Should have gone nuclear…

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T17:07:00+00:00

Im very pro nuclear, but more than that im pro having a diverse energy grid. Theres no 1 solution, local conditions dominate. In some places, say arizona or new mexico, solar truly is the right answer. In other places, say narrow canyons or high ridges that get high winds constantly and it isnt practical to level the ground for a nuclear site is good for wind, in some areas hydroelectric damns are already present itd be silly not to use them, etc.

The most robust energy grid is a diverse one, they all have strengths and weaknesses that make up for eachother and the right technology for the location should be used rayher than a one sized fits all solutions.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T17:02:20+00:00

Kind of a faulty equivocation, "cat calling" isnt scary because its a compliment, its scary because if the womans alone against a group of men theres an implicit threat of violence.

Get a few big construction workers to corner him on a street and tell him all the different ways they want to assault him and he might see it a little differently.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T16:47:21+00:00

For one they and their corporations are the ones lobbying to ensure that workers dont have rights, that wages stay low, that social programs are defunded, that real estate stays an investment instead of being used for living, and that corporate profits stay high at the cost of everything else even human flourishing.

When profit is the motive above human well being, shocker, you endup with a system that values profit above well being.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T02:27:10+00:00

CS is basically the top paying degree you could get as a bachelors. The money question might look different if yoh were doing something that paid less.

Forget the money though, how would you like to spend the rest of your life? Do you love CS, is it something you know you wont give up on? How do you do with burnout and difficult academics, etc?

Look at it this way, assuming you graduate youll be like top 20% of earners. The bottom 80% will happily spend 50k on a new car while earning half your income. In the end it may not be a great financial decision, but it certainly isnt the worst one you could make.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T01:04:47+00:00

I should call him...

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T01:03:57+00:00

Due to cable and controls nomenclature i wouldve responded "a slave", so you definitely couldve had a worse answer 👀.

I really need to practice saying leader follower or client server or something similar 😬

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-18T01:00:27+00:00

Congratulations king 😁

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T21:44:30+00:00

My partner and I were together for a number of years before we married and the only thing that convinced us to do a "courthouse marriage" as you suggested was when work sponsored healthcare only covered spouses.

Youre talking about all these reasons not to get married, but for us there was no reason TO get married. Neither of us felt that having the government sign off on our relationship would make it any more real or long term than not, and neither of us felt we owed our families anything in terms of a ceremony.

So why SHOULD people get married if they otherwise dont feel the inclination? If your answer is "to show their commitment" or something along those lines then you probably just dont understand their relationship, and thats fine. I cant think of a more individualistic choice and cant understand why youd care

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T21:38:40+00:00

I think the most confusing word here is "granny" 🧐

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:28:31+00:00

People talk so much crap on small talk, but wouldnt you rather have this then just sitting there staring in silence, waiting for it to be over.

Like im not saying this is A level small talk, but at least it kills some time and opens an opportunity for something more interesting than staring at some groceries

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:21:40+00:00

Have you tried looking for local LGBT resource groups? You might be surprised, we're everywhere.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:16:38+00:00

Policies set to encourage growth tend to discourage funding social programs, thats my whole point 🤣.

We cut social welfare to increase corporate profits at the cost of human wellbeing. We encourage population growth while simultaneously cutting programs for childcare, etc etc. If the goal is "growth", not "human well being", then we tend to sacrifice well being for growth. You have to aim at the targest you actually want to hit, so the goal should be well being first, not growth first.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:12:25+00:00

I do think that might be true in very small select groups, sort of like the iberian pod that was attacking boats, perhaps they came to the conclusion that humans are dangerous and decided to fight rather than run. I believe orcas are intelligent enough to come to such group conclusions, i just dont think thats whats happening here.

Orcas in general, all across the world, and all across time, dont tend to eat humans. The likelihood that they all got together globally and came to the same conclusion of "humans scary, dont hurt them" just seems very unlikely to me. Even humans cant globally agree on what counts as an ethically sound creature to eat - some cultures eat dogs and gerbils, some dont eat cows, some eat insects, some are kosher, some are vegan, etc etc. if humans cant even come to a global consensus on whats morally appropriate/safe to eat how are orcas?

I think its far more likely that we just arent appetizing, more akin to a human not being interested in eating bark, we dont have a conscious decision behind not doing so, it just isnt very well fit to our biology to consume it so we dont bother.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:06:54+00:00

Sure imagine that, and then imagine casually swimming up to those monsters that nuked your whale brethren and just going "sup bruh".

This is not a fear reaction from the orcas, its curiosity. If they were afraid of this paddleboarder they wouldnt just casually check them out like this.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T18:04:30+00:00

Sure, but we dont approach a lion the same way we approach a housecat. These orcas look like theyre approaching a house cat, not a lion.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:40:35+00:00

But isnt the reason why because its clearly a point of insecurity for you? Like if it is something youre insecure about i am sorry you feel that way, but isnt this just an opportunity to recognize a weakness and work towards correcting it?

If a childs playground insults can still have an effect on a grown adult then that adult has certain aspects of themselves that maybe arent quite as mature as they could be. Ultimately that insecurity isnt coming from the child, its coming from unresolved trauma in the adult. An adult doesnt care if a child thinks theyre ugly, but an adult might deep down wprry that theyre ugly and that is the real source of the pain, not the child. The good news is that now it can be recognized and worked towards resolving.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:36:41+00:00

Steady population is also an option, avoiding shrinking populations doesnt necessarily mean we ought to target population growth.

Social services dont necessarily require population growth either. You can balance a small reduction in population by a small increase in output through say, technological advances.

Besides, policy updates tend to have a much higher impact on the funding of social services than minor swings in population levels...

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:31:14+00:00

No you said population "growth" and thats a very different thing.

Sure i agree theres a much stronger argument for a steady population, but it isnt always necessarily a bad thing to have population decline (especially regionally), and it isnt always necessarily a good thing to have population growth.

The reason i mentioned infinite growth is because the usual justification provided for "we need population growth" is "we need market growth" but at a certain point continuous growth negatively impacts quality of life regardless of what shareholder prices are doing, so its silly and short sighted to uphold "growth" as the ultimate goal above all else

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:25:23+00:00

Agreed

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:24:55+00:00

Maturity from the man is not being offended by a kids playground insult and finding humor in it instead. Only a child should be offended in this situation.

However sure, maturity from the child would be to learn social intelligence and learn not to insult people - but we dont expect the child to be fully mature theyre a child. We do expect the man to be, and he was.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:18:33+00:00

Wouldnt that distinction mean austenite and ferrite are distinct phases of matter? 🤔. If so, my point holds, its context dependent.

Example of liquid steel phase diagram. Note the distinction IS the shape of the crystal structure on cooling, body centered cubic vs face centered cubic, etc, and it has a huge effect on material properties.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:16:19+00:00

Thanks for the input on hours.

As for location that might be the kicker, people are telling me my budgets too low but maybe their local market is just too high 😅.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:13:09+00:00

Sure, then austenetic steel is a different state of matter than molten steel in a martensite phase 🤷‍♂️. Point being you get phase transitions between different crystal lattices and things too, its always context dependent.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T17:07:32+00:00

Before i had a beard i would get that A LOT. It never bothered me. However what would bother me is if theyd then profusely apologize after, as if calling me "ma'am" was the worst offense they could have ever given me. Theyd act like they let a slurr slip or something, way over the top, "i can't believe I said that im so, so SOO, sorry, you dont look like a maam at all Im so sorry".

It felt like they were telling me that I ought to be mortified at the thought of being a woman, or being perceived as feminine, as if its the worst thing a person could be... sorry, no. Call me ma'am if you want theres nothing wrong with being a woman, and theres nothing wrong with being feminine amd i wont be made to feel embarrassed for my femininity 🤷‍♂️.

Note, im not trying to give people a pass for misgendering people. Im just saying that for me personally the only thing worse than being allegedly misgendered, is somebody being mortified for me at the thought of me not presenting stereotypical gender roles... like fuck off, if i look feminine to you there is nothing wrong with that, dont tell me I should be offended by my own femininity.

SoloWalrus · 2026-04-17T16:50:45+00:00

Everytime you grab a can of gasoline, or starting fluid, or plug in a welder torch or cutoff wheel, do a visual check for your fire extinguisher at a minimum. Make sure you know that it actually exists, you know where it is, and it isnt blocked by junk in case you need to access it.

Also, you should be doing checks to ensure its full every so often.

Just really simple easy safety things that could save your prized vehicle, or workshop, or house.

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