Rhaedas

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 1 points 13 hours ago

Republicans trusted the government of LBJ

Yeah, but that's like comparing apples to fish. Those same type of Republicans convinced Nixon to leave because what he had done was dishonorable. Compare that to today's GOP of anything goes as long as they win.

I don't buy the argument that Republicans are good in a certain point of view, solely because when they complain about someone doing something, it's often projection for them already doing it. There's no values there, it's cutthroat to win and prosper on top of other people's suffering.

I do agree with your general point, things are very broken.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, otherwise it would have been very hard before they came into being.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Missed the first sentence I guess. It's why I included the video for a much better, although also simplified and incomplete answer, and he says why.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 16 points 1 day ago

Nixon must be proud of his party.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 50 points 1 day ago

Reminder that some people think all this weather science and the programs that use it are a waste of money, as well as any money used to help those who lose everything in such events. Yeah, that's crazy to even contemplate in the second quarter of the 21st century, but here we are.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

It was fun to learn how things work, and when things worked as planned (finally). It's when they didn't work that got annoying and frustrating, and with assembly language with basically no error codes or any help, it was just...nope, that wasn't right. Maybe followed by cycling the computer off and on because it locked up. Still have my old Mapping the Commodore 64 book on the shelf. Huge resource.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

The man got shot during a speech, finished the speech before seeking medical help. Actually had a wound, didn't have to make it up to feed the ego.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Real, totally heavily simplified answer. All atoms could be magnets, but most don't have a force because the electron orbitals aren't out enough. In fact just about everything can be explained by what the electron orbitals are doing. Even why the chair you're sitting in feels solid. It's the orbitals. See Richard Feynman's bit on magnets and the deeper lesson on knowing the right questions to ask.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 1 day ago

One dozen. The other dozen are also videoing.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

That's a good point. It's not only how to get there, but where the hell are we going? We're all going west, but there's a lot of variance in that direction.

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

The costs are ~~often~~ passed down to consumers

so, not the nations

or absorbed by businesses.

lol, no. See first

Twist: we've already been paying for this stupidity, and will pay for a long time, even after Trump is gone. Thanks a lot.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (10 children)

It's possible that the differences among those wanting to do good for everyone is what bottlenecks progress. While we all fight over HOW to make the same goals we share happen and not much gets done, the ones who don't care about what their actions do make their own progress because it's easier for them to agree on how to take and destroy.

 

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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