semisimian

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The concept described here is what us homebuilders call "make up air." In a tight envelope, when you need to exhaust air, you have to forcibly introduce fresh air to make up the difference. Otherwise your envelope (home) will sit in a vacuum and air won't move anywhere.

Usually, there is only one window in a bathroom. If you have a fan, turn it on and open the window and it should disappate quickly. If you only have the window and no fan, punch a hole through the drywall to the next room, preferably close to the baseboard for optimal airflow. I assume you are at your "special friend's house" and trying to hook up. Wait a few minutes and it should clear. Hope this helps!

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Put as much money into your index funds and don't stop until October 13th, 2026. Then convert it all to cash.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 1 points 4 days ago

Penned by Karin Larsen, a sports reporter. I wonder if this is in her neighborhood and she likes to go fast.

But honestly, a good temporary strategy. These barriers are a stop-gap measure to slow down cars, but they aren't good urban planning. What they do well is disrupt the norm and look ugly. It gets people on board for when a good plan comes along. I've seen it happen in my city over and over again. What I don't know is if the city planners are fully aware of the strategy.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"On Monday, Queensland will become one of the first jurisdictions in the world to require a driver’s licence to ride an ebike in public."

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My dad loved this movie and watched it constantly during his mental decline. It was a great comfort to him, always made him cry.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I appreciate not being told when to laugh, but to laugh when I think something is funny. I'm 10 minutes into the show and I have only chuckled, but this is a genius ploy, well written and perfectly executed. All things considered, no notes.

As with all comedy, it exists within context. So far, this is solid.

Edit: now that they are huffing helium, I am genuinely laughing.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 7 points 4 months ago

"prospective"

You sly dog.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I am in construction (not manufacturing) and own my own business. Truth is, they are both right.

Rodney is right because there are a huge number of variables that the prof's equation is ignoring. Also, it is generally a good idea to know what you are manufacturing and work to produce that product as efficiently as possible. The professor is sort of putting the cart before the horse by building a factory with no product.

That said, we are in a learning environment and seemingly in a lower-level class. You have to strip away real-world variables to teach the lessons at hand. The professor is right not to include corrupt politicians and mafia folk, it's too much when you are trying to start with the basics. But he should've had the class decide on a product - he said it himself, it could be anything - and then build up from there.

Mafia payoffs are a 300 level course.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 32 points 7 months ago (2 children)

His argument is: 16 hours daily use is not addiction IF THAT IS THE ONLY FACTOR. He repeats it again and again. But that argument is stupid, because it ignores the other well-known and proven variables of addiction. Does this behavior have serious effects on your mental and physical health? Does it interrupt your work and play? Do you have an obsessive need to do it? The list goes on.

Who put this genius in front of a microphone?

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tri Repetae.

[–] semisimian@startrek.website 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm missing context on this one. I walk away from Lemmy for ONE day and...

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