CompactFlax
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- Comment on Do farts at least nominally increase the overall temperature of the room in which they are extruded? 6 hours ago:
But isn’t there some contribution from the delta in pressure?
- Comment on [deleted] 2 days 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 week 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 week 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 week 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 week ago:
“It went to the billionaires” is the short version.
- Comment on Where has the tax money "saved" in uk austerity gone? 1 week 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 week 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 week ago:
Because of Margaret Thatcher.
- Comment on Dairy farmers say worker shortage is threatening UK food security 1 week 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 2 weeks ago:
“Dependapotamus” and “dependa” should yield some results.
- Comment on what's the best material for wiping out a cast iron skillet? 2 weeks 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? 2 weeks 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. 4 weeks 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 5 weeks 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 ? 5 weeks 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.
- Comment on Are password managers secure to use? 5 weeks ago:
Risk assessment is a big part of this. Risk when reusing passwords is very high. Risk of forgetting passwords or using weaker/guessable passwords when they’re unique, is high. Password manager mitigates these risks. A good one will also bark at you when you try to use a password in a website that isn’t the one you saved it in (ie phishing warning)
The risk of your PW manager somehow leaking passwords is worth considering. So we ask: How are the passwords stored? Where are they stored? How are they accessed? Different tools work differently; some keep the storage local but others sync in the cloud. Local storage can also mean “in my Dropbox folder”. If it’s a secure format with a strong password (or perhaps Yubikey), that’s fine, but if it’s an excel sheet, you’re leaking to Dropbox. But is that really a problem for you? Think of the steps between an adversary and your password file.
1Password has some white papers published about how they secure the data you entrust them with.
It is my strong opinion, and that of most security experts, that using a password manager to create unique, long, and secure passwords is a lot better than the alternative. It’s usually the opinion that a password notebook in a reasonably secure location (in your desk at home) is better than recycling weak passwords.
- Comment on 'Our Hearts are Heavy, Yet Rejoicing': Pastor and Bible Teacher John MacArthur, 86, Passes 5 weeks ago:
Famous for his misogyny, anti-LGBTQ stance, and covid-19 denial. But he’s far from unique.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
It’s only weird if you keep shaving them for him. Open conversations like that are a sign of great communication and trust!
I know that removing pubes can have a health impact for vagina owners. I don’t know if that holds true for penis owners. That may be something to investigate and advise.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 1 month ago:
Hitting particularly cold water makes it even worse.
- Comment on Is possible to learn to swim, just by reading a lot about it? 1 month ago:
You can improve a skill by visualizing your performance of the skill.
But you need to have the experience beforehand to be able to understand what you’re visualizing.
So - absolutely not.
- Comment on Costco changed the bag to plastic!! 1 month ago:
How many of those cubes is it reasonable for someone to have?
- Comment on Why does everyone hate Income tax ? 1 month ago:
it depends
Jurisdiction is key, of course.
- Comment on Why does everyone hate Income tax ? 1 month ago:
Income taxes disproportionately impact lower earners. Someone earning minimum wage likely devotes the majority of their income to cost of living essentials. Conversely, someone earning 10x minimum wage will spend a much lower percentage.
The exclusion level generally is set quite a bit below minimum wages, and the a progressive tax doesn’t always fix that, as cost of living/inflation can outpace legislation very quickly.
The other reason that it’s not entirely fair is that the wealthy don’t earn a salary. They earn dividends and do all kinds of things to avoid having an income. Someone who pulls down $1 million in salary either needs an accountant or earns an additional 10x compensation via stock grants, dividends, etc., which are (in most jurisdictions) taxed very differently than income. In the USA, for example, the top tax bracket (federal) for income is 37%, whereas a stock grant held for 1 year after vesting would be taxed at no more than 20% (and I’m grossly oversimplifying).
- Comment on Why do so many homes in rural areas have a front yard full of junk? 1 month ago:
- It’s still in use, but perhaps seasonally or infrequently.
- It’s gonna get fixed just as soon as I have time.
- It’s got parts for the other one I have.
- Might be useful someday. It’s got parts, and the hardware store is 20 miles away.
- Scrap metal value.
- Redneck decor.
- Comment on In Canada, Nintendo is increasing the price of the original Nintendo Switch. 1 month ago:
It may be that value prop of 1 with OLED is higher than 2.
- Comment on Can an American go to Europe just for cheaper healthcare? 1 month ago:
That $300/visit doesn’t go to the dr before it passes through several layers of bureaucracy, each of which skims their fee.
- Comment on If you can't make it yourself, store bought is fine 2 months 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 2 months 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? 2 months ago:
Community gardens and Internet cooperative are the operating phrases you’re searching for