jgys

10 ms·

1.
by jgys 1y ago
I read this twice and don’t think I misread it: > The tiniest of pieces of plastic, nanoplastics are defined by the researchers as having a diameter of less than one micrometre (one one-thousandth of a metre). Microplastics are between o
2.
by jgys 1y ago
I’d start with reading the article; it lists several.
3.
by jgys 2y ago
Who?
4.
by jgys 2y ago
I had the same reaction, but then some cursory searching led me to this discussion on the "Talk" page for Wikiquote's entry on Mussolini which casts some doubt on the accuracy of the attribution and/or translation of thi
5.
by jgys 2y ago
> the various social programs the military has now been implementing Social programs? You mean the policy of not discriminating based on gender or sexual preference? > they started scrutinizing the basic, popular political beliefs of
6.
by jgys 2y ago
> whatever half baked thing (lights, sirens, computer vision, AI, barriers) it is OP is envisioning Do you think OP should have produced a formal proposal with input from industry experts and detailed cost and risk mitigation figures bef
7.
by jgys 2y ago
Death Valley NP is pretty remote, no? “Run a bag down to the bank” is probably a significant errand.
8.
by jgys 3y ago
On a trip from Kristiansand to Oslo in 2011, I noted to the driver of the vehicle in which I was traveling how unusual it seemed to me that no one on the highway was being impatient or aggressive. How remarkable, I proposed, that even the i
9.
by jgys 5y ago
They also only work with frames that have been specially designed to allow fitting a belt, as I understand it. Chains can be easily broken and joined in the shop (or even on the roadside), but not so with belts, so the frame must come apart
10.
by jgys 5y ago
"(We will take a 30% cut of every every meta-thing transaction.)"
11.
by jgys 7y ago
Just because an anecdote involving Lance Armstrong was illustrative of this tactical cooperation doesn’t mean that it’s only for Lance and other loathsome cheats and bullies. As the previous commenter pointed out, it’s common practice to wo
12.
by jgys 8y ago
> And sure, maybe (maybe) the legal system will penalize the driver, but is it going to change anything? No, because our society has decided that cars are more important and we're not going to curtail our usage of cars at all, and a
13.
by jgys 8y ago
Also don't dress too provocatively, or you'll be asking for it. ... Oh, wait, we're victim blaming about something else this time?
14.
by jgys 8y ago
Same in rural (or “exurban,” really, especially by the time I finished high school in 2005) Minnesota.
15.
by jgys 8y ago
I can relate to this phenomenon (the “hey this $10 gadget I didn’t know existed but for an ad I saw has actually ended up being super useful to me!” thing), but the problem is that stories that end with me making a purchase with which I was
16.
by jgys 8y ago
I have slightly more than zero knowledge of networking and would like to remedy this. You seem convinced it’s not black magic, so recommend a book/mooc/resource that’ll prove it. :-P
17.
by jgys 8y ago
“Person” is way more inclusive and way less clunky.
18.
by jgys 9y ago
Let's suppose, for the sake of argument, two things: 1) that your assertion that environmentalists and public figures in media, politics, and (what we'll call, with marginal disrespect, "pop") science are lacking in humi
19.
by jgys 9y ago
Isn't skepticism a wholly appropriate response?
20.
by jgys 10y ago
Not exactly. Being hyper-focused on one thing is actually symptomatic of ADHD, and amphetamines like Adderall and Ritalin may exacerbate or mitigate this tendency (as I understand it mainly from personal experience, but also some literature
21.
by jgys 10y ago
I second this. I've got one at home and one at my office; it's a solid display all-around and excellent for dev work. The value for the price is outstanding, especially if you get one from Amazon Warehouse Deals for about $50 off