nate_meurer

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by nate_meurer 3y ago
There is no such thing as a popcorn ceiling that doesn't crumble every time you so much as change a lighting fixture.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Not thousands, certainly not in common use. But yes there are many, and they have very different properties from one another, including permeability.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Your own citation contradicts you. Nalgene bottles are now made exclusively from polyester, which is not subject to post-process fluorination, and even if it were, there would be no reason for a company to spend the money to fluorinate cons
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Kinda hard to do when your ceiling is covered in delicate popcorn asbestos that showers down on you every time it gets touched. This is very common.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
It would be extremely difficult to cause water hammer with a ball valve. They're just too difficult to close quickly. Water hammer is a huge issue with faucets, which can be closed quickly, and with electrically actuated valves such a
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
If you're in the U.S., Home Depot sells Giancomini ball valves (branded "Everbilt") that are lead free. They're rated for water and gas. If you're looking for stops for faucet and toilet supply risers, then they&#x
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
For decades, lead compounds have been used as processing stabilizers in PVC, which has spread the shit everywhere. Hoses, electrical cords, and vinyl window blinds have historically been big sources. Things started changing in the 2000&#x2
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
That's like saying "metal is strong". There are huge differences among different plastics.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Barrier PEX (often referred to as PEX-Al-PEX) uses a layer of aluminum, not copper. A far more common type of barrier PEX uses a low-permeability polymer coating.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
The existence of other variables obviously does nothing to eliminate the lead exposure variable. > some people were claiming that lead exposure was the single primary cause of violent crime. Examples?
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Police departments have well defined use-of-force policies for property crimes including theft and vandalism. This is theft. Pretty simple. If a suspect flees, resists, or gets violent, then different use-of-force policies will naturally
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Do you feel the same way about far more damaging addictions, such as alcohol and unhealthy food? Do you agree that the government should outlaw the sale of booze, soda pop, fast food, etc?
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Me too. The news addiction and doom scrolling sometimes consumed entire fucking weeks. I completely fixed it with LeechBlock on my PCs and AdGuard on my phone. Both pull blacklists from a big list of forbidden websites that I maintain on
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
You're not listening. Someone just told you their personal experience, and you responded by saying they're "probably" wrong.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Scorched earth retreats are also a time-honored Soviet and Russian military strategy.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Let's take just two examples. In Mexico it's not uncommon for traffic cops to plainly solicit a bribe on the spot. And India has often made the news with popular attempts to rein in corruption which is so pervasive that every e
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
They absolutely are. My favorite antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) is unambiguously a PFAS.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
My recipe is in a spreadsheet, and I'm hesitant to publicize it before re-examining it in detail, because I don't want to be responsible for anyone else's health. But I can give the broad strokes. I have pages of my own note
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Do you know the owner? Most owners will take a hard line on renters doing that kind of shit. VRBO lets them take the security deposit with few questions asked. Otherwise, if it happens again, get photos and send them AirBnB. The renter
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> you think that I can't have an opinion about things without having zero emissions I neither said nor implied that, and in fact I'm saying the opposite. You absolutely have a right to your moralizing regardless of your GHG
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> I don't have a dog. Ok, that's funny! Sorry, your girlfriend's dog, with whom you live, and on whose behalf you seek to move nearer to a dog park. > generally irrelevant to any discussion of climate change. You
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
You clearly do care very much about other people's personal choices, and you're not shy about calling them immoral if they come to different conclusions about, say, finding a life balance between between time, money, and minimiz
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
You're dancing around my question. Do you believe governments should allow climate activists to vandalize, sabotage, destroy, or disrupt infrastructure or public property?
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> If you think that's a good trade, there's no convincing you of any moral duty to make sacrifices for future generations. Goodness. So not only is my judgement incorrect-- I'm also irretrievably immoral? What could I
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Ok, but you posted a news story about the German government trying to stop some people from blowing up oil pipelines, which is presumably illegal in Germany. You appear to believe that's unjust. So my question for you is, should the
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
Well all you have to do is ask :) I live in a spectacular suburb of Denver, probably the nicest part of city that's still somewhat affordable for normal folks. My car-centric lifestyle is indeed convenient, but it's also efficien
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> Two of the suspects also allegedly planned to sabotage an oil pipeline linking the Bavarian city of Ingolstadt to the port of Trieste in Italy. Assuming this is a plausible threat, would you prefer the government to simply decriminal
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> I’m yet to even see a single trans athlete take part, let alone compete. Are you saying that's a good thing?
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
> Governments do. Making it a very powerful tool that is available exclusively to the people who already have the most power.
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by nate_meurer 3y ago
You didn't answer the question. Taking for granted that insurance and social welfare safety nets are good for civilized society, it's also useful to recognize that they're not free; someone has to work to pay for them. Do y

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