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by lolc 2y ago
I think you misinterpreted the photo in the article. The photo is of a canal with adjacent houses.
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by lolc 2y ago
This hole still bothers me. And I would have preferred if the story had turned out to be about VR-pleasure machines. The matrix could have been created to run worlds where humans could get hooked into and be happy ever after. Only, regulati
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by lolc 2y ago
Not to disagree with you general point, but applying general risks to specific situations is not proper use of statistics. Once a thunderstorm is on, the risk just multiplied from the baseline risk for the people in the area. And it grows a
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by lolc 2y ago
Funny you mention it, the (reinforced?) solar panels will be an obstacle when aiming at other satellites.
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by lolc 2y ago
High ground is beneficial because you have direct line of fire where the enemy hasn't. But there is no ground to hide behind in orbit. So what about this orbiting duck of yours, the power station recently turned rogue? Look, the satell
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by lolc 2y ago
You were not overenthusiastic, you were sane.
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by lolc 2y ago
Stuff in space is very vulnerable due to the high cost of shielding. How would an energy weapon in space fare against its hardened counterparts on the ground? How would it defend against clouds of shrapnel?
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by lolc 2y ago
The station couldn't be used as a threat. And its use would be very limited in time. Taking out the rogue orbital power station would be a competition between very trigger happy militaries. Who wouldn't want to demonstrate their s
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by lolc 2y ago
Errors can go unnoticed or ignored until they cause a fault. For example you may not notice missing bolts on the underside of the bridge.
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by lolc 2y ago
One thing not clear to me after reading the article: Are these "atmospheric" particles in orbit around the moon, or is there enough collisions between them (actual pressure) to keep them afloat? Or both?
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by lolc 2y ago
Yeah the idea that I should keep up with all the shops in the larger area is scary. Luckily, I'm not alone. All I can say is you're doing a good thing by adding regular updates. And I think even partially complete OSM is helpful.
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by lolc 2y ago
You highlight a function of OSM that is hard to get across to people: I can fix the map! For example, bicycle routing in my area was unreliable, because it would try to route me over rough trails. Just adding a few tags improved the experi
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by lolc 2y ago
And the tragic thing is that Google the monopolist rides on people's helpful inclinations then turns around and sells their contributions. I actively avoid contributing to that corp. Not even marking spam. Let them drown in the fruits
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by lolc 2y ago
I sure wish shop owners updated their hours. But in the end OSM is better if I do it, and others do it. It's called collaboration.
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by lolc 2y ago
Thank you for putting it that way. I was always confused by the Omelas story, what people got out of it.
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by lolc 2y ago
One more notch for the adjective "disney" to mean "will attempt anything to serve own interests, morally bankrupt".
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by lolc 2y ago
Read up on what OSM is before you scrape! And maybe Overpass will work for you: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Overpass_API
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by lolc 2y ago
I primarily use Osmand. Organicmaps is another option.
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by lolc 2y ago
Yea well "worked alongside" as stated by Entropic is compatible with either "subcontractor" or "volunteer". Not both.
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by lolc 2y ago
If we believe the firmware's author that it was volunteer work, who was relying on him? Entropic or Defcon? Did Entropic promise to deliver the firmware? And assuming Entropic did promise a firmware, would the "stop work" ord
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by lolc 2y ago
I'm struggling to understand your objections to the title. The headline says that it is the first time in chess an opponent was attacked with mercury, and that the perpetrator was Russian. I'm not clear what your interpretation is
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by lolc 2y ago
I found it really funny. I guess the bait worked on me.
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by lolc 2y ago
When I read "Mars economy" in the title I thought they'd expand on how resources could be extracted economically to sustain human life. Oh boy they just babble about some monetary policy which wouldn't help anybody breat
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by lolc 2y ago
While I have seen neither video, is a Hitler with the face of somebody else going to confuse anyone about the nature of the video? Depicting somebody in handcuffs in a realistic setting can be taken as real so yea that needs to be called ou
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by lolc 2y ago
I'm not surprised. Wanting to assassinate a high-profile person to "fix things" is a very common conception. While I can see how the lacking security is taken as suspicious, the existence of lone wolfs should not be.
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by lolc 2y ago
Thanks for your perspective, and congrats on the lookout to not even take meds anymore. Yea didn't want to imply that the ketogenic diet would work for everybody with T2. And I can see how you'd say you'll always be T2 as you
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by lolc 2y ago
The reason I own shares of my company is that I want to have a say in where it goes. Profit sharing is a nice side effect.
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by lolc 2y ago
I've lived low-carb as a T1 and my blood sugar was very stable. I would still take sugar to stabilize levels when dipping low. A completely ketogenic diet would be very hard for a T1 and not a sensible goal. Insulin management was simp
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by lolc 2y ago
Of course the courts are biased against males! Males are much less eager to take on custody. And I claim that without even checking, because it's in plain sight and also a main thread of the article we comment under. I'd be very s
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by lolc 2y ago
Well the first part about who is likely to be an abuser I can see how one would argue that. But why focus on the mother about what she should be doing in a divorce? Responsibility for the children rests with both parents! Even if in the end

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