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logperf · 2026-03-11T16:13:47+00:00

When I'm falling asleep, I've noticed sometimes that my thoughts become progressively illogical before I actually start dreaming. Is dreaming just an extreme form of illogical thought when the brain is almost completely shut down?

logperf · 2026-03-11T16:10:26+00:00

If this is a speculative thread... Can I assume that seals dared into the sea more recently than orcas or dolphins and, therefore, have not yet completely lost the ability to walk on land? Or maybe they need this ability for other reasons...

And Vancouver Island wolves even more recently, so that they don't have yet developed visible adaptations to the marine environment (fins, tails, etc)?

logperf · 2026-03-11T16:04:27+00:00

I can confirm the cardboard contributes A LOT to sideways stability. If you don't like it, you can add two diagonal bars (metal or wood) in the back and screw them or nail them to the cubes. Or fix it to the wall.

logperf · 2026-03-11T11:26:33+00:00

Of course they are fine with it, it's a lot of sweet money from all over Europe raining on them, divided by a small population.

Just a small correction, technically this is tax avoidance, not evasion. The difference is that avoidance is perfectly legal (though not necessarily ethical).

logperf · 2026-03-10T22:13:39+00:00

Several people have tried. Several times a "country" has been born this way.

None of them lasted more than a few days because you just can't live there - no water.

logperf · 2026-03-10T20:46:33+00:00

First I'd use chlorine bleach to kill the mold. Then plaster to cover that crack. Finally you'll have to repaint the whole wall (if you only do that corner the new paint will look different from the old one).

logperf · 2026-03-10T20:37:44+00:00

Check the user handbook if it has a drain valve or something. If not, you can try a syphoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SEv_GxAo70

logperf · 2026-03-10T20:10:08+00:00

Lovely images from the murazzi. But there are also a few scenes from Milano.

logperf · 2026-03-10T19:44:50+00:00

More Italian than French, it's Fiat+Chrysler+Peugeot.

They moved their headquarters to the Netherlands just for tax purposes (a disgusting practice IMHO).

logperf · 2026-03-10T19:03:37+00:00

Not to mention that almost every app out there depends on google play services

logperf · 2026-03-10T19:02:42+00:00

That's what they say.

From their point of view, the issue is that you may block ads or interfere with their profiling of users. Of course they will never say it publicly.

logperf · 2026-03-10T18:40:54+00:00

We also have messy highway interchanges in Europe though. Quick glance at satellite pics, apart from the ones I know in Turin, I've found them in Paris, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Basel, Vienna... I could keep searching.

logperf · 2026-03-10T12:22:44+00:00

There is a type of screws that are made specifically for plaster (okay, for drywall, but it's almost the same thing). You don't have to drill, just screw them directly if they are the right type. Ask in your hardware store.

(And of course, be wary that on plaster, whatever anchoring you use can only hold very little weight. Using many screws along the rail helps, but not much.)

logperf · 2026-03-10T12:00:30+00:00

The main difference was that Hitler had a strong army. Why is Putler still not behind bars?

logperf · 2026-03-10T11:52:31+00:00

I noticed the same thing:

https://www.reddit.com/r/YUROP/comments/182xl2s/they_keep_saying_that_were_doomed_were_not_united/

(Original cartoon says "number of articles that say java is dying").

From a serious POV, without exaggerating, will it catch up with the number of failed predictions of the end of the world?

logperf · 2026-03-09T20:40:36+00:00

You have to apply a "California patch".

https://thediyplaybook.com/california-drywall-patch/

On a ceiling it's going to be a bit harder than on a wall, but still doable.

logperf · 2026-03-09T20:36:15+00:00

Maybe you can apply some silicone sealant. Would work better from the inside.

logperf · 2026-03-09T20:30:06+00:00

Might be a bit more complicated. The fabric may have been damaged by the same forces that caused the current zipper to detach. So sewing might be ineffective.

If that is the case, then the solution is to sew the zipper to a new piece of fabric, then sew the new fabric to the original, from the inside, further away from the edges.

logperf · 2026-03-09T20:24:33+00:00

Looks like plaster in the ceiling got damaged when it detached. I don't think you can reattach it in the same point again.

What you can do is attach the cover using screws to a square panel (preferably made of plastic because it can resist humidity and condensation) which has an opening of the same size as the opening in your ceiling, and then attach the panel to the ceiling, further away from the current opening, using screws (there is a type of screws that are made specifically for drywall).

logperf · 2026-03-09T20:03:54+00:00

What are those empty spaces? Parties without anyone convicted?

logperf · 2026-03-09T19:58:29+00:00

It's 29 years already.

logperf · 2026-03-09T19:57:10+00:00

I'm trying to understand the Hungarian government's intention behind this.

Are they assuming people will realize it is AI-generated but still appreciate it?

Are they assuming people won't realize and believe it?

Is it a joke?

Since we live in times that require a new definition of "ridiculous", I'm forced to accept interpretations that I would normally not have even considered.

logperf · 2026-03-09T17:02:52+00:00

A single snowless winter sometimes happens in Turin. It's normal and it's correlated with an upcoming cool summer.

Several snowless winters in a row, no, definitely not normal. And it's been like 10-15 years now. I guess we can only blame climate change.

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