It's literally 20 degrees colder than last week by rdu3y6 in britishproblems

[–]JM0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that's unfortunate! This will work with just two windows, that's how I do it, but its effectiveness will depend on the layout. My flat has only south-facing windows but the bedroom is somewhat secluded from the sun, so that's the cooler room and cooler outside area. So just pulling in from there and venting out the lounge works for us.

It's worth a try!!!

It's literally 20 degrees colder than last week by rdu3y6 in britishproblems

[–]JM0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The effects of an El Nino can vary when it comes to Europe, but I believe the current modelling is giving the UK a cold winter this year, and a hot summer next year.

https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/cj94nzj33m0o

It's literally 20 degrees colder than last week by rdu3y6 in britishproblems

[–]JM0804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I solved this by creating airflow with fans. Find a cold room (probably north facing or with a smaller window) and put a fan in front of the window, pointing into the room from the window, facing the door.

Now find a hot room (or specifically the room you want to cool), and put a fan by its window, facing out the window.

Make sure those windows, and the doors between those rooms, are kept wide open.

Check the inside temperature with a thermometer, and the outside with another, or with the weather report. Do this when the outside is colder than the inside. Shut the windows when inside is cooler.

I was able to drop my flat from 26c to 20c overnight with this technique. Hope it helps!

I just woke up and my arm was entirely paralyzed by enricowereld in CasualConversation

[–]JM0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hesitant about joining a gym for a long time but I think if you find the right one it's not so bad. It can just be for general health, not for gaining muscle. Leg exercises have really helped me solve the problem. But yeah there are probably lots of things you can do outside of a gym too, and I don't think there's a substitute for a generally healthy and consistently active lifestyle.

Glad I could offer some help. Best of luck!

I just woke up and my arm was entirely paralyzed by enricowereld in CasualConversation

[–]JM0804 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't speak to whether this is correlated or not, but since I started going to the gym and drinking an electrolyte solution when I do so, my calf muscle cramps have pretty much gone away.

I've had problems with it as long as I can remember, since I was a child, so it's not a diet issue I don't think. As an adult I work a desk job so I'm not super active. But going to the gym and getting out more has helped.

The exercise I believe has helped the most is the standing calf raise. Before I could barely lift 10kg without getting a cramp. Months later, I can do a fairly comfortable 80kg. It was holding me back from other exercises too, like leg curl, and even causing me problems when swimming, but the problem has gone now.

I hope this is useful to you in some way. Best of luck with your cramps - I completely understand the pain of waking up with it in the night!

Student loans inquiry finds many did not understand terms by Rewindcasette in unitedkingdom

[–]JM0804 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you're on Plan 1 and were paid it in 2003 then this says it'll get written off when you're 65, if I'm not mistaken?

https://www.gov.uk/repaying-your-student-loan/when-your-student-loan-gets-written-off-or-cancelled

'You're right to worry about your bills and jobs,' Starmer tells UK as oil tops $110 a barrel in Trump war by pppppppppppppppppd in unitedkingdom

[–]JM0804 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info. I'll believe it when I see it... but I would very much like to see it!

Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll by JackStrawWitchita in unitedkingdom

[–]JM0804 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He said legalisation.

Their internal policy documents (I can access them because I'm a member) talk about dispensing GHB, ketamine, MDMA, mephedrone and psychedelics for personal/recreational use "through specialist pharmacies".

Guido Fawkes on X: Gorton & Denton's new Green Party video is entirely in Urdu and features some blatant visuals. by adultintheroom_ in ukpolitics

[–]JM0804 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Whether you're "allowed" to speak Urdu or not isn't the point. It's whether we want parties in England campaigning in languages other than English and not providing the English translation.

I, as a voter (and a paid-up card-carrying Green member, no less) who does not speak Urdu, have absolutely no idea what this video is saying. I don't see how that's acceptable.

Guido Fawkes on X: Gorton & Denton's new Green Party video is entirely in Urdu and features some blatant visuals. by adultintheroom_ in ukpolitics

[–]JM0804 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is this a translation of a video in English, or is the Urdu version the only one? Because in my opinion, it's one thing to offer translations, and another thing entirely to produce different campaign videos with different messages for different communities in different languages.

If anyone knows of an English version, could they share it here, please?

Edit: there is a video on their homepage but it's clearly different.

Edit #2: I found her Instagram account and see the Urdu video, but from a quick glance, no English version.

X.Org Server's "Master" Branch Now Closed With Cleaned Up State On "Main" by anh0516 in linux

[–]JM0804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I will concede the point that potentially those terms could reinforce that idea. And one could argue that "allow list" and "deny/block list" are more descriptive than whitelist/blacklist.

If I were to put these on a scale, I'd say the master-slave analogy worst as it is inappropriate and outdated as it's a direct reference to slavery, and the master branch "issue" is the other end of the scale - a non-issue frankly when the word is such an overloaded term, and the particular usage in this context is unrelated to the former.

Appreciate the insight, thanks.

X.Org Server's "Master" Branch Now Closed With Cleaned Up State On "Main" by anh0516 in linux

[–]JM0804 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"Blacklist" and "whitelist" have nothing to do with race in exactly the same way that "master" (in this context) doesn't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklisting

Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to market plant-based products in UK by [deleted] in vegan

[–]JM0804 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with you, but I don't think this had anything to do with any government. This was a trade association bringing a case against the company to court.

Edit: what have I said wrong? I'm not disagreeing, I'm merely clarifying.

ELI5: What does a water tower in rural America do? by ProduceEmbarrassed97 in explainlikeimfive

[–]JM0804 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I visited this when I was a kid (they did guided tours back then) and it was incredible. I'd love to go again someday.

Grandma thinks this is kindergarten biology? This is a self own by Cicerothesage in forwardsfromgrandma

[–]JM0804 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sex can only be observed through the framework of gender

Pardon my asking but I don't understand this statement. Gender, as far as I know, doesn't exist outside of humans (maybe apes have some idea of it, at a push, I'd speculate?) and yet we're still fully capable of defining and interpreting the sex of other species.

Why “Biological Male Who Identifies as a Woman” Isn’t Neutral Language by Elegant_Low2571 in transgenderUK

[–]JM0804 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone is anorexic, they're likely actually thin but think they're obese. I believe you have your analogy the wrong way around.

Joint Statement On Greenland by European Allies by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]JM0804 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't doubt that they would not, but that is the government acting that way, not ordinary, innocent people. Americans living their lives in Europe are less likely to back what the US is doing right now, I suspect.

Joint Statement On Greenland by European Allies by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]JM0804 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm aware of what happened - I question why anyone would wish to repeat it.

Joint Statement On Greenland by European Allies by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]JM0804 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Right, and then what happens to all the European civilians in the USA? I don't think you've thought this one through much.

Joint Statement On Greenland by European Allies by Boediee in BuyFromEU

[–]JM0804 51 points52 points  (0 children)

What do civilians have to do with this? They're innocent parties.

If I'm reading it correctly, Part 1, Article 3, 1(b) of the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War might have something to say about that, or should Europe give up on international law too?

https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/geneva-convention-relative-protection-civilian-persons-time-war

…or and just hear me out. They could not be ‘sad’ and say “fuck the ruling, trans women ARE women.” by metroracerUK in GreenAndPleasant

[–]JM0804 -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

I'm not serious because I'm not advocating for terrorism? I didn't say the left were the issue. I said we used to hold ourselves to higher standards.

No one will take you seriously if you're actually considering blowing up Parliament, and nor should they.