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- Comment on ‘Suddenly energy independence feels practical’: Europeans are building mini solar farms at home 23 hours ago:
For the plug in panels would it be possible to swap the plug into a battery that isn’t connected to the grid during an emergency? Or is the “plug in” bit more complicated than I’m imagining?
Around me (unrelated to war) they’re offering rebates for home batteries and generators to keep some basics up during an outage.
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- Comment on Slovenia decides not to join ICJ case against Israel as political scandals deepen 6 days ago:
aka corruption, glad she said it out loud though
- Comment on 'Punish Iran': Saudi Arabia and UAE inch closer to supporting US-Israeli war 6 days ago:
A modern Zeno’s Paradox
- Comment on UK-linked components identified in US Tomahawk missile used in Iranian school strike that killed multiple children 6 days ago:
Damn I didn’t know our canning jars were also evil:(
- Comment on US Kills at Least 2 More People in Yet Another Illegal Boat Bombing 6 days ago:
A friend’s parents retired, sold their home, bought a small condo and a sailboat, and now they spend half the year sailing with a fleet of other people (mostly other retirees) in the Caribbean. Not sure how much money they had to pull it off but I’ve always thought it was such a neat retirement.
- Comment on Turned attic space into a small office/playroom 1 week ago:
It looks so good! Also that spice rack is adorable, makes me want to mix some potions
- Comment on Lik the bone 1 week ago:
If you have two you can try to see if they’ll rattle
- Comment on spoopy figs 2 weeks ago:
Yeah I have a coworker who avoids certain varieties (many varieties don’t include wasps in the normal lifecycle)
- Comment on 40% of teenage boys believe women lie about domestic and sexual violence: new research 3 weeks ago:
If they word it like they did in the article I think asking their research question (asked to kids) was itself reinforcing a harmful understanding of gender and the kind of characteristics that can be applied to them. Individuals lie. Entire genders do not. Basically nothing applies across the entire category. In high school (the age of a lot of these respondents) they teach you to watch out for tricky multiple choice questions that sneak in an over inclusive option.
- Comment on US | Trump demands control of choice of 'next' Iranian leader 3 weeks ago:
Didn’t they already name his son?
- Comment on The mysterious Assassin's Creed Hexe has a new creative director, claims report, as Ubisoft say goodbye to the legendary Clint Hocking 4 weeks ago:
Company CEO Yves Guillemot has stressed the importance of “disciplined workforce management, even as Ubisoft appoint his son to co-run the company’s new flagship studio.
- Comment on We thought Gen Z had started going to church in droves. But the truth is more complicated 4 weeks ago:
Basically the single yougov poll that launched the theory isn’t corroborated by the polling the churches already do in the UK which have continuously indicated a decline. Probably just a polling issue.
- Comment on Coal is Extremely Dumb (by Hank Green) 1 month ago:
We’re trying to trap carbon underground to keep earth habitable and stable for humans. Coal is trapped carbon. We should keep it trapped instead of exposing it to our atmosphere.
- Comment on Amazon discovered a 'high volume' of CSAM in its AI training data but isn't saying where it came from 1 month ago:
My first thought too
- Comment on ICE Sparks 'International Incident' by Trying to Enter Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis | Common Dreams 1 month ago:
Sounds like we need some american consulates in america
- Comment on no pride in genocide 1 month ago:
This might make jewish Australians uncomfortable
- Comment on UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children 1 month ago:
I’m a bit skeptical too without seeing the study design since it seems like a big ask for the 12-15 group they’re targeting. I think I bought my first phone around 14 or 15 because my parents definitely weren’t about to pay for one. I don’t think I would have volunteered to add parental controls even for a reasonable sum.
- Comment on UK study to examine effects of restricting social media for children 1 month ago:
The team will recruit from ten Bradford secondary schools, and involve around 4,000 students across the academic years 8, 9 and 10, covering ages 12-15.
A bespoke app loaded onto the teenagers’ smartphones will cap each participant’s total social media use per day, and block all social media use at nighttime.
The research will be implemented on all social media apps commonly used by this age group, from TikTok to Snapchat and Instagram, but not messaging apps such as WhatsApp.*
Current plans are to limit participants to one hour of social media a day, and block it completely between 9pm and 7am, although this is subject to change.
Half the school year groups will be randomly allocated this daily social media restriction and nighttime curfew, and the results will be compared to the remaining year groups in the trial who have no limits on social media use.
I wonder how they’re handling recruiting/incentivizing participants. Seems like it would be hard to get 4000 15 year olds from the same school system to consent to phone restrictions.
- Comment on Which one is it? 1 month ago:
Was it the gasp that gave it away or would you have noticed anyway?
- Comment on Leaked files tie Epstein to Israel-UAE backchannel and possible kompromat 2 months ago:
It’s hard not to assume so given so many important people were involved (visiting the island, hanging out on the jet) and not one has been willing to do an exposé. I would have thought someone would have put their own reputation aside and stepped up by now.
- Comment on OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records 2 months ago:
Tech companies forgot what liability is, and given the lawyers they employ I assume they did the cost benefit analysis first.
- Comment on Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules 2 months ago:
The size of a queen mattress! That’s criminal, especially listed as a 2 bedroom.
- Comment on Microwave does not make room a flat, judge rules 2 months ago:
Slap an electric burner on the counter and call it a day. A friend in Boston has been apartment hunting and there are so many without an oven!
- Comment on Sundew 2 months ago:
So glorious! The moss looks so pretty too
- Comment on 40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity 3 months ago:
WOOF that is an impactful finding
- Comment on HP plans to save millions by laying off thousands, ramping up AI use 3 months ago:
LLMs are such an unstable technology right now, literally changing every few weeks. I don’t understand why companies are willing to fold it into their workflows in the current state.
- Comment on Anti-Palestine bias wasn't enough, pro-Israel BBC coup plotters want more 4 months ago:
Proud of the UK people keeping the pressure on.
- Comment on Breakthrough blood test finally confirms Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 4 months ago:
Very cool! I know someone who had an awful time getting this diagnosed.
- Comment on Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84 4 months ago:
I hope his soul is too mangled to return to the ether and is caught in eternal turmoil
