Rhaedas

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 9 hours ago

Only during the Holocene period. We're very resourceful, but there are limitations. The breaking point may not be our own selves, but things we rely on like food and water and temperature control.

I mean, sure. We may find ways to adapt, new food sources, get lucky with the weather behavior. Anyone who says they're sure of the future is lying. It just seems very unlikely in a runaway hothouse Earth scenario that we can do well. Large animal forms didn't do well in the last heating event (the PETM) and ones that survived evolved into smaller forms to do so (large exotherms don't do well with heat removal). They evolved because the PETM took tens of thousands of years to ramp up. I'm sure you've seen the science reports about how current rate of heating is faster than anything we have geologic evidence of before.

The next heatwaves will give a glimpse into how well we can adapt. The western world has its technology and energy to rely on for a while, the rest of the world doesn't.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I get what you're saying, but you're way overestimating the survival rate, and also using the myth that people (and everything that sustains them) will just move northwards. Habitability is far more than just the temperature range. You mention tundra, and the first thing to consider is how long it takes to form soil that things can grow in from a place that has none. It's hundreds to thousands of years for just a small amount. Then there's the weather. Warmer Earth means volatile systems and changing dynamics. Who's to say there will be a temperate, stable area in the few places left to live? It's not even something we can reliably simulate, as we have no idea what we're heading into.

There's more, but no reason to get too doom and gloom. I just wanted to point out the biggest thing your whole idea is resting on isn't something that's likely.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 12 hours ago

It's "Build Trigger Warning", aka experimental. It will likely break everything.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

It's weird to group Mint with Arch. I see Mint as the best intro for a Windows user, hardly similar to Arch.

I use Ubuntu btw. I don't care what anyone thinks, it's working great and that's all I wanted from an OS (yeah, looking at you Microsoft).

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 13 hours ago

That's one way to tell time on the internet. The other way was while gaming and looking at the rise and drop of online players.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That's 2.5B with 80 views a day, or 1.25 with 160 a day. Sadly those numbers aren't that unbelievable the way people consume short media. Just average it out so some make up for others only watching a few.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 27 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, that's you. Good, I thought it was me.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

hundreds of Altadena families have concluded that rebuilding isn’t in their budget

This is another way of wording that the insurance companies found a clause they could use to deny claims, right?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 15 hours ago (9 children)

And depending on your refrigerator's settings and insulation, the door compartments may be cold enough for more stable things but not for things like milk. Too me a bit to figure out having the milk in the door was both convenient and cutting its lifetime down a lot. Only takes a few degrees, plus the large door shelf is usually higher up, where the warmer air is.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The protomolecule was out there anyway, just a matter of when. Same plot as in Alien(s), it's almost like this is what corporations do.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Great, they went crazy with the find and replace and redacted all the math and physics work that went into figuring out the Epstein Fusion Drive. Now we'll never get off this rock.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 17 hours ago

You're probably right, as that is the tendency of most people, to not have to go outside a comfort zone. It's also assuming that's true, and for all you know people who are stating this very thing might also be trying to do local action and failing because they're alone. So rather than put someone down for asking a valid question, we could explore why people aren't doing much of anything overall, and what can be done to change that outside of things getting far worse (which they will, as they have before).

 

I have an older robot vacuum that has finally shown some age in its battery. The charger will charge for about 15 mins and then gets an error, but it's enough to do a decent vacuuming of the room if I charge then vacuum, then repeat once more. I can't leave it on the charger now due to the error repeating, so basically I run it dead until the next time.

So my question is, can I continue doing this since it works well enough, or is there potential problems/danger with the battery being at less capacity? I could buy a new battery, they aren't terrible in price, but if it works and is safe, why not continue what I'm doing until it completely gives out?

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