iie

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[–] iie@hexbear.net 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Can you tell me more about the march that was basically erased from the media? Or post a link?

[–] iie@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

probably downloaded a book from libgen that was only available as an epub

[–] iie@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I keep my tolerance low by only taking meds 3–5 days a week. If not for tolerance I would take it every day.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe it's labor discipline? SW might put upward pressure on wages as employers compete with a form of lucrative self-employment available to millions of workers?

[–] iie@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I want to second what propter_hog said, being a leftist is a process. There is always more to learn about the world and the forces that drive it. Keep learning, and develop some healthy skepticism and media literacy with regard to capitalist depictions of socialist countries, and you're on track.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

do banks have a material incentive to crack down on SW?

[–] iie@hexbear.net 43 points 3 days ago (2 children)

(We’re trying to warn y’all about banking discrimination and the dangers of facial recognition technology too but that’s a subject for another post. Just know that they always test their hateful tech tools on us first, then roll them out for the respectables and normals.)

I look forward to that post!

[–] iie@hexbear.net 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I can talk to people, but it often feels fake to me. I don't have a coherent sense of self, let alone the social awareness to package myself to others in a way that is both authentic and lands well, so it's hard to be real with people. And, consequently, it's hard for me to form strong, lasting ties to other people. Music is basically the only medium in which I feel like a person.

*I'm working on it though

[–] iie@hexbear.net 30 points 3 days ago

Stuff with drones sickens me in a different way. Something about the mixture of total impunity and fine control.

[–] iie@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago

Speaking of formatting, if you see a comment with interesting formatting and want to know how they did it, you can click the "view source" button at the bottom of the comment

[–] iie@hexbear.net 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

this is great, really succinct, I probably will show this to people

 

The presenter is very corny though

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Abstract

Recent research has demonstrated that extreme waves, waves with crest to trough heights of 20 to 30 meters, occur more frequently than previously thought. Also, over the past several decades, a surprising number of large commercial vessels have been lost in incidents involving extreme waves. Many of the victims were bulk carriers. Current design criteria generally consider significant wave heights less than 11 meters (36 feet). Based on what is known today, this criterion is inadequate and consideration should be given to designing for significant wave heights of 20 meters (65 feet), meanwhile recognizing that waves 30 meters (98 feet) high are not out of the question. The dynamic force of wave impacts should also be included in the structural analysis of the vessel, hatch covers and other vulnerable areas (as opposed to relying on static or quasi-dynamic analyses).

Introduction

Recent research by the European Community has demonstrated that extreme waves—waves with crest to trough heights of 20 to 30 meters—occur more frequently than previously thought (MaxWave Project, 2003). In addition, over the past several decades, a surprising number of large commercial vessels have been lost in incidents involving extreme waves. Many of the victims were bulk carriers that broke up so quickly that they sank before a distress message could be sent or the crew could be rescued.

There also have been a number of widely publicized events where passenger liners encountered large waves (20 meters or higher) that caused damage, injured passengers and crew members, but did not lead to loss of the vessel. This is not a new phenomenon; there are well-documented events dating back to at least the early 1940s.

These two facts, vessel losses combined with knowledge that waves larger than previously considered likely may be encountered, suggest that reviewing vessel design criteria may be necessary. (Smith, 2006).

 

The twitter thread is referenced in this excellent article by the same journalist, Alan MacLeod, which I posted here yesterday, but I think it deserves its own post.

Thread reader: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1818050593468072023.html

If you don't feel like clicking a link, here are the tweets transcribed, with some links added:

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