Comment Re: Build fireproof structures, this is not diffic (Score 1) 77
Only embers which land within 5 feet of the house are a danger. If that area is clear of flammable material the house is safe.
Only embers which land within 5 feet of the house are a danger. If that area is clear of flammable material the house is safe.
Standard US building codes now specify screening of vents under eaves. This prevents embers from entering and starting a fire. That's what my houses have.
Standard wildfire protection measures emphasize that you need to remove all burnable material within 5 feet (1.5 meters) of the house.
That's all you need to do.
If an ember lands in this zone, it will just burn out and not set the house on fire.
Lots of wildfire research has confirmed the the cause of fires spreading is embers landing next to houses.
Standard wildfire prevention measures emphasize that the most important defense is to clear all burnable material from the first 5 feet ( 1.5 meters) from the house.
You don't need to defend any further distance. Just 1.5 meters.
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I'll fix it.
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Where have you been?
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Welcome my son
Welcome to the machine
What did you dream?
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(thank you Pink Floyd)
I doubt that it will even ask for your permission. It will have your credit card details and just order random stuff that our shopping overlords want you to have.
Here's a good one:
"14. American power has made possible an extraordinarily long peace. Too many have forgotten or perhaps take for granted that nearly a century of some version of peace has prevailed in the world without a great power military conflict. At least three generations — billions of people and their children and now grandchildren — have never known a world war."
This ignores the fact that the US has conducted an average of 4 attacks per year on other countries during the past 25 years. And, of course, our new war is crashing the world economy.
"some version of peace"
I stopped buying from Amazon a year ago and switched to eBay.
Just about everything is cheaper on eBay... sometimes a lot cheaper... and most of the time have free shipping and returns.
I've also found that eBay sellers are very eager to ensure you are satisfied with the purchase. Good support. They are mostly small businesses.
All you have to do is look at population response to infectious diseases to see the change.
The plague, smallpox, etc. all provided a mechanism to select for people who has some resistance and kill of those who didn't.
Also, mutations to genes are happening all the time. Most have no consequence but a few provide some advantage or disadvantage to the organism and are selectively enhanced or discouraged.
Basic If... then
Nothing more.
Is this reasoning?
I just read that "non-profit" Kaiser health system made $9.3 billion dollars net profit last year.
At the same time it has been subject to scrutiny by agencies and unions for cutting back services, pay, staffing, etc. all of which compromise care.
Seeing him "perform" in public it seems that he has already adopted an AI persona.
A "real" AI will probably be an improvement.
According to an article here a few days ago, 70% of people just accept whatever AI tells them without thinking.
Biofuel is made from corn, not soy.
70% of farmland, water, chemicals, transportation fuel, is used to support industrial meat production.
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