BearOfaTime

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

TIL in French it's "circonflexe" and English it's "circumflex".

I'm guessin this is another Daniel Webster moment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

There aren't any?

Got some stats on that, or are you just begging the question?

Edit: Maybe you mean to ask "why does it seem geniuses lack morals?".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

"Life IS pain, highness, anyone telling you otherwise is selling something" - Westley, The Princess Bride

Also, "Hard Times" by Studs Terkel will offer some perspective.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

pseudo feel-good tokenism bullshit

Brilliantly put. It's downright insulting nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Haha, right? I could see it as a nickname with an in-group of buddies, especially for the short guy who is a social beast (I've worked for a couple).

As for under 6'...IIRC, 6' and taller is like 14% of men? (Been a while since I read the stats).

Edit: 80-90% of adult American males are under 6'. The average height is 5' 9'.

I've always been one of the smallest around... Never gave a shit after about 2nd grade - once you accept who/what you are, what other people do/say/think just doesn't matter. This is "Growing Up 101" stuff.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Oh god, this kind of moral grandstanding is just cringeworthy, let alone as a false concern for others.

It screams "I need the approval of others or I feel bad about my genetics over which I have no control".

If someone doesn't like how I look, oh well, that's life. Seems this is a lesson most people learn in grade school - some people aren't going to like you, you're not going to like some people.

Further, if we're talking about physical attractiveness, that's something all over the place, and something over which we have no control.

Attraction isn't a choice - what you do about it is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I think OP's point is he's going to be running the server regardless, so why not recoup the heat.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Anecdote:

I have a server running 24/7 in my office, drawing 120 watts average (tested). Office is 10x10. It alone keeps that room 2-5 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. If I turn it off, room equalize to house.

As for comparison, those little square plug in space heaters consume 500 to 1500 watts, and you can see how much th heat.

1 watt = 3.4 btu

Depending on your use case, why not look to reduce power consumption? I've replaced that server with one that draws <20w at idle. That's negligible.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

Hahahahaha.. Oh, you crack me up

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I had kind of assumed they were all zero-zero now, especially on something relatively new like the Texan, and especially a trainer.

But what do I know, maybe the research said it wasn't critical.

Weird to have this happen, that stuff is safety'd seven ways to Sunday, and stays disarmed until ready to go.

Edit: looks like it's a zero-zero seat (Texan II first flew in 1998).

https://martin-baker.com/ejection-seats/mk16-us16la/

Edit 2: According to my aircraft anorak, these seats are deactivated until the plane is in the air using a Weight-off-Wheels switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

If you're buying dozens of Office keys, then a site license for Windows and Office makes a lot more sense.

And those licenses are managed between you and MS. Then it's a simple count of Office installations and you know how many licenses you should be using. You typically do an annual license "true up" with MS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Cute jingoism.

What perfect country are you from again?

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