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Comment on The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely in ~space
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Comment on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a 4th July general election in ~news
Raspcoffee LinkThis is... a choice, I suppose. Well.... I imagine so. Just... why? If the economy was going up for a bit longer and refugee got deported to Rwanda then, despite my disagreements with them, I...This is... a choice, I suppose.
“I just don’t understand it,” one Conservative MP said. “The economy is improving. Why not give that more time to bed in?”
One senior minister was annoyed that Sunak gave his speech in the driving rain.
“If the whole point was to remind the public that he was Mr Furlough, why not do the speech inside from the same briefing room?”
They added: “Labour MPs are happy. We’re not. That tells a story.”
Well.... I imagine so. Just... why? If the economy was going up for a bit longer and refugee got deported to Rwanda then, despite my disagreements with them, I could see it being a choice?
If anything if the economy keeps improving while Labour lost, they will be the ones to benefit from it politically?
If I didn't knew any better I would've thought that Sunak wants to take the Tories down with him. And with the momentum of Labour, Lib Dem and Reform UK that's not even inconceivable? For one of the oldest political forces this is certainly... a choice.
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of May 20 in ~news
Raspcoffee LinkNorway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state, deepening Israel’s isolation. (AP News) -
Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of May 20 in ~news
Raspcoffee LinkIsraeli soldiers and police tipping off groups that attack Gaza aid trucks (The Guardian) I do want to say here that I doubt everyone in Israel approves of this but the last sentence here send a...Israeli soldiers and police tipping off groups that attack Gaza aid trucks (The Guardian)
I do want to say here that I doubt everyone in Israel approves of this but the last sentence here send a chill down my spine:
On Sunday, the far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, suggested the government itself should be stopping aid trucks to Gaza instead of leaving it to groups of activists.
“We are in a democratic country and I am in favour of freedom of protest. They are allowed to demonstrate,” he said in an interview with Army Radio. “I am against them attacking and burning trucks … It’s the cabinet that should be stopping the trucks.”
Just... people are starving in Gaza and this happens? And this is the reaction of some people?
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Comment on Am I alone in thinking that we're bouncing back from a highly technological future? in ~life
Raspcoffee LinkI think it's a bit more complicated than that. Rather than bouncing back, I feel like humanity is more looking inward. "Is this really what I want?" "Do I already have enough?" etc. This makes...- Exemplary
I think it's a bit more complicated than that. Rather than bouncing back, I feel like humanity is more looking inward. "Is this really what I want?" "Do I already have enough?" etc.
This makes sense when you think about our needs and wants. For a long time, humans were primarily concerned with survival. People tended not to care much about governance(oversimplification I know, I'm really talking about the long arcs here), and were content with simply being able to live.
Later on, we began wanting more physical safety. Standards of living. As survival slowly became the norm, physical safety became more important. Working standards, the ability to have healthcare, etc. Also, we began to think of children as something to protect rather than mini-adults. To an extend, this is a part of the reason environmentalism became a thing. It's easy to forget just how bad the environment was in the 60s, 70s etc. Rivers full of industrial waste. Smog in cities, and more.
Now we're also seeing another trend. Caring for our mental well being. Having a quality of life. Not just soaking up in material needs, but more. And one thing that's stressful is the amount of change that's happening right now. It's not all necessarily fear-inducing, but definitely anxiety-inducing if you ask me.
This is of course, very oversimplified. Your points are more aligned with taking care of the natural system we rely on, but I also see a trend of people asking when something is enough, and taking care of themselves mentally.
Basically at its core, I think there are multiple trends going on:
- In some of the most developed countries, there are people focussing inward on what they really want rather than make the ends meet in a material sense.
- Environmental stress is making people worry, and rejecting overly changing their phones again and again.
- People are stressed by the radical amount of change happening in more ways than one: Technological advancements, culture around social issues, environmental changes, geopolitics... it's a lot.
- Human population is high. With that comes more stressed environments and technological advancements, increasing all of my points above.
How this will end up? I have no idea. This all doesn't have to be good, bad, or unexpected. It's a rather complicated time with some issues that may well end up being unique in all of human history.
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Comment on Google will send the waste heat from its data center in Hamina, Finland, to that community's district heating system in ~enviro
Raspcoffee LinkUsual Big-Tech-PR-stuff aside, I'm glad we're seeing more initiatives that involves using waste heat this way. Heat is, quite literally, a byproduct that can't be really re-used in another matter.Usual Big-Tech-PR-stuff aside, I'm glad we're seeing more initiatives that involves using waste heat this way. Heat is, quite literally, a byproduct that can't be really re-used in another matter.
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Comment on Geert Wilders is coming for the EU – The hard-right politician has at last formed a government after six months of negotiation in ~misc
Raspcoffee LinkFor the record, the government hasn't been formed yet. Only a vague agreement on policies which honestly doesn't seem stable to me as some of them are difficult to execute. Additionally, it's not...For the record, the government hasn't been formed yet. Only a vague agreement on policies which honestly doesn't seem stable to me as some of them are difficult to execute. Additionally, it's not even sure whom will become the PM as Plasterk has dropped over some controversies. But given how this article is a few days old I'll give that a pass. Some of the articles points are correct (such as spending cuts on asylum centres making problems worse), as well.
Funny enough, having read the coalition agreement I'm not nearly as worried by this coalition as I used to be. If anything I'm more worried about the reactions after it will become clear it's an ungovernable dumpsterfire. It may well embolden some factions on the right more.
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Comment on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, hardline ally of Supreme Leader, killed in helicopter crash in ~news
Raspcoffee Link ParentI dunno about that, it's worth noting that the supreme leader is quite old, too. Pair that with the minister of FA also being dead, there is now a stage set for backroom politics inside quite a...It'll be interesting seeing how this affects the "race" for the next supreme leader. Not that much will probably change; I doubt anyone who's even remotely Reformist has a chance at that. Same goes for the presidency.
I dunno about that, it's worth noting that the supreme leader is quite old, too. Pair that with the minister of FA also being dead, there is now a stage set for backroom politics inside quite a tyrannical dictatorship over the long term fate of the country.
In terms of reformism, there's a good chance we won't see that directly. Instability though, I wouldn't rule it out. Especially as the region isn't exactly stable to begin with.
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Comment on Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of May 13 in ~news
Raspcoffee LinkICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu (APNews) Unsurprisingly, both sides find it unacceptable and consider it switching victims: ...ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu (APNews)
Unsurprisingly, both sides find it unacceptable and consider it switching victims:
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the chief prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants against Israel’s leaders is “a historic disgrace that will be remembered forever.”
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In a statement, Hamas accused the prosecutor of trying to “equate the victim with the executioner.” It said it has the right to resist Israeli occupation, including “armed resistance.”
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Comment on The relationship between childhood emotional neglect experience and depressive symptoms in ~health.mental
Raspcoffee LinkI'm glad that CEN is slowly getting more attention. This research is very validating, but also: This is rather interesting. Personally, I've had(and still have from time to time) to deal with a...I'm glad that CEN is slowly getting more attention. This research is very validating, but also:
Interestingly, this study found the prefrontal functional connection to be significantly positively correlated with the score of depressive symptoms, which was inconsistent with some previous study results. For example, Wang et al. (2014) found that the prefrontal functional connections of patients with MDD significantly got reduced compared with that of healthy people. One possible explanation for these differences is that the subjects in those studies were patients diagnosed with depression or other psychological diseases. In addition, even among patients with depression, the prefrontal lobe activity or the strength of functional connections may not be reduced. Xu et al. (2019) found that compared with healthy people, the ALLF of the left inferior frontal gyrus orbital in patients with MDD significantly increased. It is speculated that the neglect group in this study had more robust prefrontal functional connections and more depressive symptoms, which may be a compensatory mechanism developed by them to offset the increase of depressive symptoms related to CEN.
This is rather interesting. Personally, I've had(and still have from time to time) to deal with a severe inner critic. I wonder if this is related somehow.
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Comment on First proof that "plunging regions" exist around black holes in space in ~space
Raspcoffee Link ParentWell, the thing is, the moment that Bob crosses north pole, it doesn't really make sense to talk about the flat map projection as a frame of reference. If you fall into a black hole, you don't see...Well, the thing is, the moment that Bob crosses north pole, it doesn't really make sense to talk about the flat map projection as a frame of reference.
If you fall into a black hole, you don't see anything out of the ordinary either. An outside observer would see a person never quite falling in, only vanishing over time as light gets red shifted, but the the person falling inside the black hole will just see the Universe go on (although it will get blue shifted).
The problem is that as Bob reaches the north pole, on a flattened map, his frame of reference breaks mathematically because the north pole, despite being a single point, is stretched out. You literally get a divide by zero problem.
This also happens in the Schwarzschild metric! Except that, just like how the north and south pole on a flat map are points where math breaks, the Schwarzschild metric has the event horizon and the center of the black hole as places where you can get a divide by zero error.
If you do a coordinate transformation you can get rid of the problem with the event horizon in a Schwarzschild metric. The same way you can get rid of the problem if you do a coordinate transformation of a flat map to a spherical map.
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Comment on First proof that "plunging regions" exist around black holes in space in ~space
Raspcoffee Link ParentThis is going to start of strangely, but bear with me here: Imagine the path of a plane drawn on a flat map, and it flies over the north pole. As the path gets drawn over time, assuming the plane...How can they form if it takes an infinite amount of time (in our frame of reference) for matter to reach the event horizon?
This is going to start of strangely, but bear with me here:
Imagine the path of a plane drawn on a flat map, and it flies over the north pole. As the path gets drawn over time, assuming the plane has roughly a constant velocity, at first the line will start slow. Then go slightly more faster as it gets closer to the north pole. And faster, and faster... and then, when it reaches the northern most point of the map, its speed reaches infinity as it crosses the north pole, and appears at some other point in the northern edge of the map. It will then go slightly slower and slower as it moves away from the north pole.
This is of course, complete bullshit. The plane doesn't just pop in and out of existence, nor does it reach infinite speed. What happened here is that because you're trying to project a 3D sphere with a 2D flat rectangle, there are weird points where your math just breaks down.
The event horizon of the black hole is like that, because general relativity describes gravity as a curvature of space-time, not a force. Here, the later part is especially important: time also gets 'bend' the more energy is packed in a single region.
Because you're looking it at is an outside observer, from your frame of reference, the same thing sort of happens as with the plane analogy. The paths look weird for you, but anything that falls into the black hole won't experience that sort of weirdness.
Another way to think about this is that, because gravity here is bending of space-time, the closer something is to the event horizon, the longer it will take to go outside of the black hole. If a light bulb is far away from the black hole, there's little difference. But if it's close enough, the light needs to travel more space-time as it's effectively stretched near the event horizon.
So if a light bulb emitting light falls into the black hole, at first, you'll see the light just fine. But when it gets closer, it will take just slightly more time, then longer, and longer... in a way, the 'signal' of light gets spread out over time. This is also why the light gets red-shifted by the way, the photons get smeared out over space-time, increasing it's wavelength. But in the mean time, the light bulb will cross the event horizon, no problem.
Now, there's one problem with this, which relates to another point in your comment:
Shouldn't that mean that inside the event horizon is a neutron star of almost the mass needed to form a black hole and then there's a region of infinite density hovering just outside the event horizon?
The idea what I've just said about reference frames doesn't quite work at the core of a black hole. If you do the math, the time it takes for something to fall towards to very centre of the black hole is finite. Meaning that everything that falls in the black hole does reach that point in space-time. At that point, the math of general relativity breaks down. Which is commonly perceived as a breakdown in the theory.
Gravitational waves emitted by merging black holes have been studied to look on whether there are 'echoes' of potential inner structures but so far, nothing has turned up. There are of course all kind of exotic theories on what goes on in a black hole but really, no one knows.
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Raspcoffee Link ParentThank you so much for this reply, unironically. I so often get the same empty platitudes, advice, and god knows what else, that it's exhausting. Getting some sympathy, let alone empathy, is rare...Thank you so much for this reply, unironically. I so often get the same empty platitudes, advice, and god knows what else, that it's exhausting. Getting some sympathy, let alone empathy, is rare for me.
Thank you, genuinely. I hope your SO also finds something. ✨
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Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk
Raspcoffee LinkLots of job applications, lots of rejections again... I don't know what I'm doing with my life anymore. It feels like I'm stuck forever and never. It's exhausting to continue, but I don't see a...Lots of job applications, lots of rejections again... I don't know what I'm doing with my life anymore. It feels like I'm stuck forever and never. It's exhausting to continue, but I don't see a way out without it.
Despite knowing full well I'm smart enough it's difficult not to let it get to me. I've been in this situation for a year now.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (May 2024) in ~health.mental
Raspcoffee Link ParentYeah, our lives aren't designed around working in a village anymore. We've grown extremely far away from how we are supposed to live for the live society wishes us to live. It's funny in a sad way...I'm working or commuting from 7am-6pm. We want a family but I'm flabbergasted at how anyone makes this work.
Yeah, our lives aren't designed around working in a village anymore. We've grown extremely far away from how we are supposed to live for the live society wishes us to live. It's funny in a sad way how our society is not social anymore, when they share a lingual history.
I hope you can manage to find a way to make a proper life in this society. It's hard unfortunately, which I struggle with myself as well. So I get where you're coming from.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (May 2024) in ~health.mental
Raspcoffee Link ParentMan, sounds like yesterday was a hellish pile of you. I hope your situation is more calm now. 💕 Being tired, trying to work to your own issues to then get that while poorly rested sounds draining.Man, sounds like yesterday was a hellish pile of you. I hope your situation is more calm now. 💕 Being tired, trying to work to your own issues to then get that while poorly rested sounds draining.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Raspcoffee LinkReplayed Ghost Trick on Steam this time. As during the DS years I could only play it through uhrm alternative methods, so I could finally pay for it. On one UI complaint aside, it's an excellent...Replayed Ghost Trick on Steam this time. As during the DS years I could only play it through uhrm alternative methods, so I could finally pay for it. On one UI complaint aside, it's an excellent port and I can highly recommend it.
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Comment on What are three things you're feeling positively about today? in ~talk
Raspcoffee LinkGoing to cook very fancy tomorrow for my mother, I already have a few ideas that I'm looking forward to making. The weather, climate change doom feelings aside, it's been really nice today. This...- Going to cook very fancy tomorrow for my mother, I already have a few ideas that I'm looking forward to making.
- The weather, climate change doom feelings aside, it's been really nice today.
- This video that popped up in my feed today of NASA's new rocket engine. That stuff is insane, and it may well make heavier spaceflights possible.
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Comment on Dutch singer and rapper Joost Klein disqualified from Eurovision song contest because of incident involving female member of production crew in ~music
Raspcoffee Linksigh Given how there's also so much drama about... certain other conflicts and the Eurovision, imma go avoid all news tonight. I get the feeling the popcorn climax tonight will be so spicy that'll...sigh
Given how there's also so much drama about... certain other conflicts and the Eurovision, imma go avoid all news tonight. I get the feeling the popcorn climax tonight will be so spicy that'll still be hot tomorrow, and without getting a whirlwind of the shitshow.
Maybe I'll book a holiday in northern Norway or something later this year to get off the net and sleep in a tent to take a break from this world.
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Comment on EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO in ~games
Raspcoffee Link ParentThis is something we've been seeing in the tech on many aspects. Privacy, advertisements, monopolies(although this one also goes on outside of tech)... Sometimes I wonder whether we're setting...Once users get used to that, they will start adding more, little by little, because incremental changes are easier to accept than a large change.
This is something we've been seeing in the tech on many aspects. Privacy, advertisements, monopolies(although this one also goes on outside of tech)... Sometimes I wonder whether we're setting ourselves up for a situation of such brute profit-seeking that it will eventually come crashing down, similar to how revolutions can pop up out of brutal inequality.
I'd rather not see that happen, and rather focus on improving the world step-by-step instead of more conflicts. Our history is already full enough of those as it is. But we seem to be incredibly hard of learning at times as a species. (As mentioned in another comment, I know this sounds dramatic over just advertisements in games, but the global trend... ah well you probably get what I mean.)
Not just that. Spaceflight is insanely stressful on material. From atmospheric pressure, to launch with tremendous force, to near absolute vacuum is quite a thing.
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To be really blunt and oversimplifying it greatly... one is paid to do the math right, and is one to talk it right. My money is on the former, personally.