2ndDegreeOWO

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[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago

And I have a hard time believing that there isn't some solid or liquid (or maybe some other exotic state of matter, due to the heat and pressure) inner core way down in there, even if it's relatively tiny compared to the size of the planet.

Even if it was entirely made of gas when it formed, surely some materials would have fallen in over the eons that could stay solid/liquid at the pressure/temperature of a gas giant's core?

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 20 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Ah, but what if you brought a large balloon, inflated it, and flew a helicopter inside the balloon?

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 22 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (11 children)

Sure. 25% --> 37% ... as long as you (for some arbitrary reason) only consider 8 "places" in the solar system.

7 of those are planets, but Titan is a moon. If we're going to include moons, then there's going to be a whole lot more than 8 "places" in the solar system, so the percentage of places where helicopters can work is going to be greatly reduced. If we get really pedantic and consider any orbiting body in the solar system to be a "place", then there will be hundreds, thousands of them where helicopters can't possibly work, once you start tallying up asteroids and comets.

Also, why does the list include 7 planets, not 8? What? Are you not interested in trying to make a helicopter work on Mercury? That's quitter talk!

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

That's just because ZFS's disc cache shows up as application-used memory, instead of disc cache memory. (Disc cache memory is often reported in system monitor tools as 'free' memory, because it can be freed up as soon as you need it. ZFS's disc cache works the same way, but it's not reported separately to the OS, so that makes it look like ZFS is using a shitload of RAM.) If it bothers you, you can set a maximum amount of RAM for ZFS to use, and that will clear it up. It will mean that your performance is slightly worse, though, because ZFS won't be able to use disc caching optimally.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago

They're only starting now?

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world -3 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

True humor transcends language barriers. If you have difficulty being funny in a different language, it means you're relying too heavily upon puns.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

I just hate always being rushed rushed rushed. Always have to go faster. Click faster, move faster, make decisions faster. Faster faster faster.

I want to play a strategy game, but at competitive levels, it's less about strategic thinking and more about just memorizing what the 'meta' is, and then being able to execute that meta faster than the other guy. And all this rush and hurry all the time is just too much strain. I want to play games to relax, not to add stress. I get plenty of stress from real life.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

On one hand, maybe we as a society should move past child abuse being played for laughs.

On the other hand, a ham-fisted government ban is probably not the right way to accomplish that.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Obviously. That's why they're called parental controls.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

If she asks, tell her Fox News went out of business. Very sad.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (5 children)

No, grandma. I'm not going to be an enabler for your Fox News addiction.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Most places are not urban.

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