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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The first problem is solved by line sensing technology. If there is not power coming in and off of the switch then the inverter will not pump energy back into the system, at least on the ones that are not $12 cheap Chinese junk off of taobao.

And rather than suicide cords they generally have an IEC connector (standard rhombusy shaped computer power connector) on one end and a normal prong on the other.

But you are right that it is dangerous and not recommended to anyone, especially the people that are not smart enough to take the appropriate concerns and considerations into mind before using it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (20 children)

That happens quite a bit in a lot of areas. It sounds stupid but your toaster does not care where the electricity it is using comes from.

As long as the sine waves are in sync with each other then you have nothing to worry about.

It's probably not standard in America because the technology is newer and the regulations haven't caught up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Like I said. You're wrong.

I definitely understand how women would be afraid of encountering a random man in the forest. I also understand that the advantage of encountering a bear is that they would know to immediately run the fuck away. And I can understand how that scenario makes them feel.

Just because I can see the other side does not mean I endorse the other side. Broaden your mind

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (6 children)

I have no dog in the fight. I'm merely a spectator commenting on what I see.

So you can draw whatever conclusions you wish about the side that I'm picking in this debate and you're going to be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (8 children)

It's a fallacy to put one vs many in an argument like this.

Individual men were hurt by feeling classified as more dangerous to a random woman than a bear in the woods when their lived experiences place them well below that threat, even though they are aware that there is a portion of men who are more dangerous to random women in the woods than the average bear, but their responses were taken as an attack on women rather than an expression of personal indignation and further proof that men are dangerous.

Individual women got to express their experiences and opinions in a way that got through to a lot of men and other women what they felt as a whole, but since groups are unable to address individual responses eloquently and on an even level, they trampled over a lot of innocent men.

There are no winners in scenarios like these, and anything you add or subtract from the argument paints you in a bad light.

The only winning move is not to play.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (10 children)

I wonder if that's not cherry picking because the man v bear argument was literally designed to initiate controversy and discussion, it's a very polarizing question.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I am out of the loop, what happened to duckduckgo?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Every once in awhile it crosses my mind that if I just gave up my morals I could make so much fucking money.

The difference between me being a middle-class American and me being filthy fucking rich is every day I wake up and I choose not to defraud every single person I possibly can of their money.

I feel like I should get a little thank you now and again, because I could be the greatest monster you've ever seen but instead I'm just a nobody and I don't think I get nearly enough appreciation for my service.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

And you could also look at the real world. We have boost air.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I wouldn't get your hopes up too high.

You're thinking like you are the customer and the customer is always right, so if you pay for a service it should provide you what you want, right?

This is not that scenario.

You are not the customer. You are a product that is being sold to advertisers. It does not matter if you also pay them money, you are still the product. If you pay them money on top of being sold then you are just an especially profitable product.

Paying them money will not cause you to cease being a product, no matter how much money you are willing to pay.

If you use a different company's product that starts off with you being the customer, eventually, they will learn that they can make more money by selling you to other people, and they will.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I don't know if you're from the states but if you are purchasing mega millions or Powerball tickets, they stop sales at about 6:45 p.m. Pacific time and then do the drawing sometime after 7:00 of the same day.

I interpreted it as you would repeat the exact same day 365 times, not that you would repeat the exact same year over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I would take the +3 charm and groundhog Day for a year. It would be really awesome to have 3 charm instead of 0, and if I could repeat Tuesday for an entire year then I could learn skills and practice things and read a bunch of books and memorize and establish a plan to purchase a winning lottery ticket, not excessive but maybe like the mega millions I don't know, and come out of the year into Wednesday with nine figures in my bank account and a clear plan of action.

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