stom

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[–] stom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Cool I'm an ULTRA PRO and i've been drinking for a good chunk of today

https://files.catbox.moe/6ow6hn.png

https://humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime

[–] stom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's an absurd question, and if you think it has merit then I can only assume this conversation is going to become increasingly deranged.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

"Could you not "/

Sure, whatever buddy. Lets all make things more difficult instead of just agreeing on sensible safety precautions.

You won the pigeon chess match. Congrats.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Big difference between "a roaring muscle car" and Nyan Cat. One of those things is immediately recognisable as an approaching vehicle.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I'm not deaf.

We're digressing from the original disagreement

no, my argument is that it doesn’t matter what sound it makes as long as it makes a sound.

I believe it is important for vehicles to sound like vehicles, so they can be easily identified. They shouldn't be randomly changed by their owner to something whimsical.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

You don't have right of way in a vehicle when the light is green - pedestrians still have right of way.

There was no "splash splashy of wheels on the pavement" because the car was in the road, not the pavement.

There were plenty of "splashy splashy" noises around, because there were lots of vehicles. The "bouncy bounce" of rain on that car was easily confused with the "bouncy bounce" of rain of every other car/surface/building/person in the area.

I'm not sure if you're intentionally being moronic, or if you genuinely feel like you know more about the situation of my accident than I do. The fact remains that electric vehicles shouldn't simply be able to make some random noise. They need to be audible and recognisable to prevent accidents.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

Completely impractical. Standardise noises for warnings. I'm not going to react to the sound of Nyan Cat played on the Bagpipes and think "oh that's a car coming".

Also, pedestrians DO have the right of way. How do I know? I got hit by a driver at night in the rain, with his lights off, coasting in neutral. Couldn't hear him, couldn't see him. Court settled in my favour.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (13 children)

In suburbia, sure.

In the town centre, there's so many vehicles around that it's very easy for an electric vehicle to creep up on you.

Is your argument that we should make these vehicles quieter because you personally don't experience this issue?

[–] stom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Windows server

too heavy to be placed in a server environment
wasn’t designed for it

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

The number of doctors is irrelevant. The point is that some things are worth far, far more than a single extra 0.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would give 1000 hours of my time to a surgeon if it meant they saved the life of my partner. I don't care if it only took them 60 seconds.

Some things are far, far more valuable than a single extra 0.

[–] stom@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Heat pumps move heat around, whereas radiators create it.

The "efficiency" of heatpumps relates to heat they import into a system for a given amount of power, compared to creating heat with that power. They are not generating that heat. They are moving it.

Similarly, it's much more energy efficient to use a wheelbarrow to collect ice and move it inside, than it is to make ice cubes in freezer.

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