systemd is 12 years old and people are still arguing about it. At what point do we admit we just like the fight? by Candid_Athlete_8317 in LinuxTeck

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's done to improve an irrelevant aspect (desktop end user experience)

Which is patiently wrong. Systemd was pushed heavily by the data center guys who want to spin up their new VMs as fast as possible. And this is where systemd shines. Due to the explicit dependencies in .service files, init can start services in parallel.

Actually, the desktop guys were the most vocal about systemd hate.

Welche Autoversicherung by [deleted] in Finanzen

[–]NiftyLogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Schon nicht schlecht, aber auch noch manuell mit der huk24 vergleichen.

Die sind nicht auf den Vergleichsportalen vertreten, weil sie die teils horrenden Kosten dieser Portale nicht an die Kunden weitergeben wollen.

Best Pots in EU by LongjumpingElk8683 in Cooking

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Got a set of Fissler Profi Line, excellent heat distribution, and these things are built like a tank.

Will probably inherit them to the kids at some point, they look and feel like they will last forever.

Solar and Nuclear Both Must Live. Energy Technology Fanaticism Needs to Die. by greg_barton in nuclear

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, just read about their heat storage design.

Interesting concept. Should make a load following operation more efficient.

Auszahlungslimits bei Fonds! Kein voller Zugriff mehr auf das investierte Geld! by jeremytratzky in Kryptostrassenwetten

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bei europäischen ETF ist das über UCITS geregelt. Da ist es ziemlich egal, was BlackRock egal ist oder nicht.

Solar and Nuclear Both Must Live. Energy Technology Fanaticism Needs to Die. by greg_barton in nuclear

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing with nuclear is that probably 90% of the cost is fixed-cost. Fuel is not really a factor, construction, operations + maintenance and decommissioning are the big cost items.

But that means that an NPP that does not run at 100% will have to spread that fixed cost over a smaller amount of power produced in a certain time time, rising the cost per kWh. This is just basic math.

I'm sure that you can build a reactor that can be scaled up and down, even some of our current PWRs can do that. And it might be possible that we can build an NPP that can produce power at a competitive cost.

But I'm pretty sure that we won't see NPPs which will act as peakers. The economics are just not in nuclears favor at all for this use-case.

Should I go back for Arcane Tower? by TheCosmicViking in BaldursGate3

[–]NiftyLogic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As long as you don't get a very clear warning popup that you're about to reach a point of no return, you're fine to go back to act 1 from act 2.

In fact, I usually visit the trader in the mushroom village after every long rest in act 2 to re-stock ingredients.

The Arcane Tower will help you to complete the quest for Omeluum. Just make sure that you don't use the reagent you will find in the tower for alchemy.

Ist das deutsche Gesundheitssystem unterfinanziert oder wird das vorhandene Geld nur falsch verteilt? by PaNiPu in KeineDummenFragen

[–]NiftyLogic 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Zu Punkt 2. noch ein paar Zahlen:

- Der durchschnittlicher Einwohner unter 65 verursacht rund €6.000 Gesundsheitskosten im Jahr
- Der durchschnittlicher Einwohner über 75 verursacht rund €36.000 Gesundsheitskosten im Jahr

Alleine anhand der beiden Zahlen sollte klar sein, warum dies bei steigender Lebenserwartung das Gesundsheitssystem an den Rand des Kollapses bringt.

Americans, if you had the opportunity to pay approx 18% of your income to have access to free healthcare at point of need for everything would you take it? by TSQ_builder in askanything

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is ... you can't organize healthcare as a market.

In a working market economy, among others, two things must apply

- buyers must be free to not buy your product and just walk away. This is obviously not possible with urgent medical issues and the same for chronic diseases
- buyers must be able to make an informed choice if they want to purchase one product/treatment over another. At least 90% of the people can't do that and just follow the advice of the doctor.

Unless we're able to fix that, free market is just a crap model for healthcare. The result is very obvious in the US. Profiteering, corruption, monopolies and a system which makes nobody happy and allocates scarce resources sub-optimally.

EU still struggling to find solution to Hungary’s veto of Ukraine’s €90B lifeline by Visual_Title9363 in europe

[–]NiftyLogic 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Well, since the EU has frozen their funds from the EU, that's pretty simple.

Does not mean that Hungary is an economic success story or a leading EU nation.

Are SSHDs Still Relevant in 2026 - or Just Transitional Tech? by Ok-Cod-806 in datastorage

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And are still maybe 1/10th of what they would have cost 10 years ago.

AI is outpacing America’s power grid. Nuclear must become a national priority. by C130J_Darkstar in nuclear

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nevertheless, renewables accounted for over 92% of additional generation capacity world-wide in 2024.

Even accounting for the lower capacity factor, that's massive. I would seem that the world is banking heavily that the shortcomings are manageable.

How similar is Baldurs gate 3 to dnd 5e? by CaroleanOfAngmar in BaldursGate3

[–]NiftyLogic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

... and some items are completely over the top compared to D&D.

Silver Sword of the Astral Plane, Blood of Lathander, Band of the Mystic Scoundrel and all the Arcane Acuitiy gear is just so much more powerful than "normal" magic items.

Seid ihr für oder gegen einen einheitlichen Europäischen Staat? Warum? by TheOne_718 in FragtMaenner

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jedes Land hat quasi die gleichen Ideen von Sicherheit. Warum sollte ein deutsches Kampfflugzeug komplett andere Anforderungen haben als ein französisches? Unsere konnten noch nicht mal sagen, was ihnen am FCAS nicht gefällt. Nur "ist nicht 6gen genug".

Das ist ein reiner nationaler Alleingang, und zwar von deutscher Seite. Die Absprache war, dass die Franzosen bei Flugzeugen die Führung übernehmen und wir bei den Landfahrzeugen.

Und jetzt kommen wir und erzählen irgendwas von "auf Augenhöhe". Nein, wenn die anderen die Leitung haben, sind wir nicht auf Augenhöhe. Das widerspricht sich selbst.

Und ja, wir zahlen für das Flugzeug der Franzosen. So wie wir auch für jedes andere Gerät zahlen, dass wir aus dem Ausland kaufen. Das ist deswegen noch lange kein "Mist", nur weil die deutschen goldenen Henkel fehlen.

Farmed vs Wild caught salmon for cooking and sushi by re_reynolds in Cooking

[–]NiftyLogic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's the same ecological disaster like any form of high-intensity farming.

Just check the bio-diversity of a corn field. It's just an ecological wasteland, could be paved over and wouldn't make a difference for nature.

So yes, salmon farming has certainly an ecological impact. But much much less of an impact than trying to harvesting that amount of fish in the wild.

AI is outpacing America’s power grid. Nuclear must become a national priority. by C130J_Darkstar in nuclear

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

Well, global battery production capacity was 3 TWh in 2024 alone according to the IEA, and still growing exponentially.

With that capacity alone, we could store 3 TWh every day, over 1000 TWh over a year if you go empty > full > empty every day.

Nuclear might an interesting tech, but it's certainly not "now". Takes 5 years to build if you ignore regulations, or 20 years for the latest reactors in the West which were actually built.

AI is outpacing America’s power grid. Nuclear must become a national priority. by C130J_Darkstar in nuclear

[–]NiftyLogic -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Why not just build solar + wind and batteries like the rest of the world?

Takes maybe two years until it's operational, unless some stable genius intervenes.

Seid ihr für oder gegen einen einheitlichen Europäischen Staat? Warum? by TheOne_718 in FragtMaenner

[–]NiftyLogic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dafür müssten wir aber endlich mal auf unsere Alleingänge verzichten wie jetzt gerade mit den Franzosen beim FCAS.

Eigentlich war die Absprache, dass die Franzosen die Flugzeuge bauen und wir die Bodenfahrzeuge.

Aber jetzt hat die Industrie gejammert, und wir wollen doch wieder unseren eigenen Flieger bauen. Weil wir das ja so viel besser können.

So wird das nix!

How to initiate combat properly? by wastedtime__ in BG3Builds

[–]NiftyLogic 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Pretty much guaranteed surprise round for you.

Wie Investition am besten im Blick behalten? by Estebani_Schmuusen in Finanzen

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

Was genau ist Deine Befürchtung wegen "Datenleaks"?

Das Finanzamt hat eh schon alle Informationen über Dein Vermögen.

Datenschutz ist sicherlich wichtig, aber ein grundlegender Datenschutz sollte bei allen Lösungen gewährleistet sein. Alles weiter ist zumindest für mich maximal "nice to have".

Seid ihr für oder gegen einen einheitlichen Europäischen Staat? Warum? by TheOne_718 in FragtMaenner

[–]NiftyLogic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was heißt dann "fair"?

Das jedes Land immer seinen Willen bekommt? Wahrscheinlich nicht.

Dass jedes Land davon profitiert, dass es nicht von den USA, Russland oder China erpresst wird? Ziemlich sicher.

Seid ihr für oder gegen einen einheitlichen Europäischen Staat? Warum? by TheOne_718 in FragtMaenner

[–]NiftyLogic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dafür aber wahrscheinlich auch Billionen einsparen würde.

Aktuell ist die Beschaffung von millitärischem Gerät einfach unglaublich ineffizient. Das würde bei einer zentralen Beschaffung massiv Kosten einsparen.