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"Suffering builds character". anarcho-primitivists, probably
  • Your study is locked behind a paywall :(

    For a fun comparison, I usually run the numbers for our 2004 Audi A2 with biodiesel (HVO100) against the most efficient electric vehicles, based on Swedish grid emissions and then US emissions.

    The Audi runs at 4L/100km (real world numbers) x 256g/L (compensated emissions according to Neste) = 1024g/100km

    Versus the Hyundai Ioniq 6 (current most efficient EV according to mestmotor in real world testing) with a consumption of 15.5kWh/100km * 41g/kWh (Sweden according to ourworldindata) * 1.15 (charging losses) = 730.8g/100km.

    For the US that's 15.5kWh/100km * 369g/kWh *1.15 = 6577.4g/100km.

    So compared to a US EV our car runs with a whopping 6th of the real emissions. Assuming the same production impact that your article linked it would take 11tons*10000000grams/(1024-730.8)grams/km = 37517 kilometers

  • Are Tetra Paks actually recycled?
  • At least where I live even the interior lining and lid are now made from cellulose fibers and as such the packaging is (a) fully renewable and (b) the materials can be reused for other paper-esque products.

  • Nuclear push would drag out energy transition, PM warns
  • We have way more resources and production available today to achieve an absolute amount of TWh. If anything, being able to acheive the same growth with Nuclear in the 70s and 80s is a much larger achievement when considering how much larger a portion of the total supply it represented.

  • Biden’s debate performance sets off alarm bells for Democrats
  • The fact that the democrats have selected such a terrible candidate that Trump has a running chance for the third time in a row and that the US as a whole has selected two awful candidates for possibly the most important job in the world, that is a disgrace, and it is shameful.

  • How Sweden's youth homes nurtured killers, creating Europe's gun crime capital
  • It's the system that's the problem. It was built for a society with a very homogenous and pacifist culture profile. That society no longer exists.

    The majority in Sweden is going through a rather rude awakening right now and our systems are going to break a lot whilst our politicians struggle to bring them in line with our new reality.

  • Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed demand, country is looking at storing capacity or buyers to solve electricity oversupply
  • Transport grids aren't free, and excess electricity production is bad as it requires curtailment (wastage) which isn't free either to prevent damage to electric equipment (very expensive).

    Besides, when renewables produce these excesses, this will often be the case in a very large area.

  • Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal
  • https://www.un.org/unispal/document/eu-annual-report-on-human-rights-and-democracy-in-the-world-2018-country-updates/

    Here's what the UN says on the matter.

    Israel is a democracy with well-established and independent institutions...

    In the occupied Palestinian territory...

    So at least in the reality where the UN exists, Israel is a democracy and the Palestinian territories are occupied (as opposed to annexed).

    I'd love to hear more about the reality that "we" (you and your woefully uninformed friends I presume?) are present in.

  • Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal
  • An Apartheid is not a democracy.

    Even if it were, those aren't mutually exclusive. Most, if not all democracies are flawed in some fashion.

    But still the war cabinet fully supports what Netanyahu is saying here.

    So much so that members have been on the verge of resigning several times. You underestimate just how frail Netanyahus position really is.

    So you are correct to point out that it is not just Netanyahu but the israeli government that does not want a ceasefire.

    It does, just not at the terms Hamas demands.

    The rest of your comment makes no sense.

    I'm perfectly willing to clarify. If there is something you fail to understand, please highlight it.

  • Hezbollah and Hamas flags waved during pro-Palestinian demonstration in New York
  • That's usually the argument leveraged against platforms that don't fold to demands to deplatform individuals with reprehensible views.

    The good old "You're either with us or against us" spiel is excellent at destroying any nuance.

  • Hamas Wants Guarantees Ceasefire Will Actually Happen, While US Says Hamas Is Rejecting the Proposal
  • Netanyahu is not the end-all-be-all of Israeli decisionmaking. Unlike Hamas, the Israeli state is a democratic institution. If an agreement is formulated between that guarantees the Israeli citizenry that Gazan islamic terrorists won't repeat an october 7 massacre in the future, Netanyahu will not be able to stop it. Time is what is needed to create such an agreement.

    However, as always, Hamas prioritizes their own interests above those of the Gazan populace. They know very well Israel can not realistucally agree to an unconditional, permanent end to hostilities, as that was the situation that led to october 7th in the first place.

    At the minimum I would expect a permanent end to the war to be conditioned on Hamas releasing the remaining civilian hostages.

  • Heiroglyphs
  • Oh it's a problem here to. You do not want to know how much information is passed on through rapidly scrawled sticky notes in our healthcare system - particularly in emergency situations.

  • Finally made the move

    Just don't ask how long it took to get my dGPU working properly :D But thankfully, there were a bunch of helpful folks with tips!

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    "The Price of a Mile" hits me differently nowadays

    The song (by Sabaton) came on as I was heading to work this Thursday, and I found myself tearing up. It's the first time in a few years that I heard it and it hit differently. I've got relatives and friends of friends in active duty.

    Not anyone I'm in touch with, but I've met them, and I hear of them. The price of a mile is the suffering and lives of them, their friends, and so many other young men.

    One of my bubbles has been burst by what's happening in Ukraine & Israel. War is no longer history, news and reports. It has become a lot more real to me, and it's something I could end up being a part of.

    This feels like a rather serious topic for a community called casual conversation, but feel free to share your thoughts on this, or a "bubble bursting" moment of your own.

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    What are some good role models for men?

    Feel free to highlight people from both reality and fiction - and why they make a good role model.

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    I didn't read the TOS for Baldurs Gate 3 until now

    It actually states that you may transfer your rights to the game to another person, which is, like... wow.

    I'm not sure if I've ever seen this in another steam-connected game.

    I still dislike the wording around the fact that the TOS can be changed at any time, and refusing revokes your right to playing it (without any compensation), but that's pretty much industry standard (unfortunately). This however, stood out to me.

    P.S: If any of y'all have some extraordinary TOS's for other games that stand out in good (or bad) way feel free to share, it'd be interesting to know if there are others!

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    Alternatives to Accubattery

    So I've got a pretty old smartphone and have replaced the battery once already. I've kept track of wear with the help of accubattery, since the phone didn't have that built in.

    However, enshittification is encroaching, and I'm now looking for alternatives. What are some decent options?

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    How do you meet new people?

    In our current day and age, it's rather hard to meet new people and make new friends, particularly for those of us who do not participate in mainstream social media. So, how and where do you meet new people? Feel free to add some context around that.

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    What makes a (good) monarch?

    As something of a history buff I've read about a fair few Kings and Queens through history. There are many of them, most mediocre, a lot of them objectively bad, however, now and again one stands out from the masses as a good one.

    So, what (according to you) makes a good monarch? Feel free to point to a particular person, or event as an example :)

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    If you live in the EU - you may also be faced with this Meta prompt. Info in text.

    If you, like me, live in the EU, Facebook is now entirely clamping down and forcing free users to make their personal data available for monetization.

    Attempting to access any Facebook domain and perhaps also other meta products will redirect you to the following prompt with a choice between either accepting the monetization of your user data, or coughing up a region-dependent monthly subscription fee: base (for me ~10€) + an additional fee (~7€) for each additional facebook or instagram account you have.

    Now, the hidden third option. At an initial glance, it seems like there is no other option but to click one of the buttons - however, certain links still work, and grant access to important pieces of functionality through your web browser.

    If anyone has information to add regarding Facebook or Instagram, please do share it. I've only (begrudgingly) used the former up until now, but I know many others use Instagram and don't feel like giving a single cent (nor their personal info) to Meta.

    1. https://www.facebook.com/dyi - perhaps most important of all, now is a good time to make a request to download your Facebook data. Don't forget to switch to data for "all time" and "high quality" if you intend to permanently delete your account.

    2. https://www.facebook.com/your_information - here you can find and manage your information, but crucially also access Facebook messenger.

    3. The messenger app: Still hasn't prompted me with anything, though I expect that will change in the not too far future.

    Currently my plan is to use messenger to inform any important friends that I intend to leave FB, and where they'll be able to reach me in the future.

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    "A Killer App"

    This time around, the base prompt is the title. Same as previous: SDXL 1.0 via NightCafé. Getting with the spirit of halloween. Inspired by the expression "That's a killer app!".

    Full details and settings are shared at my profile (/u/Iceblade02) on there

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    With a Broken Heart

    Keeping the streak going with a new vibe.

    Once again, SDXL 1.0 @ NightCafé, inspired by the song "One Way Ticket" (to the blues), with Neil Sedaka

    Full prompt details & other creations on my profile there (/u/Iceblade02)

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    The Price of Progress and Prosperity

    Made with SDXL 1.0 via NightCafé, inspired by a session of 1830 (the boardgame) this Sunday.

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    A view in a fantasy world

    Y'all folks make me want to make stuff just to share :)

    Not shilling firefox this time I promise!

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    A Fire Fox

    Yes, I miss the fox in the logo, so adorable <3

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