Steve

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[–] Steve@communick.news 19 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

People looking at a strobing light, start to see it as just "on" (not blinking anymore) at almost exactly 60Hz.
In double blind tests, pro gamers can't reliably tell 90fps from 120.
There is however, an unconscious improvement to reaction time, all the way up to 240fps. Maybe faster.

[–] Steve@communick.news 22 points 3 days ago

As common a tactic as it is, it's not actually a denial of the allegations.
It's an accusation of "Everyone does it, but they're targeting me! Not fair!"

[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 3 days ago

It certainly is; Otherwise that derogatory comment itself would be illegal.

[–] Steve@communick.news 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think you may have an unworkable concept of what "solving" the plastic problem means, when you can't tell the difference between a film and a bottle. Both of which have largely phased out BPA already.

[–] Steve@communick.news 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

They were both started in Feb 2023. So there isn't a long track record to go by.

In the last 12 months.
NANC has gained 40%.
KRUZ has gained 27%.
VTSAX has gained 33.8%. (Vanguard total stock index)

They both have expense ratios of 0.75%.
VTSAX is 0.04%.
So you loose nearly 1% each year in management fees. That's a lot.

[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 4 days ago

That's a temporary problem. One solved by the renewable energy transition already underway.

[–] Steve@communick.news 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It's not. It's a thin plastic film. One that doesn't get into the environment at nearly the rate, since the aluminum is actually worth recycling.

[–] Steve@communick.news 0 points 4 days ago

It does seem that way.
I guess I'm not sure what problem you're talking about.

[–] Steve@communick.news -1 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Yah, that's not how they are recycled. That gets burned off by the temps required to melt the aluminum.

[–] Steve@communick.news 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Liquid helium is -269 °C. There is no risk of confusing it with what's in balloons.

[–] Steve@communick.news -1 points 5 days ago (9 children)

Not sure what you mean by dissolving. As far as so know aluminum gets melted down. Any plastic, inks, or other impurities get burned off generally.

[–] Steve@communick.news 14 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (14 children)

Cans.
Cans are actually recyclable containers, that fix most of the environmental problems of plastic bottles.

They've had resealable "bottle like" cans for a decade or more already.

Fountain drinks can use the same CO2 they already have, to pressurize cans of concentrate to pump the syrup to the fountain head.

 

Kagi AI summery:
Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is suing SpaceX for allegedly taking over a plot of land on the US/Mexico border that CAH purchased in 2017 to prevent the construction of Trump's border wall. CAH claims it maintained the land but SpaceX later moved construction equipment and materials onto the property without permission. The lawsuit seeks up to $15 million in damages to restore the land and cover losses, and also requests punitive damages. CAH says SpaceX never asked for permission to use the property and never apologized for the damage. The lawsuit includes before and after photos purporting to show SpaceX's use of the land.

And CAH's website all about it

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