mchem

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by mchem 2y ago
In case it helps any reader, I recently discovered the [cmd + shift + a] / [control + shift + a] shortcut in chrome for ‘vertical tabs-ish’ in searchable form
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by mchem 3y ago
From memory, we enjoyed a heatwave in Jul - August ‘21 in UK/France. Beyond demand pressures on the interconnected European market due to secondary effects of the heat and the COVID rebound, it’s likely nuclear output was reduced as th
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by mchem 3y ago
A flawed model to understand this would be to picture a hexagon with nodes on the vertices. Then, consider a hexagon with one main node in the centre. When electrons are tightly bound into nodes in and between the vertices, they are energet
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by mchem 5y ago
Exactly this. Having worked such jobs in my youth; you don’t do it for the prospects… As you say, it’s a matter of scale. Shitty jobs have always existed, they will continue to do so. Is a job in home removals - a gruelling, backbreaking ta
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by mchem 6y ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OP0U62oiBlM - The DW documentary on the matter. A fascinating watch. It is a shame that the economics do not play out in such a way that recovery and resale is feasible. Sadly, I do not expect
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by mchem 6y ago
It helps if the escorts pay attention, though: https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUKKBN23O27W .
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by mchem 6y ago
See: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/central-line-temperature-lon... By far the most articulate article I have read (so far) on the matter. As the other posters correctly state, it all boils down to the clay retaining
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by mchem 6y ago
On your point on time: Carlo Rovelli’s book, The Order of Time, addresses our interaction with and perception of time extraordinarily well. If you haven’t read Rovelli’s beautiful account of the relationship between time, entropy, and space