Skip Navigation
InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)HA
Habahnow @sh.itjust.works
Posts 31
Comments 746
Will COVID death rates of Republicans have a significant impact on the outcome of the presidential election?
  • Not always, especially if they lived in liberal area. I know a lot of well off people that don't mind being taxed and want other less fortunate than them to get help from the government. That or they view Trump as they threat to democracy that he is.

  • Figuring Out The Most Efficient Way To Reuse Bags Of Desiccant
  • Cool video. TL;DR : heating dessicant works to remove moisture from it. This applies to loose dessicant as well as the bagged ones. Microwaving at the lowest power level works rather well and what the author said they will do from now on. Downsides are that sometimes the microwave pops/damages the dessicant because of the excessive heat (meaning the packs begin to wear out over repeated reheating times) or some packaging types melting. Microwaves work pretty fast as well.

    A another option is a mini oven at 110 degrees which takes longer than the microwave but doesn't damages dessicant.

  • Repairable Bike Tips
  • Bikes are generally pretty maintainable I would say. Some characteristics that I like about bikes that keep from me having to maintain them to much are:

    • Internal gear hub: the gears are internal which means they don't get dirty as easily, don't wear the chain as quickly, and the chain doesn't need to be oiled as frequently either. Lastly, there's no real maintenance required of it, while still lasting a long time. Downsides are it's extra weight, and cost (if you're using it for urban biking, i would say the weight added is negligible)
    • Check out whether rim breaks or disc brakes, or pedal breaks(forgot the name, but it's when you back pedal to brake) last longer and whether they require more maintenance. I know disc brakes are better performing and don't really wear out the bike rim in the same way rim brakes do, but I'm uncertain about their longevity. Disc brakes I believe. Are the more expensive option I believe.
    • Dynamo hub for lighting (if you need it) is pretty expensive but also means not having to worry about your lights and their batteries wearing out, or having to reattach and detach them from your bike.
    • Bike frame: I'm not too familiar with materials and their longevity, but I think if you avoid carbon fiber bikes (which are usually higher end) your frame will be very resilient.

    Another important question is what will you be using it for? Urban biking? Mountain biking?

  • can we just have trains already please
  • Which btw that program isn't doing too well. It's a huge cost right now, compared to more traditional public transit. And imagine that this is with regular "cheap" vans rather than more expensive vehicles. These also seem to be a small step better than Personal vehicles as I hear most rides are solo rides (which is not exactly the aim). What is great about micro is they support bikes, and people with disabilities to help reach the last mile in their trip.

  • can we just have trains already please
  • Most of those can addressed by busses too actually.

    Train has fewer stops meaning train reaches the destination faster

    Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) or any bus line can have less stop for this reason. To expand on BRT routes, they can be dedicated lanes for busses, with right of way. They can be specific only for busses, and cars not allowed to use it ever or also mixed usage where certain rush hours are for bus use only but outside those hours can be used by other vehicles.

    Train has ultimate right-of-way, and doesn't have to stop for pedestrians on the tracks, red lights, or other things

    This can also be done with BRT routes.

    trains in some cities, go under waterways meaning more direct routes than busses

    BRT as well.

    there's more space inside trains and usually more choice of seats. Standing is also an option which isn't allowed on most busses

    Busses can absolutely support this. Paris has more open busses to allow more people standing or people with disabilities.

    acceleration and deceleration are more predictable and comfortable

    With dedicated BRT lanes, I believe that can also be done considering there's only bus stops that need to be slowed down on.

    Nearly all metro light rail trains are powered by electricity, while many city busses remain diesel

    I know technically electric busses are possible, but I'm not certain how feasible this is.

    My understanding is that BRT routes are cheaper and faster to setup than trains, and can be upgraded to trains. I'm not saying BRT is better than light or heavy rail, but that should be a more common path for mass transit that is not utilized in the US.

  • Logic
  • I like this one. I've heard Scientist lie or scientist are wrong, but it feels ironic that people still trust them every single day with the products that they consume that were generally thought of from scientists.

  • Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says
  • How trustworthy is woodward, the author of this information? I suppose it could be trustworthy since the WashPost is making an article about it, the implication they believe this should be considered correct information.

  • The value of x
  • All these people saying its 135 are making big assumptions that I think is incorrect. There’s one triangle (the left one) that has the angles 40, 60, 80. The 80 degrees is calculated based on the other angles. What's very important is the fact that these triangles appear to have a shared 90 degree corner, but that is not the case based on what we just calculated. This means the image is not to scale and we must not make any visual assumptions. So that means we can’t figure out the angles of the right triangle since we only have information of 1 angle (the other can’t be figured out since we can’t assume its actually aligned at the bottom since the graph is now obviously not to scale).

    Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

  • The value of x
  • Can you clarify what you mean? this doesn't make sense to me. There isn't an "outer" triangle. There's one triangle (the left one) that has the angles 40, 60, 80. Both triangles are misleadingly drawn as they appear to be aligned at the bottom but they're not (left triangle's non-displayed angle is 80, not 90 degrees). So that means we can't figure out the angles of the right triangle since we only have information of 1 angle (the other can't be figured out since we can't assume its actually aligned at the bottom since the graph is now obviously not to scale).

  • The ratio of bullshit to fact is too big
  • Worst thing for him to say after that. Makes it sound like he was wrong, and thought he could get away with it. It wasn't a flawless debate from his side, but still better than Trump's trainwreck with Kamala. I'm hoping they have another debate.

  • HBO should use a different bumper for streaming.
  • NPR did a podcast on those "bumpers" (there's a term that I don't recall). HBO wanted to change theirs for the reason you indicated as well as the fact that it was rather long compared to Netflix's and others. They paid a lot of money to develop others and also do testing\ polling with end users. The original beat out all the rest because it's been their bumper for so long.

  • A more enlightened rule
  • Bro for real, I need some examples of in which ways are things politically and the general state of things worse. There may be some things that have slightly regressed, but I can only think of 1. In almost all ways things have bettered since the 40s.

  • Resources for RESTful API Integration practice?

    I’m doing interviews for companies that would involve API integrations. I’ve done a couple now where I was given some general API information (some intentionally unclear, some more clear) and I felt I didn’t do well. Mainly I was nervous, and felt very pressured just to understand how the different parts of the APIs interact with each other and should be interacted with. This is despite doing this for work and myself not feeling as nervous doing more common coding tests which I don’t do as much at work(thanks to doing examples on hackerrank, Leetcode helping me feel more comfortable).

    So what are the resources I should leverage to practice API integrations? How should I go about practicing? Especially considering that I do need to perform in a certain way during interviews.

    12

    Resources for RESTful API Integration practice?

    I'm doing interviews for companies that would involve API integrations. I've done a couple now where I was given some general API information (some intentionally unclear, some more clear) and I felt I didn't do well. Mainly I was nervous, and felt very pressured just to understand how the different parts of the APIs interact with each other and should be interacted with. This is despite doing this for work and myself not feeling as nervous doing more common coding tests which I don't do as much at work(thanks to doing examples on hackerrank, Leetcode helping me feel more comfortable).

    So what are the resources I should leverage to practice API integrations? How should I go about practicing? Especially considering that I do need to perform in a certain way during interviews.

    4

    Steam stuck on logging in for anyone else?

    Having a unique issue where steam is not logging in for me. Its stuck on the logging pop up and stays like that. Is anybody else having this issue? I'm on Ubuntu, it was just working about 10 hours ago. I made and reverted a change thinking that's what caused it but that doesn't seem to be the case.

    I had to run steam through terminal using the command: steam -tcp and got it to work.

    8
    micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility @lemmy.world Habahnow @sh.itjust.works
    www.theguardian.com Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    Karen Bass, the mayor, pledged to make the Games car-free, but the sprawling city’s public transit falls far behind that of previous host cities

    Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    I was a bit pessimistic about this being possible, but to see that we did this in the 1984 Olympics without any light rail is pretty amazing to hear.

    3
    www.theguardian.com Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    Karen Bass, the mayor, pledged to make the Games car-free, but the sprawling city’s public transit falls far behind that of previous host cities

    Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    I was a bit pessimistic about this being possible, but to see that we did this in the 1984 Olympics without any light rail is pretty amazing to hear.

    9
    www.theguardian.com Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    Karen Bass, the mayor, pledged to make the Games car-free, but the sprawling city’s public transit falls far behind that of previous host cities

    Los Angeles wants a ‘no-car’ Olympics in 2028. Is it possible?

    I was a bit pessimistic about this being possible, but to see that we did this in the 1984 Olympics without any light rail is pretty amazing to hear.

    19

    Where to view recent full professional matches with commentary?

    I literally can't find anything. I have no idea where to look. On the dota client, I can only find stream from as recently as... TI3. I can't see any other competitions showing up. I don't see anything on youtube either that ALSO is a full match. NoobfromUA has matches, but they jump around.

    So my question is, where do I find streams with commentary? The reason is because ideally they'll go into the reason players are making certain decisions.

    5

    Los Angeles Sees First Decline in Homelessness in Six Years

    7

    Los Angeles Sees First Decline in Homelessness in Six Years

    This is amazing news. I'm hoping we continue to get more news like this in the comings months and years.

    2
    la.streetsblog.org Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues - Streetsblog Los Angeles

    Metro daily ridership is back up to nearly a million riders per weekday. Some Metro electric bus chargers aren't working. Metro's twice yearly bus service changes take effect Sunday, including service increases on three San Fernando Valley lines.

    Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues - Streetsblog Los Angeles
    0
    la.streetsblog.org Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues - Streetsblog Los Angeles

    Metro daily ridership is back up to nearly a million riders per weekday. Some Metro electric bus chargers aren't working. Metro's twice yearly bus service changes take effect Sunday, including service increases on three San Fernando Valley lines.

    Friday Metro Transit Updates: Ridership Growing, Service Changes, and Electric Bus Charger Issues - Streetsblog Los Angeles
    0
    www.theguardian.com ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Some analysts believe Kyiv is buying the west time on the precipice of a world war. Is it being used wisely?

    ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

    51
    United States | News & Politics @lemmy.ml Habahnow @sh.itjust.works
    www.theguardian.com ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Some analysts believe Kyiv is buying the west time on the precipice of a world war. Is it being used wisely?

    ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

    16
    www.theguardian.com ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Some analysts believe Kyiv is buying the west time on the precipice of a world war. Is it being used wisely?

    ‘We’re in 1938 now’: Putin’s war in Ukraine and lessons from history

    Interesting article that talks about the similarities between now and 1938, and the sort of lessons we can learn from history.

    6

    Volaris website not working for others on linux?

    For a while now, I've been unable to actually view the Volaris website while using Ubuntu 22.04 (In a previous version I believe as well). I've tried Brave, Firefox, and Chrome with the same results so I don't believe its browser specific (as most people use one of those 3 web browsers), which leads me to believe its Linux specific (as I doubt Volaris' website has been broken like this for over 2 years now).

    The website seems to load some background images, but then it stops loading. I'm basically unable to interact with the website in any way. Sometimes I'll get a captcha to even access the website. The workaround that I have found was actually going into the inspector and refreshing. This make the website function again while the inspector is open.

    Any ideas or suggestions?

    7
    www.theguardian.com What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view

    Voting tops the list for the world’s leading climate scientists in a year when billions of voters go to the polls

    What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view
    3
    www.theguardian.com What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view

    Voting tops the list for the world’s leading climate scientists in a year when billions of voters go to the polls

    What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view
    31

    Bid to oust Speaker Johnson fails but GOP turmoil remains | NPR

    0

    Bid to oust Speaker Johnson fails but GOP turmoil remains | NPR

    8
    www.kqed.org Impact of California Fast Food Worker Wage Increase Still Too Early to Gauge | KQED

    A month after most California fast food workers started earning at least $20 an hour, economists say it’s too early to determine industry impact. While some workers report improved quality of life, others see cuts in work hours and less income as employers adjust to more expensive payroll.

    Impact of California Fast Food Worker Wage Increase Still Too Early to Gauge | KQED

    I’m glad this was passed. Only worry I have is that the the corporations will have the money to take a hit in California. Keep the amount of money they siphon from CA high, translating to higher costs to the CA businesses and, despite the fact that more of their businesses will struggle, use that as evidence that this law should be repealed.

    3