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  1. Comment on I, along with three school friends, am entering the lion's den to represent Great Britain at the World Mölkky Championships in Helsinki in ~sports

  2. Comment on I, along with three school friends, am entering the lion's den to represent Great Britain at the World Mölkky Championships in Helsinki in ~sports

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    We have a set and we love it! It's always a hit when we play it with newbies. Readily available at online retailers.

    We have a set and we love it! It's always a hit when we play it with newbies. Readily available at online retailers.

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  3. Comment on NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too. in ~space

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    Another article I read implied that swift was going to drop too low in orbit within the next few months and so I understood the speed to be a necessity and the higher failure chance an accepted...

    Another article I read implied that swift was going to drop too low in orbit within the next few months and so I understood the speed to be a necessity and the higher failure chance an accepted risk. Did I read too much into it?

    2 votes

  4. Comment on NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too. in ~space

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    An unhappy development in the short term plan to save the Swift Observatory before it is lost, may still be able to be overcome.

    An unhappy development in the short term plan to save the Swift Observatory before it is lost, may still be able to be overcome.

    6 votes

  6. Comment on Can sporting success boost tourism and deliver tangible economic gains? Norway suggests this year's World Cup brought not only social media buzz but a clear rise in travel interest. in ~travel

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    From personal experience, I started looking at flights to Cape Verde as a result of the world cup.

    From personal experience, I started looking at flights to Cape Verde as a result of the world cup.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    If you want to do it right, you have to get the mix of cheddar and caramel. Some how it works.

    If you want to do it right, you have to get the mix of cheddar and caramel. Some how it works.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Union Pacific has started painting the sides of rails white to reduce heat in ~transport

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    Saw a lot of white painted rails in Italy earlier this year. From the look of the paint, this has been in practice for a long time in hot European countries.

    Saw a lot of white painted rails in Italy earlier this year. From the look of the paint, this has been in practice for a long time in hot European countries.

    14 votes

  9. Comment on Boycotting palm oil in general is actually bad for the environment in ~enviro

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    In this discussion I always like to go to the analysis done by Hannah Ritchie. It's worth a read as there is a lot of nuance and a lot depends on how you define deforestation and what you assume...

    In this discussion I always like to go to the analysis done by Hannah Ritchie. It's worth a read as there is a lot of nuance and a lot depends on how you define deforestation and what you assume the impact of using an alternative, much lower yielding, oil would be. It took me numerous rereads of this section in her book to convince myself that palm has some benefits without hiding behind the damage it has done.

    Ultimately, I would summarize it as something like this: palm oil has the highest yield amongst the oils we mass produce. The deforestation that resulted in palm oil production is both from old growth forests and from previously logged lands. The land area required to produce a replcament volume would be at least 4x greater, possibly but not necessarily, reducing forest by a greater amount elsewhere. Existing palm plantations might as well continue as the damage has been done. Programs to reduce the environmental impacts of palm oil production have been successful in reducing the impact.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Big Boy no. 4014 in ~transport

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    I got to see it last year while on tour. It is so unbelievably cool. A technical marvel too! Its hard to put into perspective just how big these monstrous locos are until you're standing next to...

    I got to see it last year while on tour. It is so unbelievably cool. A technical marvel too! Its hard to put into perspective just how big these monstrous locos are until you're standing next to one. Definitely worth checking out if you are at all interested. They seem to do annual tours along UP lines all over the country.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign and new mechanized attacks herald the start of a new phase of the war | ISW in ~society

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    On the heels of this discussion I went to the ISW, something I haven't done in a long time. It seems they also see promise for Ukraine, at least in the short term. While the whole analysis is...

    On the heels of this discussion I went to the ISW, something I haven't done in a long time. It seems they also see promise for Ukraine, at least in the short term.

    While the whole analysis is worth a read, here is their conclusion:

    The war in Ukraine is competitive and far from stalemated. Ukrainian forces are out-innovating Russian forces in both military technologies and in applying these new technologies in effective operational concepts that can help Ukrainian forces break out of positional warfare. Ukraine is employing mechanized equipment in tactical maneuvers in ways that were impossible 12 months ago. Russia’s ability to conduct infiltration missions will likely continue to degrade as Ukraine’s intermediate-range strike campaign pushes Russia’s logistics and forward operating bases further away from the frontlines, reducing resourcing to sustain infantry tasked with infiltration missions. Ukraine may be able to scale these effects if they resourced properly by international partners. Ukraine’s advantage in intermediate-range strikes is notably not permanent, and Russia will very likely eventually develop countermeasures to mitigate Ukraine’s advantages. Ukraine’s international partners thus have a rare and temporary opportunity to help Ukraine exploit favorable battlefield dynamics while Ukraine has the upper hand.

    Ukraine may soon invalidate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s theory of victory, on the other hand. It is not inconceivable that Russian forces’ daily rate of advance may hit net zero in the coming years (or even months), given that Russian forces are currently advancing and infiltrating only three to five square kilometers per day – a significant decrease from Russia’s daily rate this time last year. ISW has long argued that Putin’s theory of victory assumes that Russian forces will be able to win an attritional war, provided that Russian forces continue gradual creeping advances indefinitely.[72] Ukraine’s complete halting of Russian advances would invalidate Putin’s theory of victory and impose difficult decisions on the Kremlin. Ukraine’s partners, who all aim to bring this war rapidly to a conclusion on acceptable terms, should lean into this moment of potential Ukrainian advantage to force Putin to reevaluate his position and realize that he has no plausible expectation of achieving his aims by continuing the war.

    4 votes

  13. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    Nice, I'd love to build one some day! I think I'm going to try to do the E3NG ungerade of my idled Ender 3 as a first dive into a custom build.

    Nice, I'd love to build one some day! I think I'm going to try to do the E3NG ungerade of my idled Ender 3 as a first dive into a custom build.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on What’s the best 3D-printed thing you have? in ~talk

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    What printer did you build?

    What printer did you build?

  15. Comment on The Jackbox Party Essentials available on Netflix in ~games

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    This is awesome! Family jack box games just got a lot easier

    This is awesome! Family jack box games just got a lot easier

    1 vote

  16. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society

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    You're missing one more group, the spineless, cowards in the Republican party who are too afraid to stand up for sanity or reveling in the destruction. There's much too much focus on the things...

    You're missing one more group, the spineless, cowards in the Republican party who are too afraid to stand up for sanity or reveling in the destruction. There's much too much focus on the things Trump is doing and far too little on his republican enablers. When trump is out of office, all the enablers will still be there.

    19 votes

  17. Comment on US users: how are you watching Olympics coverage? in ~sports

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    This is why I was hesitant to shell out the dough for a subscription but it is probably among the easiest ways to go.

    This is why I was hesitant to shell out the dough for a subscription but it is probably among the easiest ways to go.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on US users: how are you watching Olympics coverage? in ~sports

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    This is cool, I have access to a plex server from a friend. Maybe I can set something similar up. But this means you only get the NBC coverage and not all the random curling games or whatever on...

    This is cool, I have access to a plex server from a friend. Maybe I can set something similar up. But this means you only get the NBC coverage and not all the random curling games or whatever on the other channels, correct?

    2 votes

  19. Comment on ‘House burping’ is a cold reality in Germany. Americans are warming to it. in ~life.home_improvement

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    I looked the brand name up. It appears to basically be a permanent removal of the window seal with the installation of a device that either passively allows continuous air flow or gets more and...

    I looked the brand name up. It appears to basically be a permanent removal of the window seal with the installation of a device that either passively allows continuous air flow or gets more and more sophisticated in how to control the air flow without having to open windows directly. Thanks for sharing

    1 vote