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by SECProto 3y ago
1% reduction from one project seems pretty decent to me. Especially when it's just from reusing pre-existing caverns from oil storage to decrease the district heat emissions. Heating emissions for a city at 60° North are a big challeng
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by SECProto 3y ago
> I'm not an electrical engineer but it sounds implausible for power to be transferred that far without losing a bunch of it in the process, unless you have massive cables. Read up about Hydro Quebec. They generate gigawatts in Nort
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by SECProto 3y ago
Non metric units are a nightmare! I find them terribly interesting, but if you're looking for an unambiguous unit of measure, the metric system is the way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile#Comparison_table http
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by SECProto 3y ago
I think most of your points have been addressed, but this one.. > a Zojirushi cup isn't the same as an imperial cup Indeed, a zojirushi cup is 180ml, while an imperial cup is 284ml. Perhaps you meant a US Customary cup, at either 23
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by SECProto 3y ago
It requires the shielding no matter what the transportation method is. If one wanted to build a cycler, conceptually it is somewhat similar to staging a lunar mission with rendezvous in low earth orbit. The construction methodology would be
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by SECProto 3y ago
> That leaves lots of room for radiation shielding and consumables, and makes it the only halfway practical choice for multi-year missions into the outer solar system. I disagree, one of the types I referenced is cyclers, which are speci
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by SECProto 3y ago
> The Project Orion design [...] is surprisingly practical, and probably our only way to get humans past Mars. I don't think this is the general consensus. It is seen as one of the only ways to get humans out of the solar system, bu
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by SECProto 3y ago
Are you referring to reference number 184? I'm looking for a primary source for your statement that midori was the colour standardized in law since the 1930s, because the section I linked about colours explicitly calls out ao and notes
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by SECProto 3y ago
> https://www.xrite.com/hue-test Fun test! I'd note for others, the quality of your screen can make a difference - I found one of the lines a lot easier on my phone (first try) than on my computer (second try) - tho
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by SECProto 3y ago
> for a start, the first JP law on traffic lights in the 1930s used midori, not ao. Have a source for that? This section[1] of the ja.wikipedia article could apparently use your revisions - both kanji are acceptable. [1] https:/&#x
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by SECProto 3y ago
> Canada's largest sub is in a mall Your joke comment is a quarter century out of date https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_R... https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/nort
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by SECProto 3y ago
> The burden is on the flossers to prove the efficacy beyond a secondary link and prove flossing is better in a controlled study No, you're missing my point - the secondary link is the study of flossing w.r.t. oral health outcomes
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by SECProto 3y ago
If brush my teeth, then I floss, bits of food still come out from between my teeth (they're quite tightly spaced). I don't need an academic study to confirm whether or not the flossing is helpful (unless you're disputing the
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by SECProto 3y ago
> Blame the market, not the Whole Foods I blame the regulations (more specifically, the lack thereof)
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by SECProto 3y ago
You've highlighted exactly what the comment you were replying to was talking about, the aspect ratio is much different. The Pixel 8 Pro has a 6.7" screen vs the 6" on nexus 6, despite being 10% narrower.
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by SECProto 3y ago
"AppleCare+" costs more than my phone over a 2-3 year period, and it sounds like you still have to pay for screen replacement?
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by SECProto 3y ago
Etymologically, English uses different words for animals than the meat, and the food word comes from the french (cow/beef/boeuf, pig/pork/porc, sheep/mutton/mouton). Looking at goat in french, Chèvre, that is u
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by SECProto 3y ago
> In four year's time, will their pay be 70% higher than it is today if all demands are met? No? If a given employee is making $17/hr, and working the union agreed 40 hours a week, they are making $35360. If they get a 40% rais
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by SECProto 3y ago
> Settle in for a wild propaganda-filled fall season > There is no reality where line workers screwing in the same 3 door bolts all day long are getting what amounts to an effective ~70% pay increase in one year. Please align your own
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by SECProto 3y ago
> So your going to pretend the first part of my comment doesn't exist? First half of which comment? > Since it appears your confused as to what the article is about, let me spell it out step by step: I was replying to your commen
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by SECProto 3y ago
You were asking for a machine to wash dishes in an hour with a dishwasher available between 2010 and 2020. This machine clearly fits that bill. Now you want something that is also available now (but not from a store only from the brand&#x27
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by SECProto 3y ago
> What about Brother? that didn't appear to be an exhaustive list. Looking at the Mopria site, I see Brother along with 9 other brands not mentioned. https://mopria.org/certified-products/
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by SECProto 3y ago
> Not only is it discontinued, It's well available at retailers in Canada. I could go purchase one this afternoon. > but it doesn't seem to have info. on when it was introduced. Can you link a model that is confirmed to pred
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by SECProto 3y ago
Not OP, but I googled bosch 800 series, the pics have a "speed 60" cycle: https://www.bosch-home.ca/en/shop-products/SHXM78Z55N#/
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by SECProto 3y ago
> Instead they should be making public transport more attractive Indeed, and the article itself agrees with you - the headline is deceptive. Without any specifics, the actual quote from the transport minister is about improving intermod
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by SECProto 3y ago
Costco switched who they partner with close to a decade ago. Pre-2015, they were American Express only. Now they are apparently Visa only in the US, while here in Canada they are Mastercard only
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by SECProto 3y ago
> I'm writing a book about it :) That doesn't answer the question... what makes it thoughtless? For that matter, what makes a small urban apartment worse (or better) than a home in an abandoned village? I was certainly happier
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by SECProto 3y ago
What makes you think it is "thoughtless densification"? To deliver services to a given population, it is easier, faster, & cheaper if they are in more dense metropolitan areas (up to a certain point). Same trend happens in eve
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by SECProto 3y ago
Butyric acid is a highly unappealing compound characteristic of vomit. Cellulose acetate butyrate is used in inks and coatings and can decompose to butyric acid. Maybe how it happened
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by SECProto 3y ago
As this disagreed with recommendation I had from a doctor, I just looked it up. Cooking spinach certainly reduces oxalates, maybe about 50%. It does not eliminate them.

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