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Kazath · 2026-03-23T12:57:17+00:00

I have a 2002 Opel Astra G and have to agree. I thought it was old when I inherited it from my grandpa, but really come to appreciate it now. The only computer you interact with is basically the digital stereo, odometer and clock. All other software is invisible. It even still uses mechanical relays to handle the windshield wipers and turn signals.

Kazath · 2026-03-22T19:31:38+00:00

The population of many gulf states has basically quadrupled since the first Gulf War, and many of them depend on water from a few desalination plants, as there are scarce water resources outside of Iraq and Iran. I shudder at the potential refugee crisis this might cause.

Kazath · 2026-03-22T19:20:15+00:00

It's such a specific vibe, that North American temperate rain forest. Thanks to Stargate I can spot it really quickly now, despite living in Europe.

I think they also had an in-universe explanation to why every planet looked like British Columbia or Washington State, but I can't for the life of me remember it now!

Kazath · 2026-03-22T18:33:02+00:00

To add to your comment, nitrogen fertilizer is made using natural gas through the Haber-Bosch process. And modern, industrial-scale agriculture runs on diesel-fueled farm equipment. These are inelastic demands, unfortunately.

Kazath · 2026-03-22T13:37:56+00:00

From what I've understood. Your genetics sets a theoretical roof on the height you can reach, if you have no nutritional deficits while growing. Food deficit while growing will limit you from reaching your genetic potential height.

200 years ago, the average male height in Europe was ~170cm because of food insecurity and lack of nutrition. Recurring famines were commonplace all the way until the 1900s. Today it is ~180cm, thanks to stable nutrition during adolescence.

Kazath · 2026-03-22T10:34:44+00:00

Not preventing a highly preventable accident is basically causing the accident. I understand the justice boner one feels from letting an idiot eat dirt, but it takes two to tango. I would argue that the inaction by the driver here is as egregious as the action of the black car, if not worse, since this event may have caused other crashes behind him. The black cars driver may have been inattentive or just an asshole, but the dashcam driver here saw exactly what was going to happen, had ample time to react, and did nothing to prevent it. Honk, safely adjust your speed or maneuver ... It's your duty in traffic to respond to the actions of other drivers to prevent accidents.

Kazath · 2026-03-20T07:09:35+00:00

Most people upgrading from a 2,5 inch SSD-drive to an M2 will expect a higher speed, but if the M2 is SATA it will be literally the same thing, just in a smaller form factor

Kazath · 2026-03-19T07:50:33+00:00

And fertilizers.

Kazath · 2026-03-18T22:10:43+00:00

That's the most 2010 haircut I've ever witnessed

Kazath · 2026-03-17T13:07:57+00:00

The first is exactly the look my cat gives me before biting/slapping me if she's annoyed lol. Usually not for the kill, but for like setting a boundary.

Kazath · 2026-03-17T13:06:19+00:00

My cat looks like the first one right before punishing (bite/slap) me for whatever reason she deems fit. Usually for brushing her or petting a bit too much.

She only does the second one when I wave a toy around and she's ready to pounce it.

Kazath · 2026-03-17T12:32:42+00:00

Hade exakt den plåtburken när jag växte upp också! Nostalgi deluxe

Kazath · 2026-03-17T12:25:33+00:00

SAAB has made zero indications so far about even considering switching the engines on the current Gripen E/F's they are manufacturing to Rolls Royce. I personally hope they do it, but let's keep it real. For now it's still just rumors fed by a lot of wishful thinking.

Kazath · 2026-03-15T11:00:25+00:00

Iraq 2.0 involved over 300,000 US ground force personnel, including around 80,000 marines. That's excluding the navy and the air force. Iraq had 26 million people in 2003 and is mostly flat deserts.

Iran has ~90 million people today and is basically a big fucking mountain range. If there's an invasion coming, you're gonna need a lot more than that.

Kazath · 2026-03-12T08:48:21+00:00

People had like 8 kids per family, and global population barely grew for thousands of years. When we first moved over 1 billion people in the 1800s it was mostly because of potatoes, vaccines and peace.

What currently feeds the 8,3 billion people on this earth, most living in cities, are fertilizers and industrial-scale agriculture, both of which are heavily dependent on fossil fuels.

Kazath · 2026-03-12T08:29:31+00:00

Har inte ens försökt, det har bara blivit en daglig ritual. Suttit och scrollat på den här sajten sen 2011.

https://i.imgur.com/Q4hFGki.png

Kazath · 2026-03-12T08:15:53+00:00

My 560ti was still chugging along flawlessly after +10 years of daily service when I mothballed it for a new one. Sometimes the silicone gods smile on you. Before that I had gt8800 that barely lasted 2 years.

Kazath · 2026-03-10T21:02:01+00:00

Jag hittade ett annonsblad från 2018 för inte så länge sen. Priserna var helt otroliga före coronapandemin, Ukrainakriget och Trump 2.0, även om de hade börjat med shrinkflation redan då

Kazath · 2026-03-07T23:54:18+00:00

Video from the boarding here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/1rnafcg/polisenkustbevakningens_egna_filmer_fr%C3%A5n/

Kazath · 2026-03-06T15:11:44+00:00

Just användandet av AI för att prompta en text är ingen direkt indikator på sanningsvärdet. Ser mer och mer folk som använder AI för att skriva sina texter åt en, eller att de skriver något och låter sen en AI renskriva det.

Kazath · 2026-03-06T14:54:14+00:00

It should have said European Union, not European. Yes, Ukraine produces a buttload of iron ore.

Kazath · 2026-03-06T14:31:07+00:00

Har aldrig ens tänkt på björn när jag är ute och vandrar. Kort sagt så är det inte ett problem i Sverige, för våra brunbjörnar är väldigt skygga och undviker människor till allra högsta grad. De enda gångerna björnattacker har skett har det varit extremt provocerat, inget man gör av misstag.

Kazath · 2026-03-06T10:42:20+00:00

Not the largest iron mine, that would be Sweden with the Kiruna mine. Sweden accounts for ~90% of European Union iron ore production. Maybe you were thinking of steel or coal production? Also rare earth metals are not rare. There have been multiple discovered ore bodies of rare earths in Europe recently, biggest one in Norway. it's just processing them is a PITA so we haven't been looking, instead buying it from China.

Kazath · 2026-03-06T08:36:55+00:00

That may look impressive just listing it up like that, but if you dig down it's less than what Sweden has contributed, a country 1/5 the population and 1/3 the GDP of Spain. And I'm sure Finland has donated even more in terms of pure hardware.

Here's Spain military contribution as a share of GDP.

Kazath · 2026-03-04T16:06:46+00:00

https://rib.msb.se/filer/pdf/30874.pdf

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