MrFahrenheit's recent activity
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Comment on What AI tools are you actually using? in ~tech
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Comment on Historic covered bridges in the US are under threat by truck drivers relying on GPS meant for cars in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentI used to have a job that involved riding around in a box truck. I was the navigator. This was at least 20 years ago. We had a big Rand McNally tri-county road atlas and my job was to make sure we...I used to have a job that involved riding around in a box truck. I was the navigator. This was at least 20 years ago. We had a big Rand McNally tri-county road atlas and my job was to make sure we actually got to where we had to be. The maps had bridge heights, truck prohibitions, etc. and you'd have to plan out your whole route before starting otherwise you might have to backtrack 20+ minutes. I'd get questioned by the drivers when they thought they knew a better route. Usually the answer would be "yeah we could do that if we had the pickup instead of this thing." One time the driver didn't believe me. We would up getting overtime that day and he got chewed out.
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Comment on Trumpist US policy document Project 2025 cowritten by anti social security economist Stephen Moore in ~misc
MrFahrenheit Link ParentExcept a lot of people buy this myth that things are more efficient when they're privatized. When Moore says he wants to replace Social Security with private accounts, this is exactly what he's...Except a lot of people buy this myth that things are more efficient when they're privatized. When Moore says he wants to replace Social Security with private accounts, this is exactly what he's proposing. People don't believe he's advocating just cutting social security - they believe it's going to be replaced with a better system.
In reality what he wants is for all that social security money to leave government coffers and find its way into the hands of professional money managers, who'd take a cut of those trillions of dollars. It's a thinly veiled upwards wealth transfer.
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentMy logic is that, for passenger vehicles, the recharge time is likely faster than the time it would take to physically swap a battery. I could see a potential future where autonomous EV container...My logic is that, for passenger vehicles, the recharge time is likely faster than the time it would take to physically swap a battery. I could see a potential future where autonomous EV container trucks are standardized enough that they could pull into a robotic garage, the old battery drops out and a new one drops in.
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentThat's the wrong measure to use. At 700 miles you're stretching the limits of the human body more than any vehicle or refueling infrastructure. It's illegal for truckers to drive that long without...That's the wrong measure to use.
At 700 miles you're stretching the limits of the human body more than any vehicle or refueling infrastructure. It's illegal for truckers to drive that long without a break. And coincidentally, if you stop for a 30-minute health break you've recharged that Tesla at the same time.
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentI could only really see battery swaps being viable for long-haul trucking, but even then it'd probably be reserved for autonomous vehicles. That's if they could do swaps quicker than it'd take to...I could only really see battery swaps being viable for long-haul trucking, but even then it'd probably be reserved for autonomous vehicles. That's if they could do swaps quicker than it'd take to just recharge the battery.
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentThis was similar to my first experience with an EV. Rental companies are, overall, completely incompetent. They treat them just like gas cars despite the lack of infrastructure. You can't just...This was similar to my first experience with an EV. Rental companies are, overall, completely incompetent. They treat them just like gas cars despite the lack of infrastructure.
You can't just toss someone the keys to an EV if they've never driven one before and expect things to go well.
I've since purchased an EV. I take it camping. If I'm on a longer trip I plan stops in advance and take the opportunity to eat, stretch my legs, etc. For me the occasional trade-off of an extra 15 minutes on a road trip is worth the time savings of never having to interrupt my daily activities to stop at a gas station
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Comment on Shell to permanently close all of its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars in California in ~transport
MrFahrenheit Link ParentHydrogen has many significant hurdles to jump before it begins to approach viability and frankly I don't see it getting there soon enough to be relevant. Especially after this news. While hydrogen...Hydrogen has many significant hurdles to jump before it begins to approach viability and frankly I don't see it getting there soon enough to be relevant. Especially after this news.
While hydrogen does solve the (tailpipe) emissions problem, it fails to tackle any other problem in a meaningful way while requiring a whole new infrastructure and logistics network.
BEVs solve more problems than hydrogen and solve them better. Plus the hurdles aren't nearly as high.
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Comment on Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre in ~tech
MrFahrenheit Link ParentRight. Facebook sells access to you based on the data they've collected. If someone wants to advertise to 24-year-old men in Topeka who are Dallas Cowboys fans, Facebook can ensure your ad gets in...Right. Facebook sells access to you based on the data they've collected. If someone wants to advertise to 24-year-old men in Topeka who are Dallas Cowboys fans, Facebook can ensure your ad gets in front of their eyes.
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Comment on Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre in ~tech
MrFahrenheit Link ParentThey're perfectly fine with big government so long as they run it.They're perfectly fine with big government so long as they run it.
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Comment on Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre in ~tech
MrFahrenheit LinkThings I would expect to happen as a result of this: piracy. VPNs. Things I would not expect to happen as a result of this: porn becoming inaccessible to underage people.Things I would expect to happen as a result of this:
- piracy.
- VPNs.
Things I would not expect to happen as a result of this:
- porn becoming inaccessible to underage people.
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Comment on American teachers are missing more school, and there are too few substitutes in ~life
MrFahrenheit Link ParentLet's also not discount the incredible infrastructure improvements that year-round school would require. In many areas classrooms don't have air conditioning because they aren't used in the summer.Let's also not discount the incredible infrastructure improvements that year-round school would require. In many areas classrooms don't have air conditioning because they aren't used in the summer.
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Comment on How do you even find quality appliances anymore? in ~life.home_improvement
MrFahrenheit Link ParentDisposability isn't something you can blame on the consumer. People don't really consider whether this refrigerator is disposable or repairable - they need a refrigerator and they have a budget...Disposability isn't something you can blame on the consumer. People don't really consider whether this refrigerator is disposable or repairable - they need a refrigerator and they have a budget for it. They're choosing from the available options in that budget. Manufacturers are constantly figuring out ways to make their processes more efficient which makes their refrigerator less expensive than the one next to it in the store. Our machines are also becoming more complex, requiring more specialized tools and training to service them.
Rare is the consumer who has the luxury of paying more for a product because they recognize their small role in our shared, global environment.
What drives nearly all of this is profit. If we want any kind of manufacturer to consider the environment, we need to make it unprofitable to do otherwise.
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Comment on Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3 billion all-stock deal in ~finance
MrFahrenheit Link ParentThe chase freedom flex does 5% rotating categories and also has no annual fee. Plus if you have multiple chase cards, you can move points between them. So if you earn on a freedom flex and redeem...The chase freedom flex does 5% rotating categories and also has no annual fee. Plus if you have multiple chase cards, you can move points between them. So if you earn on a freedom flex and redeem for travel on a sapphire reserve (which has a 50% on travel redemptions) then you're effectively earning 7.5% cash back.
With discover I think the the best way to stretch your points is to redeem for gift cards.
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Comment on Capital One to buy Discover Financial in $35.3 billion all-stock deal in ~finance
MrFahrenheit LinkLast time Capital One bought my bank they made it suck. Not looking forward to them being my credit card company.Last time Capital One bought my bank they made it suck. Not looking forward to them being my credit card company.
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Comment on My experience making maps when I run games or: How I learned to start worrying and hate city maps in ~games.tabletop
MrFahrenheit Link ParentWhen OP mentioned the city split by a river protecting (or more likely controlling) a passage, I immediately thought of Istanbul/Constantinople.When OP mentioned the city split by a river protecting (or more likely controlling) a passage, I immediately thought of Istanbul/Constantinople.
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Comment on My experience making maps when I run games or: How I learned to start worrying and hate city maps in ~games.tabletop
MrFahrenheit Link ParentIf you care about this as much as it appears you do, and you're putting in 100+ hours getting work you dislike, you may want to consider hiring an artist. If it adds to the immersion for your...If you care about this as much as it appears you do, and you're putting in 100+ hours getting work you dislike, you may want to consider hiring an artist. If it adds to the immersion for your players they may want to pitch in also.
Just make sure you and the artist are in agreement on what your success criteria for the project are and don't pay 100% until your final is ready for delivery.
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Comment on My experience making maps when I run games or: How I learned to start worrying and hate city maps in ~games.tabletop
MrFahrenheit LinkI'll advise you to remember that real cities develop over hundreds and even thousands of years. It's unrealistic to expect yourself to develop a reasonable facsimile from scratch in a few hours....I'll advise you to remember that real cities develop over hundreds and even thousands of years. It's unrealistic to expect yourself to develop a reasonable facsimile from scratch in a few hours. My go-to method for making realistic city maps quickly is to copy real cities - modern or historical depending on the context.
But I'm not exactly clear on what you're trying to accomplish. Are you looking for a better way to design cities, or to draw/render cities you've already designed? And what kind of results are you expecting? Who is the audience?
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Comment on Album of the Week #19: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity in ~music
MrFahrenheit Link ParentI figured I had 50/50 odds and posted anyway in case some younger folks don't have the context. I wonder how stuff like this is handled on streaming platforms. Do they leave the silence in or is...I figured I had 50/50 odds and posted anyway in case some younger folks don't have the context.
I wonder how stuff like this is handled on streaming platforms. Do they leave the silence in or is there a different version of the album?
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Comment on Album of the Week #19: The Dillinger Escape Plan - Calculating Infinity in ~music
MrFahrenheit Link ParentThe way you phrased that last sentence makes me think that some once-common knowledge may be getting lost to the sands of time. In the days of CDs there was a type of Easter egg called a "hidden...The way you phrased that last sentence makes me think that some once-common knowledge may be getting lost to the sands of time.
In the days of CDs there was a type of Easter egg called a "hidden track" which originated in vinyl but I'm not going to get into that kind of detail. There are multiple ways it's done, the most common being a period of silence after the last track on an album before some bonus material (usually a short song). When you put a CD in a player you'd see the total number of tracks, so this method obfuscstes things. In the case of this album, that last track is actually a two-minute song. If you wanted that song on a mix in 1999, it's very likely you'd have been using cassettes and would just stop when the actual song ended.
Other ways the hidden track is done:
- Adding several very short silent tracks before a bonus song so the CD has, say, 99 tracks.
- Putting a song before track #1 that has to be accused by backtracking as soon you start playing the CD.
I was going to say something similar. Just the other day I used copilot to make a somewhat minor but nuanced modification to a SQL query. Copilot's first solution threw an error, but it was then able to debug it's code and later explain why the error happened. It genuinely saved me at least an hour of trial and error.