SpacemanSpiff

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[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

I’m not sure why that’s a conceptual hurdle. Electromagnetic radiation, including the visible light spectrum, is one of the primary methods in which we gather data about and interpret the universe. To say that the matter is “dark” is to say that it’s not detectable on the electromagnetic spectrum to us as we know it.

It’s not an uncommon turn of phrase, it’s the same reasoning for the colloquial term “going dark” regarding radio communication silence.

To say that it’s “invisible” or “clear” would imply the existence of some property causing it to be so. This would also imply the presence of interpretable data in order to term it as such, when in truth none exists. You could perhaps say “unknown” but then that’s truly arbitrary, “dark” at least implies the opposite of “light”, i.e. detectable and serves a conjectural purpose in that sense.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The only thing I really dislike about Honda styling right now is the “underbite” look they have on the front. The previous gen had the opposite, almost a pig nosed look. Why can’t they just do normal front designs?

I love the rear this generation and how they toned the entire look down, but they can’t figure out front grills to save their life it seems.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Weird, they do, but they redirect for me and the final URL is different than what you pasted.

https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/

https://help.kagi.com/kagi/why-kagi/why-pay-for-search.html

My best guess is that a DNS record is messed up on their end, and since I’ve been to those pages before relatively recently, the cname or A-record is still cached for me.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hmm I just checked, they’re all live and their status page for each link has no outages. I would check any content blockers etc. that you have, I suspect it’s a problem on your end. They do use different domains for their blog, feedback, and help KB etc.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think the point is that it’s possible, in theory, maybe depending on your employer. But you get close to that amount of vacation time in total. The majority of Americans don’t get more than two weeks for the entire year, and many get none at all, only sick time. Many Americans can’t even take just two consecutive weeks off any time of the year.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Kagi does exactly what you’re describing. It’s what I’ve been using.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is also how it works in Connecticut. While it may not be perfect, I don’t think it’s entirely unfair. It has the effect of a being a progressive social policy this way in that it is available for those who don’t already have it. Someday it like it to be carte blanche to everyone, but states doing this way is a solid start.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

These are all weak takes imo.

The designer of much of Hyundai’s current lineup is Luc Donckerwolke, who is famous for his Lamborghini (Diablo, Gallardo and Murcielago) and Audi designs. You may not like them but they’re not “design by committee” derivatives.

Almost no manufactures are heavily developing their ICE engines anymore, nor do all even produce their own engines (Hyundai/Kia do).

Much of the “airflow” “issues” you’re talking about are simply price point. The two most impactful areas for sound insulation on cars are undercarriage and wheel wells and door/window frames and seals. For the former, nothing about it is high-tech. Even luxury makes user sound-absorbing materials including plastic deflectors, fabrics, and lightweight low-density filler materials behind panels such as polystyrene. How much sound proofing you get is a reflection of Hyundai’s entry level lineup. You’re not going to get Mercedes-level sound insulation at half the price just because the design looks high-end. It’s not until you’re near the top of luxury car lineups or Rolls/Bentley territory that this area becomes innovative.

P.S. Hyundai/Kia also hold patents for 2-stroke supercharged engine designs as well as variable compression designs.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You’re thinking of the Space Force.

SPACECOM is a unified command that has its origins in the 1980s. It is entirely necessary and handles real things including military satellites and missile defense.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Good point, I hadn’t thought about users and comments.

Thanks for the info!

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It’s true in Kbin in the sense that you can block instances as a user preference. You can also block any other domain as well, which means what a post links to. Theoretically you can block Facebook itself, Instagram, Imgur, etc.

[–] SpacemanSpiff@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You're right, and that model actually forced/encouraged development and innovation of the software. If they didn’t make it compelling, no one would buy the new version. Now with the subscription model, these companies don’t need to do anything more than putting a new shade of lipgloss on it every year, they have a captive audience. They can basically pull a Valve and just patch security flaws.

 

In one experiment, the Viking landers added water to Martian soil samples. That might have been a very bad idea.

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Hi all! Been trying to find the answer to this as a mod a few magazines.

I’m familiar with the function of tags, but what are badges for/what do they do? I haven’t been able to glean this yet.

 

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