InputZero

joined 11 months ago
[–] InputZero 7 points 1 month ago

Just a bit of history, in WWII the Allies didn't know for certain that the Holocaust had occurred. Remember that it was the 1940s, information could travel quickly but only so much. It wasn't as easy for them back then to pickup the metaphorical 'signal' of the Holocaust happening to the 'noise' the rest of the war was making. So while there were rumors of mass executions of Jewish people as early as the summer of 1941, it's often said that the Allies didn't know about the Holocaust until winter 1945. Now when the Allies went from ignorant, to suspicious, to all but certain but with doubts and finally to certain without a doubt has been debated for decades and will probably be debated until the sun expands and swallows the earth whole. There was definitely a lot of hateful rhetoric being spouted about Jewish people in the 1930s that maybe should have been stopped before it nearly took over Europe, but looking back at history we have the advantage of hindsight.

[–] InputZero 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Today I learned that magnetic components of the electric system use a different type of resistance. It's not the same as inductance though?

[–] InputZero 14 points 1 month ago

This reminds me of Overwatch so much. I usually played healer and it was all too common to watch the tanks and DPS being great at doing their own jobs, but terrible at doing them together. Then it's just a feed machine until the game is over.

[–] InputZero 13 points 2 months ago

That sucks bro. Losing a pet is always painful. I hope you can let another dog into your life someday. I know that it's hard, I've lost many pets, and my puppy hasn't been a puppy in a very long time. Sounds like you gave your girls the amazing life they deserve.

[–] InputZero 3 points 2 months ago

Plus the worst thing that can happen is the webpage crashes, just hit reload and you're back baby! It's the safest environment to fuck around with code. A person would have to go out of their way to actually make a problem, maybe some random kid too. They get into everything.

[–] InputZero 4 points 2 months ago

It depends on the bacteria, when in it's lifecycle half of it is killed, and what half is killed. To keep things short, the odds are in the bacteria's favor. Suppose if half the bacteria in your gut died right now how long do you think it would take for the bacteria population in your gut to return to pre-snap levels? A month? A year? Decades? How about less than an hour. Bacteria reproduce exponentially and on average, a bacterial generation lasts 20 minutes. Meaning that every 20 minutes the population doubles, assuming there are no deaths in the population during this time. If there is space for bacteria to grow, they will.

[–] InputZero 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The part that really shocked me is that it got even upvotes and downvotes... Mask off, I absolutely admit that was a troll shit post, I didn't take it seriously but I also took it seriously enough to not add a /s. I expected to be downvoted to oblivion, I didn't expect it to be on par. That's a litmus test for ya.

Edit: Until I downvoted myself that is, now it's 6 up and 8 down. Seriously though, glad you pushed back against that.

[–] InputZero 9 points 2 months ago

I'm just saying this because yesterday I drove behind a BMW M5 driver who was the exact opposite of an aggressive driver. They were so cautious and considerate of others around them I actually took notice. Broke my world for a moment, I expected them to be a jerk but nope. It was a welcomed weird.

[–] InputZero 4 points 2 months ago

If the only consequence of breaking the law is a fine, then it's legal for the rich to do it. If a person can not be trusted to drive safely, they shouldn't be allowed to drive.

[–] InputZero -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

You're right, it is an unpopular opinion. Maybe keep it to yourself next time you decide to let your fascist flag fly.

[–] InputZero 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How difficult asbestos remediation can be depends a lot on the situation. Regardless of the situation people working near or on asbestos require respirators, bunny suits, many vacuums, and more to handle asbestos safely. Not the best conditions to work in but definitely not the worst.

Where the work is being done says a lot about how difficult it'll be. As an example take a single detached house, asbestos remediation wouldn't be too difficult. The residents can leave the home so there's less concern about inadvertently exposing the public. It gets a lot more difficult when the work is being done in say a train terminal for example. The terminal cannot be closed for a month so work must be done alongside the public. Now a whole system needs to be put it place. It becomes a lot easier to just leave the asbestos alone, as long as it's not turned into a dust it's not dangerous.

[–] InputZero 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Unfortunately there's a bit of pressure to osbficate the core idea of a publication in academia. While the ideal academics try to hold themselves to is to freely exchange information, for researchers who are paid to study very neiche topics there's an insensitive to put some resistance into others entering their field. There is only so much funding and one more team means more competition. So some researchers who find themselves in that position will intentionally complicate their published work as a way to create a disincentive to others from crowding their field. It sucks but the reality is that funding and money come before the faithful pursuit of knowledge.

Also, some people just suck at writing.

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