[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 58 points 1 month ago

Abuse doesn't usually fix anything.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 46 points 1 month ago

I used to work in HVAC. I remember we had a small cold room that was struggling to maintain temperature, as in, design was supposed to be 0°F but it couldn't get below 36°F. There was a large hole in the box that was undoubtedly the cause of the problem, so I asked the installer how they accounted for that. "Oh, I doubled the infiltration value." When I tried calculating the actual losses it was way, way higher than the infiltration value. Like, the room needed someting like 3-4 times its total refrigeration capacity to reach target with a giant fucking hole in the box.

No idea who thought putting a giant hole in the box was a good idea.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 15 points 2 months ago

Judge Judy. I like this modification of the phrase.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 16 points 2 months ago

Personally, I really, really, really wish we had a viable third party candidate. I don't want either of these fucks in office.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 11 points 6 months ago

Cops are the ones who think skin contact can cause an OD.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 36 points 7 months ago

He was impeached for it, which is charging him with the crime.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 10 points 7 months ago

PTSD is a bitch.

I am actually somewhat glad that this is a major concern in this story. I feel like it is something most authors overlook.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 9 points 7 months ago

In part because traditional farms scale better than aeroponics or hydroponics. In part because farms don't pay for the environmental damage they cause. Because of these two points, there is little incentive to industrialize aeroponics or hydroponics.

What is true right now is that traditional farms use more water, fertilizer, and space, cause more environmental damage, but require less labor. And the labor problem can be mitigated with robotics, if we're willing to invest in that.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 11 points 10 months ago

I understand that the problem is being on mobile (and not on old.reddit). Everything might work fine on desktop.

[-] belathus@bookwormstory.social 12 points 10 months ago

To me, this falls under the Paradox of Tolerance. Acts of hate should be strongly discouraged.

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