pause Is Officially Here⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  After they laid off the senior people a couple years ago, AI’s terrible ideas are indistinguishable from the terrible ideas their junior senior PMs come up with. That, and MS is trying very, very hard to make AI a thing, because they totally missed mobile, invested insane amounts into OpenAI, and don’t have any other ideas.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are some examples of series that only have a good first season, and should be dropped after that?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Weeds

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨House to be demolished after 'binding and final' court ruling finds roof is 36 centimetres too high⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In 2014, a German pensioner was ordered to take down her home because it had been built in 1939 without planning permission, due to the chaos of the Second World War breaking out.

  This is some level of stupid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why is coal and fossil fuels still used?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I recently set up some solar panels. Turned them on very close to noon. Well, look at that! So much power! Four hours later, i was getting 10 percent of that number.

  I know that solar power levels change throughout the day. But when it’s put into concrete terms like “I can run my refrigerator on this … oh, only for 2 hours a day” it helped me really understand.

  So to answer your question - we use fossil fuels in the grid to as a disposable battery to handle changes in demand and times when renewables aren’t available.

  As for EVs - many train routes aren’t electrified. EV trucks are impractical for long-haul, and the infrastructure is nowhere to be seen. Even in EV friendly areas, it’s hard to find a charger that is easy to reach with a heavy-haul truck. That’s before we talk about whether there’s trucks to drive, and the cost of the truck. For individuals, an EV is simply beyond the finances of many people. Road trips are an edge case, but some people travel a lot for work and can’t afford to stop every 3 hrs for 30-60 min, if the charger is available, and twice as often in winter.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If it's good enough to keep your house warm, it's good enough to keep your insides warm⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Ugh, I resemble this comment. I need to wear more PPE around the house.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Seriously Jesus, who was doing that for that to be added 😭⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Milk-braised veal is a thing; perhaps it is tasty.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Duolingo said it just doubled its language courses thanks to AI⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I am not a biscuit.

  The owl has a menu. I do not have a menu.

  How much worse can it get?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It can be disabled.

  You need the PIN.

  You’ll also need to leave the Apple Family.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you hate French people too? If so, why?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Cheese-eating surrender-monkeys, the lot of them!

  But don’t impugn Captain Picard.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Even his doctors are full of it⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There’s no way he’s 100kg.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The 1 year chart puts it in perspective. DJIA 1 year chart

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do people really think setting up domestic manufacturing in the USA is easy?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In both scenarios the profit margin is removed, or the customers are bearing the significant increase in cost. Hence the recession - the stock market plummets or inflation goes up. Or both.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We should talk more about air-conditioning⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Sure, let’s just gloss over the cost of heating - which relies heavily on fossil fuels or smog-producing fuels, or both.

  Datacentre thermal management (especially for AI)isn’t even in the same ballpark as cooling for homes. One produces pretty charts for management, the other keeps people alive.