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871.
by _ph_ 5y ago
All experience with these kind of time shifts shows exactly the opposite. This is not, how the human body works.
872.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Yes, I do. Not in an instant, but over time. That is what happened after introducing DST to some extend. Here in Germany DST was intruduced in 1980. Most stores open up later than they did back then. And they close later. Office hours used
873.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Time schedules are heavily influenced by the sun rise in winter. Thats the biggest bareer in the time schedules. People have problems getting up long before sunrise. That is, why traditional time schedules try to minimize this around the ye
874.
by _ph_ 5y ago
If time is just a concept, what is the value of DST vs standard time? The answer is: whatever the clock says, the day rythm of society follows strongly the sun. Permanent DST will shift most time schedules in the long run. Nothing will fund
875.
by _ph_ 5y ago
The most likely outcome is, that work schedules shift as people struggle to get up in the winter. Consequentely the amount of light after work doesn't change. Actually its worse than with the time changes, where there was an effect on
876.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Another important thing is, that people might be tired in the morning as they are not fully awake yet. This gets worse, the earlier they have to rise vs. the sun raise.
877.
by _ph_ 5y ago
What makes you think the school wouldn't start an hour later after the switch to permanent DST?
878.
by _ph_ 5y ago
I was always against switching the time twice per year, as it tends to mess up the day rythm. But I am even more against permanent DST, as it is a big illusion. People live by the motion of the sun much more than they recognize. Winters are
879.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Thats is the reason, permanent DST won't "work". Childrens wake time is highly dependant on the sun. So, if it already makes sense to start school later, then it only gets more so, if there is permanent DST. Which means, most
880.
by _ph_ 5y ago
I don't know whether there is such a lobby, but if there is, they fall victim to the same mistake as many other proponents of permanent DST: society is highly synchronized with the movement of the sun. Permanent DST means that timetabl
881.
by _ph_ 5y ago
In the end, almost all persons wake-up time are dictated by the rise of the sun. Not in the sense that you always rise with sunrise - that makes less sense the more north you go, but that the day rythm is highly dependant on the rythm of s
882.
by _ph_ 5y ago
That is made in a multi-step process, as far as I understand its design, they made the point of designing it from a completely repetitive structure which is the size of one step.
883.
by _ph_ 5y ago
In one of his recent speeches, Putin made very clear that he doesn't recognize Ukraine as a nation.
884.
by _ph_ 5y ago
The point in the previous comment was, that there is little China can get from a trade with Russia other than natural resources. Russia is quickly running out of foreign money. While the West cannot "cut off" China as too much man
885.
by _ph_ 5y ago
I would need to share the screen too between my laptop and my desktop mac, so, no. Homeoffice is a thing these days and that means, you need to connect a screen to your work computer. I would rather not have the additional USB ports on the
886.
by _ph_ 5y ago
The Mac Studio starts at $1999 and at that price probably is faster than a $2k PC.
887.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Looking at the CPU/GPU power, it seems to be. Which is amazing considering how much a well-speced Mac Pro costs and how large it is. They also mentioned that a Mac Pro is coming up, expect even more power there and probably some soluti
888.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Yes, unfortunately, there is still a risk. Just a few months ago a bomb was set off in the center of Munich at the train station during construction work.
889.
by _ph_ 5y ago
On the one side, it is easy now to bring up those old conflicts in a moment when Russia is weak and distracted. On the other side, it could be an attempt at supporting Ukraine, as to draw out the efforts of Russia even further and give a cl
890.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Afghanistan was bad, but they were almost forgiven internationally, especially as one could pretend "that was the Sovjet Union". But with the invasion of the Ukraine, that is all washed away, Russia is as ugly as the old SU.
891.
by _ph_ 5y ago
The region is relative far from larger cities, so I wouldn't expect many bombs to be there. While there are still plenty of bombs being found in Germany, most of them are in the city centers as bombing was concentrated there.
892.
by _ph_ 5y ago
No, Germany hasn't decided to keep them running. They are evaluating the implications if they wanted to keep them running. And as you said, it is unlikely, that this is a good idea because their lifetime was planned to end. As the arti
893.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Yes, that is why it wasn't done, despite all cruelties against Ukrainians. One could argue, that as long as Russian troups are only engaged over Ukraine it is something different, but I think it is wise not to push this so far. But the
894.
by _ph_ 5y ago
The businessmen might think of their wallets first, but as long as the sanctions last, they cannot send spare parts to Russia. Also, the defense manufacturers are currently quite happy with the increased defense spendings. Whatever the US r
895.
by _ph_ 5y ago
By all accounts, they are frequently running out of fuel. Which is the most basic, obvious, and also quite readily available in Russia. How bad can an invasion go if you run out of fuel on the way to your initial target? I have heard rumors
896.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Well, yes, they can keep and operate them illegally. Short term: problem solved. Long term: its even worse.
897.
by _ph_ 5y ago
And how many of them are using home built engines and not engines bought in the west?
898.
by _ph_ 5y ago
That would assume they are willing to break their contract and not returning the machines. Which they can do, but then they will never be able to lease a machine again. At best, this buys them a couple of months of operations.
899.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Yes, I do feel sad for the Russian population. From the start of the invasion, I knew how much collateral damage Russia would take and that the damage done would last for decades. But then, the country of Russia is invading and destroying U
900.
by _ph_ 5y ago
Interesting thought on how Putin might get out of this. But it should be quite visible, whether this is just an act (like exchanging office with Medvedjev some years back) or a real government change.

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