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CaptainPedantic ,

“Caaaarl! That kills people!”

CaptainPedantic ,

Reddit does shitty stuff, but at least I’m able to find stuff on there. Why Discord took off as a medium to replace forums is beyond me. It’s not easily searchable, and search engines can’t index it. If people aren’t fastidious about replying to messages they’re responding to, it’s just a nonsense stream of consciousness from dozens of people.

That being said, I hate the formatting of most forums. Reddit and Lemmy’s comment nesting is excellent. It’s very easy to follow conversations.

CaptainPedantic ,

Good to know, thank you! I’ll have to look closer when I visit a forum next.

CaptainPedantic ,

It’s not hard to imagine. Spacial Disorientation is where your brain can’t tell the difference between acceleration and climbing very sharply. It happens when there’s no visual references. It sounds like the flight was dealing with overcast weather, so there might not have been a true horizon.

It’s happened before. Atlas Air Flight 3591. United Airlines Flight 1722. Flight 1722

CaptainPedantic ,

I take a 30 to 40 minute walk (2 miles) every day at work. Sometimes it’s to clear my head. Sometimes it’s to think about work. Sometimes it’s to think about not work. No one cares, and if they did, I’d argue it’s time well spent for the company. I can’t get anything done if my brain is overflowing with crap.

Man, a work LAN party would be pretty cool.

CaptainPedantic ,

No, their airlines are not an ancillary product. They are their main product. According to Boeing’s earnings reports, the commercial aircraft segment of the company made up 56% of total revenue in 2018, 42% in 2019, 27% in 2020, 30% in 2021, 38% in 2022, and 43% in 2023. The rest of their revenue is split between the Defense, Space and Security segment, and the Global Services segment.

Prior to 2017, the vast majority of the earnings for the whole company came from the Commercial Airplanes segment. Since then, that segment has been operating at a loss. Since 2022, both Defense and Commercial Airplanes have been operating at a loss.

If you’re curious you can look up Boeing’s 10-k form. Page 56 has the revenue breakdowns.

CaptainPedantic ,

Humans generate 4,000 terawatt hours of electricity in a year. The sun dumps nearly that much on earth in 1 minute. That’s a 6 order of magnitude difference. So I’m going to assume that human heat generation is probably negligible.

CaptainPedantic ,

I know that if I skip a meal, I can get really hungry later. That or I start snacking on crap. So skipping a meal could potentially lead to weight gain because you end up eating more than if you didn’t skip the meal.

CaptainPedantic ,

While this policy is bullshit, I’d firmly disagree that kei cars are safer than half of vehicles in the US.

  • They’re all right hand drive, which makes it harder to see other traffic and pedestrians. Their headlights are also aimed to illuminate the left shoulder in Japan. In the US, those headlights will blind oncoming drivers.
  • In order to be imported into the US, these kei cars are all 25 years old at least. Crash safety has improved a lot in that time. The slab fronts of these cars provide no crumple zone for occupants. Like many modern pickup trucks, a pedestrian will be crushed, rather than scooped onto the hood and windshield of a shorter car like a sedan.
  • Because of their age, many of these vehicles might not have ABS or airbags. Additionally, their age also will make them more likely to have a technical problem, which will be harder to solve since they’re JDM only vehicles.
CaptainPedantic ,

Apparently, in the 70s Exxon had a solar division, but they shut it down in the 80s.

Not only would it be better for the environment for them to continue with solar research, it would have been better for them too. They could’ve had a monopoly on solar power by now. “Bad news everyone! Oil is bad for the environment, but the good news is that we can sell you a solution!”

Of course, it wasn’t immediately profitable (because research costs money), so they shut it down. Absolutely mind numbingly stupid.

CaptainPedantic ,

Why would they love this? More claims means they have to pay out more. Even if they’re assholes and don’t pay out, they still have to process and fight claims which costs money.

CaptainPedantic ,

There’s one of these in the middle of a painting from 1533

Obligatory Lemmino video

CaptainPedantic ,

Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented.

CaptainPedantic ,

The Constitution came into effect nearly 13 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Bankrupt Steward Health puts its hospitals up for sale, discloses $9 bln in debt (www.reuters.com)

Bankrupt Steward Health Care has put all of its 31 U.S. hospitals up for sale, hoping to finalize transactions by the end of the summer to address its $9 billion in total liabilities, its attorneys said at a Tuesday court hearing in Houston....

CaptainPedantic ,

That’s the dumbest fucking thing I’ve read all day.

Emergency Slide Falls Off Plane, Winds Up At Home Of Lawyer Whose Firm Is Suing Boeing (www.huffpost.com)

An emergency slide that fell off of a Delta passenger jet shortly after take-off last week reportedly turned up two days later outside the home of a lawyer whose firm is coincidently suing the Boeing plane manufacturer over safety issues....

CaptainPedantic ,

The plane is 34 years old. It’s probably more likely it’s Delta’s lack of maintenance than a problem with Boeing.

CaptainPedantic ,

Wow that article really doesn’t explain what they are.

Red flag laws basically allow the government to temporarily seize weapons from someone if the person is believed to be dangerous. Exact implementations vary by state.

Essentially, if your family member is acting crazy again and you feel threatened, or they’re threatening someone else with a weapon, you can petition a court to remove any weapons they have without having to convict that person of a crime.

CaptainPedantic ,

Excuse me, but Tennessee is clearly a trapezoid. /s

CaptainPedantic ,

While I disagree entirely with the concept of a non-compete, I can sort of understand the logic for employees who work with trade secrets and intellectual property. The only logic behind a non-compete for a hospital or any other service industry business is “fuck you”.

I’m glad it kinda worked out for you tho.

CaptainPedantic ,

I’ve played Stellaris for 12 hours straight, only stopping to go to the bathroom, from 7pm to 7am multiple times. I don’t work nights.

It’s a problem.

CaptainPedantic ,

Botox is used for treating migraines. Fun fact: poor people get migraines.

CaptainPedantic ,

And then everyone asks you if it’s natural, especially if you’re a man… oh well.

Thanks for the fun fact!

CaptainPedantic ,

Philips screws are awful. They strip if you look at them wrong. Flatheads should only be used on thumbscrews just in case you need a little extra torque from a screwdriver.

Torx and Hex are excellent.

CaptainPedantic , (edited )

My wife’s old 2004 Honda Civic. It was the worst piece of shit I’ve ever had the displeasure of driving. And it was super unreliable to boot!

It was dangerously slow. Getting on the freeway always required full throttle to get up to speed in time, which was never enough. Some cars egg you on, “Go faster! Let me rev! I love revs! Speeeeeed! Power!” This thing was like Eeyore on Adavan, “Huh? Power? If I have to. Ththrhtbbt. That’s the best I can do.”

The “top rated” Goodyear tires we put on it were fucking awful as well. The tire compound was super hard, so despite the pitiful power, you could always spin the front tires in the dry. Despite the hard tire compound, they wore out 20,000 miles before their warranty was up. One time while exiting the freeway, the shit box decided it wanted to oversteer (the tail slid out) as I went around a corner at a very reasonable speed. Luckily, I was able to hold the slide and correct it (which was pretty cool). I like to push cars and to go fast, but I’ve never ever had a front wheel drive car oversteer on me before, especially at super low speeds. This isn’t really the car’s fault, but the shit tires come with the shit territory.

It had no safety features other than seatbelts and a couple airbags. No anti-lock brakes. No traction control. It had manual windows (fine, I guess), manual mirrors (eww), and manual door locks (gag me with a spoon!).

Despite all these omissions, it had alloy wheels and a spoiler from the factory! Oh, but it’s ok, it’s the fucking “value package” so all my friends won’t know I cheaped out on a car until they have to wait for me to get in the car to unlock their doors!

In the 4 years she had it, the following broke:

  • The thermostat got stuck closed, which caused it to overheat which required the head gasket to be replaced
  • The alternator failed catastrophically. Forget not charging the battery, try shorting out, discharging the battery and killing the engine in seconds.
  • The tie rod snapped, causing the front wheels to be pointed in opposite directions (luckily this was in a parking lot so we didn’t die)
  • The steering rack had to be replaced to fix the steering wheel that was 30 degrees off center to go straight.
  • Something was wrong with the brake booster, it hissed when you held the pedal down in a certain position, which really inspired confidence.

What an awful car. Still, at least the previous owner left a new condom in the glove box when she bought it.

CaptainPedantic ,

Porsche measures their automatic gear changes in milliseconds. Smart measures them in geologic time scales.

I truly don’t understand why they didn’t put a CVT in those 2nd generation cars (the ones sold in North America). It’s the perfect application! Small car, not a lot of power, efficiency minded.

CaptainPedantic ,

That looks like a Porsche Taycan with an Hyundai Ioniq 6 grafted onto its ass. Despite that it looks pretty good.

CaptainPedantic ,

I hate all peanut products. I’m not allergic, either. Whenever my wife has peanut butter, I stay in another room and open the window. For some reason it’s absolutely revolting.

CaptainPedantic ,

A while ago I found this blog post about why there are different tow ratings in the US vs. Europe.

It basically boils down to American tow ratings being designed to allow for higher speeds (beyond 60 mph) than European ratings. And it’s more of a question of vehicle stability than power.

CaptainPedantic ,

Here’s how it works

The inverse vaccine takes advantage of a natural process in which the liver marks molecules from broken-down cells with “do not attack” flags to prevent autoimmune reactions to those cells as they die by natural processes. PME researchers coupled an antigen—a molecule being attacked by the immune system—with a molecule resembling a fragment of an aged cell that the liver would recognize as friend rather than foe.

CaptainPedantic ,

Hell yeah! War crimes are ok when my side does it!

CaptainPedantic ,

They’ve killed civilians on civilian vessels that are not Israeli flagged, going to, or coming from Israel.

Human Rights Watch says that recklessly attacking a civilian vessel is a war crime.

CaptainPedantic ,

I’m not sure what part of Israel’s supply supply line goes from Brazil to Iran

The Houthis are shooting at anything that moves, Israeli or not. Shooting at civilians is, in fact, a war crime.

CaptainPedantic , (edited )

Cool! Let’s sanction Israel then! HRW squares that circle because two people can be wrong at once. Shooting civilians is not sanctioning. The US doesn’t sanction North Korea by blowing up South Korean shipping.

North Carolina appeals court upholds ruling that kept Confederate monument in place (apnews.com)

A North Carolina appeals court ruled Tuesday that local leaders who refused calls to remove a Confederate monument from outside a county courthouse acted in a constitutional manner and kept in place the statue at its longtime location in accordance with state law....

CaptainPedantic ,

hard way

That’s a strange way to spell “fun way”.

CaptainPedantic ,

You’re not trying to avoid civilian casualties if you fire on civilians.

CaptainPedantic ,

Firing a Mach 4 missile with 1,300 lbs of warhead at civilians is, in fact, unrestrained bloodlust. They ceased fire because it would be wasteful to fire again.

That’s like saying, “The cop didn’t dump a second magazine into the man who didn’t respond to the cop’s commands. He showed restraint! The guy is still breathing, he’s just immobilized!”

CaptainPedantic ,

Non-profits need revenue, true. But many non-profit hospitals are not acting like nonprofits. Here’s a NYT opinion piece about it

CaptainPedantic ,

DNA

assume a new identity?

I don’t think a new identity will be much help with your genetic information floating around…

CaptainPedantic ,

Who needs “AI” when the simple algorithm they already use works perfectly well?


<span style="color:#323232;">while 1==1:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">    deny_coverage = True
</span>
CaptainPedantic ,

I haven’t tried Obsidian, but I use Logseq all the time. What do you think is holding Logseq back? I’m just curious.

I know for me the mobile app lacks some polish and it lacks plugins, which is annoying.

CaptainPedantic ,

Logseq has tags. Logseq does store data in markdown files. There’s one file for each page.

CaptainPedantic ,

Chil-Fil-A is a Y’all Queda owned restaurant that serves dry, mediocre chicken sandwiched between crappy bread.

Their only notable contribution is managing to destroy traffic for blocks around their stupid restaurants.

CaptainPedantic ,

I must’ve gotten leftovers or something because the 2 times I’ve been dragged to that establishment I’ve found the food to be severely overrated.

CaptainPedantic ,

Hell yeah. Though, I do get strange looks when I’m giving a thumbs up or down to an inanimate object…

CaptainPedantic ,

Thanks for the early morning laugh!

CaptainPedantic ,

Well, since the “U” in UBI stands for “universal”, and since the group of people who received this money were selected because they were very poor, then this is not a UBI experiment. This is just a welfare program.

CaptainPedantic ,

The trade name of Naloxone is Narcan, for those wondering.

CaptainPedantic ,

Yeah we do. Corporate goons gonna corporate goon regardless of your job title.

My company was recently acquired by another company. The new company has better pay, but more expensive benefits (health insurance). That would be fine, except we get the more expensive benefits, but without the pay bump. Based on their own numbers in job postings online (Thanks Washington, Colorado, California!), I’m being underpaid by $20,000.

Luckily my local management is on our side and trying to get pay raises, but the Chief Bean Counters have been tight lipped.

I’m not sure how (or if) a union would help in my case, but it probably wouldn’t hurt.

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