mec31

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by mec31 7d ago
I remember a fun related one suggested by my high school chemistry teacher--'what if Planck's constant was a very large number?'
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by mec31 3mo ago
They periodically have ‘specials’ such as idle chatter by the announcers during a rain delay. Ha!
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by mec31 1y ago
And this one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army
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by mec31 1y ago
This one blew my mind when I first heard of it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisbee_Deportation
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by mec31 1y ago
Of course, in your particular case, the Jesus atoms may outnumber the other two. So you’re probably good.
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by mec31 1y ago
That’s not the way to look at it. The airline has a total cost hurdle for the flight to make sense. If they don’t cover that the flight doesn’t happen. So in a very real sense, your seatmate paying half what you are could be the difference
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by mec31 1y ago
Another perspective on the underlying issue—do you suppose that MDs will be more easily replaceable with AI than nurses will be?
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by mec31 2y ago
For something similar but seemingly nutty, try the podcast ‘Northwoods Baseball’. It consists entirely of ‘broadcasts’ of baseball games in a fake baseball league. Sounds crazy, but works for me! Each ‘game’ lasts about 2.5 hours.
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by mec31 2y ago
I live outside Boston and frequently see a Newark-Singapore A350 fly over. A mind boggling distance…
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by mec31 3y ago
Reminds me of one of my favorite Far Side cartoons https://www.reddit.com/r/TheFarSide/s/g5y9E0ZlmI
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by mec31 3y ago
Maybe so, but the 6-axis machine appears to be sitting in the front window of a store on Newbury St. (which is Boston’s high-dollar shopping area).
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by mec31 3y ago
An extra safety margin is conferred by the stepladders found in the tailcones :-)
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by mec31 3y ago
When the pope was in the US, he was driven around in a Fiat 500 (!). Granted, it was the four-door version :-)
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by mec31 3y ago
Fun fact—AI has done that already. 200 million proteins have been folded (and that’s all there are). Folding at Home is no longer a thing!
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by mec31 3y ago
Everything old is new again. Here is the same thing, from Yankee Magazine in 1987: https://newengland.com/food/fish-seafood/salmon-cooked-in-di...
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by mec31 4y ago
Can confirm. I have an 1898 house in the Northeast. Just upgraded from 100A service to 200A service for $3900. I didn’t own the house at the time, but I believe it went from 40A to 100A in 1985.
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by mec31 5y ago
By similar logic to Russia’s claim on Crimea, wouldn’t Finland have a claim on eastern Karelia?
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by mec31 5y ago
I haven’t received a notice either. I do however use Google as my domain registrar, and I purchase storage from Google. Is it even conceivable that either of those has spared me? Or is Google just lagging with its termination notices?
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by mec31 5y ago
Just some minor pushback. When walking, ‘look at chimneys’. There is something to be said for enforcing an uplifted posture, plus engaging with the light. Honestly, it makes a difference!
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by mec31 5y ago
Cut Bank, Montana to Gulf of Mexico is also quite a ride!
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by mec31 6y ago
It’s like pulling teeth through the anus. Theoretically possible, but very, very difficult.
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by mec31 6y ago
Here’s one of my favorites: What state in the US is closest to Africa?
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by mec31 8y ago
Now if only someone could explain why toppled smokestacks break into three pieces, my life would be complete :-)
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by mec31 10y ago
Hillbilly Elegy, J. D. Vance.