Trafficone

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[–] Trafficone 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

TL;DR: EV bike cabs can only do 4-5 trips before they need to be charged, and if they break down they need to be sent back to the manufacturer because local mechanics can't fix them.

[–] Trafficone 2 points 9 months ago

For the people who read "fertilize" and think pollinate: plants already do this a lot.

I'm not going to knock this research, but we're doing so much work in understanding and cultivating the soil microbiome which seems more promoting. For example, bean plants, especially will do a lot to cultivate nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and farmers are starting to add bacteria to the soil like they would add fertilizer.

[–] Trafficone 3 points 9 months ago

One thing people forget is long distance fees. Cell phones basically did away with long distance fees, and we're better for that. However, landlines have some notable benefits:

  • self-powered, you could call in a power outage
  • high fidelity, yeah it was bandpass filtered, but everything in that filter made it through
  • freedom of usage, it was hard-fought but you could plug anything into your phone line, from more phones to answering machines to computer modems. There was a whole market around "dumb shit you plugged into your phone line" products

We're still way better overall with cell phones, but something was lost to get them.

[–] Trafficone 1 points 9 months ago
[–] Trafficone 3 points 10 months ago

What the cinnamon toast fuck is this? I'd tag it as a public art installation and tag the crossing separately as unmarked.

[–] Trafficone 2 points 10 months ago

As the saying goes, "graphene can do anything except leave the lab"

[–] Trafficone 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Am I misreading this, or is there something about lust that's specifically ADHD?

[–] Trafficone 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I think this is a really interesting take. Communism doesn't mean taking a vow of poverty or being a good person, but I can see how it would seem hypocritical to not spend that money funding support for labor rather than hoarding it.

It's probably worth exploring why people over 14 listen to his music and his politics. One interesting reason is people who resonate with the emotional core of the music, but disagree or don't understand his politics. Another is people who genuinely feel that violence may be necessary to bring about communism. Additionally, some people feel catharsis listening to violent music/media without supporting violence.

I think it's worthwhile to empathize with people you disagree with. It can help better understand their viewpoint and solidify yours by contrast.

I'm curious, do you have any recommendations for music made by leftists who aren't rich and don't support violence? It's ok if not, I'm just interested in expanding my listening.

[–] Trafficone 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I started meds for this and it just... Turned off. Not much else happened and it was like I had taken off a heavy backpack I didn't know I was wearing.

[–] Trafficone 1 points 11 months ago

Unciv is so good

[–] Trafficone 6 points 1 year ago

Some version of this concept has floated (pun intended) around for a while. Thing is that plastics are an energy dense "food source" and once something evolves a way to metabolize it they'll have a huge advantage.

It's like how glyphosate tolerance has appeared in weed plants already. Evolution is always looking for an angle.

[–] Trafficone 2 points 1 year ago

I have, and I actually got this fancy Japanese manual solder sucker with a silicone nib. It's pretty fantastic for most things, but the analog stick is still stuck. I may try again some day, but I learned long ago that frustration and electronics projects don't mix.

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