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by SECProto 6y ago
> I also don't understand how the tide turned so swiftly against freedom of speech, and in favor of authorities deciding what people should be allowed to hear or read. Freedom of speech meant freedom from /government/ cont
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by SECProto 6y ago
> Imagine being blocked from every walmart,costco, 7-eleven and being told that it is freedom because you still have the choice to go elsewhere I'm imagining someone who messes up badly enough to get banned from all those places and
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by SECProto 6y ago
Immigration to Canada has stayed very consistent over the last 20 years, check the wiki article [1] for details. It's not political (well, the rhetoric is political. The actual policies and statistics are not.) [1] https://e
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by SECProto 6y ago
Yep. I don't actually feel strongly about the chart (or changes to it) at all. Trying to create a definitive "greatest albums" list is an exercise in futility. The only music rankings I put any stock in are the Top 5's u
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by SECProto 6y ago
as a counter example, I dislike Tool and Iron Maiden, and, while I like DSotM, I would rank My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy higher. So the ranking suits my opinions just fine! :)
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by SECProto 6y ago
> the objective criteria is beauty/ugliness So Sgt Pepper is beautiful? What makes it so?
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by SECProto 6y ago
>No, but there's such thing as a "somewhat objective album ranking". What objective criteria do you think should be used to do the ranking? Number of chord progressions used? Variety of instruments on the album? Lingual di
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by SECProto 6y ago
> It's the pressure that makes the temperature so high in Venus, not CO2 concentration No, it's the partial pressure of CO2.
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by SECProto 6y ago
> If half of the world immediately upgraded to electric cars, sure there would be a temporary surplus of vehicles, but it would only last until the old ones broke down. Exactly. There'd be a temporary surplus of (newer, better-condi
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by SECProto 6y ago
> I need to redo the paint on my SE Draft Lite so I can take some pictures and at least try and feel like I have a cool classic bike. Or not! To learn from Tom, he had the adventures but wasn't outspoken about them - the stories wer
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by SECProto 6y ago
Interesting, thanks. I use the app mainly, and it doesn't have those descriptors as far as I know. I think it's interesting to have the middle/neautral rating described (3 star, middle of the range available) as "liked i
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by SECProto 6y ago
How do you know that's how the rating system is "supposed" to work?
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by SECProto 6y ago
That doesn't fundamentally change that there are only 2 choices available for books I've enjoyed. Also, if you asked me about a book I read a year ago, I wouldn't be able to do much more than confirm I read it. That's pa
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by SECProto 6y ago
I have a number of friends who have posted a book they've enjoyed in their story after finishing. I've gotten a few recommendations and had a few good discussions from that. Social media is pretty dependent on how you use it - I h
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by SECProto 6y ago
Can we have half stars or quarter stars? I read a lot of books, and choosing full-star 1 to 5 makes the ratings pretty useless for people who read a lot. My internal rankings are: 1 hated it/was offended/didn't finish 2 disli
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by SECProto 6y ago
One note on the phones thing: some camera apps (on Android, dunno about iOS) provide additional settings. For example, the Samsung stock camera has a "pro" mode, which lets you adjust the white balance, exposure, metering, and &qu
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by SECProto 6y ago
> In an entire century, surface pH of the ocean has dropped by about 0.1 unit from 8.2 to 8.1. pH is a particularly bad one to use as an example - once the buffering capacity is used up, the pH will change very suddenly (see this[1] rand
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by SECProto 6y ago
> A little known fact is that Germany resorted to using sawdust in bread when they had flour shortages during the world wars That wiki article suggests the use of sawdust in bread during WWI, but for a reference uses another encyclopedia
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by SECProto 6y ago
> the guy in it does throw in a bunch of jokes from the perspective of a frustrated Canadian building science guy that might put you off but his information is great. As someone else who works with civil (but not structural) engineering
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by SECProto 6y ago
> Even an unusual edition of an well known book can be unique in various valuable ways. Absolutely! I had a paperback copy of Dune when I was younger, that disappeared after being loaned to someone. It was printed on very fine grained
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by SECProto 6y ago
The first thing I'd be considering there is air leak detection, followed by a ground source heat pump. Having a bill that high implies on the order of 9000 kWh used per month, which is crazy.
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by SECProto 6y ago
> If you assume 15 seconds per book at pace, 40 books per shelf, 6 shelves per bookcase, and 30 bookcases in the average store, Everyone else commenting on the math, but I take issue with the starting assumptions. A bookshelf fits approx
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by SECProto 6y ago
> I'd love to revisit this topic -- power costs in Florida are very high. Power /bills/ may be very high (due to hot/humid climate necessitating extensive air conditioning). But a quick google shows me power /rat
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by SECProto 6y ago
Driving 100 to 120 miles per hour?
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by SECProto 6y ago
Yup, I did not enjoy the 3 body problem either. Haven't read any of his short stories, though, so I'll look in to that.
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by SECProto 6y ago
I have started reading more in the last few years, and much of it comes down to using goodreads - I hate the app & site, but I like keeping track of what I've read and whether I liked it. And you set a "reading challenge"
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by SECProto 6y ago
> A quick search gives us a figure of 220 watts of power per square meter of space based solar panel. This would mean a 200MW solar collector would need to be almost a million square meters in size. For reference that would be a square t
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by SECProto 6y ago
Yup, I play Overwatch at ~100fps at 1440p on an intel 2500k from 2011. CPU might matter for other games, but not the ones I play.
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by SECProto 6y ago
> 1/4 are "signature didn't match" If this was a factor in allowing someone to vote, I'd never be allowed. The only time i use cursive is the once or twice a year I have to sign something (new card, paperwork, et
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by SECProto 6y ago
> If you have to leave in a hurry and are not able to empty your fridge, and it is hot, and you are not able to return for a few days, then yes, your fridge will probably never be usable again. That's much more useful, nuanced advic

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