You will find that on occasion grown men throw caution to the wind and consciously take seemingly unnecessary irresponsible risks for personal glory and the greater good.
As a consequence of World War I, there was a lack of a whole generation of strong young men.
The British wanted the climb to be an example of British spirit to lift morale.
God bless, reading this only makes me think of these heroes even more charitably. Such irresponsible people are once again desperately needed.
I think that in cases like this the line between heroism and foolishness is very thin (and also subjective). Ok, these guys can probably be considered heroes. But how about the three Swedes that set out to reach the North Pole in a balloon that one of them hoped would be able to not only reach the Pole, but carry them past it to an inhabited place (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9e%27s_Arctic_balloon... - it later turned out that the balloon failed after only four days, followed by several grueling months of trying to trek back to civilization using the completely inadequate equipment that the balloon was able to carry, only to die, probably by being eaten by polar bears, on an uninhabited polar island)? Or that more recent guy who tried to dive to the Titanic using a largely untested submersible, which eventually killed himself and his four paying passengers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_submersible_implosion)?
These are examples of foolhardy people who miscalculated risks. But at the same time these are also examples of people who were solely motivated by selfish reasons. There is a romance to it if you squint but it is not the same.
The mountaineers knew the odds are long and did it anyway for a cause greater than themselves. That is what makes them heroic.
The correlation does not mean the microplastics are the thing causing IBD. It probably means they are exasperating it for various reasons. Goddamit.
Incidentally so do things like poppy seeds.
I got hit with this at 10 years old. Suspiciously to me after returning from a year in the US, before that there was no sign of any problems. IBD presents all over the world and I'm guessing predates the microplastics phenomena.
The other interesting correlation I know of is a lack of exposure to dirty things as a toddler. I've sort of given up any hope that it will be figured out in my lifetime despite occasional wiggles of hope from articles like this.
Generally in the community people theorize all kinds of things about diet and some are lucky to reach and stay in remission by eating a narrow diet that agrees with them - but what exactly that is varies wildly across individuals. I've never found a common thread.
> The correlation does not mean the microplastics are the thing causing IBD. It probably means they are exasperating it for various reasons.
It doesn't even necessarily mean that microplastics are contributing to the harm. It could be that existing disease impairs the body's ability to eliminate microplastics.
Regardless, following the precautionary principle, we should treat them as a foreign toxin until the evidence suggests otherwise.
For those of you who have decided to down vote, the person I'm replying to edited their post silently. It previously did not contain the acronym "IBD" but rather "IBS"
This is absolutely true I was throttled and some stalkers flag and hide my posts replying to you trying to confirm this which is unbelievably gross. :/
I hope you see this I'm sorry if it bummed you out. My apologies.
100% agree. I've found no theory as to what correlates with my particular issues: hives and elevated heart rate when consuming processed food/gluten/I don't know what over a long period and also difficulty sleeping. If I go pure low-carb, I'm fine, even if I consume large amounts of sugar. However, stress can also induce it even if I am eating properly. Additionally, evaporation of sweat also causes it in certain cases.
Nobody seems to have any idea what the issue is, but I've learned to manage it by controlling diet and stress basically. I'm still not 100% why/how it happens.
I've learned that these sorts of issues may be something science will never figure out for me since they focus on populations rather than the individual. I expect in 10 years some studies at some point will start isolating some
of these triggers as they become more prevalent. I've talked with a few people who've had similar issues.
> Generally in the community people theorize all kinds of things about diet and some are lucky to reach and stay in remission by eating a narrow diet that agrees with them - but what exactly that is varies wildly across individuals. I've never found a common thread.
It also really looks like a methodology problem on the medical science side to me, statistics easily nullify important data when variables are difficult to control.
> IBD presents all over the world and I'm guessing predates the microplastics phenomena.
IBD occurs in many parts of the world, but it is a disease of modernity. It is highly correlated with GDP. In particular, Chron’s and UC are basically absent among hunter gatherers and in very poor countries. (And researchers have good reasons to think this is not a measurement error.)
I would imagine the prevalence of microplastics in developing countries is just as high (or higher) though. So the GDP argument isn’t particularly supportive of a microplastics explanation.
Personally I doubt think it's just as high. But in any case, I'm not arguing for microplastics in particular as an explanation, just against the suggestion that IBD is some timeless human invariant that couldn't be attributed to peculiarities of the modern environment. (I find the hygiene-hypothesis-like explanations a little more compelling, although I don't have strong beliefs.) If the commenter wants to argue against microplastics as a cause, he needs to make claims like the one you made.
That is a thing. I met a mother-daughter duo, they'd travel with a little bag and disappear to do that and it wasn't a big deal and they claimed results.
Really no idea, there are quite of few of these potential treatments, people actively try and hack it. It depends on the specific situation what is appropriate to try.
I'm in full remission for a very long time already against all odds. It completely ruined my childhood and I'm thankful for everyday and live with it as a sword of Damocles like so many others.
There are many on-going studies but so far none have found a protocol that clearly and reliably improves IBD. Many people find fecal transplants compelling because they seem safe and have a plausible (albeit vague) mechanism of action, a gastroenterologist emphasized to me: at least one (elderly) person has died from a fecal transplant and another got dangerously sick; they are not without risk.
Can you really put a price on fun? No fun allowed? Why do we even need playing cards in the first place that's a waste of good paper.
I get the argument here but you really should keep things in perspective. E-waste is a real and massive problem. This is a tiny tiny project it is neither here nor there.
Say it blows up and becomes extremely popular (it won't)? Like any other piece of electronics solutions will be available. Cross that bridge when you get there.
The fun and education aspect is in fact better than physical cards and worthwhile.
Also if we really think deeply about it this project may end up being better for the environment not worse.
High efficiency: $0.19
Mainstream: $0.13
Junk tier: $0.08
Trending flat as of late with single digit percentage reductions in price to be expected year over year.
At these prices the actual panels for most houses would be below $1,000 wholesale. The vast majority of the cost is elsewhere.
It is great that it keeps getting cheaper but at this point the returns are diminishing. If you're thinking of buying something there is no new tech or anything on the horizon worth waiting for just go ahead.
Now the next big thing in home solar will be home batteries. BYD seagull Chinese car costs less than $10k it has a 30-32 kWh battery where as a Tesla powerwall costs around $9k for 13 kWh. With feed in tariff restrictions being added home battery market is going to explode.
It's just for the bits and pieces. I wouldn't be intimidated as it is basically plug and play at this point.
The marketing, installation and paperwork triple or even quadruple the price as people way $whatever to not deal with it. Being a sparky is way more lucrative than even a plumber.
From his perspective it is down to $0.27 per watt.
In order to fill up those 14Kwh batteries you'll need fewer than 10 panels (400watts per panel, x4 hours sunshine). So less than $1,000.
The inverter is less than $1,000.
And the battery is heading to below $3,000.
YouTubers like MKBHD have videos up where they paid six figures for their setups and wonder whether it is worth it due to the long payback heh. I know not fair comparison whatever, we're just talking.
I have no idea what to do about NIMBY type problems but you can setup an off grid cabin somewhere with all the creature comforts very very easily now.
I have the whole solar setup already (financed at 1% so it was 100% worth it) but I don't have batteries, biggest problem for me i guess would be to do all the paperwork to have this sorted out.
If being a sparky didn't require apprenticeship i'd definitely consider that, the amount of money i've paid for these services have convinced me I'm not in the right field and i make high six figures as an engineer :(
> It is great that it keeps getting cheaper but at this point the returns are diminishing. If you're thinking of buying something there is no new tech or anything on the horizon worth waiting for just go ahead.
I think if they get perovskite degradation under control, tandem cells with 30%+ efficiency are on the horizon.
Also, future cells still can get a whole lot thinner and lighter, which decreases material costs and overall requirements on mounting hardware (only a little, you still need to deal with wind loads).
But I agree, especially for home owners there's no reason to wait. Still, if you're in the business of building a gigawatt scale powerplants, there's still a lot of things to look forward to. Also, ground installation of panels still has a lot of untapped automation potential.
Welll... Tandem perovskite cells have been tested up to 35% effective while your traditional ones are 20-25%. So for same labour cost you'll get 50% more returns...
I don't believe for a moment that was the initial aim of systemd. They just tried to improve on a pile of hacks and by pulling on that string it sort of ends up touching (or from your perspective infecting) everything.
It vaguely reminds me of people arguing about "what color is your function". You open that portal and end up in a new universe. All or nothing.
The unix wars are long over I'm not sure what you can point to that ever was a True Unix. Nostalgia not withstanding. What well defined standard Right Way you're actually clinging to is not clear.
Whether it will end up for the best or not I don't know but the entire saga seems to be the pitfalls of endless tinkering on display rather than some unifying vision. I wish we lived in a world where systemd type efforts had clear end goals and well thought out architecture in mind when they start but open source doesn't like working this way.
It just ends up as "my favorite way of doing things is better" based on vibes. In both directions. That's the problem with "philosophies".
It may not been the initial intention, but the aim of adding a layer to the OS does lead to what is effectively a new OS. Its a bit like MacOS vs BSD, or maybe Chimera Linux (Linux kernel with BSD userland) or Debian/kFreeBSD.
The best argument I have seen for systemd is that it adds a layer that will be used and standardised across multiple distros (most effectively in a video of a talk by a FreeBSD developer). The best argument against is that it is massive and does too much.
Given android doesn't use systemd, and containers don't expose it even if the host machine uses it, systemd isn't actually that entrenched or irreversible. Containerized applications don't know or care, and neither do all the people toting around android as phones, tablets, or laptops. Unix may only be tied together as a concept at this point by a posixish libc api, and that is probably just fine.
I'm pretty sure ChromeOS is getting upstart from their Gentoo base, so what little maintenance it needs should be shared. And I do mean little maintenance; without systemd's infinite scope creep, an init system could reach "done" and coast indefinitely.
Wow, I haven't seen these things in a while, but I remember lusting after a piece of Hi-Fi equipment with this kind of display in my teens. I mean, the first frame of that video is already pure VFD porn.
They were made by true artists who snuck quite a bit past clueless censors at personal risk.
It had to be quite subtle and takes on a very poignant heartbreaking meaning if you understand the context fully. They were talking to you in the here and now. Listen.
"What is Good and What is Bad" (Что Такое Хорошо, и Что Такое Плохо"):
Speaking as an onlooker passing by: well, your «Evidently not. :) » above was not particularly productive, that is a rebuttal fit for relaxed old friends at the restaurant... :D
Users are flagging your posts. We can only guess why users flag things, but I don't think it's hard to guess in this case: you're posting too many low quality comments, especially unsubstantive comments and/or flamebait. Could you please stop doing that? It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for.
Could you give some examples on the "What is Good and What is Bad" cartoon? I am fairly interested in getting their "message" but I am sadly not getting it.
IBM is way into this racket now of Smart Cities and digital twins.
Idea being if you make a Sim City type game but worse, because you are IBM, and then market it to bureaucrats around the world, because you are IBM, they will happily pay you a lot of money, because you are IBM, so that they can point to your simulation as justification for their in/actions. The ass covering is magnificent you just have to feed it a little bit of real data (traffic, power consumption, weather).
Of curse part of what you are simulating is your own understanding and aspirational ideals about how society should function. If you write an essay or a speech people will argue but if you embed values into a game... well, they will still argue but they have to notice it first.
Some will ascribe magical powers of clairvoyance and correctness unto the simulation for reasons that nobody quite understands.
I'm not sure what my point is exactly other than this is potentially a very interesting fulcrum point. Like who is playing whom really in this situation?
