Septimaeus

Interestingly, in the era of this expression, “hard man” often had a somewhat negative connotation like “calloused,” which I gather is generally not the meaning intended by those who use it today.

You are beginning to irk me, professor.
I am irked! And that will not do.

— Dr. Calico (Malcom McDowell; Bolt, 2008)

Clowning aside, while I was already a fan of Booker, that was some classical badassery IMHO.

For sure. I imagine it will take far more than one government/term to rehabilitate and repair international relationships (decades, I’d wager) but I think within our lifetimes we’ll get to see it!

True, though statistically it’s just cleaning the plate, as global elites have had their fill over many decades. Once people finally decide to stop pointing fingers at each other and unite against this scourge, there will be nowhere to run.

Afterward, global economies should stabilize and nations which start this process early will, I suspect, see much growth during the global recovery, so here’s hoping americans have some revolutionary spirit left.

It’s true. These days the average household income in the US isn’t enough for the added costs of elderly care without the supplement of social security and other programs. That trend only worsens.

I’m optimistic, however, that this will change as the differences in generational attitudes towards socialism are reflected more strongly in governmental policy. The baby boomers are already losing their grip on the levers of politics, and the millennials, in particular, are much more friendly to social policies.

I think the key to this scheme working, however, is that you raise your children in such a selfless way that they would want to take care of you when you have nothing more to offer them. Which is to say, the only way this method works is if it’s not a “method” at all, just love.

Edit: inb4 honor culture. In the places you likely refer to, uncared-for elderly are considered a great dishonor. But also in these places, differences in social infrastructure and the parameters of personal finance significantly augment the decision. In short, it’s still a net cost of time and resources to raise a child, a balance that can only be paid by love.

Yes, however…

1. Many people you meet online are not, strictly speaking, people.
2. Of the remainder, many are there for a reason.

I would wholeheartedly agree with the deprogrammer with one clarification: “known to you IRL” refers more to anonymity than to whether your interactions take place online, and the reason for that is important to consider.

How are energy and power "loose terms"? Energy might be difficult to fully explain rigorously, but it's one of the fundamental elements of our universe. And power is just energy over time

Well, you yourself just provided the example, since your definition of energy and power are the inverse of the definitions used in the video.

It’s the fact that people use them differently or interchangeably that makes them “loose” IMHO.

He’s making a point about instantaneous versus overall energy use, which it sounds like you already understand. “Power” and “energy” are kind of loose terms IMO, which could confuse that conversation a bit.

But for anyone still scratching their head:

The typical energy consumer need only consider watts (w, kw) when accounting for circuit capacity. For example, if your hair dryer pulls 1600 watts, don’t use it on a 1500 watt outlet, or you will likely trip the circuit breaker.

Otherwise “watt-hours” (wh, kwh) is likely the metric you’re looking for when considering energy use. This is a certain amount of power drawn over a period of time, where 1 watt over 1000 hours and 1000 watts over 1 hour are both equal to 1 kilowatt-hour (kwh), which is the standard unit you likely see in your electric bill.

It’s why low but constant power draw can significantly impact energy use. For example, a typical laptop pulls fewer than 100 watts, lower than many appliances in your house, but if it draws that much power all the time, it might significantly impact your electric bill. Conversely, an electric kettle / coffee maker might pull as much as 1300 watts while in use, more than most appliances in your house, yet it probably represents a minuscule portion of your electric bill, since it only runs long enough to boil a small amount of water with each use.

Edit: include tea drinkers, add more concrete examples

… I bought the state, bae

The moment you subscribe, you might as well forget Apple exists.

Slight disagree on this point. Having subscriptions tracked in one place and easily cancelled with a single tap does offer simplicity and some peace of mind. Unfortunately companies sometimes do unexpected things with subscriptions.

For example, say you turn off auto-renew during a promotional period. Often companies will take you through a please-don’t-cancel workflow where you have to find the hidden confirmation button. Worse IMO is when they end the promotional period immediately if you don’t keep auto-renew enabled. Protection from stuff like that must have some value.

Yeah, it’s the nature of dog whistles but 88 is the only one I remember. Even so I’d probably assume birth year and think nothing of it, but I understand the concern.