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    Comment #32189883

    We get that Zig doesn't have memory safe features. How much of a big deal is that anyway - what proportion of issues are caused by memory safety errors? And as an aside - how many …

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    Comment #32182013

    That's an excellent point. The US is a prime example of a nation-state that is too good to last. Humans just can't take it.

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    Comment #32181587

    The US has significantly more cultural and economic cohesion than the EU, and there's a good chance it won't last my lifetime either.

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    Comment #32176849

    >Battery storage and conversion losses are far less than the conversion losses from generating electricity from an ICE. No, they are not. Here's some research for large-scale batte…

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    Comment #32170169

    Fuel oil is a very cheap way of generating power, when you have several thousand tons of it already on your ship :) The possible few percantage difference in efficiency between shi…

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    Comment #32166657

    There isn't a way to do that without HGVs (heavy goods vehicles) paying practically all of the annual VED. It's pretty clear that "smart chargers" will become "smart tax revenue ge…

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    Comment #32166221

    >The least efficient part of any ship is turning mechanical energy into electrical I think you meant "most". The least efficient step is converting chemical energy into mechanical …

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    Comment #32165542

    VED (Vehicle Exercise Duty), as it is currently known, is now based on emissions. It would be a hard sell to undo that, and base it on something else (like vehicle weight/size/etc)…

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    Comment #32164546

    If by "us vs them" you mean, "those of us who support the right of crypto users to demand support and software for free vs those who support people's right to choose where they inv…

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    Comment #32164171

    If this is typical sentiment from crypto users, then the maintainer has done the right thing. I too would not like to spend my spare time and energy supporting people who can't dis…

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    Comment #32164004

    How are those statements possibly true? https://www.google.com/search?q=bitcoin+annual+energy+usage https://www.statista.com/statistics/580087/energy-use-of-fac... Facebook uses 6%…

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    Comment #32163973

    >Their existence is threatened by crypto adoption and open source permissionless banking infrastructure. The only thing threatened by such things is the amount of time and money th…

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    Comment #32155475

    While we're picking random data points - Malillia (Sweden), at 57° N, set a record temperature of 38°C in 1947.

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    Comment #32151902

    Pretty clearly you would have to radically re-think how much animal produce you would get to eat. Also - countries like The Netherlands have a strong tradition of backyard chickens…

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    Comment #32151760

    How many of the animals that are >"Domestically FED and raised" ??

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    Comment #32151750

    I'm fully aware of that, which is why I said "domestically FED and raised". >Also, the feeding animal 10KG to get 1KG looks rather wasteful? Depends heavily on what animal product …

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    Comment #32151508

    What is morally and ethically worse - eating an animal fed and raised domestically, or eating soy-laiden "plant-based" foods that were grown on recently-raized rainforest several t…

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    Comment #32136938

    I have worked very hard to stop my addiction to Youtube. I watched a lot of "lifestyle instructional" videos (ToT, Ave, Fireball Tools, LPL, Tom Lipton, Matt's Recovery, etc), but …

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    Comment #32134959

    You say "radical". I say "attempting to undo some of the damage of the past few years". Anyway, I've always had an independent streak, and never liked how my of my life was control…

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    Comment #32130911

    >you are likely to understand my concern for privacy and personal integrity, I've given up on the high ideals I used to hold about (online) privacy (and anonymity). There's an argu…

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    Comment #32108897

    1. Ensure all docs/pics are backed up somewhere on a PC I own 2. Discard smartphone 3. Delete gmail account 4. Enjoy a peaceful and productive life!