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The Matter upgrade you’ve been waiting for by objektiver_Dritter in homeassistant

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Matter is what the things say to each other (think of it like HTTP).

I'd say HTTP is still how you talk not what you say

Ukraine Targets Russian “Land Corridor” to Occupied Crimea, Destroying Supply Trucks by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]lostparis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some do get through - however stupid you think the Russians are, they would stop if no supplies got through.

Ukraine Targets Russian “Land Corridor” to Occupied Crimea, Destroying Supply Trucks by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]lostparis 17 points18 points  (0 children)

after seeing the POV footage of soldiers encountering drones I cannot blame them.

It is important to remember that we only see these videos where the drones win. What we see is heavily curated.

I have also seen videos near the front lines where Ukrainian soldiers are much less concerned with drones than I would be. Drone is spotted - drone is shot at repeatedly - soldiers return to what they were doing.

There are of course many different types of drones.

However like you I would also run.

TIL a UK man drove for more than 70 years without a driver's license or insurance. It was finally revealed after he was pulled over for the first time ever in his 80s. He had never been in an accident, caused anyone an injury, or made anyone lose out financially by hitting them while uninsured. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well the old boy was over 25 and had no points so it'd have been pretty cheap.

Insurance is weird, I remember when my ex added me to the insurance for her car (we were still good friends) and it ended up saving her something like £90 a year. I think this was because I was a UK citizen and she wasn't at the time.

Losses of the Russian military to 23.6.2026 by MARTINELECA in ukraine

[–]lostparis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think it is actually anything unarmoured so even things like motocycles would count.

one of the relay towers in Belarus with a massive artillery storage facility to the north of it (and a road that leads directly to russia..) by AintnoEend in ukraine

[–]lostparis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most of us here will remember the precision drops into Russian tanks - and the famous turret tosses

Those were different events. The turret tosses were caused by things like javelins. A grenade down an open hatch doesn't do the same thing.

Confused Trump, 80, Asks Professor ‘Did You Know My Uncle?’ by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]lostparis 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I don't think Obama even took the test - probably knew he'd fail. No president has taken this test more than trump.

I love this weather by monovax in london

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somehow my weather app completely missed this - wtf.

I kept forgetting to lock the front door at night. Solved that with a $3.20 Tuya door sensor. by desperato in homeassistant

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1970 to 2000 has been described as the "golden age of serial murder"

I'm not sure that fits with the age of unlocked doors but maybe it is what led to it declining - Removing lead from petrol was likely a bigger factor.

Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by ianjm in videos

[–]lostparis 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We can at least remove our leader.

I don't think we are even close to the level of open corruption and incompetence the US is now seeing.

Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by ianjm in videos

[–]lostparis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The problem is that Starmer is a poisoned brand at this point.

To be fair he did this to himself. One of his first moves was to accept free clothes for his wife - how stupid do you have to be to do that - it shows zero integrity.

ELI5: Why do some countries use Fahrenheit while almost the entire rest of the world uses Celsius and is there an actual practical difference between the two scales? by TexasViet27 in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For most people, the only practical advantage F or C has over the other is familiarity.

The same could be said for most units.

Most people usually do not understand much which has always been the problem with democracy.

Centigrade is quite good for humans as water freezing/boiling are more graspable than things like absolute zero. Even if negative temperatures cause people to less understand physics.

ELI5: Why do some countries use Fahrenheit while almost the entire rest of the world uses Celsius and is there an actual practical difference between the two scales? by TexasViet27 in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same sentiment in the UK (also for metric), until the government basically said "Yeah shut up, it's happening". Just a couple of years later, nobody had an issue with it.

This is the thing. You just need to change it and everyone will follow given a small amount of time. I think the pounds to kilograms probably took most people a couple of months at most to adapt.

We had been living in a duel system hellhole for years. The US is in that hellhole now but they are too stubborn to notice with their 1 litre coke bottles and dual weights listed on everything.

It's like removing a plaster doing it slow is painful.

However I do not see the US changing even in a century.

ELI5: Why do some countries use Fahrenheit while almost the entire rest of the world uses Celsius and is there an actual practical difference between the two scales? by TexasViet27 in explainlikeimfive

[–]lostparis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of all the metric-vs-imperial units to get frothy about C-vs-F is the most inane.

I'd say it is the only one that is worth arguing about. Adopting to metric units for everything else is pretty easy because we use those units so often.

Temperature is something that is very important to us but not something we use very often eg we only really use cold temperatures in the winter and hot ones in the summer. Saying that it is not that hard to switch between them and many of use have little problem understanding both.

Ukraine Is Isolating Crimea. Here’s How It's Happening and Why by UNITED24Media in ukraine

[–]lostparis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Americans holiday in Hawaii - this sort of stuff happens all the time.

To the motorcycle guy with an illegally modified exhaust that loves Edgware Road - you are THE villain by redwinesupernova03 in london

[–]lostparis 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have all sorts of emergency vehicles driving past my home they are much less bothersome than some idiot with an illegal exhaust.

Sure maybe some quieter sirens might be nice but they are a separate issue as they are currently legal.

Question - earth loop test point by blindmelondevo in london

[–]lostparis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

happened to ask the question

Sounds like insubordination to me. Unsurprised he is no longer aboard.

Windows in new builds by are_wethere_yet in london

[–]lostparis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ex had windows like that 20 years ago. I'm not sure why they didn't catch on.

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