CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on What I Learned From My Days in Russia: Silicon Valley Needs to Start Speaking Out About Trump 2 days ago:
With money comes comfort. With comfort comes complacency. Panem et circem.
- Comment on If A.I. is so fast and efficient, and CEOs are paid so much, why not replace CEOs with A.I.? 3 days ago:
It doesn’t matter, so … the CEO is perfect application!
- Comment on Electron apps are causing system-wide lag on MacOs Tahoe 3 days ago:
Indeed! It must be a lot of lag to notice a difference.
- Comment on What are You Working on Wednesday 3 days ago:
Fucking GRC bullshit. One step away from being a shell script.
- Comment on Ah yes that's my bad 6 days ago:
Dates are always a bit of fun with computers but i thought AI would be able to replace the senior developer who knows how to handle dates? Evidently not. Have I been mislead by tech leaders?
- Comment on whatever happened to in-store coffee grinders? 6 days ago:
I suspect you are right right in mentioning single serve waste producing machines.
I think there has been a greater split between those who tolerate crappy coffee and those who don’t - the crappy coffee people have moved to the expensive single serve machines, and the people who are picky grind at home (and probably also don’t buy at the grocery store). The rest evidently use pre-ground.
The gap between commodity coffee and snobby coffee has grown, and the availability of snobby coffee has grown between the multitude of roasters and online shopping. If it’s, say, $10 for a bag of premium coffee beans that’s of unknown age (at least 2 months) and lists only “south American” as its origin, or $15 for a bag of 3 day old locally roasted beans from a specific farm in Colombia, I’d go for the latter. I think my prices are a good 10 years old, but let’s just use it as an example.
Ironically the k-cups are quite a bit more expensive than that.
The in store grinders are still around in some stores.
- Comment on How could I order a package without my parents finding it? 1 week ago:
Are you aware of the difference in mains voltage between Ireland and USA?
- Comment on proof of wormholes 1 week ago:
Direct from Wikipedia
Paracetamol was first made in 1878 by Harmon Northrop Morse or possibly in 1852 by Charles Frédéric Gerhardt.
The left has misinformation too. Science is on our side; there’s no reason to propagate this shit.
- Comment on How Nissan leveraged its driver assist to cut traffic jams 2 weeks ago:
Just one more lane bro. It’ll fix it this time.
- Comment on Hmm this "unisex" bathroom seems biased... 2 weeks ago:
Because splashback.
- Comment on Not trying to disparage first responders on 911. Why aren't nurses included with fire and police departments? Did we not take care of people on the backend of the rescuing? 3 weeks ago:
Fire and police tend to be male dominated professions.
Nursing is a female dominated profession.
- Comment on What is it called when you believe the U.S. political parties shouldn’t exist? 3 weeks ago:
Political parties coalesce in a representative government anyways. “Hey Sally, can you support my bill to buy flowers for the White House, and I’ll support your bill to buy guns for the army”
- Comment on Aged like milk 3 weeks ago:
Indeed. The USA is fairly unique in its gun culture - and violence. Far too casual. A .22 can kill a person, and there’s people driving kids to sports practice with 9mm and larger strapped to their bodies.
- Comment on Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company? 5 weeks ago:
That’s why trucks are required to have mud flaps.
- Comment on Do farts at least nominally increase the overall temperature of the room in which they are extruded? 5 weeks ago:
But isn’t there some contribution from the delta in pressure?
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Your ex needs a suite. Don’t do it.
- Comment on How come glasses for hyperopia/farsightedness (reading glasses) are there on the shelves, but glasses for myopia require a prescription? 1 month ago:
This is the thing; you can get gas station glasses and you’ll do ok, but nothing like having it dialled in professionally. Besides the risk of developing eye disease and not having it discovered early because no eye exams.
- Comment on Where has the tax money "saved" in uk austerity gone? 1 month ago:
Nice write up. @LadyButterfly@reddthat.com
- Comment on AI experts return from China stunned: The U.S. grid is so weak, the race may already be over 1 month ago:
China decided to end their dependence on foreign fossil fuels.
The USA decided to double down on oil.
- Comment on Where has the tax money "saved" in uk austerity gone? 1 month ago:
“It went to the billionaires” is the short version.
- Comment on Where has the tax money "saved" in uk austerity gone? 1 month ago:
Income tax rates go up like this (purely example) 0-20000 - 10% 20-40000 - 15 40-80000 - 20 80-100000 - 30 100-150000 - 40 150000+ 45%
If you make 75000 in this example, you’re taxed 10% on the first 20k, then 15% on the next 20k, then 20% on the remaining 15k, so 2000 + 3000 + 4500.
Lowering the top rate of income tax means that the people who earn more than whatever the limit is (150k in this example) pay less tax. Generally, the consensus is that the rates should shift to the higher income rather than the other way around.
Quantitative easing is the government buying up bonds to support their value. If everyone stops paying their mortgage, the economy tanks because the bonds that represent those mortgages go to zero. If the government promises to buy some them in spite of the zero value, the value is propped up. The people who benefit, by and large, are capitalists (those who make their money from already having lots of money ie wealthy). But it makes the cost of loaning money lower, so it becomes easier to get a loan, which combined with limited housing leads to an increase in sale prices of houses.
- Comment on Where has the tax money "saved" in uk austerity gone? 1 month ago:
The money went to the budget deficit. Typically, a government takes on an amount of debt to effectively pay for today’s problems with tomorrow’s (devalued via inflation) currency, assuming that their interest rates are less than the rate of inflation. Austerity measures are designed to catch up on the repayment of the debt.
The austerity measures disproportionately impacted the poorest households, while the wealthiest bore a much smaller burden. Spending cuts impacted the social security and public services the poor households rely on. The top rate of income tax was reduced, which left more money for the richest households. Quantitative easing shoved money into the financial system, which made loans easier to come by, which drove up prices of assets such as homes, which made those who owned them wealthier while those who didn’t own property are now unable to buy.
The UK can pay someone to make sure that farm shops have slate roofs, and an inspector to ensure 16 mile radius goods sold there, but won’t fund social housing or medical care. The rich get what they want, and the poor get fucked.
- Comment on Chinese firm a leading contender to buy Thames Water, reports say 1 month ago:
Because of Margaret Thatcher.
- Comment on Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security 1 month ago:
Are they complaining they can’t find people to work a split shift, milking and feeding? Automated milking parlours are a thing. Automated feed, water. Just check on them daily.
But nobody wants a zero hour contract with an average of 1hr a day to do that, so is that what they’re complaining about?
- Comment on Shamelessly stolen from Reddit 1 month ago:
“Dependapotamus” and “dependa” should yield some results.
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 1 month ago:
I run my mortar and pestle through the dishwasher. It’s glazed stoneware, and is virtually non porous. Molcajete are an exception, but there’s not much good to be gained by having old spice and herb residue in cooking gear.
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 1 month ago:
Soap and water. It’s cast iron, not silk.
- Comment on You don’t see articles like this about moms with three two jobs who still manage to take care of their kids. 2 months ago:
If you’re in a position to walk away from almost anything you are doing at work and have someone else do it instead, and you’re still paid, it’s not work. If you are in this position, have family, and work 7 days a week, you have a self-regulation problem. See a fucking therapist.
- Comment on we must protect them from exotics 2 months ago:
I love spending time in my garden watching the butterflies and bees, but gosh the mosquitoes are terrible, better spray them with a residual effect insecticide.
what happened to the birds and butterflies and bees?
- Comment on Does farting make you lighter or heavier ? 2 months ago:
A balloon full of helium has more mass than a balloon without helium, but less weight en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_versus_weight.
Methane weighs more than nitrogen (70% of atmosphere); you lose weight and mass. Molar mass of nitrogen 7; methane 16.