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- Comment on Beat down with the sickness 1 day ago:
“The bright side of genocide”
- Comment on Brian Eno, creator of the Windows 95 startup sound, calls on Microsoft to sever ties with Israel 2 days ago:
Also 45, I have heard the name, but I don’t know who he is.
- Comment on [deleted] 4 days ago:
😆
- Comment on [deleted] 4 days ago:
BMI is kinda like IQ, certainly useful, but it doesn’t tell the full story.
If it is high, you may be fat, if it is really low, you are definitely underweight.
- Comment on The McRecession - Has Fast Food Cooked Itself? 6 days ago:
A Food-like Product
- Comment on No we can talk here 1 week ago:
I’d start with either The Watch, or The Witches. Both are great, I’d avoid The Unseen University initially, his writing gets significantly better so the early books are harder to read.
- Comment on No we can talk here 1 week ago:
I’d start with either The Watch, or The Witches. Both are great, I’d avoid The Unseen University initially, his writing gets significantly better so the early books are harder to read.
- Comment on My password is not accepted because it is too long 1 week ago:
I like it that the site says the max length…this is not common. I wish it was.
- Comment on What would it mean for the world if America was confident they developed a technology that would act as a fool prove deterrent from nuclear attacks what would that mean for the rest of the world? 2 weeks ago:
It would depend on the tech.
Low tech: e.g. detect and destroy incoming weapons…if a single major power had this, it would bad. They maybe emboldened to use their weapons (both nuke and conventional), as their perfect defense would keep their assets (people, places, weapon systems) safe.
High tech: e.g. directed EMP type weapon that could eliminate any weapon world wide at launch, this would eliminate the MAD doctrine. No-one would be able to launch nukes at anyone. Conventional war would likely have the same driving factors that it does today. But also, it may not get “car bomb” nukes, so nuclear war still possible, just in a very different mode.
Super high tech: e.g. some crazy quantum detection and elimination of weapons that haven’t been fired. This would be terrible, basically the group/state that has this power eliminates its rivals ability to retaliate with a proportional response. They instantly become the major threat in the world, this would destabilize any alliances that they have, no one would believe them if they said that they also disabled their own nukes. This would put the world on the edge of WW3 in a heartbeat.
- Comment on doctors 2 weeks ago:
Risk/benefit ratio.
The benefit is X the risk is Y, but the risk increases with excess weight, at some point Y exceeds X. Once the risk exceeds the benefit, it no-longer makes sense to perform the procedure.
From the patient point of view, the likelihood of a bad outcome is above the likelihood of a good outcome. They would be worse off getting the procedure; but likely they are only considering the good outcome and wishing away any bad outcome.
From the doctors point of view, they are considering both outcomes and trying to communicate to the patient that it’s not a good option for them. There is also the opportunity cost to consider, they could be helping someone else that is more likely to have a good outcome.
- Comment on [XKCD] Pascal's Law 2 weeks ago:
The only really limiting factor is the pressure holding ability of your cylinder wall and the sealing surfaces.
Hey you wanna lift 6000T, hydraulics will do it!
- Comment on [XKCD] Pascal's Law 2 weeks ago:
I like to explain it using the word “spend”.
Like all levers you spend one quantity to get another. Usually distance/force; you spend distance to get force, or you spend force to get distance.
- Comment on [XKCD] Pascal's Law 2 weeks ago:
Hydraulic pressure is pretty crazy, power densities can get insane.
- Comment on Anon is a fighter 2 weeks ago:
Hard disagree, the tendons are attached at different points then a human. This gives them a huge (mind mindbogglingly huge) strength advantage; something like 10 times stronger.
Chimps have a similar advantage, whilst smaller than us, they are also significantly stronger.
Human vs chimp, skill may make up for the strength disadvantage; but against a gorilla…not a chance, it would be like fighting a 5yo, sure they may have skill but nothing they could do would make up for the strength disadvantage.
- Comment on Things are getting really crazy. 2 weeks ago:
Take over Greenland, and rename it Red,White and Blueland
Oh wait that one is already taken!
- Comment on The Mobile Browsers That Stick Their Noses Into Your Business 2 weeks ago:
TOR Browser, based on firefox
- Comment on Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years 3 weeks ago:
Or that keepass is free and you can use any number of sync methods
- Comment on Helpful tips 3 weeks ago:
Fae
Elvesare wonderful. They provoke wonder.
FaeElvesare marvellous. They cause marvels.
FaeElvesare fantastic. They create fantasies.
FaeElvesare glamorous. They project glamour.
FaeElvesare enchanting. They weave enchantment.
FaeElvesare terrific. They beget terror. - Comment on Socialism bad 3 weeks ago:
Perfect community post
- Comment on Liquid Trees 3 weeks ago:
Mistakes aren’t stupid, they are human. Hell we are even making our AI in our own image now…
- Comment on What would this list look like for your generation? 4 weeks ago:
Was using Ligma in the 80’s, glad to see it still in circulation.
Ligma balls / Ligma sweaty balls / Ligma sweaty (sports clothing you happen to be holding) e.g. Ligma sweaty socks
- Comment on TIL 4 weeks ago:
That is a great word
- Comment on TIL 4 weeks ago:
So the usage would be “I’m a bit spuddle today”? Or maybe “it’s a spuddle kind of day today” or maybe “I’m just going to have to spuddle my way through this”
- Comment on The Age of Realtime Deepfake Fraud Is Here 4 weeks ago:
- Comment on i get most of my news something like that 5 weeks ago:
That’s how I found out also.
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 5 weeks ago:
Weird, I have 100’s of thousands of files synced.
Been using it for years.
Linux, windows and Mac in the circuit. Never a problem that wasn’t user error.
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 5 weeks ago:
that is exactly what Syncthing is, my desktop to my server to my laptop to my phone…
- Comment on What are some FOSS programs that are objectively better than their proprietary counterparts? 5 weeks ago:
Syncthing!
I don’t even know what to compare it to, I have been using it so long.
- Comment on I can't believe it 1 month ago:
Na, peas and gravy is great.
- Comment on I can't believe it 1 month ago:
You are cooking them too long.
They are edible raw, so you only need to heat them through to go with your hot meal. They should still be firm and sweet when cooked.
Literally 2 min in boiling water, 3 if from frozen.