Uranium_Green
@Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on had my first bottle explode. have you? 5 weeks ago:
The ginger bug is probably what affected it here, my wonderful neighbour has given my a few homemade bottles of ginger beer before, and one’s exploded in the fridge, the other had enough pressure build to blow the lid off when opening from a remaining 2 inches of dregs.
Apparently, there’s just something about ginger fermentation that really builds pressure
- Comment on 'Botched insulation means mushrooms grow on my walls' 1 month ago:
My brother in Christ, how much do you know about housing? Renovations? Insulation? Mycology?
The standard that likely had not been followed was ensuring that the property was watertight to begin with.
The dry rot that is spreading through their house is effectively going to condemn it.
Your take of “hurdur, how hard could it be to do some insulation? you glue on the boards, mesh and render” is asinine at best.
Lots of these companies didn’t do their due diligence to ensure the suitability of the properties before installing.
Which then disproportionately effects people who are less likely to be able to afford repairs due to them already being on very limited lower incomes, the exact reason why they are getting this work done via these schemes.
I took wouldn’t want to trust the same company that put me into that position to be the one to rectify it.
- Comment on So…. What’s the worst idea you went through with? 1 month ago:
Out of curiosity, have you come up with a reason why it tasted so tree like?
What colour did the mead end up being?
- Comment on The reason we don’t see exploding battery attacks more often is not because it’s technically hard, it’s because the erosion of public trust in everyday things isn’t worth it. 1 month ago:
They don’t necessarily require a starter explosive, certain types do of course. It’s more about overcoming the initial energy required, for example the arc from an electric arc lighter could probably overcome that requirement in a lot of scenarios.
- Comment on reskined mine sx-70 1 month ago:
For the texture/pattern around the edges where the squares are cut off; I would either remove them or taper them down towards the edges, so they are less likely to catch and eventually pull away.
Otherwise, this is a very cool idea that I’d like to see updates on!
- Comment on Why do we have an internal monologue? 10 months ago:
To freak us out when we’re a little bit too high…
- Comment on Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times 10 months ago:
Very true, I don’t disagree there
- Comment on Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times 10 months ago:
I have no disagreement with your assertion, aside from the neglected aspect of in terms of energy in Vs energy out; the research is likely to help inform nuclear weapons design, yet if they are able to achieve more energy out than in (3mj out Vs 2mj in (though of course they required 300mj to run the lasers to produce this reaction)) then they are providing important data that may help inform different future designs of power generating fusion reactors, this is something that current other designs don’t appear to have achieved afaik.
I doubt they will ever really use this style as a functional form of power generation, but if what they learn from the research allows eventually for a longer functioning fusion reaction that has an overall positive energy output, then it may be rather valuable.
- Comment on Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times 10 months ago:
Thermonuclear bombs are a mixture of fission AND fusion, the amount of energy required to achieve fusion requires fission to provide said energy.
Lasers igniting fusion is a bit of a more of a stretch to create a weapon from (the lasers require 300 mega joules of energy which in turn is 2mj of energy into the reaction and 3mj energy out); it may provide context and more information for fusion as a whole but that information is relevant to both weapons and energy research, not one or the other.
- Comment on Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times 10 months ago:
Researching this doesn’t prevent renewables being researched or rolled out? I think the nuclear scientists developing this might be better researching as opposed to researching fission reactors or researching renewables as this is likely their area of expertise.
Fusion is a long shot but if it was achieved it would be world changing (hopefully for the better)
- Comment on Scientists successfully replicate historic nuclear fusion breakthrough three times 10 months ago:
Outta curiosity, how is fusion viable for bomb research? (Ignoring the fact that the world’s current nuclear arsenal is already incredibly powerful, and that 100mega ton bombs have been designed and 50Mton bombs have been tested)
- Comment on Suspected Chinese operatives using AI-generated images to spread disinformation among US voters, Microsoft says | CNN Politics 10 months ago:
I find it interesting how it appeared clear in 2016 US election that Reddit for example was being a target of Russian interference, (alongside other places like Facebook and Britain during Brexit), even with Russia in a weakened state China appears to have seen what was being done as valuable.
The playbook always seems to be to stoke wedge issues, including funding groups on both sides of the political isle; funding the NRA and BLM seems to be two of the most common examples. The reality being that the amount of disruption and destabilisation that is achieved, it must be that these governments must see it as good value for their money.
- Comment on UK economy finds reverse gear with surprise decline in October 11 months ago:
That’s mostly just Coventry…
- Comment on A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks 11 months ago:
I read through the link, both the details on the air forces vehicle plans and the ‘encounter’ later.
This one is odd but I do still wonder what the feasible explanations of this may be.
The smell of sulphur can be cause by many things, including burning vulcanised rubber or geological activety. The radiation might be explainable, but I have no indication of what the readings were (background and of the area/objects/burns), which makes it more hard to make any suggestions. Though his injuries did immediately make me think radiation exposure…
Lastly, the molten metal recovered from the site.
What is the composition of the metal? And if they say they pried it from a crack in the rock, the shape that it has taken is too perfect… The angle on each bend is near identical, and the length of each straight is once again identical (something screams not pulled from a natural crack in rock to me).
Nothing concrete can be explained by this, but it is intriguing…
- Comment on Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK - study 11 months ago:
Was in a Tesco’s about a month back and saw this bugger flying around my mum’s partner whilst queueing for the self checkout with about 4/5 more flying around, I picked it out of the sky and got a photo of it
Couldn’t make a positive ID on it, though I’m unsure if its a local one - I’ve always heard to be wary of stripped legs
- Comment on Labour vows to ‘rewire Britain’ as pylon plans spark row in Tory party 11 months ago:
This is such a silly one, pylons have been here well before I was born, to me they are a part of the landscape, I literally have one within 200m of my house.
As the other commentor says, unless we’re intending on moving to HVDC, then there’s not real point as losses will be rather staggering.
- Comment on Heating mats or heating lamps 11 months ago:
At minimum I’d suggest getting something to insulate them from the window sill, this could pir board or a silicone mat, but the heat mats I’ve used in the past have been very effective, the ones I’ve used are about 18w, which isn’t a huge power draw.
No clue how cold it gets where you are, but the tomatoes and beans certainly seem like they’d benefit
- Comment on Headteachers in England tell of worsening behaviour of pupils – and parents 11 months ago:
…Like you realise most secondary schools have the set of responsibilities and expectations on a single page that the child will sign in year 7, right?
It’s basically just symbolic and of course you can choose to not sign it and will still go to the school, but to say that they never agreed to it, atleast in my experience is a stretch. Though obviously there is a lot more nuance in this conversation.
The reality is underfunding of both schools, as well as sports/youth clubs, the schools being unable to make effective punishments, and parents not caring what their child gets up to both online and in school likely are the key things to blame.
Plus the effect on the psyche of children growing up in a world which they know is fucked and seeing genuinely so little to improve it probably doesn’t help.
- Comment on First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled 1 year ago:
But storage without inpacting available energy requires an excess, and the current shortfall of renewables is that there isn’t enough energy produced for a significant excess (same goes for nuclear). Either way I was addressing the literal aspect of energy generation being 24/7 with nuclear.
Not to mention I could see viable uses for nuclear still, especially in processes that are effectively 24/7 hot water production via heat exchangers for providing heating to literal cities, energy production for large arc furnaces.
And don’t mistake my view of nuclear as not seeing the benefits of renewable, my father lived on a boat where the heating and appliances were all run via solar panels and forklift batteries for more than 10 years of his life.
- Comment on First planned small nuclear reactor plant in the US has been canceled 1 year ago:
I mean you can vary it pretty significantly depending on the reactor type, but even if you couldn’t you can still put the energy to work in alternative ways, such as pumping water up into reservoirs/damns to generate energy at other points, or using the excess energy to split water. There are many ways to use excess energy.
- Comment on New artwork by YoAz 1 year ago:
Wow, that’s pretty stunning; I don’t want this to come across the wrong way but it reminds me of the Arizona Ice tea designs (this is obviously better), something about the design reminds me of Native American weave designs
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I can’t tell if this is a real person posting this or not, bu the article posted reads like AI generated content.
Even if it’s not, I wouldn’t trust an article that gives advice on choosing roofers and then uses corrugated abestos fibre cement roofing in their title picture. It probably means the person writing it doesn’t have a clue (assuming it is a person and not AI spam)
- Comment on Please help me find/place a quote from Aleister Crowley 1 year ago:
Did you read the description of the book the guy linked?
This is an objective biographical study of Crowley written by someone who lived and worked intimately with him. Dr. Regardie observed “The Great Beast” at close quarters while serving as his personal secretary. The Eye in the Triangle was written many years later, after long contemplation. Regardie combines the psychological insight afforded by his professional training as a Reichian analyst with his grasp of Crowley’s magical personality.
The passage you’re looking for describes talks about Aleister Crowley in the third person, it’s likely that the passage wasn’t written by Crowley himself, so a source like the one linked may be useful.
Also Libgen if you’d rather download the book and ctrl+f the passage you’re looking for
- Comment on NAC makes you insensitive to alcohol 1 year ago:
It’s also useful for other addiction treatment for things like meth, etc. IIRC it can also be used to cycle with ADHD meds to reduce tolerance, (though if taken with them, you don’t get any benefit from the ADHD med).
NAC is also useful for things like COPD, and weirdly is a pretty great chelation agent for heavy metals and I want to say is also used for paracetamol overdose.
Semi-related: is there a nootropic/drugnerds community on Lemmy yet?
- Comment on Which is the India's Best Highway Infrastructure company? 1 year ago:
How about you fuck off with your spam advertising?
- Comment on Guardian sacks cartoonist Bell in antisemitism row - BBC News 1 year ago:
pressgazette.co.uk/…/guardian-steve-bell-cartoon-… this article goes into it a bit more, tbh I’m struggling to see it as well
- Comment on London police defy ban on badges linked to far right and white supremacy 1 year ago:
As the pay, support and education for officers diminishes, the police as a profession become less attractive to those who are intelligent/educated, who might carry a slightly authoritarian slant but ultimately view their role in the context of being beneficial to society/preventing crime etc.
Due to Tory cuts to forces, the numbers of those who are more thuggish, less educated, more racist, and generally shouldn’t be policing wider society due to unchecked and unchallenged beliefs increases.
I know people who hadn’t achieved their GCSEs saying that it didn’t matter as they’d become police.
Like I’m personally not the biggest fan of the police, but those who were educated enough to get better jobs but stayed in the force because they believed they were genuinely helping have left, only leaving mostly those who seek power/control over other people. Obviously this is a general sweeping statement, but like everything else under Tory rule it’s been hollowed out.
- Comment on Leak and sheathing rot behind the end of a soffit. How do I fix this? 1 year ago:
I think people have given the requested advice, so I’m just going to say unless you know the age of the soffits, be a little bit wary as there may be asbestos fibre board behind the PVC outer, shouldn’t matter unless disturbed, but just be aware
- Comment on Human Rights group urges UK to abandon Rwanda asylum transfer plan 1 year ago:
Except the whole bit where the government refused to make a deal regarding processing of asylum applications whilst they’re still on the French side, inherently creating this issue of them drowning in the sea, heck there still might be some which attempt it, but it’d certainly be lower than the current situation.
By removing legitimate methods to apply for asylum, they’ve exacerbated this situation.
- Comment on Design of zinc bromide flow battery 1 year ago:
Haha, I take your point!
