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New comment by throwaway12319 in "Was cancer less likely in a pre-industrial world?"

throwaway12319 — Sat, 15 May 2021 18:03:59 +0000

There's very extensive documentation on the carcinogenic effect of microplastic and atmospheric particulate.

It's not a debated issue: it's well known.

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Watches from the Soviet Union"

throwaway12319 — Sat, 15 May 2021 18:01:01 +0000

The 24 hour dial watches are wonderful.

The hour dial really gives a more visceral feeling of the passage of time, much like a sundial.

https://24hourtime.info/

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?"

throwaway12319 — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 00:42:22 +0000

TIL, thanks!

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?"

throwaway12319 — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:55:41 +0000

If there was a systemic risk that all dams in the world magically collapse at the same time then it should be included in the comparison.

Not accounting for all types of risks makes for a very skewed comparison.

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?"

throwaway12319 — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:52:47 +0000

No doubt, but this is entirely besides the point. My point is still valid.

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?"

throwaway12319 — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:19:14 +0000

The "safest and cleanest" chart is VERY misleading when in comes to nuclear.

It completely ignores the LONG-TERM risk for human survival: catastrophic release of large quantities of active fuel or waste (due to events like war, terrorism, natural disasters).

New comment by throwaway12319 in "The rise of platonic co-parenting"

throwaway12319 — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:35:35 +0000

> ... change their perspective once they become parents and few regret it

Citation needed. Psychological research clearly shows otherwise. Plenty of parents show symptoms of resentfulness, guilt and depression.

New comment by throwaway12319 in "Docker Considered Harmful (2016)"

throwaway12319 — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 19:40:05 +0000

Many studies proved that most images on docker hub have serious vulnerabilities:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315468931_A_Study_o...

This is really bad, yet unsurprising, when you bundle together hundreds of MBs of packages into each image.