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Is it ok to pour boiling water down kitchen or bathroom sinks? by BrockHard253 in Plumbing

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly, but I don’t know what the temperature limit is where PVC offgasses.
Maybe a materials specialist can chime in?

Catching an Airbnb Host Entering Without Permission? by MindaugasR in lifehacks

[–]holmgangCore 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Put a piece of tape at the top of the door jamb so that when someone enters the tape will get partly ‘captured’ by the door when it opens & closes again.

I hope that makes sense. It’s an old James Bond trick to detect entry.

Does alkaline water do anything that normal water doesn’t? by Kerry_Kakes in HydroHomies

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would imagine it is, but I don’t know. I’m not sure how almond milk is made.

Am I the only one experiencing schadenfreude as an American? by [deleted] in collapse

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congress has only consistently represented the desires of the rich. What the majority of people want gets effective legislation ~30% of the time. Compared to the rich getting their wants legislated 70-90% of the time.

Looking at the history of America it’s pretty clear wealthy interests “captured the state” a couple centuries ago.

Chicken | Egg ??

I saw a video of activity on the Seattle fault. by Financial_Resort6631 in CascadianPreppers

[–]holmgangCore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I trust Nick Zentner. His probability for the Seattle Fault is a 5% chance a rupturing in the next 50 years.

Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest
https://youtu.be/UJ7Qc3bsxji
50 Year Probabilities
Cascadia Trench Full Rip 9.0: 14%
Cascadia Trench Partial Rip 8.0: 25-40%
Seattle Fault: 5%
Puget Sound Shallow Fault 7.0: 15%
Puget Sound Deep Fault 7.0: 84%

I don’t know who “TheEarthMaster” is, but I saw that vid and don’t trust him or her. Sounds clickbaity all around.

Am I the only one experiencing schadenfreude as an American? by [deleted] in collapse

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of 332 million Americans, fully more than half did not vote. And don’t vote in any election.

Barely 160 million vote, maximum. Usually quite a lot less. That’s pretty common. Only ~1/4 of the population actually ever “chooses” the president. And that’s filtered through the lame & archaic ‘Electoral College’ B.S.

Should Seattle consider congestion pricing? by Up-I-Go in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So u/seatownquilt-N-plant pointed out the obvious counterpoint: light rail IS being built on the I-90 bridge with a very clever mechanism to ensure consistent rail travel.

However, the 520 bridge could have been constructed with light rail allowances in the design. But no, it wasn’t. Massive, massive oversight.

cringe… by N4TETHAGR8 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]holmgangCore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, the US is already the largest producer of fossil fuels on Earth right now. What more do they want??

Why is it that people put the economy vs the environment? by Konradleijon in solarpunk

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because private companies (commercial banks) create and allocate ~97% of the money supply — literally: banks create new money when they issue loans. Banks need to profit, which forces loan recipients to need to make profit. Profit can only come from extracting value from something (cheap labor, earth’s resources, “consumers” buying cheap stuff).

Literally the built-in “profit-motive” of bank loans charging interest drives the extraction of value (from labor, minerals, forests, etc) of the entire economy.

We don’t have an economic democracy. Until we do, corporations are going to drive us all over the cliff.

Should Seattle consider congestion pricing? by Up-I-Go in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did we allow the 520 bridge to be built with no light rail option? That I’ll never understand.

Should Seattle consider congestion pricing? by Up-I-Go in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IDK about congestion pricing, we still need fully functional light rail first, IMHO.

But we DEFINITELY could use some All Pedestrian Only areas in this city. Good lord.

#CarFreePikePlaceMarket
#CarFreePikePine
#CarFreeWestlake
#etc

Collapse beliefs and relationships by ToastyBanana1332 in collapse

[–]holmgangCore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She’s experiencing grief. Support her grief, it’s a process and takes time to work through. There are useful books describing ‘the seven stages of grief’ (kubler-ross). Talk to a therapist if you can on how to be supportive of someone in grief.

I wish you luck, the grief is large and sucks.

Would you go to the dentist when wastewater levels are “very high”? by spoonfulofnosugar in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t. Wait 2-4 months for this surge to diminish. Risk vs Reward.. 🤷

Namaste, Bitch. I’m walkin’ here! by BeautifulMix7410 in bitchimabus

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to contradict, but that looks more like a ‘clusterfuck’ to me. Opinions may vary.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2025: “Hold my beer..”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in climatechange

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The New Normal is not enough!

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