permonst

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   by permonst 9mo ago

   > I'm in the camp that paying makes you a customer. Inversely using a free service makes you a user, not a customer. I agree, but what do you do when a large player like Google kills the competition by making their service available
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   by permonst 10mo ago

   There is precedent for state actors putting a lot of effort into a hoax like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Chemicals_Plant_expl...
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   by permonst 11mo ago

   It's not uncommon to see an individual fire engine in the US with 800-1000 feet of supply hose. I don't know if that's a common configuration in a dense city like NYC, but it's certainly a reasonable amount per engine.
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   by permonst 11mo ago

   > That sounds counterintuitive . What about higher pressure will slow water down? It sounds counterintuitive because it's not worded well. Imagine a garden hose with no nozzle: The water doesn't go very far, but you can fill a