Re: Chrome used to do the same thing
I exclusively use Firefox to read Gmail, and have never once been prompted to switch.
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> So water evaporates at 100F, does it?
Of course it does, and at temperatures well below that. You may be confusing evaporation with boiling.
> Shouldn't the humidity be the objective, not the temperature?
A combination of both of those factors determines how effectively water can be evaporated away from an object.
And this is why I won't trust Xitter, running on any number of servers run by who knows what kind of monkeys (with no accountability) who may or may not fix problems like this and introduce vulnerabilities that could affect me even if I'm not on their server. (There are other reasons I have no interest in it, though.)
> If Unity can't keep pace with developer needs
I think it's less that they can't keep pace, and more that they're a bunch of lying backstabbing arseholes who reneged on their pricing commitments, and suffered the mother of all backlashes (and even now haven't fully rolled back on their changes, meaning competitors like Godot and Unreal are seeing a big uptick in interest).
Have a read of this witness statement: https://www.postofficehorizoninquiry.org.uk/evidence/witn00620100-david-mcdonnell-witness-statement
And then you'll realise that wasn't really designed at all, more cobbled together by cowboy developers, and defended by a bunch of management bastards who knew full well it wasn't fit for purpose.
"I refer to The Expanse for a clear idea on how this could work : citizens, upon graduation, would decide if they wish to have a life defined by Basic (revenue, support, health care, etc.. I guess), or if they want to actually work for their subsistance and attain a career worth something."
As excellent a story as The Expanse is, I'm not sure I'd use it as an example of a future utopia. Billions of people living a miserable existence with just about enough money not to starve, and subject to a lifelong lottery to get a decent job (with no guarantee of actually getting one) doesn't sound great to me
> I thought the idea was 'innocent until proven guilty',
1) It's innocent *unless* proven guilty, and 2) this case is a civil case where the concepts of guilt and innocence don't apply. Trump has already been found *liable* for fraud in the state of New York, for which he could be permanently from doing business in the state in future.
That's a fair comment; Li-Ion batteries are undoubtedly a fire hazard. But a tank full of petrol isn't sweetness and light either, and even diesel (less flammable than petrol) isn't exactly 100% safe, as today's events demonstrated.
It all boils down to this: if you want the comforts of a modern hi-tech lifestyle, you need lots of energy, in one place. Any such concentration of energy comes with risks, but that's the trade-off modern society makes. Are electric vehicles more risky than fossil fuel vehicles? In some respects, yes. On the other hand, the long-term danger of continuing to burn fossil fuels to satisfy our desire for modern comforts is probably a hell of a lot more dangerous.
Too hard for ya do even a basic search? Ok, then:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/luton-airport-car-park-cause-b2427767.html
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-10-11/fire-service-chief-cause-of-luton-airport-car-park-fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67073446
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Andrew Hopkinson, chief fire officer for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the fire at Luton Airport was thought to have started with a diesel vehicle.
“We don’t believe it was an electric vehicle,” he said.
“It’s believed to be diesel-powered, at this stage all subject to verification. And then that fire has quickly and rapidly spread.”
> No, it isn't. Stop reading the Grauniad, and try living in, say, France or Germany for a while.
Yes, it is. From https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn02784/, for example: "Compared to the pre-pandemic level, UK GDP in Q1 2023 was 0.5% lower. This compares with Eurozone GDP being 2.5% higher than its pre-pandemic level, while US GDP was 5.3% higher.". Sources: OECDstat & ONS.
Now, what ridiculously fucking stupid thing did the UK do to itself to fuck its own economy that badly, I wonder?
Also interesting you automatically assumed anything that doesn't fit your dumbfuck Brexiloon narrative automatically came from the "Grauniad". Reality sucks, doesn't it.
> Believe me, you'll be happy to escape (I was).
I highly doubt you were ever there. Just some more bullshit you just made up.
Have an upvote for correct use of the term "So-called" there. It annoys me to no end when the media uncritically refer to web scrapers like ChatGPT or any of the plethora of asset-ripoff agents like Midjourney as AI. They're not.
Would be nice if that term became a standard prefix whenever the current generation of "AI" is referred to.
Sure, cable quality makes a difference. But absolutely nobody needs to spend £100 per metre of cable - you can buy perfectly decent cables for a fraction of that. Anyone who thinks £100/m cables is a good idea probably has shares in Monster.
" For people who supposedly deal in facts there's an abundance of rabid anti-conservatism based on emotion alone."
Hey look, another dimbulb who confuses actual conservatism with QAnon-worshipping nazi-sympathising alt-right conspiracy twats.
Don't try to normalise your fucked-in-the-head bullshit by comparing it to conservatism, thanks.