It sounds like an escrow service might be right for you. Escrow is a neutral third-party who manages funds and assets on behalf of two parties performing a transaction, to make sure both parties adhere to the agreed-upon terms. They’re most commonly used in real estate transactions, but they can be used for just about anything.
No. In fact, the heat will set in any stains, making them even more difficult to remove.
Another fact I love is that Magic: The Gathering’s implementation of its stack mechanic is identical to the computer science structure. Whenever I’m explaining stack vs queue to someone, it helps if they’re familiar with Magic because they’re already familiar with one concept, they just aren’t aware of it.
For free, no. For cheap, that depends on what “cheap” means to you.
In the US, you can’t be held liable for making a good-faith effort to render aid; it’s called the Good Samaritan Law.
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that smoking cigarettes can lead to heart disease and cancer?
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that drinking alcohol can lead to liver disease?
Is it ‘misleading’ to say that consuming red meat can lead to high cholesterol?
It all depends on a lot of very nitpicky things like your definitions of “consume”, “can”, “lead to”, and “misleading”, but in general, if you apply the same lens to each question, you get the same answer.
It would never happen. The number of oil-buying countries far outnumbers the number of oil-selling countries. Eventually, one buyer will submit to temptation and buy too early, causing everyone else to hurry up and try to get theirs while the getting is good.
If it did succeed, oil-sellers would probably just refuse to sell because they’re not making money, so why should they? They’re not the ones who need money; you’re the ones who need oil.
In my experience, privilege is rarely a factor. In fact, the most privileged people seem to be the most involved in politics because that maintains the status quo in their favor.
People who aren’t interested in politics usually say they’re too occupied with struggling to exist to read about different tax structures, the pros and cons of different immigration policies, or deciphering a local politician’s rhetoric. When faced with an immediate problem, such as a hungry child, and a more distant problem, like an unfavorable tax plan, most people will choose to prioritize the more immediate problem.
Yes, politics is the reason why they struggle. But can you really blame someone for placing a priority on day-to-day existence?
Peltier elements suck at heating and cooling.
The problem is efficiency. Of all methods of heating and cooling, Peltier elements are the least efficient at both. The main benefits to Peltier elements are they’re very compact, very simple, and very cheap. In some applications, these benefits are enough to warrant the trade in efficiency. In a greenhouse, these benefits are either not very helpful or completely invalid.
Your money and energy are more efficiently invested in other methods.
For a truly comprehensive explanation from someone much more knowledgeable than I am, refer to the Technology Connections video on the topic.
Censorship is a dangerous tool, best avoided because of how easily it can be abused. The best cure for hate is education and rationale. An educated and rational population need not fear the ravings of madmen, for they know who is/not worth listening to.
Yes, I’m aware of what the official report says. The FBI only concluded they couldn’t prove any connection to terrorism.
Every mathematician and data analyst the SEC hired to look at the trades said they were indistinguishable from trades made on advance knowledge. Despite this, the SEC concluded in their findings the trade patterns were “coincidence”. To this day, the portions of the report detailing the SEC’s basis for their conclusion remains classified or so heavily redacted as to only offer conclusionary information.
So, the SEC looked at all the evidence indicating advance knowledge, handwaved it, said it didn’t actually mean exactly what the experts said, then provided “trust me bro” as their only source. To me, that’s about as believable as Epstein killing himself. But if that’s good enough to count as proof in your mind, go ahead and believe what you want, no judgment from me.
The only sad thing here is how you treat people you disagree with.
If you don’t like right-wing music, don’t listen to it. In the US, people have a right to make whatever art they want; you can’t silence someone just because you don’t like their message. If you think their art sucks, make some art you do like.
The trouble with banning ideas is who gets to decide what’s banned. If you do set up a system of laws that allows control over what music is made, what stops someone in the future from taking control of that system and abusing it?
You’re painting with mighty broad strokes. Bob Ross is unquestionably a good person, but his estate is owned by people who lied to him and stole it from him; you shouldn’t buy anything with his name on it. Conversely, everyone loves Disney stuff but he was an anti-semite and arguably a nazi sympathizer.
As someone who learned on AD&D 2nd Edition, I gotta say, I find the 5th Edition rule sets (very annoying that there’s two versions. again) painfully slow and tedious to play. The rule set and focus has shifted from large-scale battles with dozens of participants and 3-4 armies to smaller encounters of only two teams and 4-6 participants on each team. Just one large-scale encounter on the 5e rule set would probably take multiple sessions.
The culture and the way people play has also changed dramatically. Pencil, paper, and dice used to be all you need, but is seen as “inadequate” now. Terrain, D&D Beyond, and miniatures are the new standard. Everyone uses a tablet or laptop and browses Reddit between turns. Every turn is treated as an opportunity in the spotlight to have their big moment of the session.
I hate to sound like a boomer, but this new stuff ain’t it.
Rust (the video game, not the programming language)
Can’t stand to play anymore, but I still keep up with the major patches and still watch some RustTubers.
Shitposting is the internet equivalent of writing something on the bathroom stall while taking a shit.
Funny, considering swingers have adopted the pineapple as their symbol.
It’s finally gotten to a point where wealth and power are concentrated into a sufficiently small enough group of people they can:
Studies like this have already been done. It doesn’t matter what demographic you belong to, except one, you get what you want about a third of the time.
That last demographic is donors; they get what they want over 90% of the time.
Mystery long solved. But, good science is repeatable, so keep going for the sake of rigor.
“A shocking rise to power lies in your future.”