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by foxyv 1y ago
All I have left is the vague hope that the absurd luck that has kept the human race alive as long as it has will persist. How many nuclear near misses are we up to now? Then again, that is probably just survivorship bias.
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by foxyv 1y ago
I imagine it would have something to do with this: https://www.nsvrc.org/statistics
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by foxyv 1y ago
I always thought that their main promise came from becoming an energy company. No more diesel, no more gas, no more coal. It was a future of jet black solar panels and lithium batteries. An end to buying oil from foreign adversaries and end
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by foxyv 1y ago
I just don't understand Tesla. They had a brand, massive capital, and an 8 year head start on electrification. Then they piss it all away. A series of escalating poor decisions just compounding on themselves. All of that faith and ferv
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by foxyv 1y ago
I tried quitting coffee for a while. Turns out I was self medicating for ADHD. I had zero concentration for the couple months without caffeine. I could meditate really well, but if you asked me to pay attention to a long meeting or spend ti
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by foxyv 1y ago
You stop the plane. They are only really used while taxiing.
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by foxyv 1y ago
I fly fighter jets in a simulator called DCS. When you get task saturated you can feel the time speed up and then slow down. Hearing the RWR scream "missile missile missile" at you slows down the seconds to a crawl as you yank the
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by foxyv 1y ago
I would be happy if we could just ban battery cages to start. I can't think of a more horrible fate aside from being a foie gras goose or a veal calf.
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by foxyv 1y ago
I bought it on Bandcamp a month ago and I've been playing it during focus time. I just love it!
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by foxyv 1y ago
Agreed. It will be a looming problem until we can come up with an economic system that doesn't exploit young workers to prop up the older generation. Once we solve that I imagine that we'll see things stabilize population wise.
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by foxyv 1y ago
That is the case in many poly families, and I feel pretty much the same, however some people actually care about stuff like DNA and lineage. Having that as an option for some folks would be pretty cool. For instance, in cases where one pers
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by foxyv 1y ago
Woops, thanks for the correction.
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by foxyv 1y ago
Takes the "H" out of shave. Makes it save. Saves complexion. Saves time and money. No brush – no lather. Burma-Shave!
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by foxyv 1y ago
In vivo zygote mitochonrial transplantation. Neat! This is going to add an interesting exception to matrilineal DNA testing in the future. Another thought, what about three parent households engaging in IVF? Will this be an option to have 3
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by foxyv 1y ago
How did you reply to a comment that doesn't exist? Is HN glitching?
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by foxyv 1y ago
> What are school and exams for anyway, if you’re just going to let everyone cheat and pass? The first part of this is the most important. What are exams for? Are they for the students to assess their knowledge? Are they to certify the s
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by foxyv 1y ago
We often want things that are bad for us. We eat terrible food, smoke, pollute, litter, and generally act like fools. Those in power are no different.
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by foxyv 1y ago
"yeah, sure. changing adult diapers. such an amazing opportunity" Nursing and elder care is a field that anyone can respect. Why do you spit on their contribution to society?
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by foxyv 1y ago
I'm starting to think that nobody actually has original thoughts anymore. They just have a little button board like those kids toys that say "The cow goes moo." Except everything is drivel like "Hurry up and die so the f
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by foxyv 1y ago
Meanwhile the world population has reached 8.2 billion and is still rising. There are plenty of people out there. Just not the kind of people that those in power want. This is why immigration is so important to the economy of a developed na
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by foxyv 1y ago
Emdash. I see it everywhere now that I know to look for it.
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by foxyv 1y ago
My therapist had a saying I like to repeat. "Shoulds" are a lie we tell ourselves. There really should be enough private charities to keep every man woman and child fed and healthy. There are not. I imagine that this is in large p
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by foxyv 1y ago
When you are diving, don't stick yourself into their mouth. Don't touch them. Don't feed them or bait them. The rest is just up to chance. Shark attacks are super rare despite people actively seeking them out for photos and c
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by foxyv 1y ago
Okay, so buy my own router and then put the ISP one in a metal box. Gotcha!
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by foxyv 1y ago
Aversion to risk taking is usually due to a cost benefit analysis. You don't take risks that you are unwilling to accept the consequences for. I call it the Chris Farley decision tree. Do I want to take the risk of ending up homeless i
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by foxyv 1y ago
I can hear the audio editing when the car is about to make that dentist drill sound. Although, fan cars always sound pretty cool anyways.
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by foxyv 1y ago
There is a wee bit of "dentist drill" at the very high frequency range. Makes my teeth hurt a little. Some people can't hear it so there's that.
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by foxyv 1y ago
Shinkansen operates at a frequency of one train every 4 minutes on some of the busier lines. The $200 is mostly for very long single trips. It's mostly used by commuters who get monthly passes for cheap and are refunded by their jobs.
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by foxyv 1y ago
You're right! But what they saw was probably secondary detonations from chemicals and fuel which will burn a lot brighter.
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by foxyv 1y ago
While economical in the sense of a personal budget, airplanes are not nearly as economical as high speed rail in general. Subsidies and externalities kind of muddy the water when it comes to ticket prices. While it is generally cheaper to f

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