elil17

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by elil17 6d ago
They did a terrible job explaining it, but I think it's just that the case doesn't have magsafe
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by elil17 7d ago
Here's my understanding (please someone correct me if I'm wrong). Flock sells license plate reading cameras. Lots of cities and states bought these and no one noticed. Then there were some expose pieces about how the data is rout
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by elil17 13d ago
Magnus Carlson doesn't really need to practice chess (not in the same way most people do at least)
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by elil17 14d ago
Surely the reusable bags that cost 25c also use a lot less resources to make than a cotton bag. Also, I would argue that the paper bag is the worst of both worlds - more carbon emissions than a plastic bag but also unlikely to be reused.
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by elil17 14d ago
In general yes, but what about this sentence: > Reitano's personal experience with a heart condition, and his desire to recreate his father, a doctor, out of software as a hologram, inspired him to co-found the company.
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by elil17 14d ago
lmao this comment is going to be pulled up by the plaintiff's lawyers and used to show willful infringement. someone's going to be paying treble + plaintiff's legal fees seriously though you should probably consult a lawyer a
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by elil17 14d ago
Such a reductive title/framing. Yes, plastic recycling doesn't work very well. But that doesn't mean that getting rid of trash is simple/there aren't opportunities to reduce waste. Metal recycling, compost, glass b
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by elil17 14d ago
That's only if it's buried. Properly managed compost is the best option.
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by elil17 16d ago
Just because something doesn't impact geopolitics doesn't mean it isn't important
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by elil17 16d ago
The process of automating mathematics: We understand the proof (most math from all of history) -> We understand how the proof was made (computer-assisted proofs like the four-color theorem) -> We have to trust the computer's expl
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by elil17 19d ago
More generally, Musk admittedly works with a "move fast and break things" mentality. His companies have repeatedly broken environmental laws, labor laws, and securities laws. His companies often fail to deliver the features they p
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by elil17 19d ago
It makes no sense that a contract would even provide a maximum notice period. Why would parties put that in? What benefit would either derive from restricting themselves to not getting earlier notice.
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by elil17 19d ago
Thank you, that answer makes a lot of sense.
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by elil17 20d ago
> You look at a patient who doesn't get out of bed, is in trouble at work/school for performance, doesn't spend social time with friends, etc, and 6 months after starting an SSRI they're indistinguishable from other p
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by elil17 20d ago
Only slightly related, but can anyone ELI5 why Bupropion XL is not the universal first line treatment for depression and is hardly used at all in Europe? It has fewer side effects vs. SSRIs, can be safely used as a long term medication (whi
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by elil17 20d ago
Well if there's no convection you must be in a vacuum! But if you mean no forced convection, that's just not the case. You can survive at wetbulb temperatures in excess of 30 C, which means 30 C + 100% RH. Hell, my house right now
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by elil17 20d ago
> During the summer I always keep at least one window open, which cools down the house to around 30-35C. Yeah this is exactly my point. If your house is so poorly insulated that your internal temperatures go above the ambient temperature
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by elil17 20d ago
Perhaps 15C is a typo? That is perfectly comfortable even at 100% RH + no air movement.
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by elil17 20d ago
> I don't know how bad the situation in Europe is Yeah there are those places, and northern Europe is not one of them!
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by elil17 20d ago
Unacceptable levels of humidity? You can just open your window when the sun goes down to vent off the heat and humidity that built up during the day.
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by elil17 20d ago
If you think that then you've never used a ceiling fan before - they are substantially more powerful than the air blowing out of your AC.
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by elil17 20d ago
How is the inside of your home getting to 40 in Belgium? Our hottest recorded air temperature was 36 this year. There were many excess deaths, but there was also a shortage of fans here. Good fans could have also saved their lives.
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by elil17 20d ago
I'm from the US, although I live in Europe. Most Germans don't own ceiling fans, which is the problem.
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by elil17 20d ago
I think you underestimate how powerful ceiling fans can be. The highest temperature in Sweden this year was only 36, you would be absolutely fine with a ceiling fan unless you wanted to exercise. That said, if you are able to get a ground s
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by elil17 20d ago
Cooling technologies are a necessity and air conditioning is one of many possible options. Europe north of France is substantially cooler than much of the US, even on the hottest days. Many homes could get by on ceiling fans, but they are v
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by elil17 21d ago
It's possible, just not economical
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by elil17 21d ago
Right, but it doesn't make sense to say they are evaporating a smaller percentage of the water.
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by elil17 22d ago
Okay I feel like maybe I'm missing something. In a closed loop system, nothing evaporates. If you use an air cooled design, nothing evaporates. If you use a hybrid design, you still evaporate ~80% of your cooling water - you just use l
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by elil17 22d ago
A little evaps? It's like 80%
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by elil17 22d ago
Waste heat from data centers is significantly below the temperature that desalination systems typically use. While a desalination system could theoretically use data center waste heat, it would require far higher capital costs than other de

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