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Well it's a **de-**humidifier. You need to lug water from it. For the dehumidifier in my basement, we have it hooked up to a hose that takes the water right down the drain.

But I do take your point, it is pretty funny.

but a microcontroller with WiFi like the ESP8266 or ESP32-C3 costs less than an accurate hygrometer chip

Ok, two things.

First, the cost of the Wi-Fi chip is clearly not the issue here. The real expense/concern is the effort and software mechanisms needed to secure that network connection. Connecting to the Internet is easy, securing that connected device is hard.

Secondly, at some point you still need the hygrometer, there's no way around that. Either your dehumidifier is tracking humidity, or your home automation system needs to track humidity. And you can't like... get that data from the web somehow, you need a local sensor, and it will generally only make sense to have it in the same room as the dehumidifier (meaning not necessarily where other smart home components are set up).

Eh, it's not the worst rule.

And blocked... What a douche.

A family that may not exist once the Nazis have carte blanche.

That word "may" is the weak point of the argument. In contrast, a family will not exist if they don't eat.

The fact is money is like oxygen it's how we sustain our lives. You may be familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, basic needs (the kind that money provides) are at the very base of the pyramid, the most important level. This Nazi takeover falls under the very next category, "safety and security" and it also effects some other tiers up top as well. So to be clear, I'm recognizing the importance of this issue, it's extremely important without a doubt. But the basic needs are still the basic needs.

With that in mind, I absolutely defend and support the strategy of participating in activism on the weekend and then going back to work on Monday. That is nothing but rational.

If you go home after one day then you achieve nothing.

This is just naive. Building something important takes time. You know that expression, Rome wasn't built in a day? Well that's barely even a metaphor here; if you want to build a new United States, a more functional, less corrupt US without all the fascism and corporate control, well that takes time. And again, in that time it takes to make those changes, you need to continue living, continue filling those basic needs.

I went to the no kings protest and honestly I think it was quite successful. It was a show of force, a demonstration of pure numbers. It was a good step, and more will be achieved.

Believe it or not, I have. Nothing to do with No Kings though

Hah. Yeah, I'm certain of it. It's pretty clear.

Showed up for one day, and then went back to work the next day

You'll find that many of those people still have a family to feed.

I see that you're still doing something useful though, whining on the Internet. So good on you.

Have you done any organizing for activist events? Because that would be useful.

I'm really happy to see a lot of the films on that list. I'm thrilled that Her and Adaptation made the cut. Eternal sunshine is in the top 10, right where it belongs. I'm pleasantly surprised that children of men made the cut, (I liked it a lot, but I didn't think it was groundbreaking or anything). Also great to see the dark knight made the list, it's easy to lump all superhero films together, but it really wasn't just another superhero film.

I'm also not at all surprised to see There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men in the top ten. But I have to be honest, I know they're critically acclaimed and much loved, but I just didn't like either of them. They were both grim and gritty, and that's part of the point I guess, but it made the films so unpleasant to watch. And with no country for old men, I truly never understood what the film was trying to say.

Feel free I guess.

Yeah, but that's a pipe dream. Just move on.

Sure, but that plastic lining is a tiny amount of plastic, practically insignificant by mass.

And sure, glass works too, that's fine with me. But it's not simply better. It comes with the downsides of being heavier (requiring more energy to transport), less durable, and requiring more energy to recycle. It's a trade off.

Currently, aluminum has the highest rate of recycling of all beverage materials. So why not double down on the most successful packaging type in the history of recycling?

Well they're splitting recycling, but plastic, generally speaking is not recyclable. So it's the paper and metals that are being split off, the plastic goes in with everything else.

There are some plastics that are theoretically recyclable, but even that isn't really recycling is down-cycling turning a plastic into an interior plastic that isn't recyclable at all. Or repurposing and reusing a plastic, perhaps as pillow stuffing or melting it down with other things to make road paving material.

But the life of plastic is never a cycle, it's a path that can sometimes be extended a bit.

You can it's just expensive and requires additional fuel.

It sometimes requires "reburning" the combustion exhaust at higher temperatures. But combustion can eventually break down the majority of molecules into something safe. And then if things still need to be removed from the exhaust, you can use processes similar to the catalytic converter in your car, but again, not cheap.