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  1. Comment on Mining the deep ocean: Policymakers debate if we even need deep ocean mining and if we can do it safely in ~enviro

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    We don't and we can't. The numbers mustn't always go up, the demand needn't always increase, there is nothing actually requiring doing this. Next question.

    We don't and we can't.
    The numbers mustn't always go up, the demand needn't always increase, there is nothing actually requiring doing this. Next question.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on How the Netherlands bent bureaucracy into something beautiful in ~society

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    Saving this to discuss with and send to my local councilperson, as local government is infinitely more involved in direct impacts to your life than the top levels that get the most attention.

    Saving this to discuss with and send to my local councilperson, as local government is infinitely more involved in direct impacts to your life than the top levels that get the most attention.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on Deadnate – Guilt & Sorrow (2026) in ~music

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    Can't say this is immediately my favorite song, but I do love their sound. Got their Bandcamp pulled up to check out the rest of their stuff. Nice find.

    Can't say this is immediately my favorite song, but I do love their sound. Got their Bandcamp pulled up to check out the rest of their stuff. Nice find.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on California to rename Cesar Chavez Day as ‘Farmworkers Day’ in ~society

  6. Comment on Wild Horse Nine | Official trailer in ~movies

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    I'd watch this cast eat a peanut butter sandwich and love every minute of it.

    I'd watch this cast eat a peanut butter sandwich and love every minute of it.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport

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    Still has to get converted to the DC battery voltage for charging, which is 1kV on these BYD cars. Can't pump 25kV into a car and they don't delivery line voltage to any building. In the US, the...

    Still has to get converted to the DC battery voltage for charging, which is 1kV on these BYD cars. Can't pump 25kV into a car and they don't delivery line voltage to any building. In the US, the most you're getting is three phase 480V.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport

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    I am well aware of the availability of level 1 charging, I am also well aware of the access that people have to be able to do so being very little. No apartment complex is going to let you run a...

    I am well aware of the availability of level 1 charging, I am also well aware of the access that people have to be able to do so being very little. No apartment complex is going to let you run a cord to the nearest outlet and that's assuming you have a spot next to a building and not in the middle of a parking lot, street parking is extremely commonplace even for homeowners/renters, charger access at work is typically limited to office workers, not retail, service industry, manufacturing, or nearly any other industry that isn't cubicle dwellers.
    30-50 miles overnight might get you to work and back, but it's not getting you to work and the gym and picking up the kids and any random errand needed that day and back home.

    6 votes

  9. Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport

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    Which is the majority of people as they don't have access to an overnight charger be it they don't have a place to do so (house/garage) or permission to do so (renter) as overnight charging for...

    Fast charging isn't useful unless [...] can't charge overnight

    Which is the majority of people as they don't have access to an overnight charger be it they don't have a place to do so (house/garage) or permission to do so (renter) as overnight charging for something like an apartment complex isn't going to be possible without a massive cash influx.

    Of course the details are where it really matters and these chargers would need to output 1,500 amps, or 2.5 times what the current top of the line Tesla Superchargers can spit out. For reference/comparison, three phase power that can reach that amperage is typically hooked up to entire commercial buildings/warehouses/factories.

    10 votes

  10. Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt

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    "It's a public space and glory holes just happen." -My wonderful librarian wife, whom I absolutely adore

    "It's a public space and glory holes just happen."
    -My wonderful librarian wife, whom I absolutely adore

    9 votes

  11. Comment on Queering the Map in ~lgbt

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    "Lost my virginity through the glory hole in the library on my fourth day of college..." After work I intend on asking my librarian wife about the glory holes in libraries with absolutely zero...

    "Lost my virginity through the glory hole in the library on my fourth day of college..."

    After work I intend on asking my librarian wife about the glory holes in libraries with absolutely zero context.

    11 votes

  12. Comment on Recommended beginning soldering kits in ~hobbies

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    Highly recommend checking out @I_One's response in a previous topic where I was looking for a soldering iron: https://tild.es/1lm8

    Highly recommend checking out @I_One's response in a previous topic where I was looking for a soldering iron: https://tild.es/1lm8

  13. Comment on Digg has shutdown (again) in ~tech

  14. What radicalized you?

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    Radicalization has, of course, varied meanings to pretty much any person you ask to define it and it is both contextual and a spectrum. I will provide no definition of such here as this isn't a...

    Radicalization has, of course, varied meanings to pretty much any person you ask to define it and it is both contextual and a spectrum. I will provide no definition of such here as this isn't a pissing contest and a person's definition is likely to be highly personal based on their own lived experiences up to and post said "radicalization".

    Today is my yearly reminder of what I consider to be the impetus of what "radicalized" me.
    So thought I'd ask all of you for yours.

    73 votes

  17. Comment on Leon S. Kennedy is a car salesman now in ~games

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    It most certainly is not. Your view of affordability, as happens with nearly anyone that gets deep into a hobby, is horrendously skewed because of your participation in said hobby. I do it too, I...

    That's pretty cheap for a watch.

    It most certainly is not.
    Your view of affordability, as happens with nearly anyone that gets deep into a hobby, is horrendously skewed because of your participation in said hobby. I do it too, I regularly have to remind myself that certain car parts aren't better/worth more just because of a different brand commands a higher price. There's nothing about that watch that is better or has more engineering behind it than a $100 Casio G-Shock.
    It is expensive for a watch. It is perhaps "cheap" for the status symbol jewelry that some watches have become.

    13 votes

  18. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Started a game night with The GuysTM. We decided to play Final Fantasy 14. I've played a lot of RPGs. I've played a lot of JRPGs. I've played a lot of FF games. This game has the worst UI I've...

    Started a game night with The GuysTM.
    We decided to play Final Fantasy 14.
    I've played a lot of RPGs.
    I've played a lot of JRPGs.
    I've played a lot of FF games.
    This game has the worst UI I've experienced in an incredibly long time.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Humble Choice - March 2026 in ~games

  20. Comment on Humble Choice - March 2026 in ~games