pixl97's comments

On: How good are American roads?

[pixl97]

If it's crunched up fine limestone it has a hard time growing plant cover. Instead it will be loose debris that easily breaks down and produces dust.

On: James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence for alte...

[pixl97]

I mean, dark matter may be discoverable, we just don't know how if it exists. There was time between the irregularities that were noticed in the orbit and the discovery of a new planet.

[uoaei → pixl97]

By that extremely simplistic logic, so is literally any other theory of gravity. This is not an argument, this is a flailing and empty justification.

On: A Case Against the Placebo Effect

[pixl97]

I wonder how much of placebo is things like lessening stress effects of the illness which decreases inflammation?

On: Costco’s butter recall, explained

[pixl97]

Don't worry the bullshit the author made up will be seen by 40 million people on tictok and not a single one of them will read the actual FDA release.

The information super highway is a race to the bottom human ignorance.

On: The price of shutting down coal power, and what wo...

[pixl97]

Nuclear is seriously unfriendly stuff. Just read up on all the lessons (and coverups) the US nuclear industry learned about making nuclear fuels. The metals involvsd are toxic AF and unforgiving of any stupidity. We have a ton of regulations around this because businesses of the past just dumped things like mildly radioactive tailings to blow around in the wind.

On: Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess

[pixl97]

Unless there is an apparent idiotic move than can lead to an 'island of intelligence'

On: The Impact of Jungle Music in 90s Video Game Devel...

[pixl97]

Add in posting all the details online so the cops know exactly where and when to bust the rave.

On: ReiserFS and the Art and Artist Problem

[pixl97]

I mean if they are a murderer then would not the legal system put them in jail? Also if they serve their sentence are they not adjudicated?

[Kye → pixl97]

Not if they can afford lawyers to build enough layers between them and the people who pull the lever.

On: The English Paradox: Four decades of life and lang...

[pixl97]

Depends how long they wait. Unless something changes in the next decade areas producing excess population are going to be in demand and they may find it difficult to attract people quickly enough.

On: Google banned me from Google Voice

[pixl97]

Yet this is a somewhat backwards way to think if you want society to work. You don't put in 6 hours a day in your own garden to ensure backup food exists, right? Instead we set up systems of regulation and production to ensure we can Instead focus on our own specialization.

[Aachen → pixl97]

There's more than one store, and more than one payment method. If all else fails, it's easy to borrow/share, and succesful purchases can last a little while. There's redundancies and async operations throughout

If you need to receive a call to a particular number, it having a(n indefinite) disruption can mean you're going to have a bad day. Tech products aren't as mature as e.g. money and food