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Comment on Vaping likely to cause lung and oral cancer, Australian researchers find in new review of evidence in ~health
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
mild_takes Link ParentOk this makes more sense now. I looked it up to get a visual reference and ya, I could see it being dense. Maybe mixed with some other non wheat flours it might be ok. My mother in law is gluten...Ok this makes more sense now. I looked it up to get a visual reference and ya, I could see it being dense. Maybe mixed with some other non wheat flours it might be ok.
My mother in law is gluten intolerant and I might get her some cricket flour for a bit of a laugh regardless of how practical or impractical it might be.
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Comment on Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor' in ~food
mild_takes Link ParentWhat would you use cricket flour for? Are you celiac and trying to replace regular flour? How does it taste? Do you hand out cricket cookies on halloween?What would you use cricket flour for? Are you celiac and trying to replace regular flour? How does it taste? Do you hand out cricket cookies on halloween?
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Comment on US Army ups maximum enlistment age to 42, relaxes rules on marijuana in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentAI usually doesn't make typos though. I thought that was one of the things it was really good at?AI usually doesn't make typos though. I thought that was one of the things it was really good at?
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Comment on US Army ups maximum enlistment age to 42, relaxes rules on marijuana in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentWhen I was 18 I would have never considered it. At my current age I would not consider it because I have a family to support but at my current age I could understand joining for a serious cause. A...But becoming enlisted? And in one's 40s? Idk about all that. You couldn't pay me enough to do that. They couldn't pay me enough to do when I was 18yo!
When I was 18 I would have never considered it. At my current age I would not consider it because I have a family to support but at my current age I could understand joining for a serious cause. A serious cause would be something like my home country being invaded though... I can't imagine joining for a foreign conflict.
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Comment on US Army ups maximum enlistment age to 42, relaxes rules on marijuana in ~society
mild_takes LinkHonestly... ya. I know I didn't take things seriously enough in my late teens and early 20's. I'm not as fast as a 20 year old me but I definitely make better decisions especially under pressure....A RAND Corporation report found that older recruits “score higher on enlistment qualification tests than those who join before age 20, have attained higher levels of education or have greater life experience and, once in service, are more likely than younger recruits to reenlist and to be promoted.”
Honestly... ya. I know I didn't take things seriously enough in my late teens and early 20's. I'm not as fast as a 20 year old me but I definitely make better decisions especially under pressure.
42 years old to START a military career in the Army though... damn.
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Comment on Android to debut "advanced flow" for sideloading unverified applications in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentMeh. How many apps does (basically any) user really sideload and how often is that a critical application that you can't wait 24 hours for? I'm using GrapheneOS now and even if they make me wait...Meh. How many apps does (basically any) user really sideload and how often is that a critical application that you can't wait 24 hours for?
I'm using GrapheneOS now and even if they make me wait 24 hours to install graphene on my next device I'll just deal with it.
Also of note, after you do all the steps it gives you the option to never have to do it again so seems pretty tame to me.
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
mild_takes Link ParentExactly this! It would be tough to standardize packs when the industry is changing so fast but I feel like it would be better for consumers, for potential future infrastructure, and better for...Exactly this!
It would be tough to standardize packs when the industry is changing so fast but I feel like it would be better for consumers, for potential future infrastructure, and better for manufacturers to benefit from joint R&D costs. Maybe we break off pack construction and auto makers just make the vehicles to utilize the existing packs. Auto makers already buy a bunch of stuff from bosch for example.
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
mild_takes Link ParentIt *probably* adds size and weight which translates to smaller capacity for a vehicle. A Chinese company is currently doing it but of course it only works on their cars... which raises the next...It *probably* adds size and weight which translates to smaller capacity for a vehicle.
A Chinese company is currently doing it but of course it only works on their cars... which raises the next issue; you kind of need a standardized battery pack to make it work for multiple brands otherwise we need different swap stations for each battery type.
You're probably also going to pay a lot more money for a swap than a charge.
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
mild_takes Link ParentI'm picturing steam turbines (pick your fuel source) in the background spooling up as a couple of cars get plugged in.I'm picturing steam turbines (pick your fuel source) in the background spooling up as a couple of cars get plugged in.
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Comment on BYD claims five-minute electric vehicle charging with new battery tech in ~transport
mild_takes Link ParentTo add to what @vord said, not everywhere with a private parking spot has access to power either. I'm in a colder climate so many apartments do have plug ins for block heaters so you can do level...To add to what @vord said, not everywhere with a private parking spot has access to power either. I'm in a colder climate so many apartments do have plug ins for block heaters so you can do level 1 charging but a LOT of apartments dont have that.
Also my experience with level 1 chargers is that, even with my wife's short commute, they don't keep up in the winter.
I do somewhat agree with technology connections in that people way overestimate their need for fast charging and need to chill out. But in the few months between getting our current EV and getting our level 2 charger installed in this house we just ended up using fast chargers periodically to top up. The level 1 charger basically felt useless.
With all of that said... having a bunch of 50-100kw chargers around malls, grocery stores, etc would be enough for most people. I agree that 5 minute charging isnt necessary when our cars spend 20+ hours a day parked. Even for road trips I think people need to chill out a bit and be ok with 20-30 minute charge times that are possible NOW.
An EV motorcycle like donut is doing though... that may be the ideal use case for 5 min charging given how much less power you'd need to deliver to such a small battery.
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Comment on Need help deciding if I need to replace my Pixel running grapheneOS in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentIMO with GrapheneOS when you spend the extra money on a new phone you're basically buying an extra year of support. OP is bumping up against the support window for their current phone, it's...IMO with GrapheneOS when you spend the extra money on a new phone you're basically buying an extra year of support.
OP is bumping up against the support window for their current phone, it's something to consider for the next one.
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Comment on Need help deciding if I need to replace my Pixel running grapheneOS in ~tech
mild_takes (edited )LinkBest course RE security; replace it before support ends. Avoid the Pixel 9 BTW. I have one and I seem to get way more apps crashing than I should and the screen seems to scratch more easily. Also,...Not sure the best course of action, security wise
Best course RE security; replace it before support ends.
Avoid the Pixel 9 BTW. I have one and I seem to get way more apps crashing than I should and the screen seems to scratch more easily. Also, a newer device will be supported for longer so maybe wait for the 11?
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Comment on Casino AI misidentifies man; Reno cops arrest and prosecute him anyway in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentThis was supposed to be replying to @Eji1700This was supposed to be replying to @Eji1700
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Comment on Casino AI misidentifies man; Reno cops arrest and prosecute him anyway in ~tech
mild_takes LinkIIRC they said they measured his height when they trepassed the other guy. That didn't line up with the height of this guy that got arrested. 5ft9 vs 6ft. Playing devils advocate, what if the...It's very common for fake IDs to have "roughly" correct data since even normal ID data is self reported. Things like Weight, Height, Eye Color don't really prove or disprove much, especially when they're close.
IIRC they said they measured his height when they trepassed the other guy. That didn't line up with the height of this guy that got arrested. 5ft9 vs 6ft.
What DOES disprove a TON is the ID being confirmed as legit and the guy being arrested supposedly having multiple forms of ID on him with the same data (drivers license, debit card, teamsters card, vehicle insurance, etc)
Playing devils advocate, what if the first ID was the fake one?
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Comment on The first multi-behavior brain upload in ~science
mild_takes Link ParentThis idea is giving me Cats Cradle vibes, like an invention that ends up dooming us all somehow. I'm not sure how you'd build a whole story on this but I feel like it could be pretty good. Also I...Now I want to write a sci-fi story (...)
This idea is giving me Cats Cradle vibes, like an invention that ends up dooming us all somehow. I'm not sure how you'd build a whole story on this but I feel like it could be pretty good.
Also I just want to say the idea of the simulated fruit fly is giving me the fucking creeps.
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Comment on Armed robots take to the battlefield in Ukraine war in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentWhat common ground though? Russian leadership doesn't seem to care about wasting the lives of its people, is asking for more land than it currently holds in exchange for peace, and had clear...The war in Ukraine can only be resolved through dialogue and finding ideological overlap.
What common ground though? Russian leadership doesn't seem to care about wasting the lives of its people, is asking for more land than it currently holds in exchange for peace, and had clear expansionist goals beyond ukraine from the start (remember that poster showing a planned invasion of maldova?).
Russia also signs cease fires and then launches missle strikes the same day. How could anyone take any peace agreement with them seriously?
IMO this goes beyond finding ideological overlap, common ground, compromise... whatever. Those in Russia that are perpetuating this war are evil people who are trying to take back what they has during the USSR. There isn't ideological overlap, what we are waiting for is either for one side to decide that continued fighting is worse than the proposed terms of surrender or for one side to run out of money or the ability to fight. Thats brutal and awful and will cause so much more suffering and death, but it's the reality.
The theory of the case that, through innovation and determination, we could trigger political collapse within Russia has proven not only false, but to be in the opposite direction of the truth.
That was the dream but I think reality is that they will eventually face an economic collapse and if that happens then a political collapse will likely follow.
One of the things that scares me the most about the Russia-Ukraine war is how much it's accelerated the development of advanced military technology. When we start seeing long range micro-drones that can target individual people for assassination, humanity will be screwed.
We're basically already there in terms of micro-drones except for the long range part. How much explosives does it really take to kill someone? Not much if Israel squeezed that amount into working pagers. People will always find new ways to kill eachother and Ukraine is probably only the tip of the unmanned iceberg.
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Comment on Apple announces Macbook Neo, a new budget Mac in ~tech
mild_takes Link ParentMy laptop workload is just running Office and doing tasks in a web browser. I can do that workload on a raspberry pi and I have in the past (pi400 with 4gb or ram). I use macbooks because they (in...My laptop workload is just running Office and doing tasks in a web browser. I can do that workload on a raspberry pi and I have in the past (pi400 with 4gb or ram). I use macbooks because they (in general) don't suck and because someone else is paying the bill right now. So my options are either get whatever cheap macbook is available (currently have an M4 air) or get a random PC laptop that I don't get to choose.
As long as it's the same keyboard (I think it is) and the chassis is decently robust then this should be fine for what most people need.
The problem I think we'll see is that the same people who insist on needing a Mac often insist that they neeeed the MBP over the Air.
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Comment on What are you no longer a fan of? in ~talk
mild_takes Link ParentI do find that with some songs. Some songs are nostalgia vibe to how I felt in high school (in a good way) but a lot of those were songs I DIDNT listen to in high school. Regarding Money, I never...I do find that with some songs. Some songs are nostalgia vibe to how I felt in high school (in a good way) but a lot of those were songs I DIDNT listen to in high school.
Regarding Money, I never really listened to the lyrics or thought about what it was supposed to mean. Even listening to it right now Money doesn't seem to be about much more than a vibe.
All that said, it also doesn't have the same appeal to me as I get older. I went to see Roger Water's The Wall and loved it at the time. Today I don't think I'd bother going to see it.
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Comment on US Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security in ~society
mild_takes Link ParentApparantly openAI signed on with the pentagon so I guess screw what the employees want.Apparantly openAI signed on with the pentagon so I guess screw what the employees want.
I know too many people who insist it's safe because it's "just vapour". Or people who think it's water based.