zxqwas
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- Comment on If president abductions are something that can apparently just happen how come Putin or Kim Jong Un aren't in some foreign prison right now? 3 hours ago:
It looked easy but It’s ludicrously difficult to do. Russia tried something similar in Ukraine and got bogged down in a war they still have not got out of.
The fact that it worked and did not turn into another black hawk down scenario is like you say months of preparing, someone on the inside high enough to have information and dislike Maduro enough and a good batch of luck.
- Comment on Is there anything of any interests for the tech bros in Greenland? 6 hours ago:
Europe would not be able to help much even with greenland under control. The US navy is much stronger and a lot of Europe’s navy is tailored for coastal defense.
The reason why I think he would not invade canada (or greenland) is that NATO would effectively dissolve which would be good for China.
- Comment on Let them fight 1 day ago:
It makes you more inclined to eat more calories than you need.
- Comment on Is there anything of any interests for the tech bros in Greenland? 1 day ago:
Possibly natural resources.
Place to put ports or airbases. Though they can do that if they ask Denmark nicely, and they have an airbase there called Thule or something iirc.
- Comment on Are hierarchies inherently bad in all aspects? or are there domains where heirarchies are good to have? 3 days ago:
I think the devil is in the details.
How accountable are the top? What incentives do they have when they make decisions?
What alternatives exist that is better without becoming byzantine in their implementation?
- Comment on Anyone in the US also feeling extra suicidal after hearing the news today? 3 days ago:
I have only talked to one Venezuelan, she is not going to miss Maduro.
Still something very dubious to do that they did not do because of the plight of the Venezuelan people.
I hope (but don’t really expect) that the Trump admin figured out approximately what will happen after he is gone. A decade of civil war or cartels dividing up the country won’t make anything better.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Play around with the words. A good rule of thumb If you can’t change the word white/black without coming across as racist then you are a racist.
Feel free to do the same with man/woman, gay/straight or whatever your favourite disadvantaged/advantaged is.
- Comment on Should I get the Measles and/or Mpox vaccines if I had them as a child? 5 days ago:
You should not ask for health advice online.
- Comment on Should leftists who are anti-authoritarian use the term "comrade"? 1 week ago:
I’d avoid being associated with communists at all costs.
- Comment on How often do you change your towels? 1 week ago:
Once a week or two depending on how much other laundry I’ve got.
I’ll replace them when they fall apart.
- Comment on Is it wiser to store one savings in Gold as superior to the average bank/savings accounts nominal interest? 1 week ago:
Physical gold? Not very compared to bank transfers. Be prepared to show the paper trail proving that you did not steal it.
- Comment on electricity is honestly eldritch 1 week ago:
At high enough voltage everything becomes a conductor.
- Comment on How long until we can start shorting years to 2 numbers again? 2 weeks ago:
I belive that change will come when both of us are dead. To me the 20s still mean 1920.
- Comment on Positivity 😇 2 weeks ago:
Possibly but the common fusions are using isotopes of H, He, Li with some amount of neutrons, not naked protons.
Heavier elements as the big blob is releases a lot less energy, and the really heavy ones are not exothermic.
- Comment on Positivity 😇 2 weeks ago:
Can you cause fission with protons instead of neutrons?
- Comment on Does each country have a book/library of the laws of the land that a commoner can consult to check if they're about to do something illegal? 2 weeks ago:
I know there is a website either government or privately maintained with a reasonably recent law text.
I’m sure the library could lend me a copy of the laws if I asked.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
It’s a meme that women smell fishy. If you do, then you should check with your gyn.
- Comment on what happens when you cut something? 3 weeks ago:
It will remove some amount of material when you cut.
If it is enough for anyone to care about is another question.
- Comment on Are you a market or supermarket enthusiast? 3 weeks ago:
Don’t have any local markets. In the south you can pick up some groceries straight from the farmer but I live too far north for farming.
- Comment on why is fossil fuel still used? 3 weeks ago:
Because it’s cheap and easy to produce. Biofuels compete with food and forests. Not sure how much waste products can cover. Either way the biodiesel is about twice the price of the regular stuff here and has a lower tax rate than regular diesel (~43% tax rate)
It has a very high energy density. First Google result approx 10x that of batteries in EVs.
All the infrastructure is already built. EVs are becoming better and better options but the grid needs to be upgraded and the generation capacity increased.
- Comment on Change my Mind 4 weeks ago:
If saws were effective they would use them to hammer in nails.
Wrong tool for the job is never going to be effective. Show me a politician who rarely (if ever) debates and gets elected from advertising alone.
- Comment on Am I the only one who buycott established companies who spend money to advertise their business? 4 weeks ago:
I don’t see any adverts due to extensive adblock.
- Comment on Is gold investing a scam? 4 weeks ago:
Depends on what you want to achieve.
It’s a hedge against inflation. So in times of high inflation and economic uncertainty it will do well.
Keeping a small amount in a safe in case the world goes to shit, well only after you have a pile of guns, ammunution and canned food.
It’s not a productive asset. If you buy stocks you’ll probably be better off in the long run.
That being said your investment portfolio should not be only one kind of investment and gold should probably be a part of it eventually.
- Comment on It's so annoying 4 weeks ago:
There are addons that try to auto decline all. They do a reasonable job at it
- Comment on Are people with High functioning autism allowed to become police officers? 4 weeks ago:
A lot of the job is about dealing with people that are not rational for the moment.
- Comment on What's this ram price surge thing going on in the memes? Is this gonna affect pre-builts, laptops, tablets, phones, and other electronics? 4 weeks ago:
The AI industry drives up demand and production capacity takes long to increase.
Eventually it will influence consumer electronics. The more similar the ram is the faster it will.
- Comment on they know what they need to do 4 weeks ago:
Energy is cheap when I don’t use much of it and expensive when I need a lot.
- Comment on Where do you post a meme if its only half-political? c/memes or c/political memes? 4 weeks ago:
Dial the politics up or down and post accordingly or you run the risk of pissing off both crowds.
- Comment on Why did the proposed *Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance* project involve pumping water instead of siphoning it? 4 weeks ago:
If any point is 10m above input surface you can’t siphon or suck water through. You have to push it.
- Comment on Who shops at small businesses? 4 weeks ago:
Carpenter, plumber, electricians and similar tradesmen about half of them work for or run a small to medium business where I live.
Dentists, hairdressers, lawyers also come to mind.
There are a lot of machine shops that are small businesses too.