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advertised as with a 30 year life span,

It's not clear to me from the article whether it was expected to only last 30 years at the time, or whether it was subsequently revised down in some way.

I mean, my guess is that many building materials may only guarantee some number of years, but it may be the norm for them to last longer. I assume that businesses selling stone do not rate, say, masonry for hundreds of years, though it clearly can last that long.

The article has:

Raac, a lightweight building material, was commonly used in panel-form in public building construction from the 1950s to mid-1990s. It is estimated to have a lifespan of 30 years, and many structures have now passed that age.

EDIT: Yeah. From another article, it sounds like at the time it was built, it was not realized that the material would last only 30 years:

https://news.sky.com/story/the-once-wonder-material-reinforced-aerated-autoclaved-concrete-will-cause-chaotic-start-to-academic-year-12951727

During the post-war building boom of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) was something of a wonder material.

In the 1990s, when the material was still being used, structural engineers discovered that the strength of RAAC wasn't standing the test of time.

The porous, sponge-like concrete - especially when used on roofs - could easily absorb moisture, weakening the material and also corroding steel reinforcement within.

As it weakened, it sagged, leading to water pooling on roofs, exacerbating the problem.

RAAC made in the 1950s was at risk of failure by the 1980s, the report concluded.

About 30 years ago, it became known that the lifespan of RAAC in many public buildings, including hospitals and schools was no greater than 30 years.

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Sounds like one was not identified and collapsed in 2017. Another was Singlewell Primary School in Kent in 2018.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/the-raac-concrete-ticking-time-bomb-that-schools-were-warned-about-years-ago/ar-AA1g5cDO

When was RAAC flagged as a danger?

The lightweight concrete, which is a “porous” material, has long been recognised as having “limited durability”, according to the LGA. The Government has been aware of public sector buildings constructed with the material since 1994.

2017

The Standing Committee on Structural Safety was asked to investigate the suitability of the material after a school roof collapsed, although it is not clear which school this was.

2018

Another roof collapsed at a Singlewell Primary School in Kent. It happened above the school staff room, also damaging toilets, ICT equipment and an administration area. The collapse prompted Kent Council to write to other local authorities warning them to check for RAAC in their schools.

2019

A structural engineer investigating on behalf of SCOSS began to “frequently” encounter RAAC planks that weren’t fit for purpose and warned all those installed before 1980 should be replaced.

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Yeah, vaping is growing in the US too.

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I dunno. It's growing pretty quickly globally.

https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/e-cigarette-vaping-market

The global e-cigarette and vape market size was valued at USD 22.45 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.6% from 2023 to 2030. The public's growing understanding of e-cigarettes being safer than traditional cigarettes, particularly among younger people, due to numerous studies conducted by medical institutions and associations, is forecasted to fuel market growth. In addition, it is anticipated that the manufacturers’ wide range of customization options, including temperature control and nicotine dosages, will help the product demand. Moreover, growing e-cigarette technologies like pod systems and squonk mods have gained popularity and user adoption in recent years.

Market size value in 2023

USD 28.17 billion

Revenue forecast in 2030

USD 182.84 billion

The anti-smoking movement -- at least in the US -- didn't center around nicotine addiction, but around the negative secondary health effects.

Any similar secondary negative effects for vaping are pretty limited. So it's arguing just against the addiction alone. And I'm not sure that that's an easy case to make.

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I mean, I'm not arguing in favor of vaping. I just think that you're being optimistic about people choosing not to vape.

Reuters: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)

In a significant development, the Biden administration is preparing to ship armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, marking the first time such weaponry will be sent to the country. This information was revealed in a document seen by Reuters and independently confirmed by two U.S. officials.

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I don't think that there's much use for that in knocking out anything lighter than an MBT, so I assume that Ukraine expects to use them in a role where there may be tank-on-tank fighting.

Starfield FOV and Optimization Mods Are Already Out on Nexus (wccftech.com)

As most PC gamers will have noticed right away when launching the game, there is no Starfield FOV (Field of View) slider in the game's settings. This is unfortunate since the default setting appears to be 75, which is lower than preferable, especially for those who experience motion sickness when playing in first-person view....

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I suspect that you can change it, but only in the INI file directly; that's been the case in past Bethesda games.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/377160/discussions/0/364040166679749039/

Or with a mod.

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Probably were in the wrong camp, had a Sega Master System or Genesis or something at the time.

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If you read through this thread, there are people doing so.

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I saw some comment in this thread that on the Deck, someone had to set their Proton version for Starfield to Proton Experimental -- newer than the current stable release version -- and then it worked. Might try that on other Linux distros too.

IIRC it's in the Properties->Compatibility dialog for a given game.

checks ProtonDB

https://www.protondb.com/app/1716740

Many entries on ProtonDB saying "switch to Experimental". Looks like the current GloriousEggroll Proton build also works, but if you've never set that up, easier to just do Proton Experimental.

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I mean, we have less artillery than Russia, true enough, but on the other hand, we also don't have the same reliance on artillery. Airpower would play a larger proportional role in a hypothetical sustained US conflict.

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