CompactFlax
@CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
- Comment on What does everyone think of the economic outlook for the next year? 10 hours ago:
Foods that need fertilizer, eat fertilized crops, or are transported.
- Comment on What does everyone think of the economic outlook for the next year? 14 hours ago:
I’m pretty gloomy based on
- Pax Americana destabilizing/collapsing; wouldn’t be surprised to see some minor parties make a move
- Hormuz will remain closed, because USA is anti-diplomatic and Iran has nothing to lose
- AI spending will continue, but the money will start to need to be real, and the firings will continue until AI wins
- El Niño will further disrupt food security
- global warming will disrupt everything
- Comment on Lights at police centre to cost 'disturbing' £500k to replace 1 day ago:
Lighting systems are expensive, and if they’re done properly they will add to the building and last a long time.
A report said the lighting system at the centre, which was built 15 years ago, had cost £6.4m and was, according to architects, hard to maintain due to the redundancy of the fittings and the unavailability of parts.
15 years isn’t a long time, though. The original planners are the ones who ought to be roasted.
- Comment on Personal trainer wins £150k payout after driving from Germany for a meeting – only for her boss not to show 1 day ago:
Doesn’t seem to me to be enough. The dickhead manager was supported by multiple levels of management over years of harassment and I wonder how much wasn’t reported and documented.
- Comment on UK judge’s decision not to jail boys for rape like a ‘rock in my face’, says victim, 16 3 days ago:
the first 15-year-old had been diagnosed with ADHD as well as anxiety, the second 15-year-old had an IQ in the “bottom 1% of his contemporaries” and had also been diagnosed with ADHD
A lot of people have ADHD and don’t lure and rape girls. This occurred with twice with two victims. Premeditated. They entered another guilty plea.
I believe prison could have very negative effects on these boys, but this does seem too lenient.
- Comment on Meta is rapidly reorganizing its workers’ jobs around AI: ‘Transfers aren’t optional’ 1 week ago:
I was recently reminded that the advances at PARC and Bell Labs weren’t directed from the top down - they were simply smart people given the job of “build something neat”.
Top down, forceful R&D is probably not going to be terrifically successful.
- Comment on Time for a bit of medical education 1 week ago:
I don’t think it’s that deep. “I feel ill. Give me pill” and the doctor give something that cures syphilis, so it must be good.
- Comment on Time for a bit of medical education 1 week ago:
You’ll note that the common cold, norovirus, and influenza aren’t listed. Don’t ask for antibiotics.
- Comment on Liquidated waste management company in Hampshire fined £1 after worker crushed by 15-tonne excavator 1 week ago:
Fine the shareholders proportionate to their ownership
- Comment on A woman has been ordered to remove a gorilla statue from the front of her house in Wakefield or face a fine. 1 week ago:
Austerity is slashing NHS but leaving these NIMBY enforcers employed.
- Comment on UK saves 'millions' of pounds by ditching Palantir for refugee system 1 week ago:
They say it’s complex but I’m not so sure I agree.
It’s not “simple”, but it sounds like a pretty straightforward offer UI, Request UI, and backend SQL.
Palantir is just another data platform. It’s sold as some kind of magic, but it’s just data processing.
- Comment on UK firefighters called to one lithium-ion battery fire every five hours 2 weeks ago:
There’s a terrible influx of badly made cells and battery packs of all shapes it seems. There needs to be more regulation.
- Comment on We're so back 2 weeks ago:
Covid spread easily; I don’t think hantavirus is as easy to spread. However, it’s much more deadly and can be dormant for 60 days, spreading itself.
- Comment on Wife changing money 4 weeks ago:
I fail to see the difference between “I have some special numbers” and “I have this special metal” and either way the value swings in comparison to other things. The special numbers are certainly more portable but as a revolutionary “not a fiat currency” it’s a bit of a stretch, no?
- Comment on UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows 4 weeks ago:
*should only
They let you order it raw if you want! Freedumb! Meanwhile there’s old meat residue on the walls and ceiling covered in flies in the processing plant. (The article is about cured meats but just work with me here).
- Comment on UK looked at ways to ‘open doors’ to US chlorinated chicken, FoI request shows 4 weeks ago:
There are concerns that chlorine may compensate or mask poorer hygiene and animal welfare standards earlier in the food chain.
That’s exactly the problem.
That, and British people need British farmers to stay solvent; Americans dumping chicken on the market doesn’t help with that.
- Comment on Is there a website or youtube channel that does stuff so you can learn something everyday? Like an IWTL website or channel? 4 weeks ago:
Wikipedia article of the day.
It’s seriously difficult to come up with quality content on a daily basis.
- Comment on Window alignment 4 weeks ago:
Looks like a dynasty of master trolls who were also masons.
But I wonder if there’s a better reason
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 5 weeks ago:
While the mineral issues are a concern, for most people it’s overcome with a decent diet. I’m not sure that those remineralizers do an awful lot. But I don’t leave water standing eg in kettle!
- Comment on How do I drink more water? 5 weeks ago:
My water intake is pretty high, but it does vary seasonally - in summer, I’ll go through 5L easily. I think that most people could stand to increase their water intake, and reports of hyper hydration are overstated.
- Learn to just drink a whole cup at once. Then do that on a schedule.
- I don’t want to recommend bottled water because it’s environmentally reprehensible, but find a way to make water taste neutral. Part of that, though, is just getting used to it.
- building on that taste thing - it’s probably better for the long term to get used to it than to always add flavor.
- Find out if you like it better warm or cold. A lot of people insist on cold water, but I don’t like cold water. It takes too long to drink without a brain freeze effect, unless I want something specifically to cool me down, which is infrequent.
- Comment on Is there a split ergonomic keyboard that has dedicated arrow keys and a full row of function keys? 5 weeks ago:
Kinesis freestyle has f1-f12. But no fancy firmware with layers and stuff.
- Comment on Why would anyone doordash food from a place that already does delivery? 5 weeks ago:
I refuse to use these services because they stiff the restaurant and delivery person and charge me an extra fee. I either go out or cook at home. But I know that’s not always for everyone.
- Comment on 3.9% APR 5 weeks ago:
I wonder the same thing about today’s small Fiat crossovers without any identifiable redeeming qualities.
- Comment on How do I remove bird poop from cement and/or metal surfaces? 5 weeks ago:
Hormuz is closed. Back to guano!
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 5 weeks ago:
If your grill is wet while you’re cooking, it’s not a grill.
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 5 weeks ago:
OP calling the BBQ lid a cover is like calling the roof of a car a cover.
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 5 weeks ago:
Every use, unless you live in a desert.
- Comment on should the BBQ cover be put back on after every use ... or just once at the end of BBQ season 5 weeks ago:
The bbq lid is not a cover, it is part of the cooking apparatus.
- Comment on If you think you look cool in your pickup truck or ford mustang just look at this guy 5 weeks ago:
One way I’ve heard to become a millionaire is to be a multimillionaire and meet a horse girl.
- Comment on If you think you look cool in your pickup truck or ford mustang just look at this guy 5 weeks ago:
You’ll attract horse girls and remain poor for life. Holy fuck are horses a money suck.