cardinalfang's comments

On: European wind-energy sector hit in wave of hacks

[cardinalfang]

There seems to be a correlation between the political demographic in Germany that hates wind turbines and the one that supports Putin. Maybe someone thinks creating more wind turbine haters will increase support for Russia.

On: There’s No Such Thing as Clean Code

[cardinalfang]

That can probably be automated. clang-tidy has some opinionated linting rules that contradict each other, just enabled these and choose to auto-fix.

[MattGaiser → cardinalfang]

Oh, if only people agreed on the automation. Those two seniors used different preferred linters as well.

On: Museum of Plugs and Sockets

[cardinalfang]

Similarly you can fit a UK shaver into a Europlug socket, but may not be able to get it out again.

On: Variable tyre pressure wheelset is a mountain biking breakthrough

[cardinalfang]

You normally want to use different force front and back. But there are brakes designed for bike polo and the single-handed: https://bikerumor.com/2019/11/15/paul-pulls-both-brakes-with...

On: AstraZeneca/EU contract

[cardinalfang]

Too late, this affair has already been used as artillery by the pro-brexit press.

[Bombthecat → cardinalfang]

Well, it doesnt help that astrazeneca joined the pro brexiters..

On: EA to buy Dirt Rally-maker Codemasters for £1B

[cardinalfang]

Aged 17½ * 2

On: Computer Scientists Break Traveling Salesperson Record

[cardinalfang]

Is that a euphemism for unemployed?

On: KDE Slimbook: Linux Laptop with Ryzen 4000

[cardinalfang]

That speed is slower than magnetic memory; it could be delay-line memory, which would be even earlier.

On: Britain has gone two months without burning coal to generate power

[cardinalfang]

Britain's energy mix for 2019 had more wind than nuclear+hydro

56 TWh nuclear, 6 hydro, 132 gas, 64 wind, 12 solar, 36 bio

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/...

[macspoofing → cardinalfang]

Is that good? Why so much natural gas usage, pray tell?

[mantap → macspoofing]

You need something to provide the peak load when the wind isn't blowing.

On: Apple adds 192-room hotel to plans of Northwest Austin campus

[cardinalfang]

It would be a Doss-house.