[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

obviously nothing is literally “free”, that’s a trivial point to make. operational funds have to come for somewhere. The point was there's no additional cost to the reader (that they aren't already paying for) to get news from those sources and they don't depend on ad revenue or data monetization to make a profit.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

npr and associated press are free and not for profit.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I said infrastructure, not just storage. and yes there is even more involved like the user base, as we have seen with social media time and time again. Even if Microsoft built an even better YouTube (lol), it's still very likely no one would use it. It's a massive investment with a lot of risk.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

that's a lot different than just running a video clip.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago

the infrastructure cost required to host the quantity of video YouTube has is insane.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

The redundancy is already there since we have 32 teeth to begin with. If you lose one or two it's not really a big deal.

And there's a fine line between helpful regrowth and cancer. the more regrowth there is, the more likelihood there is of cancer.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

hm forced labor sounds quite socialist to me. mr conservative, why don’t you let these kids explore the open market for their labor?

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

no problem, boiling starts at 100C.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They are getting hit with the consequences of a century of industrialization while we have reaped the benefits in the US and Europe. We owe it to them to at least let them take refuge.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

This is when the whole “if all you find are assholes, you must be one yourself” rhetoric does not apply when it comes to multiplayer games.

it's the internet in general.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

on average night on the moon is 15 earth days. it’s not trivial to store 15 days worth of solar energy. nothing to do with elitism whatsoever.

[-] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

i mean you can subscribe to watch it and cancel.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by acosmichippo@lemmy.world to c/formula1@lemmy.world

ICE is dead, and none of the developments make it to road cars anyway. Meanwhile, battery/EV tech needs all the development it can get and F1's have been frozen for years.

Make F1 road relevant again, not just aerospace on bubble gum tires. Let teams compete on the tech that actually matters to the motoring world.

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CFI calls on our supporters to help defeat a pro-homeopathy amendment being proposed for the federal appropriations bill H.R. 4368. The homeopathy lobby is pushing hard for this amendment, and we need CFI supporters to voice their opposition to their members of Congress.

Homeopathy groups such as Americans For Homeopathy Choice (AFHC) are lobbying strenuously for Appropriations Amendment #4. This amendment would bar FDA enforcement of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act against new homeopathic drug products as long as a product complies with “standards for strength, quality, and purity set forth in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.” In other words, it would replace much-needed federal regulation with the industry’s own standards.

CFI has consistently pointed out that homeopathy is bunk science that does not work beyond the placebo effect. Homeopathic products are typically diluted to the point that no active ingredients remain. It is quack medicine and consumer fraud.

The Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia’s standards of quality are not medically valid. Yet the amendment would exempt homeopathic products from FDA regulation and oversight if they comport with those standards. This amounts to an argument of “No need for federal regulation, we can regulate ourselves with our own standards even if they constitute medical fraud” – or, more succinctly, “Let the fox guard the henhouse, please.” (Indeed, CFI has tussled with the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia before.)

At the moment, AFHC and the homeopathy lobby are seeking additional co-sponsors in the House of Representatives for their amendment. This is where CFI’s supporters come in.

We need our supporters to mobilize and contact their members in the House of Representatives immediately. Please let them know, in no uncertain terms, that homeopathy cannot and must not escape federal regulation. It is crucial to keep Appropriations Amendment #4 out of the federal appropriations bill.

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Hi guys, I mainly just created this space as placeholder because there wasn't one yet. If anyone wants to take over running it just ping me.

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