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tim36272 t1_ja7c5z2 wrote
Reply to comment by swisscriss in CIA head: China is unsure whether it can invade Taiwan. by agonhaziri
Read as: China is unsure if it can successfully invade Taiwan.
Similar to how Russia thought the Ukraine invasion would be easy, but here we are a year later.
tim36272 t1_j72p28o wrote
Reply to comment by InfiniteCurrency8 in Sharkbite connectors PSA by InfiniteCurrency8
They're saying "PEX is bad, but PVC is worse and there's probably PVC upstream of your house anyway"
tim36272 t1_j6iaqoy wrote
Reply to comment by huggarn in LPT: Opera has a built-in free VPN by ssossotte
>self hosted OpenVPN
WireGuard is infinitely easier to configure nowadays.
tim36272 t1_j6bnuv3 wrote
Reply to comment by tn69c1935 in LPT Request: Why is my tax return so low? by ChickenCheeks7
Yes that's better, but you can only really do that if you're making substantially more money every year. There is a penalty for underpaying, so you're risking a penalty if you underpay by too much.
tim36272 t1_j6aw1iv wrote
Reply to comment by ChickenCheeks7 in LPT Request: Why is my tax return so low? by ChickenCheeks7
No, the optimal strategy is to shoot for a $0 refund every year. You can use the IRS's calculator at https://www.irs.gov/individuals/tax-withholding-estimator to try to make that happen.
Just because it is mathematically optimal doesn't necessarily mean it is right for you, though.
If you get a refund at the end of the year you basically gave the government a loan and they are paying it back. You can use that as a kind of hidden savings account if you'd like, and that may be psychologically better in your situation. But financially it is always better to shoot for a $0 refund.
tim36272 t1_j54up3x wrote
Reply to comment by koalazeus in ChatGPT really surprised me today. by GlassAmazing4219
Yes they require a phone number
tim36272 t1_j46e9g2 wrote
Reply to comment by mfb- in Since the world is getting warmer, is the arctic treeline being pushed back? by JanniesStopBanningMe
The concern is acceleration: if it's 40-50m horizontally per year now then it could be 400-500m per year in 20 years.
tim36272 t1_j246rlu wrote
Reply to comment by daedalus91 in ELI5 What is the purpose of continuously spinning a lasso before throwing it? by Asian_1nvasion
Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/
tim36272 t1_iy439pq wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in eli5 How is computer memory deleted? by unlikemike123
Programs like Recuva do it for you. In the basic mode it is just reading all the entries that are marked as deleted.
tim36272 t1_ixc63s2 wrote
Reply to comment by nickeypants in When a military helicopter fires thousands of rounds while hovering still, does the operator have to slow the rotor to compensate for weight loss? by Legitimate-BurnerAcc
It's worth pointing out that in order to maintain the same RPM while blade pitch (and thus load) changes: the engine throttle is adjusted. This is (almost?) always automatic.
tim36272 t1_ixc5xc6 wrote
Reply to comment by Wonderful_One5316 in When a military helicopter fires thousands of rounds while hovering still, does the operator have to slow the rotor to compensate for weight loss? by Legitimate-BurnerAcc
In addition to what the other poster said: it also impacts performance planning. The flight computer takes weight into account and will determine things like whether or not you can climb over that mountain and how fast you can climb.
tim36272 t1_ixc5rzp wrote
Reply to comment by eye_spi in When a military helicopter fires thousands of rounds while hovering still, does the operator have to slow the rotor to compensate for weight loss? by Legitimate-BurnerAcc
The rotor acts as a wing in forward flight, providing some of the lift. That was actually wrong: it’s because the vertical speed of the “fresh” air you’re flying into during forward flight is 0 (in the absence of external forces) whereas in hover the air above and below the rotor is already moving down, thus it takes more energy to accelerate that air further.
Same reason it takes less power to fly forward than to hover.
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Reply to comment by JohannesOliver in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79
>What extremely useful features do you lose if you do not consent?
The enhanced accuracy service which uses things like nearby WiFi networks to pinpoint your location faster and more accurately. You can still use all your device's hardware, you just don't get the benefit of using Google's servers and wifi database.
tim36272 t1_itukuxo wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Android phones offered early US quake warning, beating iPhones to the punch | Google's earthquake detection network turns Android phones into seismometers, and it paid off yesterday. by chrisdh79
Yes: when users consent to use Google Location Services, specifically the "Google Location Accuracy" service, they consent to their data being used for purposes such as this. Consent is normally received during phone setup with a brief description of how the data is used and a link to Google's privacy policy.
More information and a link to their privacy policy at: https://support.google.com/android/answer/9319337?visit_id=638023852344601336-1711332009&p=android_earthquakealerts&rd=1#Get_earthquake_alerts_Android
tim36272 t1_isks82p wrote
Reply to comment by whoskey in The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer by AdmiralKurita
Stop it u/whoskey you'll scare him with facts! /s
tim36272 t1_iskrtdm wrote
Reply to comment by A_Shadow in The Race to Make a Vaccine for Breast Cancer by AdmiralKurita
Yeah this is a rare time to praise capitalism. If your company has the "miracle cure" you might sell it for a million dollars a dose, but you're definitely going to sell it.
tim36272 t1_ja7f1fd wrote
Reply to comment by swisscriss in CIA head: China is unsure whether it can invade Taiwan. by agonhaziri
Oh, you're asking what the difference is between China and Taiwan?
I'm sure others can provide a more thorough history, but in summary:
Yes the Taiwanese people are linguistically, culturally, and politically similar to the Chinese. The difference between them is largely geopolitical and ideological.
Similarly the people of Oregon and Washington in the US are very similar and it would be hard for an outsider to distinguish between the two.