Posts by zompus@phire.place
(DIR) Post #AUriJFWSbMgu3pYUqm by zompus@phire.place
2023-04-21T04:20:14Z
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@textfiles The long red and white hallway gives me creepy Stanley Kubrick vibes and I've not even watched a full Kubrick movie.
(DIR) Post #AV8DermHlpwztf6WBM by zompus@phire.place
2023-04-28T15:35:53Z
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Time to treat #AI like we treat faerie folk:-Never give an AI your full name-Never accept a gift from an AI-Never eat food that an AI gives you-Do not mention that you have a newborn child at home or that you know someone who has-Do not step into an AI ring
(DIR) Post #AV9mpwSWOgz99dpuJE by zompus@phire.place
2023-04-29T15:35:06Z
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@Vrimj When STEM ignores the humanities
(DIR) Post #AV9mpxs5991dXCnpmy by zompus@phire.place
2023-04-29T16:37:31Z
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@Vrimj If they don't care about the user experience, then they are not building a social network, they are building another data collection and advertising machine.
(DIR) Post #AWSczaJ4F2p3JDlzii by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T18:01:45Z
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Are you living in a place where you suddenly have to learn about air purifiers FOR SOME REASON? Here's a tip for buying air purifiers: ignore their "good for rooms up to X square feet" and look for the Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR). That's the actual capacity of the unit. The AHAM industry standard is for CADR to be 2/3 of your room area, although not every air purifier marketing line follows that rule: https://ahamverifide.org/ahams-air-filtration-standards/#smoke
(DIR) Post #AWSczcT4Cq0e0oT0aG by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T18:02:30Z
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Oh hey and it says right on that page for wildfire smoke the rating should be the same as the room area. So if you have a 10x12 foot room of standard height, look for an air purifier of 120 CADR.
(DIR) Post #AWSczeEFetLZTRYClk by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T18:10:24Z
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Here's an example of extremely misleading labeling:https://www.amazon.com/AROEVE-Purifiers-Cleaner-Coverage-Bedroom-dp-B0BYYQ5YVJ/dp/B0BYYQ5YVJ/ref=dp_ob_title_hpcDoes up to 1095 square feet! Only $99.99! What a deal! But wait, its CADR is 220 cubic meters/hour, which is 129 cubic feet/minute. So the room size this covers, under the AHAM standard, is 129 square feet for smoke, or 193 square feet for regular use. Buyer beware.
(DIR) Post #AWSczg6Ahu4XGxmmS8 by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T18:12:27Z
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To keep 1095 square feet of home clean you would need two or three of these, so you're looking at $900 - $1500 to do it right.https://www.whirlpoolairpurifiers.com/product/whirlpool-wppro2000-whispure-air-purifier-gunmetal/
(DIR) Post #AWSczhzVfdvp8sgULY by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T18:29:22Z
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Or just spend $100 or so on materials to make a bunch of these: https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
(DIR) Post #AWSczjr4jyNCvIkmTg by zompus@phire.place
2023-06-07T21:01:12Z
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Looking at the AQI map (https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a10/p604800/cC0?select=58069#8.85/40.6391/-74.3565) I see numbers over 300 in NYC. Breathing air at AQI 427 is equivalent to smoking 24 cigarettes per day, according to this calculator: https://jasminedevv.github.io/AQI2cigarettes/Take it seriously, people. Smoky air literally kills, by taking time off your life.
(DIR) Post #AXfgzJYllyPjLjwY1Q by zompus@phire.place
2023-07-14T02:40:36Z
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Can we get a modern-day Upton Sinclair to write The Jungle and get a strong progressive movement going?
(DIR) Post #AXpzreWaiRz4raDXJg by zompus@phire.place
2023-07-18T22:45:03Z
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@Vrimj Presents the question as to why shouldn't science inform public policy.
(DIR) Post #AatxxPgf8WyrWoWzi4 by zompus@phire.place
2023-10-18T16:44:45Z
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People criticize the government for moving slow but the timeline in this article looks lightspeed for any company:-Funding to develop the system released in 2022-Initial report to Congress in May 2023-Pilot project available for 2024 tax filing season.https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/10/irs-to-offer-free-tax-filing-in-competition-against-much-criticized-turbotax
(DIR) Post #Aaty3hanTg1InYmoiG by zompus@phire.place
2023-10-18T16:45:30Z
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I have to think that the people at the IRS have had this idea in mind for decades and the initial "study" was just writing down all their ideas into a project plan.
(DIR) Post #AbqmF9EbraDSV4JNUO by zompus@phire.place
2023-11-15T23:32:12Z
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I saw an exhortation to boycott companies for their support of Israel, and one of the listed companies was Siemens.Working in the building automation industry, I know of Siemens very well and the thought that you can get consumers to boycott Siemens is hilarious to me. Your average consumer will never be aware of the Siemens products that are around them and will have zero say in whether Siemens receives money. Might as well try and boycott AWS while you're at it.
(DIR) Post #AbuX8098X8MPbdj2cS by zompus@phire.place
2023-11-16T22:40:37Z
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Twitter is a Nazi bar, and you know what they say about people who hang out in Nazi barshttps://journa.host/@w7voa/111422419601204043
(DIR) Post #AbuX8iEIdIdOKOTmm8 by zompus@phire.place
2023-11-16T23:22:19Z
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Exercise today: first day back in nearly 2 weeks due to isolation for COVID exposure. It was not a difficult workout but I could definitely feel a loss of endurance.
(DIR) Post #AsJO3zKk8QbLkGmZnM by zompus@phire.place
2025-03-22T03:38:00Z
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@socketwench I remember being scared of the cyborg as a kid.
(DIR) Post #AzBav0mHUmX3oMQmRc by zompus@phire.place
2025-10-13T22:26:57Z
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There's a huge pile of popular things I haven't watched, often because they're so popular. K-pop Demon Hunters is now on the list. The list includes, but is not limited to:-Avatar-Titanic-Die Hard (any of them)-Jurassic Park (any of them)-Most Avengers movies, except the first one-Most Marvel movies, except the Taika Waititi Thor movies-Fast and Furious films (except Tokyo Drift)-Oppenheimer
(DIR) Post #AzBav96mWRgTeG5GVc by zompus@phire.place
2025-10-13T22:38:23Z
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-Any Spiderman post-Toby Maguire-Jaws-Any Rocky movie-The first Alien movie