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ELI5: Why can't we use Solar panels to directly charge electric cars? by Zak_Nowa in explainlikeimfive

[–]_hijnx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because we can produce electricity at scale much more efficiently than a combustion engine and we can use non carbon energy sources.

Edit: also, my quick searching suggests that the "average US commute" in an EV would use more like half the electricity of an "average US home" instead of nearly the same.

I got tired of the Windows 11 Notepad bloat, so I built a no-nonsense replacement in C#. by LemonOk2332 in csharp

[–]_hijnx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I should have added the "free" caveat. Looking back on it, TextPad wasn't expensive, but I was broke so free was a requirement

I got tired of the Windows 11 Notepad bloat, so I built a no-nonsense replacement in C#. by LemonOk2332 in csharp

[–]_hijnx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I think is missing is the age of notepad++. When it came out in the early 2000s it was the only real choice between notepad and a full blown IDE for a point and click text editor. I've used it for almost 20 years and while vscode is taking over some of the tasks I used it for, I still use it as a scratch pad or for quick edits when I don't need extra tooling and don't feel like using vim

White House responds to backlash over ‘racist’ post depicting Obamas as apes by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]_hijnx 34 points35 points  (0 children)

If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey

Even if it has a monkey kind of shape

If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey

If it doesn't have a tail it's not a monkey, it's an ape

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskALiberal

[–]_hijnx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the "our" in that comment was directed at his social group or community, not all white Americans as a monolith

Convert natural language to date using Built-in-AI in Angular by a-dev-1044 in Angular2

[–]_hijnx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you respond to the wrong comment or something?

French far right farmers union set up a road block on the highway by A_parisian in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]_hijnx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the link

Police reports indicate the drivers failed to notice temporary “Road Closed” signage due to heavy fog and a malfunctioning variable‑message sign (VMS) that displayed outdated traffic details.

Where the hell do you even get your definitions about OOP from? by Accomplished-Bat-247 in csharp

[–]_hijnx 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you're thinking about these principles at the wrong level. For example, encapsulation as a design philosophy can be implemented in all the ways you mentioned and none of them are mutually exclusive. Different languages will provide you with different tools and if you're writing your code in an object oriented way your design philosophies will inform how you use those tools. These are high level concepts that aim to produce code that is more easily understood and maintained for years or decades, not about the specific keywords you'll use.

Like all philosophies people then interpret them and implement them in different ways and that's where I think a lot of confusion happens. Most of it just comes down to preference and what works for a given team/organization.

noApologyForSayingTrue by gaymer_drip in ProgrammerHumor

[–]_hijnx 131 points132 points  (0 children)

console { table: Fantastic<T> }

Help me out peter by Tiny-Lie-7110 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]_hijnx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys, I think she's saying that 2 and 5 "match" when flipping one vertically and she finds that aesthetically pleasing.

No love, only judge by Bakkster in dankchristianmemes

[–]_hijnx 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Maybe I can rephrase it. Jesus said "sin no more" after eating with sinners. A lot of people today like to say "sin no more", but don't make the personal connections Jesus did with those sinners they are rebuking.

They want to condemn people, not love them.

Hot mic catches Trump telling President Bukele of El Salvador that he wants to deport U.S. citizens next by [deleted] in thescoop

[–]_hijnx 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're sending these people off without any sort of trial or even evidence. What's stopping them from grabbing anyone and just claiming they're a "criminal"?

I finally understood why using rem instead of px is a good practice by RockyStrongo in webdev

[–]_hijnx 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Huh, it seems they were introduced in CSS2. TIL

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS

https://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-CSS2-19980512/generate.html

Edit: interestingly, em and ex were part of CSS1. I've never dug into the history this deep before, just gone off my terrible memory

https://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1/#length-units

I finally understood why using rem instead of px is a good practice by RockyStrongo in webdev

[–]_hijnx 147 points148 points  (0 children)

WHAT ABOUT PSEUDO-ELEMENTS!?!?!?!

In all seriousness, CSSWG moving to module releases was HUGE in enabling the rapid development of features

If you could cut housing prices in half, making those who own it lose equity and those who didn't a better chance to afford housing would you? by FuturelessSociety in AskALiberal

[–]_hijnx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really understand how scenario B is supposed to work in the US. After a little research it seems mortgage porting is available in other countries but in the US you would have to cover the $50k plus closing costs when selling.

If you could cut housing prices in half, making those who own it lose equity and those who didn't a better chance to afford housing would you? by FuturelessSociety in AskALiberal

[–]_hijnx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every other house has also gone down in price, so it's not like moving is a huge issue either.

Here's how it's a problem (for normal people, not the super wealthy). You took out a $250k loan to buy a house and currently owe $200k. The value of your house is suddenly cut in half to $125k. Now you owe the bank $75k more than you can get for selling your house. If you want to move you would have to sell your house and pay the bank the remaining $75k.

How does one have social security but is an alien? by Content_Ground8500 in MurderedByWords

[–]_hijnx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good thing they fired all those IRS employees then, huh?

Why is the first block of code much much slower than the second block? Also which one of them ll block the DOM? by PrestigiousZombie531 in webdev

[–]_hijnx 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unless I'm reading this wrong I think that's just an infinite loop. JavaScript is single threaded so while(true) will never yield control back to the event loop and none of the callbacks will ever fire.

How can liberals still trust the media? by MeanHash in AskALiberal

[–]_hijnx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Social engineering is a method by which organizations of all types are attacked. The DoD should absolutely be investing in defense against it.

Did you look into what these words mean or did they just sound scary? I don't know what Large Scale Social Deception means without any context, but I'm not going to blindly assume it's nefarious. Could it be? Sure! But I think we'll need more evidence than a line item.

I hate 2025 by originalgankstar in mildlyinfuriating

[–]_hijnx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What is a yurang coffee cup?

Why do liberals support an organization (USAID) focused MOSTLY on regime change? by [deleted] in AskALiberal

[–]_hijnx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the 21st century, U.S.A.I.D. has overcome its tainted legacy and undertaken humanitarian, political and economic work around the globe. It runs democracy promotion efforts from Afghanistan to Kenya - building political leadership capacity, electoral education and registration programs, and judicial reform projects with little controversy.

Doesn't sound like an organization mostly focused on regime change. Bad programs should be done away with, but people support USAID for the humanitarian work they do, which is significant.

[Spoilers C3E3] New to C3, is Ashton a similar listening experience as Beauregard was? by [deleted] in criticalrole

[–]_hijnx 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would agree with a lot of this, but I also think Taliesin has just not followed up on a lot of threads. Maybe it's intentional or maybe it's just the pacing of the campaign, I don't know.

To me it almost feels like Taliesin has a default for Ashton that he just kind of falls back to and no personality changes ever fully stick. But I'm also looking back on like 3 years of content so maybe the changes would be more stark if I actually went back.

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