ebc

@ebc@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk Is Rolling xAI Into SpaceX—Creating the World’s Most Valuable Private Company⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  No, it’s pretty hard to get rid of heat in space, vacuum is a very good insulator. The only way is radiation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If you receive a high medical bill, don't pay it immediately. Ask for an itemized bill first.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Here in Canada, I recently took a big stumble while snowboarding, and my ankle hurt a lot. I went to the emergency room at the nearest hospital, got X-rays, and they confirmed I had broken my left inner malleolus. They referred me to the specialist clinic, and sent me home with a boot and crutches.

  Next Monday, the specialist clinic tell me to show up the next morning (so on Tuesday). I waited pretty much the whole morning for the specialist to see me, he confirmed he needed to operate and put 2 screws in my ankle. The surgery happened later that evening.

  Got a follow up 2 weeks later to remove the cast / surgery bandages, more X-rays and they put me back in the boot until the next follow-up a month later, after which I’ll probably start physiotherapy.

  All of this cost me about 4$ in EV charging while I was at the ER, and maybe 20$ in medication (painkillers and Tylenol)? And I don’t think it could’ve been any faster. People love to shit on our healthcare system here, but in my experience it’s been amazing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK: A real American Civil war will NOT be like Battlefield or COD.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Honest question: were the other events filmed like Rene’s killing was? My hypothesis is that’s it’s more about the available footage of the incident than the victim’s demographics… But the USA is racist as fuck so I could be wrong.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, my boss told he’s under pressure from upper management and customers to add AI in our app. His answer is always “to do what?”. So far, nobody has provided an answer, but whenever we get one we’ll be happy to implement it.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down.⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t sit down on short (round) toilets because there is no room for my “equipment”, but otherwise I agree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought one the other day that wasn’t even that, it was literally translated by Google translate. It was so bad, I had to translate the French text word-for-word into English before it made sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨car producers⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  At least they still make minivans, everybody else stopped making them in favour of these ugly-ass “SUV” which are worse in every aspect except towing… There are only 4 options on that market now (well, five if you count the Pacifica separately from the Voyager/Grand Caravan, but it’s more of a trim difference, so let’s say 4.5)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26]⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe, I know Teslas are a bit power-hungry when parked.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The "standard" car charger is usually overkill—but your electrician might not know that [32:26]⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  My wife had to try charging on a 120V outlet last winter. The plug couldn’t even keep up with the battery heating requirements to actually start charging; the battery percentage was going DOWN while plugged in. It was -25°C outside though, so it’s a specific situation, but it’s actually why she had to try to charge; it’s a trip we can easily do without charging in the summer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An old Xbox advertisement⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think you’re confusing the PS1 in the ad with the PSOne which came out later and had rounded edges.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Honey⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve always wondered if vegetables from a farm that uses horse-drawn tills instead of tractors would be vegan… It’s a real question, but everyone I ask thinks that I’m trolling.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  In theory, the government is elected by the public. Not a given these days, I know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d be okay with the govt owning shares, honestly. That way the public would get a voice in how these megacorps operate, and that voice would get bigger the larger the company becomes.