Remember when Mitch McConnell was in the news constantly for deliberately halting progress to serve his party’s goals? We don’t even hear about him anymore
We’ve heard less about him for the last 4 years… Partly because of others taking the stage, maybe, but also because he became Senate minority leader. There’s a lot less to be done in that position, and I think he knows it.
Along with @maciejwolczyk we’ve been training a neural network that learns how to play NetHack, an old roguelike game, that looks like in the screenshot. Recently, something unexpected happened.
Java was giving a no such method exception at runtime, but it compiled fine. Granted, that method was recently added to the class, but it was pretty simple and again, you’d expect the compiler to detect things like that.
Turns out the code I inherited from a not-great team had that class in two different places. Maven replaced the one I worked on with the untouched copy, which went into the build.
Food generally cooks from the outside in. Pasta, especially spaghetti, has a pretty thin diameter so it doesn’t really matter how long it is, as long as it’s submerged. That bit where it has to wait a minute to become pliable enough to fit in the pan is trivial. It will always cook surface to core faster than end to end comes into question
Looks like it - it says indoor pool below the porch, and the windows match up. And it’s actually a problem that it’s not full - pools are generally engineered to be. If it’s not, the ground will push back against the empty concrete.
Ok, tell me how my preconceived notions about off-grid solar charging don’t apply here. What I skimmed in the article was mostly about the project happening but not much about the details.
The way I see it, a grid-connected solar system can put virtually every bit of solar energy to use when it’s needed most (air conditioners are running, people are doing their people-y things, whatever). Cars can charge pretty much whenever, but it’s often easiest to do while we’re sleeping (and, conveniently, demand is at its lowest). This makes for a nice harmony, but when you try to cut out the middle man you actually lose out on quite a bit. That power is only usable if someone is plugged in and charging. You can’t charge overnight if you don’t have some kind of grid connection. You really end up creating more problems than you solve.
So, to maybe answer my own questions with other questions,
Would the scale of solar + multiple cars charging mean that energy doesn’t go to waste, compared to a single car at home?
Is this in an area of South Africa where a reliable grid connection just isn’t feasible?
Is it really feasible to charge only when the sun is out in a situation like this? I suppose it mentions “ultra fast charging” so we’re not talking about waiting hours for a charge like in a level 2 setup
“Huh, I hadn’t really considered this [kinda racist when you think about it] view, but it’s actually pretty popular [by bots] so maybe there’s something to this!”
One other thing I thought about, and this is purely out of ignorance and not me trying to say you’re straight up wrong here… Wasn’t the pledge not to issue new permits?
It’s a true story, too! One friend was out of town during the sale. I left them in her garage, texted her to let her know I brought them back, and interrupted my own text to take advantage of the opportunity 😀
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case....
Like Merrick Garland? Basically the only guy who could have maybe made it through a confirmation hearing with a Republican-controlled Congress when Obama was in office? Someone who couldn’t really be attacked on the merits, making it pretty obvious that McConnell’s shenanigans were 100% political? Or are Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson moderates?
In 1869, under a new presidential administration, Congress expanded the Court to include nine Justices.11 The 1869 legislation was the last time Congress changed the size of the Supreme Court.
That was how we went up to nine justices. I assume “Congress” to mean both houses, otherwise they presumably would’ve said which house. But admittedly I haven’t dug into the logistics of that particular action
Father to a baby born at 1 pound, 4 ounces (580 grams for those who don’t know freedom units). Wife had preeclampsia and baby had to come out at 26 weeks (a little over 3 months early).
Obviously this is not common, but it’s far from the first time my hospital has dealt with that kind of thing. Our daughter has had her share of complications and specialists we’ve had to see. There are still some developmental delays, but nothing we’re expecting long-term. It’s been a HELL of a ride, no doubt, but she’s coming close to her second birthday and overall doing great!
Feel free to ask me anything you’d like about the experience. Although one NICU doctor said it best that every parent in this situation has the same 3 questions:
Will they survive? (in our case, yes)
Will they be normal? (As normal as an offspring raised in our house can be… Eventually)
When can they come home? (Ours did about a month after due date, 4 months and 4 days after birth)
The idea is that if you attempt the riskier patients, you’re more likely to fail. That’s not the reason for our infant mortality rates being what they are, though. I remember seeing stories about the hospital in Gaza City shutting down, and there were similarly-sized babies in the NICU there too. I believe they were thankfully able to be evacuated into Egypt, but the point is we are not the only country birthing and subsequently caring for babies this size.
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
Honestly, this shit should have been class action lawsuits under “Constructive Dismissal.”
Constructive dismissal is not illegal or anything. All it means is that “yeah, you didn’t officially get dismissed but with the other things they did you may as well have been. Here’s your $200 unemployment check for the month”
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
That just means it’s shitty and common (due to its ease) though. Please don’t let enshitification lose its meaning like the word “literally” did - we’ve got a good thing going there.
Atlanta Young Republicans executive questions what purpose MTG serves in Congress (www.rawstory.com)
So here's a story of, by far, the weirdest bug I've encountered in my CS career. (threadreaderapp.com)
Along with @maciejwolczyk we’ve been training a neural network that learns how to play NetHack, an old roguelike game, that looks like in the screenshot. Recently, something unexpected happened.
Not so funny now, is it? (lemmy.today)
Arr, matey! (lemmy.world)
This is where you put your victims’ bodies on display:...
South African off-grid EV charging network gets green light - electrive.com (www.electrive.com)
Atari just bought Intellivision, putting an end to the very first console war (www.engadget.com)
X Confirms Plan to Make 'Likes' Private, Remove Likes Tab From Profiles (www.macrumors.com)
Here's one for the nature lovers (lemmy.world)
I borrowed a bunch of tables from friends for a garage sale last weekend, and gave them back yesterday.
My, how the tables have returned!
The 90's and 2000's hit different. (i.imgur.com)
Judge Cannon says she's 'disappointed' in Special Counsel Jack Smith in new Trump filing (www.rawstory.com)
At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display (www.nytimes.com)
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case....
`Micropreemie' baby who weighed just over 1 pound at birth goes home from Illinois hospital (abcnews.go.com)
Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away (arstechnica.com)
The study (PDF), published this month by University of Chicago and University of Michigan researchers and reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says:...
Eagle being re-located from Denver International Airport (lemmy.world)
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says (www.cbsnews.com)
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount....
but the raisin is good (lemmy.world)