18107

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 22 points 7 months ago

They were possibly confusing nitrogen with carbon dioxide. CO2 will definitely lead to distress in high concentrations, and has been used in some slaughterhouses.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 6 points 7 months ago

Most electric cars only have 1 gear and it's always engaged. If you put the car in reverse, it uses the same gear, but the motor spins the other way.

Even in neutral the motor still spins when the wheels are turned, it just doesn't output any power to the wheels.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 8 points 7 months ago

She looks very polite.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There is a difference between climate concern, where you desperately want to do anything to fix the climate problems, and climate anxiety, where you are so overwhelmed by the climate issues that it interferes with your ability to take any action.

I suspect this study is focusing only on the latter.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 10 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Most Russian people have committed no crime, and many do not support what their leader has done. We should not condem people for the country they were born in.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If you don't mind paying to use a search engine, Kagi is actually pretty good. Not as good as Google was 20 years ago, but significantly better than any other search engine I can find today.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Be aware that an underpowered or stuck stepper motor can "skip", causing the position data to be incorrect.

A servo motor has active feedback, so doesn't have this issue. Servos do have their own drawbacks too, so they are not always a suitable replacement.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 30 points 8 months ago (6 children)

It's likely been hacked by someone who guessed the default login details (when was the last time you changed the password on your washing machine), and is being used for malicious purposes such as DDoS attacks.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I find your lack of comma disturbing.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

Prey gives you the choices up front, tells you they don't matter, then gives you a really good game to play.

plot twistThe way you play is entirely up to you, but that's the point. Are you who you say you are? It's easy to say whether you'll flip a switch or push a person when you're answering questions at a desk, but it's suddenly much harder when you're actually faced with the problem. What will you choose?

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Start today. Download VirtualBox (or equivalent software) and if you make a mistake, you can just nuke the OS and start over without risk.

[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

You can always try Linux risk free in a virtual machine like VirtualBox.

If you like what you see, and you have any valuable data backed-up, you can try dual booting. That way you get to use Linux as your primary operating system, but can switch back and forth as much as needed.

I found I was dual booting Windows and Linux for over 3 years before I was comfortable enough to stop using Windows entirely. Switching to Linux doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing approach. You can take it as slow as you want.

 

But at least you're not one of the people getting on a ship.

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