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pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
9hr ago
After a discussion with work colleagues about old games that hang around, I fired up EVE Online for the first time in about 15 years. I remember trying it briefly, finding it far too dull, and moving on. But coming back to it now at a different point in my life, it definitely hits differently. It looks nice and it has a variety of progression options, but it also doesn't demand twitch reflexes and fast reaction. You can choose to do things that take time but not much attention, or things that require attention and go faster. I'm certain I've slowed down considerably and it matches my pace a little more. I think I might stick with it for a little bit
True - I was assuming for some reason they were only recording deltas but it's hard to imagine there wouldn't be some measurement against a baseline. ETA: I guess if that's the case, then I don't understand how it would be possible to disregard measurements under the "less than 1/8 inch" policy and have them end up moving to the point of failure, unless through complete dereliction.
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1d ago
I am not an expert on railway safety but presumably there is some tolerance for these gaps, below which changes are not concerning.
Changes are essentially summed vectors. 1/8" or less of a change from month to month is almost never going to be a problem. 10 of those negligible movements in a row, in the same direction, is a massive problem! But if you didn't update the documented measurement, because each time you checked, it had changed 1/8" or less, you would never even know that your position had drifted by an entire inch from your documentation. The only non-negligent way I can think of to track the sum of many small vectors is to record the actual measurement every time.
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1d ago
When he says he doubts we will come to america's aid, insult aside, that means america possibly won't come to ours.
This is reality. Trump is dispensing with some of the polite fictions because they are distorting peoples' perception of actual reality. In reality, there are not many scenarios where Europe can possibly come to America's aid in any substantive way other than moral support, regardless of treaty obligations. That's Europe's choice, and for better or worse it makes them a much less valuable ally.
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2d ago
All of those would rapidly result in the whole world looking for a better deal with a new protector.
By their own admission, they are already doing this. American forbearance is so implicitly assumed that this is not anticipated to have any further negative consequences, I guess.
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2d ago
Every since I dabbled in chainmail fabrication, I've been tempted to learn crochet, but I can't offhand think of a less manly thing for a man to attempt, including having sex with other men.
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2d ago
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5d ago
I think we need to be able to make policy around the Greenland territorial waters. Exactly who is allowed to do what there under international law is immensely consequential.
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5d ago
That genuinely would be a casus bellum though
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