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by thsksbd 3y ago
Very cool, but I wonder why did he define foot as: (setq foot (* 0.3048 m)) And not (setq foot (* 12 inch)) It comes to the same thing, but inch is defined in metric as 2.54 cm and the foot is a derived unit of the inch. But this way it cl
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by thsksbd 3y ago
All that means is that US wages are too low. But, be they what they are: - 300 grams is not a bad serving. - for the folks on minimum wage, its only 12% of their income which Im not sure if its a bad ratio historically. - "man does no
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by thsksbd 3y ago
What makes salmon a luxury goods? Its very affordable within the space of non-processed foods and healthy. Heck it compares with processed foods! I went to "www.webstaurantstore.com" (?) and compared salmon to a cheap mass produce
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by thsksbd 3y ago
A key is $0.50, is dumb, cannot spy on you and is indestructible.. A phone is >1000x that and comes with distraction, surveillance, and is easy ti brake.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
I was not satirical at all. I was very serious. It was lathered in sarcasm, in that I also believe that many (not all) of the 2A restrictions are unconstitutional and should be lifted. The sarcasm a rhetorical device highlighting how we all
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by thsksbd 3y ago
I don't see why the same restrictions to buy a firearm shouldn't apply to pornography, namely: - ID required - a half hour or more background check by a licensed dealer - while it can be purchased online, said dealer must physical
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by thsksbd 3y ago
If the state can impose tough restrictions on a right, including criminal and age limitations for one enumerated constitutional right (the second) why can't it impose it for the first?
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by thsksbd 3y ago
A swing (pendulum generally) isn't a harmonic oscillator, except in the limit of small angle. But to your point, that just means the user (subconsciously) adjusts the frequency.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Nothing is forever.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
"What is a solid but a, relatively speaking, very, very cold gas?" Well there are two first degree phase changes to consider. Then there are those pesky mtls that dont even follow the general trend of gases, like water that expand
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Diffusion: Its not hard to understand once you see the mechanism in full (vacancies, interstials, etc) but its hard to write as txt. Suffice to say, there's plenty of room to squeeze. "Squeezing" When you squeeze you get rid
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by thsksbd 3y ago
It has nothing to do with efficiency (do the math on the conductor gauge and it all mostly cancels out) or power (idem) but the types of motors used (squirrel cage I believe). The problem is getting the motor to start spinning. You cant sta
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Transport properties all "happen" at any temperature. The rate is exponential with T, though, so at some point you dismiss it. Kinetics usually (always? Who remembers? ) is continuous with T. Phase changes, on the other hand can h
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Clean Water from a Coffee Filter(foliawater.com)
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Who thought it was a play on the unix utils "less" and "more"?
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by thsksbd 3y ago
What service do high frequency traders provide? Hams are weird, but at least they're hurting anyone. Theres a good argument to be made that HF trading should be banned.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Its a cartel. But, honestly, the quality of Canadian diary is one of the few things Canada has going for it. I remember first tasting sour cream in the US - yuck. I thought Id accidentally bought the light versions. (In cheese the US regain
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Straws mechanically help drinking in many situations. I'd argue you shouldn't be driving in those many situations (say, daily commute). But I'd rather a person's morning coffee be sucked than sipped behind the wheel.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
No, its a tool of a corrupt power elite trying to quash dissent.
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Of course, but with random selection you will also get people who aren't latent psychos. Politics, and the our modern. electoral processes in particular, selects for psychopathy since, all else being equal, the charming psycho candidat
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by thsksbd 3y ago
A way to deal with N. American ice servings.
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Trustworthy - because politics selects for power trippers
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Maybe that's the point?
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by thsksbd 3y ago
The power rails have a non zero impedance (as in not DC), and large currents flow through the rails. These currents will create voltages that will seem to be noise to anything connected to them. The caps provide a low Z path to ground so th
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Yes because at 100C you can use phase change to transport water, which means you've built a primitive heat pipe. At 95C H transport is slow so heat will accumulate until it reaches 100. But then you have boiling and, w/out good se
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Large format might never be matched by digital. Its trivial to make a larger "sensor" by spreading gelatin on a larger piece of glass. Thats hard to do with digital.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
By now digital cameras have overtaken digital in resolution. At least for APS. And slide film never had great dynamic range. Similar depth of field is obtainable for a similar price, at least on 35mm. MF is really expensive on digital. But
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Fantasy avoids gunpowder because there is no character develipment. This is the same reason why guns are the great equalizer: Just about anyone can semi-competently wield a gun after a ten hour course. What this means is that guns brough
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by thsksbd 3y ago
If the water is not boiling you're going to need a very large system (for natural convection) or a pump.
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by thsksbd 3y ago
Boiling water through friction requires seals [1] , and rubber seals are pretty hard (not impossible) to make low tech. The lowest tech solution IMHO is a squirrel cage generator and ohmic resistors. No magnets or fancy electronics are need

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