omg_ponies

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by omg_ponies 3y ago
It is not clear at all that this is a case of lowering the bar; IMO that verges on an inability to engage critically with the issue under discussion. It looks to me to be exploring a different way of presenting the subject matter that tries
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by omg_ponies 3y ago
You're displaying a serious lack of reading comprehension. End of life care provided by palliative specialists is completely different to "scammers who absorb so much cash that they prevent real cures from being researched" a
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
From what I read, the things that actually caused the issue were selecting a safety margin of 15% of estimated range, and failure to consult a weather forecast despite being fully aware of the effect of low temps on the EV traction battery.
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
Disagree that it's cheaper to retrofit quality household ventilation compared to changing stove types. The cost of the heat exchanger alone is likely to exceed the cost of entry level portable induction cookers. Now add in costs to run
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
You could replace "gas stove" above with literally any obsolete product with no impact on how your statement reads - which means it's not a very good argument in favour of gas stoves. Consider: "I like my sundial. It tel
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
This is clearly a case of market failure where the current users of gas are not paying the full costs associated with that use, and where full information on the impacts of using gas are not always known. For example, between 6 and 19% of c
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
OP posted a since-the-dawn-of-time complaint about automatic updates that ignores why they are necessary, and clearly states that he's just refusing to engage with the usual reasons for them. The "generic" response is beacuse
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
> The wonder composites that make electric cars possible are all oil. I'm sure composites make electric cars better , but I don't think electric cars are impossible without composites.
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
If you're willing to share, I'd be interested to see your custom notebook design. I've recently been laying out a few custom productivity "things" - like a continuous calendar - and can always do with more ideas.
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
A vehicle under direct sun will get hotter than if it's under a roof made of solar panels. Insulating the underside of the panels will reduce their lifespan.
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
A difficult proposal to defend. Even if we skip the enormous problems of proving the existence of a "[creator of] mankind", which deity did you have in mind?
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
Depends on how you define market rate construction costs. If the market rate is defined as median cost per unit area of new construction (within defined timeframe and geo), then by definition half of your sampled construction projects came
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
"Effortlessly"
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
If only there was a way to keep copies of web pages
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
Is there a right to compel businesses to provide a service to you?
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by omg_ponies 4y ago
FWIW, I've never heard of or seen a bus halt at an empty stop when no one on board wanted to get off. The only exception to this is if they are running ahead of schedule, in which case a halt to return to the set timetable is the right
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by omg_ponies 5y ago
It's already "out in the open" because tens of millions of college students around the world have access. You've shown zero domain knowledge here; just withdraw and apologise.
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by omg_ponies 5y ago
It's a nearly perfect comparison IMO. Risk is cumulative, and the number of risk-inducing events affects the outcome. Your response incorrectly assumes that the risk has already been realised.
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by omg_ponies 5y ago
I find it very hard to believe that you were told to do something that equates to eyeballing hundreds of millions of files. Would you mind posting the exact information you gave them, and their response - redacting sensitive information of
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
I can't see this working well I'm afraid. It's bad for people who are very poor (can't afford time to navigate processes to issue ID), people who don't look like their ID due to changes in physical appearance, and p
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
> Many people on welfare are idle don’t do anything meaningful with their time. Do you have a citation for this claim? My understanding is that enormous numbers of welfare recipients are elderly, frail, or have chronic medical issues.
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
That's not their job. Government departments with Public Health functions do that (e.g. https://vaers.hhs.gov/ )
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
This has not been true for some time. You can continue to use un-activated Win10 installs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Product_Activation#A... You just can't change the wallpaper away from black, and t
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
This isn't going to be a productive discussion - OP has not defined any of the key terms, and should at least do some work first. At least write a short essay to elaborate on the questions you're interested in, and what your curre
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
> non-CS engineers and scientists can write their own code > I've never tried to maintain a code base written by non-CS people ...
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
> non-CS engineers and scientists can write their own code Having seen plenty of code written by non-CS engineers and scientists, my experience is that formally trained programmers have excellent job security. Have you ever tried maintai
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
IDK what you're doing to your computers, but I frequently have multiple enormous Word documents open, 50+ tabs open in Firefox, with various sundry apps running in the background. Throughout all that, almost always the perceived delay
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by omg_ponies 6y ago
That's an inaccurate statement. The shipment of live animals via USPS is a specific service documented in detail at https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm These include bees, day–old poultry, adult bi