FuglyDuck
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- Comment on Is it weird to show your son how to shave his pubes if he asked? 23 hours ago:
I feel like it’s weird to talk about kids learning hygiene or bathing or grooming at work is weird.
But super important to actually teach your kid- and id put this in that category.
- Comment on Our dancers have infinite curves 2 days ago:
or rather, a half a one.
- Comment on Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say 2 days ago:
What you might deal with is heat soak if the fans can’t move enough air over the condenser core. But modern vehicles are immensely more efficient than even 10 year old vehicles.
You’re point?
They’re not designed to idle for extended periods, and doing so puts strain on the systems. that the cars are “more efficient” doesn’t change that.
the AC compressor isn’t a significant load, no. But it’ expects a certain engine RPM coming into it, and it’s designed at that. It’s significantly less when the engine is idling because that’s below it’s designed range. There’s a reason the manufacturers tell you not to idle your car for extended periods (mine says more than 10 minutes, my last one said 5.) and this is part of it.
the increase in RPM modern cars do isn’t for the AC system. it’s to keep the engine from stalling and running smoothly… the compressor is still not designed to operate at that RPM.
- Comment on Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say 2 days ago:
However, disagree with the statement that a climate control system is not meant to be operated while idle. That is an old myth that I expect came from back when there was fewer electrical components in the car so not turning the ac /off/ before turning the vehicle off would risk damaging the cars electrical.
that’s not actually a myth. The car is functionally not designed to be left on idle for extended periods. (Note, I’m saying extended periods. Warming/cooling your car at idle is normal. idling at a stop light is normal. Five minutes while waiting to pick some one up is normal. Leaving it to stay cool for 2 hours is outside that design window.)
When an engine is idling, it’s turning at a lower RPM than when moving. of particular note here is that the alternator and AC compressor are both driven by the serpetine belt directly connected to the crankshaft. The lower RPM makes both less efficient. For the compressor, what this means is that the AC system is turning more slowly than it normally would, reducing the total amount of cooling. For the alternator; it produces less electricity and may cause the battery to be discharging. Depends on some things, including how hard the AC is having to work, etc.
Further, because the car is not moving, there is less air moving around the engine compartment (or wherever the radiator for the engine and the AC is located.) This equates to higher operating temperatures for the engine, as well as yet more reduced ability for the AC system to remove excess heat from the cabin.
just because an AC can be run at idle for extended periods doesn’t mean it’s designed to, and doing so, especially on old or poorly maintained systems, in excessive heat, is likely to cause it to crap out where it wouldn’t have normally. Is it a particularly high probability? Not really. Is it still too high considering it’s a life-safety system? fucking absolutely.
- Comment on Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say 2 days ago:
wait… the staff NEW?
Fuck them too.
- Comment on Baby dies after California mom leaves him in car to get lip filler on 101-degree day, police say 2 days ago:
And that assumes the AC didn’t crap out earlier because it was left idling in ridiculous heat. The system is not designed to be idled that long, and the cooling systems assume the car is moving for most of the time it’s on. (Both the engine and the cabin ac here.)
Even if the car didn’t turn off automatically, it’s still dangerous and in the “extremely stupid” degrees of negligence.
- Comment on call of the void 2 days ago:
Lol. Ancient Atlantean Curse: May you have the dystopia you create.
- Comment on My spoon is too big. 3 days ago:
Maybe if the spoon is ferromagnetic?
- Comment on Shame 🔔 3 days ago:
dude needs his protein, after all. he’s bulking!
- Comment on Biomimicry 4 days ago:
Sorry, this might freak you out
But those fuckers are freaking huge. Image
- Comment on Call Before You Dig 5 days ago:
They’re supposed to.
It’s all part of the service, right? Also losing internet could be dangerous in the same way a landline phone cable is. (Ie preventing someone with VOIP phone service from calling for help.)
It can also cause harm for people who work from home, etc.
- Comment on (Not so)Smartphone 6 days ago:
Because apple only maintains phones on an individual level?
And probably literally everyone who writes apps for iOS, as they would now need to account for everyone’s potential behavior.
It’s not “only”. Especially if you had to account for every possible variation in hardware. It’s more complexity and that means more opportunity for bugs.
- Comment on (Not so)Smartphone 1 week ago:
Because everyone always goes out and gets the new phone?
Yes. It’s an issue.
- Comment on (Not so)Smartphone 1 week ago:
Ironically, the reason she can’t is because it’s a physical switch.
If she turned it off for you , then the physical indicator on the switch would be wrong, but she has no ability to move the switch.
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 1 week ago:
Tan dirt.
So it works. Maybe. Try squinting at it.
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 1 week ago:
Nature’s sunscreen!
- Comment on Do the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few? 1 week ago:
First… yes, as far as it goes. That said there’s some problems with it on the whole.
Keep in mind, this is a thought terminating cliche saying by Vulcans to explain “the logic” of self sacrifice.
The thing about logic is it can be used to justify all sorts of horrific things. (For example, the us nuking of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)
It’s also important to note that, in general, I don’t really disagree with it here. That doesn’t make it any less of a cliche or problematic when applied to things like social policy.
Consider Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Some needs are themselves more weighty than others.
that guy’s need to get to work on time doesn’t outweigh my need to dress safely, even if there’s a dozen of them behind me- and never will.
Similarly, if the needs of the many (say, to feel safe) are juxtaposed against the few, whose need is to stay alive…. The needs of the few outweigh the many. One might say “but that doesn’t happen”… but we do. All the time.
Right now, the most extreme example are all the people that defend Israel’s right to genocide by insisting that Israel has a right to defend itself.
That said. Billionaires don’t need to make money. And they don’t even need to exist, for that matter.
- Comment on Biomimicry 1 week ago:
the various common names of birds have convinced me that ornithologists are mostly horny perverts that have spent too much time alone in the woods.
- Comment on Biomimicry 1 week ago:
- Comment on Biomimicry 1 week ago:
And not even like…“but cuter!”. Japan has some insanely cute critters.
- Comment on garbage garbage garbage 1 week ago:
“The in-transit snacks leave something to be desired” -LadyGull
- Comment on How differently would have information technology developed if most of the world were under authoritarian regimes instead of liberal democracies? Would encryption have been more restricted? 1 week ago:
For the record, the Arab world wasn’t always anti-science. It was religion that got them there.
Not all authoritarian regimes are anti-science. Some would be very interested in things for domestic use, it might be slower, and such, though.
- Comment on Does vibe coding sort of work at all? 1 week ago:
On a general note: IQ means nothing. I mean a lot of IQ tests use pattern recognition tasks that can be helpful but still, having a high IQ says nothing about you ability as developer
to put this another way… expertise is superior to intelligence. Unfortunately we have this habit of conflating the two. intelligent people some times do some incredibly stupid things because they lack the experience to understand why something is stupid.
Being a skilled doctor or surgeon doesn’t make you skilled at governance. two different skillsets.
- Comment on Doctor Rockso 1 week ago:
I also learned that Freud had an interesting obsession with his mom’s tits.
- Comment on Why do people especially men care if someone forgives a cheating partner 1 week ago:
Studies clearly show that a person who has cheated once is 3-10 times more likely to cheat again. It depends on the study, but the most generous 3x in the next five years.
- Comment on Why do people especially men care if someone forgives a cheating partner 1 week ago:
So, as someone who’s been cheated on… I can say with certainty that I would never be able to be intimate or vulnerable with my ex. I’m not talking about sex. I’m talking about actual intimacy. It takes trust, and that trust has been broken.
I wouldn’t give an absolute “don’t do it” because everyone is different and every relationship is unique, and I certainly wouldn’t chime in without being asked, but I doubt very much the relationship you have now will ever be what you had before.
It doesn’t really matter what you do, or how you’ve changed. The thoughts will still be there, insidiously causing doubt.
- Comment on When voting for judges in elections, how are you supposed to know which are good? (Since none of them publicly express their political opinions, judges are *supposed* to be neutral) 1 week ago:
Technically, you can give your senator some input and tell them how to vote. They can also call in witnesses and get commentary.
The point about scotus being appointed is that it’s still a political process, they’re still doing politics.
- Comment on When voting for judges in elections, how are you supposed to know which are good? (Since none of them publicly express their political opinions, judges are *supposed* to be neutral) 2 weeks ago:
So, you can see how they’ve made rulings on various topics. All of that is public record.
What really happens is people make lists and say “we like this judge” for various interests, or like news agencies might give an overview of what they found on rulings, etc.
- Comment on To what extent has Smartphones replaced Computers? Has Smartphones replaced Computers for you or people you know? Will Phones and Computers eventually merge into one device? 2 weeks ago:
Most AR systems aren’t going to be comfortable enough for, say, data entry jobs, mind. VR has come along way (anyone remember virtual boy?) but it does get taxing.
Depending on implementation, it’s also going to potentially have problems with shitty display quality, power/battery life, heat, etc.
You could also use a portable projector for a display. A smart phone is optimized for being a smart phone, though, and a desktop workstation is optimized for that.
Where AR tech is going to be useful is more for things like overlaying directions or providing virtual signage, or stuff. But that’s going to require some new form of UX design that’s optimized for that.
Also, for the record, the google glass headset sucked. Its display was like staring at whatever people did for power point slides in the 80’s. (I’m not that old, someone else is gonna have to chime in.)
- Comment on [US] How do I find and vote for primaries and local positions in my state? 2 weeks ago:
It really is, yes.
We should protect them at all costs.
