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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   I had to look up "dunkelflaute": "A period of time in which little to no energy can be generated with the use of wind and solar power." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dunkelflaute
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   When people talk about countries having "energy independence", isn't moving to renewables the right move? (Since you reduce your demand for fuel inputs to 0, assuming a 100% transition)
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   What he is doing is counter to the Fed charter, but if you're pro-Capital, you like some unemployment because it disciplines Labor. > The chair's main responsibility is to carry out the mandate of the Fed, which is to promote t
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   I mean it's an analogy, so it's not directly the original comparison. I hate C++ but I concede it's possible to get the most performance from C++ if you are diligent. My argument there would be: Ok, use C++ and C (or even mac
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   So not the perfect analogy--my point is the "manual" version isn't always better than the "automatic" version. For one thing, manual transmissions require physical activity and coordination. That's not true w
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   I tried it just for kicks. The Finder sorts these as: IMG_20250820_095716_607.jpg IMG_20250820_103857_991.jpg IMG_20250820_103903_811.jpg IMG_20250820_055436307.jpg IMG_20250820_092016029_HDR.jpg IMG_20250820_09244
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   I get your point and I like driving a manual car, but there’s a reason the whole world has switched to automatic
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   Do you have a source for their cooperation with CBP? I think that would make this an even bigger story.
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   by nielsbot 1y ago

   > some people like to whine When I say our for-profit healthcare system is cruel, expensive and ineffective overall, am I whining? When I say it sucks that we spend $1T on "defense" while raising taxes on working class people,
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    > some people like to whine When I say our for-profit healthcare system is cruel, expensive and ineffective overall, am I whining? When I say it sucks that we spend $1T on "defense" while raising taxes on working class people,
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    People don't simply emigrate when conditions are bad or even horrible. There are many barriers which can be almost impossible to surmount: learning a new language, leaving your friends behind, having to finding a job (what if you don&#
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    The parent was asking how one might change the survey, not the US.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    For example? If you are also including this article.. I mean, it's not anti-western and I can't even see how it's anti-American. It's reporting survey results.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    The American capitalists might have something to say about that tho!
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    And having to add both opening and closing tags.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    I can see someone wanting the Markdown of markup languages: more convenient for people to read and write. Sure, without markdown you could write HTML, say. But editing Markdown is a nicer experience.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Trump would have to have human empathy to look into the details. He doesn't have any.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Don't overthink it. I'd bet people in his admin and adjacent to it benefit from the existing fossil fuel regime and will do anything to stall progress on renewables Trump is a monster who would throw his own children into a furnac
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Fleeing the US?
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Yes. Learn from my mistake--I almost burned down my apartment by leaving linseed oil rags unattended.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    The Kimmel case is a straightforward protection racket. Nexstar, the owner of 39% of the local TV stations in the country, wants the FCC to change their rules to allow them to merge with [other conglomerate name I forget] to increase their
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Honestly curious how much of this is about stopping people from knowing what Israel (and the US by extension) are doing. Just in time for them to “finish the job” EDIT: Found this: https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tikt
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    > Yes, C++ can be unsafe if you don’t know what you’re doing I feel like I always hear this argument for continuing to use C++. I, on the other hand, want a language that doesn't make me feel like I'm walking a tightrope with
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    > You're extrapolating one somewhat rude adiplomatic president to America going to war with Europe? This is hugely downplaying Trump and his role in the world and domestically.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    You could transport your plant in a huge airpl.. nevermind.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    How do you get your plane back? Or would you just dispose of it like a rocket booster? :)
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    I guess this is easier than setting up a production facility in the target country...
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    ok but didn’t it advise that teen how to best kill himself? previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45026886
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    what a madlad. i call this true art.
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    by nielsbot 1y ago

    Tangential, but Apple also has their own machine-readable printable code format: App Clip Codes https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appclip/creating-a...