CaptainPedantic

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[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Oh I understood. I agree with you.

I would argue that something that was once available at home that is then restricted to a single place that must be shared with lots of people isn't freely accessible.

My local library is within walking distance, but it's pretty small. The Internet is free but not awesome in terms of speed.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

If it's only available at one place, it's not freely accessible.

Logistically, how would that work? Libraries would have to be everywhere and they'd have to be massive. The IT infrastructure to support that would be immense. How would privacy work? Where could I go to have a private telehealth appointment, for example?

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

The article says that we can distinguish 2 different smells that appear 60 milliseconds apart.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mail in voting across the board could be better than a federal holiday. In Washington, I get everything I need to vote in the mail: a ballot, a voter's guide, a postage paid envelope. I literally don't have to wear pants to vote. I can take a week to make a decision about something before I wander over to the nearest mailbox to drop off my ballot.

Never having done it, voting in person sounds awful.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're right about raising prices, but it will benefit consumers. If you're making a recipe, you won't have to buy 2 things instead of one and then figure out what you're gonna do with a weird fraction of some ingredient.

It'll be less wasteful in terms of packaging too. That's better for the environment.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

For those wondering, the Marburg virus has similar symptoms as Ebola.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I religion is shit, but mosquitoes (and the myriad of illnesses they transmit) have killed more humans than humans have.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

~~Irregardless~~ regardless

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm right handed but I use my left hand to type and navigate my phone. I also have my number pad on the left hand side of the keyboard.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I didn't imply assassination attempts of the vice president when I was an 8 year old boy. This guy is a lunatic.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

And Rankine would be even better than Kelvin in terms of "big number go brrr." Water boils at 671 R.

Of course, Rankine is the most obnoxious unit I've ever had to deal with, but those numbers sure are big!

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