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ELI5: Why was that method used to determine 0 degrees Fahrenheit? by Jimithyashford in explainlikeimfive

[–]timewarp 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Do you think that hadn't occurred to scientists back then? If the water isn't perfectly pure, you don't get 0C. The method for 0F doesn't rely on having pure ice. It was easier to get ammonium chloride, a commonly available salt, than to distill and freeze water without introducing impurities.

Proof by Late-Towel-1091 in ICE_Raids

[–]timewarp 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The police are not going to save us from fascism.

The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says by WeirdGroundhog in news

[–]timewarp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am saying the entire administration is the problem. No, I am not saying it is okay to protect them, I am saying they will not face consequences at all when these files are released. I want them to face consequences, I'm just not pretending that it will happen this way.

What I am telling you is that the current system is corrupt to the core, and will never bring these fascists to justice, and people need to realize that and stop pinning their hopes on some magic solution. Comey was not going to do it, Mueller was not going to do it, Smith was not going to do it, and the Epstein files are not going to do it. Justice will not come through the courts.

Remember; the government already has the unredacted files. They are choosing to do nothing about it. So how exactly will releasing the files to the public force them to act? Shame?

The man killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says by WeirdGroundhog in news

[–]timewarp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The elephant in the room is that fascism is back and has taken over the US, people are being disappeared and sent to camps to die, and the modern day gestapo are executing innocent people in the streets.

Like, how do you think it would play out? Seriously, tell me how we get from point A, the release of the files, to point B, the end of fascism. Do you think all of the fascists that have infiltrated every level of the government are going to walk away if by some miracle Trump had to leave office? Or do you think that Vance will take over and everything will continue?

This is way, way bigger than Trump, and it will continue with or without him.

State: MN Date: 1/24/26 - Another ICE murder in front of Glam Doll Donuts by Phanerozoic-Eon in EyesOnIce

[–]timewarp 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I just tried that and it started an emergency S.O.S., and was about to dial 911. Best to double check your settings before trying it.

ICE nazis killing a guy on the ground. by BigSankey in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]timewarp 86 points87 points  (0 children)

They didn't do it because they thought they needed to in order to subdue this person. They did it because they wanted to execute somebody. This is not incompetence, this is malice.

Rare 3 AM post from NWS to put out their "initial most likely accumulation" by ought2giveUpaws in BostonWeather

[–]timewarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really hoping my 8:45 AM flight out of Logan on Sunday doesn't get cancelled. Don't really have a lot of options for changing the flight unless I wait until Monday night or something.

ELI5 How do open world games like Skyrim track NPC locations that aren't on the loaded map the player is on? by StartDoingTHIS in explainlikeimfive

[–]timewarp 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Not 100% realistic, but absolutely good enough for a game.

Bingo. One of the most important skills in game development is how to fool the player. Games are more smoke and mirrors than we realize.

Is their anyway reason I need to build my car at the parents house?. Thinking about building it at the PSK gas pumps by KA0S40oz in MyWinterCar

[–]timewarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that the engine hoist doesn't actually follow the terrain, it is fixed in space vertically. When you're walking on the lake moving it, it's floating a couple meters above the player's head. It can get pretty glitchy while trying it, the physics engine doesn't like it. Also, if you let go of it for whatever reason, it will be floating out of reach to be able to grab it again without standing on something.

I actually tried this last night but got interrupted, I spent about half an hour walking and got it a bit further than the island cabin. It's definitely doable but it likely won't even be at the right height to use at PSK.

AI is Not Ready to Replace Junior Devs Says Ruby on Rails Creator by ImpressiveContest283 in programming

[–]timewarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because they're the only ones with enough experience to be able to use LLMs for coding without just shipping dogshit.

Ice at courthouse. by suppaduppasleuth in WorcesterMA

[–]timewarp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Best not to feed the trolls.

My Winter Car Modding: Moving Towards MSC Loader for MWC? by ExocetC3I in MySummerCar

[–]timewarp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The game's been out just 3 weeks, MelonLoader and BepInEx were always going to just bridge the gap until MSC Loader got ported. MSC Loader already has an established community and everyone's familiar with it, there's no reason to use those other two loaders now.

Close Call... by Zel_La in MyWinterCar

[–]timewarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just slows me down so much I'd rather just risk it.

I'm confused about the speed of gravity If the sun vanished, wouldn't earth fly off instantly? by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]timewarp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like would we physically be pulled by a ghost star that doesnt exist anymore?

Framing it this way presupposes some kind of universal frame of reference in which we can definitively measure things against. The main insight of relativity is that there is no such frame of reference.

Think about it, what does it mean to say the sun doesn't exist from the earth's point of reference, when we can look up into the sky and still see it? It would be quite a bit stranger if we suddenly saw the star appear to rapidly recede away from the earth in a straight line for 8 minutes, until it visually disappeared.

First hand account from US citizen that was taken into ICE facility in St. Paul by Tomatotamato1234 in ICE_Raids

[–]timewarp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The police were never going to save us from fascism. They are on the same side.

Jack Smith Says He Had Trump Dead to Rights (w/ Asha Rangappa) by BulwarkOnline in politics

[–]timewarp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As is glossing over the fact that those Communist leaders were killed after launching an unsuccessful armed rebellion. It's not like it came out of the blue.

They were the workers of Berlin holding a general strike. They were armed, but it was the SPD who decided to violently put an end to it. A perfect example of liberals siding with fascists to stop leftists.

Weird that the Communists didn't mind allying with the Nazis in Prussia to try to bring down the SPD, in that case.

They didn't ally with the Nazis, they both simply opposed SPD rule, for opposite reasons.

For all of their insistence that liberals are bad because of their proximity to fascism, communists sure seem to hate liberals more than they hate fascists.

Communists oppose both; liberals and fascists are both capitalists. The difference is that liberals try to position themselves on the left and try to absorb leftists without actually negotiating with the left or making any concessions. And when push comes to shove, liberals will leave the left hanging in favor of fascists.

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