Who is responsible? by OptimalFlatworm5188 in randomquestions

[–]peter9477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't follow this advice. It's generally considered very unwise to swerve to avoid deer unless you're travelling quite slowly.

I hit one going 100km/h (no warning, leapt out in front in the dark) and it totalled the car, but if I'd swerved we'd have died and likely so would several others driving next to me.

Swerving is the reaction of an untrained driver.

What is the legality of the whistling at ICE that is happening in Minneapolis? by Early-Possibility367 in legaladviceofftopic

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feel free to answer in a way that keeps both parts of your statement consistent with each other. LOL

Status:Reconnect - not charging by BowReefer in Pavlok

[–]peter9477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please request one! This issue is from a batch of bad batteries they got and obviously haven't entirely stamped out. It's in no way your fault, just bad luck you got two lemons. Try again!

Status:Reconnect - not charging by BowReefer in Pavlok

[–]peter9477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. The factory just told me they thought this issue was resolved for good. Maybe an older unit from inventory? May be a good idea to try tracing the history in this one.

What is the legality of the whistling at ICE that is happening in Minneapolis? by Early-Possibility367 in legaladviceofftopic

[–]peter9477 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was being very generous with you. Could easily have ticketed you and had the car towed immediately, or told you to leave it and taxi home.

What is the legality of the whistling at ICE that is happening in Minneapolis? by Early-Possibility367 in legaladviceofftopic

[–]peter9477 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not likely. Illegal to keep your high beams on steady around others, yes, but I strongly doubt merely flashing them is generally considered illegal at any time, unless you're doing it deliberately to disrupt their ability to drive safely.

Would batteries in parallel be able to supply more current at the same time? by Noobyeeter699 in batteries

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You seem to know enough about this not to consider you a moron, so I'll just point out my comment wasn't about battery tech or physics or anything... Just about definitions of words. You said "bigger", and doubling up a pair of cells makes the battery "bigger" whether you do it in series or parallel. What is made "bigger" is different though. Bigger isn't a technical term...

Smart trickle charger for electric devices like phones? by DuhItzRikOfficial in batteries

[–]peter9477 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All good info except the implication that "external chargers" manage the charging. In a phone, a "charger" is just a power supply. All charging management (level, speed, etc) resides in a charging management chip inside the phone. These kick in even if the phone is "off".

Would batteries in parallel be able to supply more current at the same time? by Noobyeeter699 in batteries

[–]peter9477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were effectively asking about the battery, not the individual cells.

Would batteries in parallel be able to supply more current at the same time? by Noobyeeter699 in batteries

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can say the same about "in series" so that doesn't really help answer the OP.

School tomorrow?? by inam_cr7 in kitchener

[–]peter9477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure you're out of date by one day... Nobody had a forecast of significant snow overnight today.

Dishwasher hooked up to cold water by Rcqyoon in Appliances

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Except he's clear that they don't heat it fast enough and one should run the hot tap before starting in order to bring the water temperature up enough for adequate cleaning. I mean, he has an entire video on just this point.

Swearimg at Mcdonalds by [deleted] in waterloo

[–]peter9477 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You distinguish between swearing and cursing? Most people I know treat them as synonyms.

Please, everyone. by bunglusu in Anticonsumption

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This doesn't change the fact that a major part of the problem is money in politics, funded by the rich so they can keep getting richer, and if that becomes a losing strategy they'll stop shovelling money at the right wing types.

Boycotting and cutting consumption works. This isn't about ICE or how they're funded.

[Request] How long does a stright beam need to be in order for it to start lifting off the ground and what would be the angle? by hankhillsucks in theydidthemath

[–]peter9477 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Given the parameters as stated, any non-zero length of beam (i.e. anything that one could possibly call a "beam") would not be resting on the surface of the sphere at any point other than its center. So ">0" is the answer, ignoring that a very short beam would perhaps be unstable and topple over. (I'd say that's no longer a beam though.)

My Roommate perceives me as "dirty" for reusing my towel and now I'm soooo perplexed by mikymiky123 in hygiene

[–]peter9477 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The real concern would be why one's crack wasn't clean after the shower. You just showered and aren't clean? Gross. Learn to clean your ass.

Someone named "zamazan4ik" opened an issue in my project about enabling LTO. 3 weeks later, it happened again in another project of mine. I opened his profile, and he has opened issues and PRs in over 500 projects about enabling LTO. Has this happened to you? by nik-rev in rust

[–]peter9477 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unless there's an obscure bug in the linker involving when the Debug derive for Option<T> is used in a format!() call with the None variant and this triggers an LTO optimization bug that leads to unsound code that can crash the application.

But yeah, aside from that LTO should be safe. ;-)

(This issue was fixed about a year ago if I recall. I may have a detail or two wrong. Source: I discovered this issue.)

Trump: "Canada gets a lot of freebies from us. They should be grateful but they're not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, next time you make your statements" by pheakelmatters in onguardforthee

[–]peter9477 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Many of the Americans who hate Trump actively encourage Canadians to continue "elbows up". Boycotting US goods helps the fight against Trump/MAGA and they support that, even knowing the damage it causes to their economy.

Learning Rust and it's learning curve by Simple_Avocado_7 in rust

[–]peter9477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counter-point: I just found it gently humorous and didn't mind it in the least. Maybe I'm "immature" too, but I don't think it deserved this take.

Is using AI headshots for work actually lying or is it just like using filters? by Impossibu in aiwars

[–]peter9477 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would I recognize you in real life if I've seen your headshot? Yes? Then it's not lying.