GreatTitEnthusiast

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[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you not afford an air conditioner? A heatpump is only marginally more expensive

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 32 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's a false dichotomy in a lot of the comments here

We do both

Carbon capture isn't so we can continue to use fossil fuels. It's because once we get to 0 emissions we still need to draw down the carbon in the atmosphere

An ounce of prevention is almost always worth a pound of cure but we're still going to want that cure because every extra tenth of a degree we can bring the Earth back to normal is going to be worth it

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 8 points 5 months ago

The title for this article was written by Skynet

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Skincancer.org is my source for darker colors being better protection

https://www.skincancer.org/blog/dress-to-protect-5-things-that-affect-how-well-your-clothes-block-uv-rays/

I don't have the highest degree of confidence in it but it makes sense to me that absorption matters more than reflection because a lot of the reflected UV will be going through the shirt and onto your skin

That's why materials like linen aren't as good for UV protection. They're light weaves and let a lot of light through, still

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Tradeoff is dark colors absorb more UV so it provides better protection from the sun

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 1 points 5 months ago

I know it's referencing this but don't know enough about Bayesian probability

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cracking-open-a-cold-one-with-the-boys

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Paris Major, of course

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I originally thought the wheels had oxygen in them somehow but they're just benzene rings

http://www.chemspider.com/Chemical-Structure.6901.html

This version is less confusing some still maintaining the bicycle shape

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Article says we likely caught them early and they're hopeful for eradication

I hope they're right!

[–] GreatTitEnthusiast@mander.xyz 64 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Took me a second

They wouldn't call the year 59 bc in 59 bc

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