LostXOR

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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 7 points 16 hours ago

The atmosphere is mostly transparent; see the table near the bottom of this Wikipedia page for some numbers. At an angle of 45 degrees from vertical you're getting 91% of the energy, and at 60 degrees you're getting 81%. A bigger problem is seasonal variation: during the winter at high latitudes you get very little energy. My city, at around 47 degrees latitude, sees the Sun peak at less than 30 degrees with under 10 hours of daylight for a quarter of the year. A solar array isn't as useful if it produces almost no power for much of the year, especially when people need a lot to keep warm.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 31 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

New tariffs could raise iPhone prices by about 40% in the U.S.

Apple's overpriced phones have quite a high profit margin; surely they could absorb most of the tariff costs while still making a profit? Or would that not be greedy enough for them?

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 62 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The market will recover... eventually. Hope you weren't planning on retiring in the next decade.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

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[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 8 points 1 day ago

I made a calculation a few weeks ago with the data available at the time, which put the odds at 1.94%. That same calculation now gives 3.7%, so I guess I did a pretty good job.

Fingers crossed it ends up impacting, that would be quite the sight to behold.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

As someone in a similar age bracket I can relate to experiencing something similar, but over a longer time period (several weeks/months). I'm a cis male so I'd guess it's not hormones (not sex specific ones, at least). Unfortunately I have no idea what it actually is, but I hope you can figure it out!

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've started running and hiking a lot more recently, and while it might be ultimately meaningless, it does a lot to help my mental health and it just feels good.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

Sulfur is dirt cheap, literally, however molybdenum is a lot rarer. Wikipedia says there are 10 million tons of molybdenum reserves globally, and humans use somewhere around 4 million tons of silicon a year, so limited supply could be a big issue.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 12 points 3 days ago

You're no longer alive, legally and morally speaking.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 29 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I've thrown a copy up on my personal website (username + .com) if anyone wants to check it out. From a quick skim I can confirm it is somehow even worse than the normal one. (Mods please remove this if it's too close to linking to pirated content).

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 23 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Have you tried standing up from your computer and going outside? It's the only 100% reliable way I've found to exit vim.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 63 points 4 days ago (11 children)

And the less you use Windows, the worse you get at using it. Luckily the bar for Windows competency is pretty low, just basic critical thinking skills and Google get you far.

 
 

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