GJim

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by GJim 2y ago
> its not natural Neither is using fire to cook food. Your point? (Or are you recommending a raw food diet?)
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by GJim 2y ago
> For starters nobody uses an electric fence for chickens Good lord man! They're for keeping the foxes out, not the chickens in!
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by GJim 2y ago
> Is hydrogen more energy dense ... than traditional fuels Chemically, yes. But in reality , very far from it. The bulky high pressure cylinders needed to store the gas (unlike propane etc, it doesn't liquify) easily weigh an order
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by GJim 2y ago
Ummmm.... that is why you clip their wings. (Though clipping one wing is more fun, that way they flap about in circles).
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by GJim 2y ago
> Hydrogen has its place in our energy economy It certainly does not! (At least, not in any meaningful sense). A) How do you store it? Hydrogen does not compress to a liquid (except a cryogenic temperatures), meaning storage requires bul
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by GJim 2y ago
The last time I checked, one wasn't at risk of ingesting or inhaling the lead from a car battery. Furthermore, it is simple to recycle safely.
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by GJim 2y ago
Are you seriously suggesting the major governments of Europe aren't united against Putin's aggression? The only government conceding to Putin appears to be the one leading the USA!
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by GJim 2y ago
> standard cussing...... slurs and the like. And the difference is? Ergo, what is considered offensive is based on social construct. (In more religious times, "god damn you" was heinous insult, which I doubt would register with
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by GJim 2y ago
> Who the hell wants to handle that? Those flying the Jolly Rodger. Filter out the binary newsgroups (leaving only the text discussion groups) and the resulting load is a tiny fraction of that.
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by GJim 2y ago
Posts made amongst closed groups of friends on social media are now routinely policed by tech companies for "bad" words. Frankly, I find it "regarded" such puritanism is tolerated.
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by GJim 2y ago
Over 40 more like. USENET was quite mature in the early 1980's. Indecently, the decline in the popularity of USENET makes it much less useful for anonymous messages; it's much easier to conduct traffic analysis amongst relatively
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by GJim 2y ago
> I would prefer wired connections for reliability and privacy. * You will not get reliability. Ethernet over power lines are notorious for developing problems related to power line load, topography and switching. * You will not get priv
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by GJim 2y ago
> technically inclined people may have trust, respect and admiration for other technically inclined people, especially those who are famous and appear to be successful from an entrepreneurial perspective. You appear to be writing those w
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by GJim 2y ago
The "American oligarchs" is already a term we use here.
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by GJim 2y ago
> rolling over does not seem to be his first instinct He will if you scratch his ego, especially for actions which benefit him personally (rather than actions that benefit the people.... that is to say the people of Ukraine and the free
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by GJim 2y ago
But, but, but..... he had an election promise to "drain the swamp" and get rid of such corruption!
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by GJim 2y ago
"First impressions count". Like it or not, this is a truth.
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by GJim 2y ago
> How exactly is it satirical? Without wishing to cause offence..... Americans are rather well known for an inability to spot the satire and sarcasm that pervades our conversation here in Blighty.
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by GJim 2y ago
> who cares I hear this a lot. Yet those same people suddenly do care when their personal information (or that of their wife/girlfriend/child) ends up all over the internet.
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by GJim 2y ago
> Self-determination does not apply here because the current population is not indigenous What a ridiculous (even racist) argument! Are you seriously going to tell us that only native North Americans can vote in the next US or Canadian e
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by GJim 2y ago
> This is highly directional radiation That's the entire point! A poorly set up antenna can cause havoc. This is historically the reason for denying passengers use of radio transceivers. Maybe Starlink is harmless, I don't know
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by GJim 2y ago
> glibertarians think they can do their thing on board a ship more than on land Who are the glibertarians? I assume you mean rich passengers (and libertarian seasteaders!) rather than the ships master concerned about the vessels safety.
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by GJim 2y ago
> the Islas Malvinas are a disputed territory between Argentina and the UK Not according to the Islanders who live there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Falkland_Islands_sovereig... Please understand the word de
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by GJim 2y ago
> Why are the downlinks not wreaking havoc today The entire point is the concentration of RF energy per unit space. Downlink from a satellite in LEO, this is fuck all. The uplink, in front of a directional VSAT antenna, this is very sign
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by GJim 2y ago
Results of the 2013 Falkland Islands Referendum Do you wish the Falkland Islands to retain their current political status as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom? YES: 1513 NO: 3 Why do you not wish to accept the above democratic
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by GJim 2y ago
> The cruise companies hate it and prohibit it The prohibition on all and sundry on using their own radio trancevers (yes, that includes satellite transceivers) is to prevent the risk of causing RF/electrical interference with the s
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by GJim 2y ago
> Uber/Lyft/Waymo and all the other options You mean taxis?
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by GJim 2y ago
> they show multi-spectral light coming in from the left, they show low-frequency light moving faster than high-frequency light ("Survey says: EEEEEHHHHHNNNNNNK!") Has Sir never seen a rainbow? May I kindly refer Sir, to Isaac
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by GJim 2y ago
I've seen governments do the same. Many times.
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by GJim 2y ago
> I'm surprised by the negative comments here so far that sound more indignant or "called out" than anything else. I'm not. This forum is dominated by people who write software for, and are addicted to, fondle slabs.

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