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More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Wow. I knew they were sick, but holy shit, I didn't realize they were that sick.

WARNING! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago

My resume/rap sheet lists neither of those labels explicitly, but I'm sure it's a little of both.

WARNING! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well duh. Why would you buy it when you can just use it in the store and leave it back on the shelf after you're done?

WARNING! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Don't worry, they're fine.

Hamster in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Tragically flawed, but still a beautiful story.

HOWEVER, this has inspired me to build a hamster wheel with PEMs around its circumference and surrounded by stator windings so I can get my hamster to charge a battery. I mean, if I had a hamster, I would definitely make this a weekend project. Or I'd at least search for this on YouTube to see who else has already done it with cute results.

More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People ain't gonna do shit until it either kills their pocketbooks or they start dying themselves, in large numbers. And then they'll find a way to blame it on those damn elite scientists.

Governor stands with trans kids & won’t take ‘soul-sucking path’ of sacrificing their rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

To the United States! The cause of, and solution to, all the world's problems.

Governor stands with trans kids & won’t take ‘soul-sucking path’ of sacrificing their rights in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

My personal preference is to vote for a candidate 1) who has a chance of winning and 2) seems to embody the intelligence and moral character necessary to make difficult, potentially unpopular, decisions. Ideally they're somehow smart and able enough to make unpopular decisions a little bit less unpopular. So, I guess this means smart, ethical, and charismatic. I feel like this is one of those cases where I get to pick ~~two~~ one of those traits, and it has to be charismatic.

17 Teslas destroyed following blaze at Rome dealership in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (9 children)

A charged Li-Ion battery aflame is no joke, as we saw when it was the Galaxy Note 7. It's a major concern for EVs catching fire in tunnels, parking garages, and ferries. They are SUPER HARD to extinguish- legacy techniques don't really work.

Another example: In August of 2012, an explosion and fire occurred in one of the lithium-polymer batteries on the Foss hybrid tug CAMPBELL FOSS. - the reinstallation report

Here's the report of the event itself: https://professionalmariner.com/battery-related-fire-damages-famed-hybrid-tug-puts-it-out-of-service/

Virgin Physicists in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I agree. Although better and more illustrative videos have since been made on YouTube, my favorite introduction to the square root of negative one is Chapter 22 of the Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol. I

Virgin Physicists in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The list of things I shouldn't do, but do regardless, stretches past infinity.

Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term in c/[email protected]
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Florida lawmakers may loosen child labor laws to fill jobs left by undocumented immigrants (www.local10.com)
 

Senate Bill 918 would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts.

Currently, teens are prevented from working earlier than 6:30 a.m. or later than 11 p.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is in favor of the bill.

“Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people,” DeSantis said at an immigration panel, according to the network. “And what’s wrong with expecting our young people to be working part-time now? I mean, that’s how it used to be when I was growing up.”

The bill, according to CNN, would also eliminate working time restrictions on 14- and 15-year-olds if they are home-schooled and end guaranteed meal breaks for teens aged 16 and 17.

It went in front of the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee on Tuesday, where it advanced with a 5 to 4 recommendation.

FIXED IT!

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GOP Minnesota Senators introduce bill that defines ‘Trump derangement syndrome’ as mental illness (www.startribune.com)
 

Five Minnesota Senate Republicans are seeking to dub “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS), a term coined to describe a form of criticism of President Donald Trump, as an official mental illness recognized under state statute.

Eric Lucero, R-St. Michael, Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, Nathan Wesenberg, R-Little Falls, Justin D. Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, and Glenn H. Gruenhagen, R-Glencoe, are the five politicians who drafted the bill that would add the so-called “syndrome” to a lengthy list of definitions related to mental health care in Minnesota.

If passed, a section of a statute that includes definitions for terms including “diagnostic assessment” and “outpatient services” would be appended to add one for TDS. The authors describe TDS as “the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons” in reaction to Trump’s policies.

If something like this passed, wonder how easy it would be for the authorities to confiscate someone's weapons and/or forcibly relocate them to a 'mental asylum' for 'treatment' to cure their 'TDS.' Big 1984 vibes in this bill.

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