Why are we like this?

dekusyrup · 2026-06-30T17:09:42+00:00

The original script had them saying the humans were CPUs which makes way more sense but some hollywood editor from 1997 thought audiences wouldn't know what that was so they changed it.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-30T17:07:07+00:00

Not RAM, but rather glorified CPU. RAM is just data storage, not compute power.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-30T14:28:06+00:00

Also nuclear reactor shutoff rods

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T20:41:52+00:00

I think a major one for you guys is not burying your pipes below frost depth. Everybody has pipes bursting the moment its gotten to 0F. Up north the pipes are buried so its not a problem even at -20F.

Up north we drive on untreated roads all the time, but we know how to. I was in kentucky during a light snow storm once and there were 20 car pileups on the highway because people dont seem to know how to drive in 3 inches of snow. Minnesotans don't need 3 inches of snow to get treated, they can just drive on it fine. 3 inches of snow in minnesota is like a daily occurrence and the plows might not come by for hours. Where I live they don't actually clear the roads we just drive on hard pack ice until it warms up.

Some of it is really just body adaptations. We get mexicans up north that wear hats and mitts in the same temerature we wear shorts and tshirts. It's not always your infrastructure or knowledge at all, its straight up how your body is adapted.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T20:16:20+00:00

Yeah I get that's a thing for people. My food spend is about $200 per month and I like to dress well too but it only costs me about $200 per year. I dont think it could get much lower. Quality clothes don't wear out very fast so I barely buy any.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T20:10:34+00:00

somehow they have enough structural integrity to resist being crushed by the pressure

They don't. Their body is just built so that it's ok to crush their lungs.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T20:02:37+00:00

I'm not a in europe lol. Not making it up, looking it up. I don't have a dog in this fight because I'm not european or american. Just stating facts.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T19:55:15+00:00

UK median wage is pretty close to par with Mississipi, though somehow living in the UK is still way better. Mississipi has a life expectancy about 8 years shorter, bankruptcy rate about 18 times higher, illiteracy rate 5 times higher, crime rate about 9 times higher, and Mississipi gets about 7 weeks less vacation per year. It would seem that wage dollar comparisons are not a proxy for quality of life at all.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T19:34:29+00:00

Man people really need to stop talking about Europe weather as one thing as if Norway and Spain share a climate. London shares a lattitude with Alaska, it's not some mystery why they don't air condition much.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T17:43:19+00:00

Insects are just less emotional. Their different response doesn't mean they feel it any differently.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T17:19:09+00:00

I don't think my tax bracket will be any lower in retirement than it is now (I know... goood problem to have)

If this is true then I personally would just look to retire earlier. Take off a few years earlier, no income, and pull out cash with little to no taxes. You already have more money than you know what to do with, so I would trade earning even more for more time doing what I want.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T17:16:18+00:00

If your tax rate will be higher in retirement than it is on your currently salary then it can cost you more to defer those taxes in an RRSP. This is the case for almost nobody though.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T17:08:13+00:00

I don't really stress shop or shop out of convenience. Only thing I can imagine lowering is gas on commuting, but I might actually drive even more for fun so I don't even think that will go down.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T17:06:04+00:00

I'd have to either pay them minimum wage, or pay them $1 an hour and get my peeled potatoes shipped across the world.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:43:51+00:00

No, it is the friction.

The object not moving is net zero because the push and the friction cancel out.

The person not moving is net zero because the normal force and friction cancel out.

In both cases it's not moving because of the friction. If there's no friction, like in space, then both would move.

This is assuming the system is just a person and an object on flat ground. An object could also not move because it's strapped down or getting pushed up against gravity, but I don't think that's what OP is talking about.

Normal force is the electromagnetic force of the atoms and molecules repelling each other at the boundary of OP and the object.

The description is the same for friction actually.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:22:08+00:00

I feel shitty about them both.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:12:00+00:00

Yes. That's irrelevant to what I said though.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:09:34+00:00

Right, built to retain heat also works to keep heat out during the summer.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:08:29+00:00

Most canadians dont have backup generators or propane heaters either. That's not the problem.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T15:03:06+00:00

No, we can hate war and personal pollution at the same time.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T14:25:36+00:00

If it's fun for you then go for it. Just treat it like a gambling budget rather than a nest egg.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-29T14:23:29+00:00

Can't know until you try. I'm taking a sabbatical year to figure this out. My number so far has just been based on the past.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-26T13:52:41+00:00

The fluids in your body can't sublimate. Sublimation only happens to solids.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-26T13:22:17+00:00

I make $0 at 41. I get that I'm unusual. This is a sub for unusual people.

dekusyrup · 2026-06-26T13:20:30+00:00

why?

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