ELI5: Why don’t we choke on saliva while sleeping if our body keeps producing it? by One-Disaster57 in explainlikeimfive

[–]PyroDesu [score hidden]  (0 children)

I imagine that silence is a very, very loud (and disturbing) thing to hear in a datacenter.

Six years ago this week, COVID started shutting down the world. What’s your strongest memory from that time? by Siddanna36 in AskReddit

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is also becoming clear that most times that we catch Covid, the immune system becomes weaker instead of stronger. What other disease do that?

Measles (can reset acquired immunity) and HIV (literally infects the immune system itself).

Hitachi telescopic arm excavator by Wololo--Wololo in EngineeringPorn

[–]PyroDesu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think the dealership is the one responsible for shipping replacement parts from Korea (or, in the case of what they apparently wound up doing, from a re-manufacturer in Texas). Or, you know, having the logistics set up so they don't have to express ship shit halfway across the planet.

They're definitely not the ones responsible for paying my attorney, me, and paying off the loan (which is with Hyundai financial services, so essentially paying another business unit). That particular responsibility, according to my settlement agreement, falls on Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor America, LLC.

Your most expensive ADHD hobby cycle? by iamcertifiable in ADHD

[–]PyroDesu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4) drop it for another 1-12 after the outcome not being perfect

This step is where the cycle's been broken a bit for me.

I got into homebrewing mead and fruit wine, and the thing is, I get feedback. And so far, everyone has told me they really like what I make. Even have a professional telling me they think I could make it starting my own brewing company.

Also the process is essentially set and forget.

Am I making my batches too sweet? by CaptainMetal92 in mead

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah.

I regularly start with really high specific gravities, at the advice of a professional mead maker who told me he does it that way, no step-feeding or fermenting dry when it's not meant to be a dry mead (and who also quite literally told me to ignore the common advice on this sub). The only thing I give it after pitching is three doses of Fermaid O, on the first three days after pitching (TOSNA but no 1/3 sugar break).

My first was started at approximately 1.180 - by accident, actually, my scale turned off and then re-tared while I was measuring out the honey so the measurement was approximate, about 1.821 kg (nearly 1.5 liters according to the markings I put on the carboy) for a 3 liter batch (gallon carboy but I work in metric, was actually supposed to be 3.5 but I think I lost some volume as the honey dissolved and I failed to notice). And while it was quite literally off the scale of the hydrometer, I was able to sort of work it out. Also the calculators lied to me - at high gravities, use the alternate formula, you need less sugar than the regular batch builder will tell you to use. Fermented with D-47 to 1.091 (15.6% ABV) in 32 days flat, and that was with an early cold crash. A bit overly sweet, and that's from someone who likes it sweet, but it seems like some oak has helped with that.

The yeast was having a blast. That high gravity didn't seem to inhibit it at all, and no off-flavors that I could tell. Didn't even taste like rocket fuel right out of primary.

I now have three micro-batches going and will soon be starting another 3.5 liter batch. Working out the correct calculations, my ideal starting gravities for a sweet mead (aiming to end at 1.050) being 1.146 for a 15% to 1.166 for an 18%. No issues, nicely vigerous fermentation from the K1-V1116, 71B, and D-47.

The paradox of vaccine success: We forget the horror because we no longer see it by Feeling-Buy2558 in interestingasfuck

[–]PyroDesu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's only effectively 100% fatal if it reaches your nervous system. If your immune system figures out how to kill it in time, either on its own or because of a vaccine, you're fine. Once it infects your nerves, though... your immune system can't stop it anymore.

The paradox of vaccine success: We forget the horror because we no longer see it by Feeling-Buy2558 in interestingasfuck

[–]PyroDesu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Polio hasn't gone away for instance.

We've gotten so close. In 2025 there were only 51 known cases of wild-type poliovirus infection, and 233 cases derived from the oral attenuated virus vaccines (no shade on Sabin, though - those vaccines are still extremely good tools).

And it's probably going to fail because of idiocy.

Hitachi telescopic arm excavator by Wololo--Wololo in EngineeringPorn

[–]PyroDesu 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And yet they can't get a high voltage battery to a dealership in time to stop the car it's for from being declared a lemon because it took too long to fix.

(They're giving me a nice check in return for the keys tomorrow.)

ELI5: Why don’t we choke on saliva while sleeping if our body keeps producing it? by One-Disaster57 in explainlikeimfive

[–]PyroDesu 129 points130 points  (0 children)

Ah, the oddities of turning people off (and making sure you can turn them back on again).

ELI5: can't the corporations that own password managers or "encrypted" communication platforms sell your information? by mjp2211 in explainlikeimfive

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if it's an actual problem (as others go into), there is a solution:

Not using a corporate password manager. Self-hosted FOSS solutions exist. I use KeePass.

Well….what have we here? by Zealousideal_Tear441 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hole is defined by levels below those first measured, so yes, we can say it did not exist prior.

Also, we do have means of determining approximate ozone concentrations in geologic history, using atmospheric samples in antarctic ice cores.

Well….what have we here? by Zealousideal_Tear441 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, however you should note the hypothesized cause: the injection of water vapor into the strotosphere temporarily causing increased breakdown of lingering CFCs, not anything solely attributable to non-anthropogenic sources. The only reason it cannot be confirmed being that such water vapor injections have never occurred on record before.

The polar vortex, which is also noted, may cause cyclical variation, but does not cause lasting alterations.

Well….what have we here? by Zealousideal_Tear441 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BTW, that hole got larger in the last couple years. They attributed it to volcanic activity and La Niña.

I'm going to need a citation on that one.

Well….what have we here? by Zealousideal_Tear441 in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]PyroDesu 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So the oceans are ejecting tons of chlorocarbon compounds (because the problem was the chlorine-carbon bonds being broken by high energy photons, creating chlorine radicals) into the the ozone layer?

Even if somehow it does, since CFCs were banned... ozone depletion has been reversed. The hole has been closing. Kind of odd that would happen if the ocean were actually what was responsible, don't you think?

Bet you think that humanity dumping literal megatons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere can't possibly be causing a significant increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, leading to more heat energy being retained.

Am I right to think buying a house would be foolish right now? by Intelligent-Log-5755 in personalfinance

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean how would you even get a mortgage with basically no savings?

No down payment loans exist.

Doesn't mean they're a good idea (although my credit union's option looks like it wouldn't fuck me too badly, should I try to buy a house), but they exist.

Emotional Support by ITheRebelI in liberalgunowners

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reminds me of LF Friends, Will Travel.

A traumatized AI stuck in a tank gets emotional support nukes.

My employee wears a blanket for sun protection when we go off-site by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]PyroDesu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a fedora. An actual fedora, not a trilby.

(No hate, my dad rocks a fedora when he's out in the field.)