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Atomic

@ Atomic @sh.itjust.works

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  • "As a cyclist, you claim to care about the environment, yet you consume food. Checkmate libs!"

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  • It's not a take. It's factual. Thermal efficiency is a measurement of how much energy is wasted through heat rather than being used to perform work.

    Muscles are fantastic in many ways. But what they're not. Is thermally efficient. That's ok.

  • "As a cyclist, you claim to care about the environment, yet you consume food. Checkmate libs!"

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  • Thermal efficiency is purely a measurement of how much of the energy you put in, goes to actual work, and how much is wasted through heat.

    Mass only plays a part in that thermal efficiency might change depending on the load the work is performed on.

    I can't think of a single engine that have better thermal efficiency than an electric one. (Not taking into account how the electricity was produced)

    You're right about it being a moot point. There are far more important aspects than simply thermal efficiency. I just wanted to set the record straight. Because saying humans have better thermal efficiency than cars is just not true. Not even close.

    We evolved sweat for a reason. Our thermal efficiency is so bad we had to develop external cooling or we would overheat.

  • "As a cyclist, you claim to care about the environment, yet you consume food. Checkmate libs!"

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  • I seriously doubt that it would be better "even of you get your electricity from coal".

    I did a project on coal plants in college. Our research showed that a single coalplant in Germany (as of 2012). Produced more pollutants in 1 month. Than every single registered vehicle in Sweden combined, over a whole year.

    I'm not trying to say driving a car is better If you could take a bike. Don't get me wrong.

    I just think you're underestimating just how incredibly bad coal power is.

    You would be better off charging your batteries from a diesel generator, than from electricity produced by coal.

  • "As a cyclist, you claim to care about the environment, yet you consume food. Checkmate libs!"

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  • That used to be true. But modern cars with modern engines have better thermal efficiency than humans.

    This is from a purely thermal efficiency standpoint. Not taking any environmental factors into play.

  • Mellencamp

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  • I have no idea. And I'd rather not find out either. Nothing good will come from trying to find out.

  • Mass Effect 1 is still my favourite sci-fi game of all time

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  • I picked up the legendary edition trilogy and loved it.

    My advise. Take your time. And don't worry about your choices. They don't matter. Just do what you feel is right and it will all work out.

    Except for one thing. Whatever Jacob says. Do the opposite. His advise is always, at best, redundant, and at worst, catastrophic.

  • Age verification

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  • How about Adventures of the Gummi Bears.

  • “Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

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  • Then you probably removed it without making regurgitate. Which is good. Point is. If you see the bullseye. You need penicillin.

  • “Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

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  • I'm not gonna justify a $600 bill for a doctor to prescribe penicillin. But $600 less in your wallet is far better than borreliosis.

    And what kind of doc saw your bullseye mark and said "it's probably fine". That's just incompetence. If you have the bullseye mark, you're not fine. You need penicillin or you risk borreliosis.

    Anyhow. My bill was $20 for the visit and about $12 for penicillin, 3 grams a day for 10 days.

  • Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now

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  • If that's how you feel, that's how you feel. But I personally doubt Reddit as a company have lost out. They still have all the data. And they still have a massive user-base. I'm sure Spez is suffering real bad with his hundreds of millions....

  • Every support thread on Reddit is literally this now

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  • Good for whom?

    There's been loads of times where I've looked everywhere for a solution, finally finding it on google page 10+ in an obscure reddit thread with like 10 votes and 4 comments where someone had found a weird, illogical solution to your exact problem, that actually worked.

    It's a shame it went to shit. The real losers are us, we lost a lot of knowledge.

  • “Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

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  • I got a tick bite. And I didn't even notice it. It was right on my arm. So it's not like I've just been sitting around feeding the fucker for the fun of it.

    As the doctor told me. They can be very tiny, they latch on, and then you accidentally rub it off, never knowing it was there. And during that, it regurgitated and that's why you see the giant tick bite mark.

    The real question. Is why people see a giant hollow red circle and just ignore it. It's a very distinctive mark, I don't know how you could miss it, unless it's on the back of your thigh or back. Go to the doctor, get penicillin. That's it.

    And these days, if you know you live in a high risk area, you can get vaccinated.

  • Nintendo-owned titles excluded from Japan’s biggest speedrunning event after organizers were told they had to apply for permission for each game

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  • Probably because a lot of nintendo games are speedrun on emulators. Since it can be difficult to attain region specific hardware and cartridges that are optimal for speedrunning, they resort to emulators so the barrier of entry isn't unreasonable.

    And we all know how Nintendo feels about emulators.

    Not to say it explains how it benefits Nintendo. But it explains why they're going this route.

  • [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games

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  • No don't want to guess. I'd rather ask him directly instead of making assumptions.

  • [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games

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  • You will find such language pretty much everywhere. And there are reasons for it. A good example are certain drugs that are technically not illegal. Because they have not been officially classified yet.

    That used to be a thing here in Sweden some time ago, where they'd just change some little compound and could technically, legally sell it online until it was deemed otherwise. Because it's now technically a new formula. Once it was classified, they just repeated the proceas.

    MasterCard might not want to be seen as an enabler in the drug trade. So while it's technically legal. They don't want anything to do with it. And would like the option to take action.

    And according to the articles. It's not MasterCard pointing to that regulation, but the processors. As MasterCard notes. They're not a bank, they're not processing your payment. They just provide the technology to do so.

    Furthermore. I'm quite amazed that people seem to think Valve is this really good company that we can all trust and take their word on. Valve says one thing. MasterCard says another. I wouldn't take either one of them on just their word. Better to take a step back, and see how it develops so you don't make yourself a useful idiot.

  • [Update: Valve Responds] Mastercard Denies Pressuring Steam To Censor 'NSFW' Games

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  • I'm sorry. Did you just say you want to vote Trump because you think they're against censorship? The guy that threatens journalists, and politicians that report or say bad things about them. Do you not think that's censorship?

    I don't even have a bone in this fight. I just want to understand the thought process.

  • hygiene

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  • I'm saying this without knowing anything about your gym. But in my experience. There are often more guys than girls who work out at a gym. Guys are more likely to go to the gym more often, with a set routine and put in some work.

    Where am I going with this? More guys, who sweat more, use the shower and thus it becomes dirtier, quicker. Simply due to there being more guys that use them. And then it starts to smell more. Especially, when the staff doesn't clean the showers very often. And doesn't do a very thoroughly job either. Dirt and bacteria accumulates as a result and stink up the place.

    the fact that you've experienced this at multiple gyms, I don't think is attributed as much to guys shitting in the shower, as I would say it's the multiple gyms that are consistent in not cleaning their showers.

    The gym I go to have a sheet inside the locker room where the cleaners sign off every time they clean the toilet and showers. According to the sheet, they do so regularly, and by the cleanliness of both the showers and the toilet. I believe them.

  • hygiene

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  • No they don't. At least mine doesn't. Probably because they clean their toilets and showers.

    Find a new gym. If they're not cleaning the shower, what else don't they clean?

  • Mastercard release a statement about game stores, payment processors and adult content

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  • Just because you don't understand their response, doesn't mean it's a nothing statement.

    "Unlawful", based on the region that you and the vendor operate in. And yes, that does vary based on which region you and they are in. And yes, it can get very complicated. Welcome to the world of economics.

    In short. Vendors can be considered unlawful in your region, even if they don't offer the specific illegal service or product in your region, but do in others.

    What MasterCard is saying here is. "If we're not legally required to take any action. We won't"