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Zestyclose_Effort_68 t1_ja9fish wrote
Best not to get too hyped up about these things because it's in some lab metric without context. Maybe we'll see it in benefit us in the real world 10 years from now, who knows. But renewable energy and batteries have definitely been and will continue making incremental advancements every year which is awesome!
Gopokes91 OP t1_ja9fbme wrote
Reply to comment by AlphaWolve2 in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
At least it’ll be a quick death.
Gopokes91 OP t1_ja9f7di wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Isn’t that supposed to be accompanied with a 1,000 mph wind?
AlphaWolve2 t1_ja9ez0x wrote
Reply to Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Get two magnets and push opposing sides together and then watch one violent flip so it can attract, like that… Now imagine a dog shaking water or fleas off its back, everything on the surface will go flying off some right out into space and everything else crashing back down to earth including you!!!! Zero rate of survival…..
Gopokes91 OP t1_ja9evn6 wrote
Reply to comment by thescrounger in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Wasn’t Y2K about the A.I take over?
Gopokes91 OP t1_ja9ekza wrote
Reply to comment by Courtside237 in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Absolute madness!
thescrounger t1_ja9eijb wrote
Reply to Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
remember Y2K? .... adding letters because comment was deemed too short by bot.
Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9ehzk wrote
Reply to comment by chasonreddit in Opinion: Mining on the moon is no longer a loony idea, and Canada can capitalize on it by Gari_305
I imagine the time factor is actually the main factor vs the moon.
Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9ebaw wrote
Reply to comment by Rondaru in Opinion: Mining on the moon is no longer a loony idea, and Canada can capitalize on it by Gari_305
Temperature difference: only work during the night. Or the day, which ever's easiest.
Moon dust: a constant electric charge to create static.
These things are technical issues. Very difficult ones. But the last few hundred years hint that if you take some egg heads and throw money and give them time, they will probably figure it out. Now give them supercomputers and nanomaterials as well.
The real problem, time and time again, has been working with the constraints that our governments, economies and cultures limit us with when it comes to distributing energy for problem solving.
awesomesauce1030 t1_ja9e3jy wrote
Reply to comment by kaidomac in how could the future be for young people ? by nousomuchoesto
Well, to me, your comments basically boil down to "Just stop feeling bad" which is terrible, unhelpful advice.
OsoRetro t1_ja9dzbj wrote
Reply to comment by Temporary_Sir_3050 in AI and Dog Poop by Smart_Aide_3795
I’m not on a quest to figure out animal brains. The relationship is for me. Science has proven it’s good for me. My dog will eat his shit if I don’t stop him. I realize how his brain works. If you’re suggesting dogs don’t love that’s BS but Thanks for the science.
Yay for robots and all that shit, but AI dogs is gonna be a hard sell for a lot of folks for a very long time.
kaidomac t1_ja9dwmb wrote
Reply to comment by awesomesauce1030 in how could the future be for young people ? by nousomuchoesto
Do you want to talk about it?
HiddenCity t1_ja9dr0n wrote
Reply to comment by frumpyfrog in Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility: Study suggests occupational factors associated with higher sperm concentrations and serum testosterone levels. by filosoful
Are the catcalling construction guys a victim of their jobs increasing their testosterone? If we made a bunch of insurance agents work construction for a year would they start to feel the biological compulsion to yell "why doncha smile?"
/s
Courtside237 t1_ja9dqfx wrote
Reply to Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
Every car on the road automatically switches to reverse. Every plane in the sky turns upside down. People will begin wearing shoes on their hands and going in through the “out” door
Amazing-Ad-669 t1_ja9dnrh wrote
Reply to comment by enderverse87 in Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
It's happened 183 times throughout geologic history I believe. And yes, not in recent history. Every 300,000 years or so?
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Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9dkfv wrote
Reply to comment by Fishtank-Brain in Opinion: Mining on the moon is no longer a loony idea, and Canada can capitalize on it by Gari_305
its going to be magnitudes cheaper with moon industry
DxLaughRiot t1_ja9dh5c wrote
Reply to comment by gobbo in Universal ethics/basic law for all people & global moral education: A new way to sustainability and peace? by fortin1984
I’m trying to say we can’t even figure out perfect something as simple as “don’t sexually abuse children”. That was supposed to be easy!
More what I’m trying to say is it’s naive to think that with as messy and complicated life is that anyone will ever agree on a universal moral framework. Humanity has tried to for millennia, and typically what happens when people try to trot out their new super awesome objective morality is that people go to war over whether it’s right or not.
Amazing-Ad-669 t1_ja9dfqg wrote
Reply to Magnetic pole reversal by Gopokes91
I'm not a scientist, but I've read it can be as simple as recalibration of gps instruments to mile-high tidal waves.
In any event, probably won't be alive to see it.
[deleted] t1_ja9d3qv wrote
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theng t1_ja9czod wrote
Reply to comment by saintInsurgency2Cel in Wormholes Bend Light Like Black Holes Do — and That Makes it Possible to Find Them, New Study by Gari_305
what are they ?
Benjamintoday t1_ja9ctf3 wrote
Reply to comment by Responsible_Shoe_345 in Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility: Study suggests occupational factors associated with higher sperm concentrations and serum testosterone levels. by filosoful
I'll see you on the otherside of a reddit ban o7
Zestyclose-Ad-9420 t1_ja9cgmq wrote
Reply to comment by korinth86 in The ultimate solar panels are coming: perovskites with 250% more efficiency by Renu_021
If they keep easy to recycle materials and structure, lifespan might not be an issue.
Might even motivate companies to close their product life cycle and build recyling plants.
Nicksterr2000 t1_ja9cfop wrote
Reply to comment by leaky_wand in Robots could do 39% of domestic chores within 10 years, experts say by euronews-english
This mirrors my experience too, not to mention it seems to run for hours, and isn't exactly quiet...I'd rather just pull out my vacuum and do it myself. I had bought a roomba and the mopping one ended up selling them both about a year later.
Self-Medicated-Dad t1_ja9fyw2 wrote
Reply to This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk: Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment. by nastratin
It's going to be used as jet fuel?! Well, fuck the maintenance crews further then. Like benzene wasn't enough to worry about.
I can't wait to see the air emergency that forces them to fuel dump over civilians. Or the crash with toxic plumes that makes first responders hesitant to approach.