MortimerHoughton's recent activity

  1. Comment on Sweden's leading business dynasty prepares for succession – the sixth generation of Wallenbergs is stepping up in ~finance

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    That island getaway that the family uses to meet sounds like it's straight out of the Lisbeth Salander book, which I suppose the author may have drawn some inspiration from. Edit: Ah, the Vanger...

    That island getaway that the family uses to meet sounds like it's straight out of the Lisbeth Salander book, which I suppose the author may have drawn some inspiration from.

    Edit: Ah, the Vanger family and Hedeby island

    1 vote

  2. Comment on US libraries scramble for books after giant distributor shuts down in ~books

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I'm guessing, but don't know, that this primarily affects American libraries. I wonder what the situation is like for other countries.

    I'm guessing, but don't know, that this primarily affects American libraries. I wonder what the situation is like for other countries.

    9 votes

  3. Comment on The Icelandic women's strike fifty years on – despite closing the gender pay gap by 90%, the nation is ‘still no paradise’ for women, say campaigners in ~life.women

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I support the goal of women's equality, but it feels weird to me to say that Iceland is powered by two things, geothermal and women.

    I support the goal of women's equality, but it feels weird to me to say that Iceland is powered by two things, geothermal and women.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on Making liquid nitrogen from scratch (an absurd amount) in ~science

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    This video was kind of crazy, both with how badly the original goal failed (save money on a pre-built system) but also on just how unsafe much of it seemed.

    This video was kind of crazy, both with how badly the original goal failed (save money on a pre-built system) but also on just how unsafe much of it seemed.

    5 votes

  5. Comment on There’s a reason US electricity prices are rising. And it’s not data centers. in ~enviro

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I'm not very knowledgeable in this area, but wouldn't increased demand require infrastructure expenditures (new substations, increased capacity wiring, etc)? Data Centers would be part of this...

    I'm not very knowledgeable in this area, but wouldn't increased demand require infrastructure expenditures (new substations, increased capacity wiring, etc)? Data Centers would be part of this increased demand it seems to me, although I don't know what the percentage is. Also, I would think that increased demand would likely cause some power generators to turn to more fossil fuel usage, and this would also indirectly increase infrastructure costs with more and more powerful storms like hurricanes causing damage as well as increased costs of making the infrasture more resilient in the face of these more energetic weather events.

    But again, I'm not very knowledgeable.

    5 votes

  6. Comment on Pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk shaken up as seven board members quit – departures follow disagreement between board and majority shareholder over future governance in ~finance

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    Wish they would have mentioned it a little earlier in the article that the majority shareholder is the non-profit Novo Nordisk Foundation, which is lead by the former Novo Nordisk CEO, Lars Rebien...

    Wish they would have mentioned it a little earlier in the article that the majority shareholder is the non-profit Novo Nordisk Foundation, which is lead by the former Novo Nordisk CEO, Lars Rebien Sorensen

    12 votes

  7. Comment on Wait... ARC Raiders might be peak in ~games

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    Looks fantastic...sadly, I don't think I am good enough to serve as anything other than a loot pinada, and that probably wouldn't be fun.

    Looks fantastic...sadly, I don't think I am good enough to serve as anything other than a loot pinada, and that probably wouldn't be fun.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Session report: 496-Rose-18, in which an elf is cursed, then charmed in ~games.tabletop

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    Poor Lee, now he'll be even easier to control with his loss of wisdom

    Poor Lee, now he'll be even easier to control with his loss of wisdom

  9. Comment on What happens when the internet goes out at your work? in ~tech

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    We need to switch to paper charting and everything becomes a little bit more painful to do.

    We need to switch to paper charting and everything becomes a little bit more painful to do.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on Common Side Effects S01E01 - Pilot in ~tv

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    That actually looks really interesting. Hopefully the rest of the show is as good.

    That actually looks really interesting. Hopefully the rest of the show is as good.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on What are some traditional internet forums that you still use? in ~tech

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I've seen some mentioned that I frequent already, so I'll only include what hasn't been: https://paizo.com/community/forums For anyone interested in pathfinder (first and second editions),...

    I've seen some mentioned that I frequent already, so I'll only include what hasn't been:

    https://paizo.com/community/forums

    For anyone interested in pathfinder (first and second editions), starfinder, and other associated things.

    Another is Arch Linux forums (although many linux distributions have their own forums):

    https://bbs.archlinux.org/

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Greed & Darkness | Trailer in ~games

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I like it. Seems fun in a retro dungeon crawl rpg

    I like it. Seems fun in a retro dungeon crawl rpg

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Dillo 3.2 celebrates the browser's 25th anniversary in ~tech

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I want to like/use Dillo, but the problem I have is that it sits in an awkward space for a browser between terminal browsers like w3m and a full fledged browser like firefox.

    I want to like/use Dillo, but the problem I have is that it sits in an awkward space for a browser between terminal browsers like w3m and a full fledged browser like firefox.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on The Library at Mount Char is a fantasy horror thriller fast paced ride of a book in ~books

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I agree, it was an excellent read. I've even read it twice now.

    I agree, it was an excellent read. I've even read it twice now.

    3 votes

  15. Comment on What awoke in materialism: A philosophically pessimist view of the cosmos and life in ~humanities

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I've found that it isn't the materialist view that is pessimistic, but rather the transition to it, where people feel unmoored by the destruction of old answers and are frightened by the immediate...

    I've found that it isn't the materialist view that is pessimistic, but rather the transition to it, where people feel unmoored by the destruction of old answers and are frightened by the immediate lack of comfortable new answers. But once this transition is complete, it isn't pessimistic to have settled into the understanding that the answers have to come from us, because they have always come from us, and then we can enjoy the universe for what it is as well as our place in it.

    7 votes

  16. Comment on Do you use an RSS reader? in ~tech

    MortimerHoughton
    (edited )
    Link
    Newsraft https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/newsraft I've been using it for several months now. Before that I used canto-curses for years.

    Newsraft

    https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/newsraft

    I've been using it for several months now. Before that I used canto-curses for years.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    Not getting back in services what you put in with taxes is what happens when you are wealthy. How is that an argument for fairness and not a demonstration that you want to benefit from the...

    Not getting back in services what you put in with taxes is what happens when you are wealthy. How is that an argument for fairness and not a demonstration that you want to benefit from the surrounding community but not support it?

    17 votes

  18. Comment on The Canterbury Tales, or, how technology changes the way we speak in ~humanities.languages

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    That was a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing it.

    That was a fantastic video. Thanks for sharing it.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    Had to stop reading after the first line. Is there a good reason to think that the sunk cost fallacy is "a uniquely human tendency"?

    Had to stop reading after the first line. Is there a good reason to think that the sunk cost fallacy is "a uniquely human tendency"?

  20. Comment on All the good email clients go to hell in ~tech

    MortimerHoughton
    Link
    I use mutt and am pretty happy with it, but given the list of applications she mentioned, it doesn't look like the author was interested in a terminal client.

    I use mutt and am pretty happy with it, but given the list of applications she mentioned, it doesn't look like the author was interested in a terminal client.

    5 votes