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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  True, but traffic not following “the algorithm” is more dangerous than moderate speeding.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do some laws exist if everyone is expected to just break them?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Guess what, all three extra lanes are still passing lanes. This misunderstanding is the biggest cause of traffic.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steven Seagal Movie Out For A Kill Is So Lazy He Fights Sitting Down - Worst Movie Ever⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  His Seagal stuff is pretty funny, but the rampant misogyny he mixes in is incredibly outputting.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨As an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s totally appropriate. They’re conflating their spam with a stream of shit that’s backed up, which is entirely accurate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam has the best UI⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Miraculously still better than GOG Galaxy…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Knock on wood⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Pretty sweet piece of ash

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  40+ years ago the Republicans started a war against education and intellectualism. They won.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Can enough solar pannels decrease the global temps?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  No, they are covered in anti-reflective coatings to minimize reflection. Most of the excess is converted to heat (as would happen if the light just hit the ground).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you save, we will charge you more⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Privately owned publicly enforced monopolies are rife with conflicts of interest. PG&E should be taken over by the state yesterday.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What's the deal with male loneliness?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I would posit that the internet and abundant screen entertainment contributed to killing third places far more than cars. The US has had a car culture for a very long time. (I’m not saying that makes it a good thing.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Discussion: Cybertruck involved in attempted bombing in Las Vegas auto-locked after explosion⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  What if you’re on fire?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Right Has a Bluesky Problem⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately it’s true, whether you like it or not. The amount of times one random radical asshat saying something outrageous turns into a major outlet “people-are-saying” news article is infuriating.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon questions our energy sector⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok let’s compare real data then. Vogtle 3&4 are the latest nuclear plants to be completed in the US. They cost over 30 billion dollars for a capacity of 2.106GW. That’s >14.2 dollars/watt. Let’s be generous and assume nuclear has a 100% capacity factor (it doesn’t).

  I can’t find real numbers for Moss Landing specifically, but NREL has data on BESS costs up to 10 hr storage at $4.2/watt. Let’s ignore that no grid in the country actually needs 10hr storage yet.

  Utility scale solar has well known costs of ~1 dollar/watt. Let’s assume a capacity factor of 25%, so for equivalent total energy generation we are looking at $4.

  $4 for solar, $4.2 for BESS, and since you’ll complain about not having 24hr baseline let’s add another equivalent 10hr storage system at $4.2. that’s a total of $12.4, compared to Vogtle’s $14.2.

  Add in that the solar plus BESS would be built in 1-2 years, while Vogtle took well over a decade.

  Also consider that BESS systems have additional value in providing peaking ability and frequency regulation, among other benefits.

  Also consider that PV and batteries have always gotten cheaper over time, while nuclear has always gotten more expensive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon questions our energy sector⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Funny how solar, wind, and batteries are way cheaper and faster to build yet people are still talking about nuclear.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Has Fast Food Gotten Worse, or Am I Just Getting Old?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mmmm, tastes like supply chain optimization.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Americans win their country back?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup, if we learn anything we will definitely have forgotten it in four years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black mold growing on the dispensers at my local McDonald's⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s ok. The “clean” ones are dripping with invisible toxic cleaning product.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Twitter⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Dude literally bought Kleenex and insists you call it facial tissue paper.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mushroom ID⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m literally 100% the opposite. Give me some morels, porcini, lions mane… anything but shiitake.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Limericks⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Zee was zee long before posh English twats decided to say zed.

  Source: my ass

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨2x2 lumber at Home Depot is now 1.28x1.28. Nominal size is supposed to be 1.5⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  How does 16, 14, or 12 AWG tell you anything about ampacity?