throwaway00127

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by throwaway00127 5y ago
The US is a large county, it has states that are larger than France. Driving from San Diego to San Francisco (never leaving the state of California) takes about 8 hours, even longer in traffic. Many people have these long commutes due to wo
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
Whole-house centralized variable speed heat-pump with zones is actually the most efficient way to heat/cool your home. Also better at circulating air, filtering, dehumidifying, etc. HVAC companies push multiple mini-splits these days b
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
> I've been able to do 6 hours in a single day Is... Is that a typo? Six hours of continuous driving in a day is a weekly commute for some. 8 to 10 hours a day is fairly normal here...
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
>A few lines down in your link you have this: "At about Mach 2, a typical wing design will cut its L/D ratio in half (e.g., Concorde managed a ratio of 7.14, whereas the subsonic Boeing 747 has an L/D ratio of 17)". T
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
>It’s not a matter of physics. It is, and you're misunderstanding some of the basics of supersonic flight. "As speeds approach the speed of sound, the additional phenomenon of wave drag appears. This is a powerful form of drag
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
Will never happen. It takes significantly more energy, and is significantly less safe, to go faster than the speed of sound. It's a matter of physics; nothing we can do about it.
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
Letting him out definitely won't benefit society. The recidivism for "mentally insane" convicts is extremely high. It feels good, but it's like letting a drunk driver get back behind the wheel after they show remorse. Th
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
>This is, I think, the mother of all false equivalencies. I kind of set you up for this one. > don’t think it’s right or proper to equate discussions in a diversity channel with the monstrously hateful discourse that often occurs on n
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
Devil's advocate here: >I am continually surprised that “let’s shut down difficult conversations” seems to be the default reaction here. As if that makes the conversations go away, or solves the problem. Isn't that exactly what
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by throwaway00127 5y ago
We mustn't forgot the Eastern value of going to an important business meeting in shorts while high on LSD! Trying to pull the race card after you get fired for tripping on acid at an investor's meeting is the most Silicon Valley &