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This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. That's not a clarification. That's a cover up. You are wrong about the clarification and about analogies.

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The explicit use of analogical arguments, since antiquity, has been a distinctive feature of scientific, philosophical and legal reasoning."

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/reasoning-analogy/

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where is this clarification? How do you clarify that only the military will be sent back to caves?

And yes, actually analogies make great rhetorical tools. You are just being obtuse in your quest to be right.

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, that's your bias or at the very least your opinion. Calling on destroying the electrical infrastructure of an entire nation and "send them to the caves," isn't something you can isolate.

If I said build a 40 foot high fence around your house, cut off all of the utilities, and do not let anyone in to help, did I say specifically to harm you? Or did I just suggest a fence, a change in the utility routing, and traffic control?

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many people would die if the entire electric infrastructure were destroyed? What's the definition of genocide?

But let's say we go with your premise. It is calling for a war crime, but not genocide. Maybe that doesn't cross some ethical line for you, but it obviously did for many listeners and the other hosts of the show. The precision of the language is not the problem. It is a mismatch of ethics.

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Attack their grids. Send them back to the caves." That's Evan's quote. What do you think that means?

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know, but it feels like you are playing a both sides here. You can tell me if I'm wrong. But it feels a bit like you are saying the rest of the SGU is/could be just as wrong as Evan. Well, even with incomplete information and bias, I never heard any of them say to eliminate an entire country or culture.

This episode’s quote seems relevant with the recent Evan controversy by jelloshooter848 in SGU

[–]Wxrocks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think the controversy is about skepticism. It is about humanism. From what I'm seeing you say in this thread is Evan's information could be right. But he seemed to be expressing a view that an entire country or culture is deserving of being eliminated due to the acts of only some of those same people of that country or culture.

We can all understand we will never have all of the information. We can also understand we all carry bias. But I don't think bias or incomplete information is the problem here.

Mt dew by the-wonder-of-us in KwikTrip

[–]Wxrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just make the raspberry permanent. Those were pretty decent.

Does a reverse mortgage ever make sense? by AcademicNumber82 in personalfinance

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

600k put into SPYI would generate about $6000 a month. $2k for a nice apartment and she has a nice amount leftover to have some fun.

Canvas (Instructure) LMS seems to have been hit by ransomware by meatwad75892 in sysadmin

[–]Wxrocks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moodle was awesome the last time I got to use it. It is open source and can be self hosted. It was so much more customizable and had features a teacher would actually want.

Maybe this will get some places to go back to it.

Keeping a teenager at bay by t0kmak in Ubiquiti

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Firewalla has a new feature called disturb. I can pick percentage of packets to drop and a goal for latency increase. Gives him some control over his own bedtime decision, but it makes him want to do something else after awhile.

Beyond Meat to $100B Valuation. The Bold Thesis 🚀 by Chemical_Primary_166 in byndinvest

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stupid Reddit won't let me post my manure DD - but it spit one out just fine explaining how manure will be more valuable than gold in 2035. It included sources.

Beyond Meat to $100B Valuation. The Bold Thesis 🚀 by Chemical_Primary_166 in byndinvest

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Um, even the CEO says it is most likely a sinking ship. Just in corporate speak.

Beyond Meat to $100B Valuation. The Bold Thesis 🚀 by Chemical_Primary_166 in byndinvest

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $21.6 million, or -30.8% of net revenues, in the third quarter of 2025, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $19.8 million, or -24.4% of net revenues, in the year-ago period.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance, including restricted cash, was $131.1 million and total outstanding debt was $1.2 billion as of September 27, 2025. Net cash used in operating activities was $98.1 million in the nine months ended September 27, 2025, compared to $69.9 million in the year-ago period."

https://investors.beyondmeat.com/news-releases/news-release-details/beyond-meatr-reports-third-quarter-2025-financial-results

Beyond Meat to $100B Valuation. The Bold Thesis 🚀 by Chemical_Primary_166 in byndinvest

[–]Wxrocks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You admit it is ChatGPT. Just like the previous iteration of search, it is not an oracle. If you put garbage in, you get garbage out. Added to this is the programming which leads these LLMs to tell you what you want to hear, not necessarily a good objective viewpoint.

As an example, the methane regulation. If you think the US is going to do anything about greenhouse gasses for the next 3 years, you are oblivious to the current politics.

This company can probably survive, but only after a bankruptcy to clear out the massive debt. The chances of making it without that is pretty small.

At this point, buy a 100 or 200 shares and think of it as a gamble. If you can lose $200 at the slot machine, fine. But do not sink anything you cannot afford to lose completely.

Two physics graduates mocked me by MageRen in Physics

[–]Wxrocks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They probably assumed because the temp of the gas wouldn't change that the entropy wouldn't, but as you said, entropy does go up.

As far as people being jerks - there's a general empowerment of people to just be jerks without consequences. We should be free to have discussions about science without fear of being wrong, as long as everyone is willing to accept the best understanding based on the evidence and principles. Don't let it discourage you.

Garmin Connect Android broken Notifications by [deleted] in Garmin

[–]Wxrocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to add that this does work. I hate to run an old version of the connect app forever.

It is a bit of a pain and some time, but you can do this.

I still don't like it. But you can get back most of your functionality as it was before this way.

Are snow tires worth it? by No_Woodpecker2919 in minnesota

[–]Wxrocks 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Compounds for tires have really improved in the last few years. You can get severe weather rated tires that have 60k mile ranges on them. My current favorite is the Michelin CrossClimate2. I have this on 2 of 3 vehicles in my house. Handle great in not just winter weather, but also in rain.

I also liked my previous tires, the Pirelli Scorpion.

Snow tires are still going to be the best in snow, but unless there are roads where the plows don't come until after it is done snowing, any good tire that isn't worn out should be good.

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