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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Sure, but one side seems to be advocating for more of the same shittiness we've had for decades, and the other side for a final solution to the Palestinian problem. It's not like the choices are equal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

a lot of the arguments against third-party voting are arguments against voting in general.

Maybe. But with the system in place a vote for a third-party candidate is effectively an abstention. I think you're right that they're more politically considerate and wanting to make a difference. It's the desire to make a difference and effectively abstaining that seems incongruous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

If you voted according to your values, you voted well.

Exactly. And while I agree, I also live somewhere that uses a variety of ranked choice voting for some elections.

If someone truly wants to vote their values they should also have some understanding of how their voting system works.

If a vote for the candidate you believe in results in your least preferred candidate getting ahead, shouldn't you consider a compromise vote to get a candidate closer to your values in power?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As mentioned in the article these can be quieter than a retail unit. The large fans move a lot of air and the large filter area means it's easier to pull that air through; both combined mean a lower fan speed is needed for a given throughput.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

HEPA filters may not be necessary - it seems that homemade air purifiers with standard filters can outperform them in clean air delivery rate, arguably the most important factor for a purifier. The air may not be as clean with each pass through it, but it'll move much more air.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Are single-sex dorms a thing over there? Ours were always mixed with unisex bathrooms - stalls for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Assigned seating has been the norm here for decades. Makes things go a little more smoothly, especially when everyone expects it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I think most places would view such a refusal as grounds for disciplinary action against the lawyer.

New Zealand for example has legislation to address this: https://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2008/0214/latest/DLM1437864.html

There can be good causes to refuse a client, conscientious objection is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Parents, copyrights, and trademarks are grouped together as Intellectual Property. They're all quite distinct however.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Both graphs are showing the same thing - Russian currency weakening. Your's just shows how many rubles it takes to buy a dollar (not something you want going up if you've got rubles).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

As someone who's not used these things, what's wrong with a basic handshake to establish the comms channel?

"Hey, are you listening?"

"Yes, go ahead."

...

Isn't that all this really is?

Seems a weird thing for people to be uptight about.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Sure, there's always going to be outliers. Most people live and work in the same metropolitan area though - they're not driving 50,000km+ a year. Besides, having a vehicle with 5 times the effective lifetime is going to be a big win regardless of how much you drive it.

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