Comment Re:This Is Why I Ditched Ubuntu (Score 1) 49
yes yes "i'm old and cranky"
Comment Re:Unjust act (Score 2) 38
Big-Brother-NIMBYism: "Spy on those other people*, not ME!"
* Who have less political bribing power
Comment 5 years? (Score 2) 38
After the buses return to the depot, the transportation authority would archive the regular video footage on a local server for up to five years.
Why the hell five years?
Comment Re:Could have done four years in the military (Score 1) 82
It's not mutually exclusive. They fluff each other.
Comment Re:Could have done four years in the military (Score 0) 82
and die for Bibi
Comment Auto-pay is evil (Score 1) 82
lets the other side control when to turn it off. If they flake or go rogue, you are left holding the bag.
Comment "Despite"? (Score 1) 286
...Like their opinion is supposed to control our democracy?
Submission + - Paint is already peeling in renovated Washington Reflecting Pool after 2 weeks. (cnn.com)
fahrbot-bot writes: CNN, Reuters and other sources are reporting that the paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after announcement of the job's completion. The historic pool was drained and refinished in a $14.7 million no-bid contract.
Tim Auerhahn, a pool infrastructure expert and the chairman of the Aquatic Council, said it’s difficult to tell from the videos what was causing the “apparent delamination.”
“A coating system can fail for several reasons, including substrate preparation, surface contamination, application conditions, adhesion issues, product selection, mechanical damage, environmental exposure, or a combination of factors,” Auerhahn said.
The larger question, he added, is whether this represents a localized issue in that part of the pool or a larger, more systemic issue with the coating. “If the coating is losing adhesion in multiple locations, that could indicate a more significant concern,” he said.
Tim Auerhahn, a pool infrastructure expert and the chairman of the Aquatic Council, said it’s difficult to tell from the videos what was causing the “apparent delamination.”
“A coating system can fail for several reasons, including substrate preparation, surface contamination, application conditions, adhesion issues, product selection, mechanical damage, environmental exposure, or a combination of factors,” Auerhahn said.
The larger question, he added, is whether this represents a localized issue in that part of the pool or a larger, more systemic issue with the coating. “If the coating is losing adhesion in multiple locations, that could indicate a more significant concern,” he said.
Comment Re:upgrades were more meaningful (Score 1) 55
Smartphones have matured enough there is very little incentive to upgrade.
64 camera lenses oughtta be enough for anyone!
- Phone J. Gates
Comment Still smells bubbly (Score 1) 55
> And no the bubble isn't going to pop.
It's smells more bubblier over time. Sales of AI services are not self-supporting the hardware and infrastructure needed. AI usage numbers are based on the heavily discounted services supported by investors and market-share fights. These subsidies cannot last forever. Users will be more judicious with AI use when they have to pay real prices, and the market will realize it over-built.
Investors are pricing in big breakthroughs, and if these don't arrive, the existing stacks are financially hosed.
Comment Musk's toy got bonked? (Score 1) 92
Where's that micro-violin I loaned to a tardigrade?...
Comment Re:Make laser-based deorbit a reality (Score 1) 92
It's unproven, possibly would make the problem worse if things broke up in unexpected ways, and energy-intensive.
Comment Re:redundancy (Score 2) 92
But DOGE banned atmospheric drag, based on an "anti-woke" keyword search.
Comment Re:Starlink satellites are everywhere (Score 1) 92
the cockroaches of the heavens
Comment Bumper cars common back then? (Score 1) 27
Being Earth was also alleged whacked by a Mars-sized object, forming our moon, it seems colliding spheres is common during the early stages of planetary systems. The difference is we got a terrific silvery moon out of it, but Venus only got long nights.
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