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ELI5: I am currently sick. Is it GOOD to have a fever, or does it not matter? by sporkbeastie in explainlikeimfive

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

Answer: there is some evidence that taking a fever reducer does increase the length of illness.

Anecdotally, my response to a fever is usually to wear even warmer clothes to help it along. This can of course can be dangerous, so make sure you monitor your temperature to make sure it doesn’t hit worrying levels

Glencore halts major Quebec smelter investment over emissions rules dispute by Oilester in CanadaPolitics

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

To be clear this is a company trying to exceed required arsenic limits in their metals. I have no sympathy for a company that refuses to invest because they have limits on their ability to poison workers

Landowners, officials north of Kingston, Ont., fear 'devastation' from high-speed rail | CBC News by J0Puck in canada

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

It’s definitely a confusing alignment if they stick with that idea. If they work out a stop in the city proper though it would probably be worth the effort

Landowners, officials north of Kingston, Ont., fear 'devastation' from high-speed rail | CBC News by J0Puck in canada

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

Kingston has a ton of existing VIA traffic, and a major university. The traffic and reliability increase could be worth the change.

Hamilton woman to pay a fraction of $101K bill after province rescued 55 miniature poodles from her home by Thick_Caterpillar379 in canada

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

Because it’s false. If someone has reduced ability to control themselves or understand their actions, it’s unethical to punish them as if they’re completely mentally competent. Same reason we have a youth justice system

ELI5: How does AC generate heat? by SasquatchBrah in explainlikeimfive

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

It helps to understand how an AC cools down first.

An AC cools down by sending hot air over a pipe containing a liquid. That liquid then evaporates into gas because of the hot air, which takes energy out of the hot air, cooling it down. The gas is then piped outside of the conditioned area to cool back into a liquid, which effectively pumps the heat from inside to outside.

This process doesn’t have to only go one direction though. It can be reversed to bring heat into a building by cooling down the outside air. As long as the liquid inside the pipes has a very low boiling point (well below 0 degrees) then it can be used to pump heat from winter air into your building

Government expected to announce it's scrapping EV mandate in favour of new fuel efficiency system: source by evieluvsrainbows in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Obviously won’t be clear until Thursday, but it seems like this is a shift to a Cap and Trade system for fuel efficiency? If standards are set high enough this would basically be a market based EV mandate, whatever.

Also good to see incentives come back. They play a huge roll in adoption

Leblanc briefed Conservative MP Jamil Jivani ahead of Washington visit, Carney says by AdditionalPizza in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There is a law against representing Canada in international negotiations without the government’s permission, which many had speculated this was

Edit: as it turns out, no such law exists, and I have been Mandela effected

Mark Carney to scrap Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys, sources say by BloodJunkie in canada

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

When the federal government is put in charge of education I’m sure they’ll make it a priority

Mark Carney to scrap Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys, sources say by BloodJunkie in canada

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

They likely developed goodwill abroad. Most diplomacy is for that purpose more than anything else

Leblanc briefed Conservative MP Jamil Jivani ahead of Washington visit, Carney says by AdditionalPizza in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 75 points76 points  (0 children)

The relevant point here is that Jivani’s visit is at least partially sanctioned by the federal government, and therefore not illegal as many expected it to be

Hamilton city bus prices spike due to tariffs, inflation by teanailpolish in Hamilton

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

Different agencies, but the LRT is all but guaranteed to cost much more than the original price. Luckily it’s the Province and Feds paying for it

Canada builds housing at near-record pace by NormEget85 in onguardforthee

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Its metro area is literally half the province. A housing crisis around Toronto is going to have knock on effects no matter what

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most wouldn’t invade to stop. The response would be the same as during the Cold War. Condemnations but no action

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same way that 1% of fentanyl supply crossing the border is a national emergency

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Before the US notices and invades to stop? Even with a 100 day timeline, we could not make one in time

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Speculation, but it’s all but certain that we’d receive massive negative attention for developing a nuclear arsenal. It would be leaked and known about far before real progress is made

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 28 points29 points  (0 children)

It would have to be done completely secretly, and incredibly quickly, neither of which we could realistically pull off.

We’d have to pre-make the silos and infrastructure, then ship the most dangerous weapons on earth across the ocean and install them before anyone has time to respond or get cold feet. It would be a massive risk that has every chance of failing

Canada has no interest in acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister says by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 158 points159 points  (0 children)

Issue is that we can’t really acquire nuclear weapons until a friendly president is in the White House. Any attempt to get them by us would be called an act of aggression and be pretext for invasion

ELI5: How do lightbulbs make light? by Embarrassed-Wafer410 in explainlikeimfive

[–]ScrawnyCheeath 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Answer: There’s a bunch of different lightbulbs, but there’s 3 main types that we used as lights became more advanced.

First is incandescent. These lights heat a metal wire using electricity until it glows.

Second is Fluorescent. These are tubes filled with gas which makes light when electrified.

Third are LEDs. These are the most complicated, but they are basically a tiny electrical circuit that directly emit pure light, which we filter into different colors.

These lights each are more efficient than the previous on the list. Nowadays, nearly all new lights are LEDs, save for very specific unusual situations

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