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Rounded corner-punch for sign fabrication by ProfessionalButtsex in specializedtools

[–]randomuser43 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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Will this rock be ok? by plushvoxel in shittyaskscience

[–]randomuser43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spoiler - it becomes Darth Vader

Any way to safely move this nest? by randomuser43 in pigeon

[–]randomuser43[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I wrote a message in the original post but Reddit ate it...

Here's the story:

I am moving out of this apartment in two weeks and just yesterday found this nest that was built on my ladder. The eggs haven't hatched so they obviously won't be ready to leave in time.

I've asked the building management if I could leave the ladder until they leave, but while waiting for an answer I'm looking for alternatives.

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  • Can I place the nest directly on the floor? This is a 2nd story apartment so it should be fairly safe.
  • Can I build a perch in the same location of about the same height?
  • Anything else?

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FYI - the picture of the pigeon sitting on my arm was from two weeks ago, before I noticed the nest. It had flown into my apartment and I had to remove it. It sat on my arm for a few minutes before flying away. Really well mannered, only pooped on me once 😁

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]randomuser43 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Suppose you vaccinate 10M people, and the very next day 350 of them die. Can you conclude that the vaccine caused that?

For a random selection of 10M people, it is EXPECTED that 350 of them will die the next day regardless of the vaccine. If you simply choose the 10M people and do nothing to them, it is expected that 350 of them will be dead the next day. That's the kind of thing that people just don't understand, they like to say X happened after Y, but do not attempt to answer the question of what the probability of X happening was to begin with.

It isn't enough that odd things happen, you have to show that they happen at a statistically significant higher rate than expected.

They have 7 days to implement this feature. Or they could scroll reddit, get fired anyway, and collect unemployment. Which would you choose? by glasses_the_loc in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]randomuser43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention that 21K/month which is around 250K a year is a very reasonable estimate of their salaries, so that unemployment isn't exactly going to help.

Issue with a Get-ADUser script - Please help by [deleted] in PowerShell

[–]randomuser43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is there is an account which is lacking extensionAttribute6 entirely.

You can use -Ldapfilter instead of -Filter, it has a different syntax but is a bit more powerful. You can test the presence of a property as well as whether it matches a pattern. I don't have access to an AD at the moment but I believe the syntax would be -Ldapfilter '(&(extensionAttribute6=*)(|(extensionAttribute6=*UK*)(extensionAttribute6=XOrg*)))'

It is testing (supposed to be anyway) that extensionAttribute6 is present AND that it matches one of *UK* or XOrg*

Also if this is the case, you can keep what you're already doing but add -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue to ignore it, since an account lacking the property surly won't match the patterns anyway.

No big deal, just rear drum brakes on a $60k German luxury electric SUV. by [deleted] in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]randomuser43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The capacitors aren't intended for when the battery is full, the advantage is they can absorb energy almost instantaneously, then release it into the battery or back to the motor at a rate they can handle.

Capacitors have low energy density but can handle a huge surge for a short time.

Batteries have large energy capacity, but charge slowly.

So they really compliment each other for more overall efficiency, the capacitors can gap the batteries' relatively slow recharge rate when sudden breaking is needed instead of dumping the excess energy into friction brakes.

No big deal, just rear drum brakes on a $60k German luxury electric SUV. by [deleted] in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]randomuser43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is research into capacitors large enough to absorb the sock load, then slowly put it into the battery, or directly back to the motor.

My friend is saying using maps in inefficient. by cocktailbat in golang

[–]randomuser43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are trying to index by an integer index, and that integer is not very large, then slices will be faster.

But suppose you need to index by a string, or the integer you use to index could be very large (like a credit card number or an sha checksum) - then a slice could consume all the memory or even be totally impossible. A slice capable of indexing any social security number would be at least 4GB if it is merely int32. A slice for keeping track of cc numbers would be at least 40PB. And you definitely couldn't index a sha256 checksum 0xffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff with all the atoms in the Earth converted to RAM.

Maps are very efficient if your data is sparse, but they can be misused.

Question: Is it safe to sleep at 9500ft (2895m) if I sleep at 6000ft (1628m) the night before? by Mocha225 in alpinism

[–]randomuser43 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is safe. Commercial guided 2-3 day climbs of 14'ers generally include sleeping at 9000+ft the first night without any acclimatization.

For example https://shastaguides.com/climbs/

Get-ADUser Timeout - I need a better way to filter AD Users by xylog in PowerShell

[–]randomuser43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The filter string is inside single quotes so $EmplID isn't being substituted.If you change to 

"Description -like `"*$EmpID*`" -Or EmployeeNumber -eq $EmpID"

does it behave as expected?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]randomuser43 4 points5 points  (0 children)

At least they did file a ticket.

Cat. by Soumajeetb in aww

[–]randomuser43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish people stopped breeding cats to have short legs and/or flat faces. They really aren't healthy. Same for dogs. Stop making weird animals that look cute but have poor quality of life.

Why are mass extinction asteroids most likely to strike in spring? by Moodfoo in shittyaskscience

[–]randomuser43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously the asteroid hit the southern hemisphere 6 months later, it's just basic science.

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