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StringJunky

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  1. Yes, he needs to be figuratively louder to be heard. Proper Mafia stuff this is. 'Mafia' is a word that comes up a lot in my mind when thinking about the level of politics in that region of the world.
  2. They've got their public's eyes and ears blocked, so they don't have to cover up their tracks too well.
  3. Surovikin being almost simultaneously dismissed makes it look like his was all meant to be, to me.
  4. That might make an interesting discussion on where does one agree with adversaries not to weaponize the internet.
  5. The less one knows, the more is possible.
  6. Silver is not inert, so you can't use it for that purpose. I would only use materials that are properly inert in the target conditions. Silver is a cumulative poison, like lead, in living systems.
  7. Any of those is an isotope of the others. I suppose custom puts the lowest mass isotope first.
  8. Proton number defines the element. Neutron numbers in that element defines the isotope variant of that element. Hydrogen has 3 isotopes: Protium, deuterium and tritium. Protium has no neutron; deuterium has one and tritium has two
  9. If the GOP carries on as it is, I can't see how they can swing the swingers, that they need, their way.
  10. I assumed it's a chemical process induced by electricity, and those don't stop straightaway into a static state when the power turns off. I imagine there will be internal processes, like ion distribution, still moving towards equilibrium throughout the cell. When everything has balanced, the reading at the physical location of the voltage sensor should be lower.
  11. The drop is probably the charges continuing distributing after it's stopped charging; evens out and the final voltage drops a bit.
  12. All lithium devices should have control circuits because the voltage parameters I mentioned must be adhered to (AFAIK) for safe storage and operation. A devices circuit should cut off device use between 2.8 -3.3v and notify recharging. Maximum is 4.4v. Fast chargers should be avoided in general as high internal charging temps degrade battery life. The better fast ones have fans blowing on the batteries. I don't cheap out on Li-ion stuff. I use car battery standard batteries where I can.
  13. From what I learned a few years ago, when vaping devices were relatively new, is don't let the battery go below 20% as a rule. Charging from an exhausted state repeatedly is what causes the risk. For reasons that escape me now, lithium metal can be formed under circumstances of re-charging under very low charge. TLDR: Always top-up a Lithium-ion battery. It likes to be charged up. Top-up is good; Deep discharge and re-charge will degrade the battery faster and more likely create the internal conditions for lithium metal and a fire to form. e2a it might be below a residual 2.5v that things can become risky. The operating voltage range is 3.3-4.3v I think. Most of my learning info on this subject came fro the Battery University site iirc.
  14. In the UK, our health contribution burden is about £40/$50/month for a low earner (£15) and £250//$300/month for a £30K earner. What is the typical equivalent contribution in the US for those salary bands?
  15. Governments need to be able to negotiate drug prices with the sellers. The point of contact for sellers should not be the doctors, as in private medicine; hello, oxycontin and fentanyl mess. money and dealing with patients should be kept away from each as far as possible. The decision-making on affordability should be whether the health system can pay for it and not the patient. Conversely, wealthy patients can't seek inappropriate treatments, like the analgesics mentioned, and threaten to move to a doctor that will supply them if refused. The ability to shop around can increase the risk of poorer health outcomes.
  16. Thanks, Genady.
  17. Is this principle universal and not just confined to BHs? I mean is time-reversal not allowed, full-stop?
  18. So, one can't get out of a BH because time-reversal is not allowed? is that the basic upshot of that?
  19. I rarely have issues with Brave browser on here. It's basically Chrome without the Google data gathering tools and has additional security options.
  20. Cheers. My dimming memory replaced Union with United.
  21. United collective of socialist republics, is what USSR meant?
  22. It's a copy-paste without attribution.
  23. The winners write the history books. "Share it fairly, but don't take a slice of my pie", you mean.
  24. It's often a psychosomatic effect from some mental conflict imo. The other activities weren't a sufficient committed distraction to take your mind off the ultimately nebulous pain. I tested myself with a yellow Smartie once, after telling myself repeatedly it was a super-duper analgesic, and it worked a treat.

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