onlypassingthru

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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
You need only have read the HN front page 4 days ago to have seen one reason why 50,000 people may be motivated to get solar. Nothing trendy going on there, just poor regional planning. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Recap of earlier point: Civilizations south of the NA desert border (Mojave, Sonoran and Chihuahuan) had writing. 400+ civilizations north of it did not.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
All the weapons, pottery, baskets and even clay structures that we've found are missing any sort of writing. Just like ancient peoples of Mesopotamia, somebody could've easily carved something into the clay bricks if they were so
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Well, MacKenzie Scott seems to be doing her best but she's the exception.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Looks like Biden got just enough javelins out the door before the puppet was in power. Phew!
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
> The idea of writing, its uses and the certainty that widespread literacy is possible can be the "dna." It's fascinating that over 400 indigenous tribes lived north of the NA desert border between US/Mexico and there
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Removing sanctions on Russian oil, destroying America's standing in the world, humiliating Zelensky in the White House, holding a summit with Putin in Alaska, discrediting the interference in US elections, etc., etc. But you're pr
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Settlement includes: "Request Lexis and Verisk delete driving data" Verisk: "Yeah, no" Lexis: "Also no" Attorney General PR: "California consumers win!"
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
The $21B got us to 50 out of 56 final plans. Infrastructure buildout is always a slow, deliberate process because fuckups are even more expensive.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
And yet Russia somehow managed to get a puppet in the White House so...
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Short of fuel rationing and gas lines, over $150/week to fill your SUV is probably the biggest incentive possible.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
It may taste funny but it also slowly turns your shower door into privacy glass so it's not all bad.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
They've only spent half of the BEAD funds, $21B. 50 out of 56 final plans have been approved so the remaining half will be released. https://www.ntia.gov/press-release/2026/assistant-secretary-...
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
What is the challenge in identifying the trader(s) here? Isn't this a simple SQL query? How many personal accounts could there possibly be making $1B bets within those 10-15 minute windows?
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Or, until the local health service is sufficient to manage the problem by itself. As you may recall, uncontrolled contagious diseases have a habit of escaping their local fish markets or virology labs.
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
I think the interesting point as evidenced by the fecal transplant therapy is that it's not "the" microbiome, it's "your" microbiome. Maybe some people have bad (C. difficile) or incompatible (various E. coli
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by onlypassingthru 5mo ago
Why not? A fecal transplant seems to work for C. difficile sufferers.
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
>no promising locations for more. Isn't there a super volcano in the middle of the country? Maybe there are some adjacent hot spots outside of the national park? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Nationa
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Is US mouse movement different from European? Is it called sparkling mouse movement if it comes from California?
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Wasn't the eradication of wolves just the natural consequence of destroying the food source and way of life of the natives? Gotta get those people dead or moved if you're going to steal their land, amirite!
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
The stupidest US foreign policy blunder... so far. Invading Cuba, invading Greenland and dropping out of NATO are all on deck, so let's not pick a winner just yet.
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Because ship displacement is really hard to disguise? It's probably like trying to sneak your friend in to the movies under your overcoat.
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
... & sells drone parts to any and all participants. You need drones? You know who to call!
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
It's the only ISP that reliably works globally but especially in war zones with zero competitors. How much is your life/sovereignty worth to you?
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Look at who's buying the oil for the answer to your question.
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Days? If a laundry fire can take out a carrier for weeks, how long do you think a flight deck repair takes?
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
That is a gem of the old internet; concise, informative, well articulated, it's got it all. Tell your pa thanks for keeping it up for me!
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by onlypassingthru 6mo ago
Hesitation from whom? The eastern Han CCP? Take a look at Russia for an idea of what using a war for internal ethnic cleansing looks like.
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by onlypassingthru 7mo ago
>Ukraine is running out of men to serve in the Army. Ukraine has made some remarkable achievements lately in doing more with less while Russia seems to be perfecting how to do less with more.
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by onlypassingthru 7mo ago
Luxury resort destination? Isn't the Persian gulf expected to be one of the first uninhabitable places on Earth within this century? https://news.mit.edu/2015/study-persian-gulf-deadly-heat-102...

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