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tanthonyS t1_jbfvbdq wrote
Buford12 t1_jbfuz0r wrote
Reply to TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
For the life of me I can not see How that facility is commercially viable. Pork is cheap, right now the price for fat hogs on the hoof, in the U.S. is 85 cents a pound, and that is up 40 cents from 18 months ago. Unless this facility gets some kind of market protection, I just don't see how the numbers work.
VanAgain t1_jbft7uw wrote
Reply to TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
As if the lives of farm animals weren't dismal enough. Well, at least they have a view.
HekuNami t1_jbfsu4z wrote
Reply to comment by DaveOJ12 in TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
If you have to feed 40 million people I think it’s an interesting way to farm pigs
DaveOJ12 t1_jbfsnfo wrote
Reply to comment by HekuNami in TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
I wouldn't call it cool.
HekuNami t1_jbfscux wrote
bolanrox t1_jbfpx8t wrote
Reply to TIL Jason Everman, former Army Ranger and Green Beret, was Nirvana's original second guitarist and can even be seen on the Bleach cover, although he doesn't perform on the album. He later briefly joined Soundgarden as Hiro Yamamato's successor on bass. by Chrahhh
He was credited because he paid for a chunk of the recording of Bleach. from money made as a Crabber
GlandyThunderbundle t1_jbfnyfi wrote
Reply to comment by Mitthrawnuruo in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
I did Nagata see that coming.
NateinOregon t1_jbfnkmy wrote
Reply to TIL Jason Everman, former Army Ranger and Green Beret, was Nirvana's original second guitarist and can even be seen on the Bleach cover, although he doesn't perform on the album. He later briefly joined Soundgarden as Hiro Yamamato's successor on bass. by Chrahhh
Yep, pretty weird that there was a person that was a member of both Nirvana and Sound garden and nobody knows who he is. He also financed nirvanas first album. Doesn’t really fit the narrative of either band, or make any sense. What they don’t say, is that he was military, Before, during and after. And he was helping to reshape the culture of America once again. Compliments of the United States Government.
dave_hitz t1_jbfgcfu wrote
Reply to comment by fish4096 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
Big enough for gravity to squeeze it to round. Most asteroids are odd shaped rocks. They don't count. Get enough rocks to generate enough gravity to pull the rocks into a sphere, then you've got a planet.
savage_mallard t1_jbf4q3l wrote
Reply to TIL: In the 1950s the British Navy invented Water Hockey - played in 2-4 meters of water, with fins, snorkels, and a plastic-coated lead puck. It is currently played in over 20 countries that hold a world championship every other year. by Geek_Nan
It plays a lot more intuitively than people would expect, but it is hard and impossible to watch.
Fake_William_Shatner t1_jbezdca wrote
Reply to comment by 96_doomer in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
4th time is the charm?
When I say the "4th dimension" I'm referring to time. X, Y and Z let you know where something is -- but, since everything is moving at all times relative to something else, you can't really know a location without factoring for Time.
Anyway, as simple as I can put it; the "time gradient" results in gravity because things closest to a mass are slowed more than the parts of them (and space) that are further away from mass. If it overcomes their movement (inertia), they will get closer together.
Fake_William_Shatner t1_jbewd8s wrote
Reply to comment by 96_doomer in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
> I feel ai is the next big thing, kinda like smartphones led light the internet etc. And each day its seeming to be going in that direction, I feel it has great potential and those who can get in early may benefit greatly from it. But since I'm not a coder, I'm unable to get into It too much, nor do I have the money to hire people and try and execute some ideas.
You don't need to code. There are solutions out there that you can just copy and tweak prompts to take advantage of.
He's a good start; https://www.futuretools.io/
And you can just click the "Free" option if you are on a budget. ;-)
frackingfaxer t1_jbepgyf wrote
Coachbalrog t1_jbegj8r wrote
Reply to TIL: In the 1950s the British Navy invented Water Hockey - played in 2-4 meters of water, with fins, snorkels, and a plastic-coated lead puck. It is currently played in over 20 countries that hold a world championship every other year. by Geek_Nan
Played this a lot in high school, it is a lot of fun but very physically demanding.
Meeple_person t1_jbeabbk wrote
Reply to comment by ChickenChimneyChanga in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
K K Bossman
fish4096 t1_jbdutkc wrote
Reply to comment by dave_hitz in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
gotta have clear definition of "big" then.
By diameter? Mass? Bigger then what?We could of course take Earth as ballpark and drive rules from there, but this wont get us far the more of universe we discover. There will be all kinds of odd objects that dont fit into our little bubble of categories.
The reason I'm upset about Pluto is because it's one of those "classic" discoveries, something that should be honored.
herbw t1_jbdohz1 wrote
Reply to comment by dusto65 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
There is NO empirical evidence existing or real that Ganymede has liquid water. Prove that it does, which cannot at this time. Empiricists consider the facts, and learn more. But we know suppositions compared to empirically tested and confirmed truths. Anything else is hardly en pointe to understanding events.
herbw t1_jbdobz4 wrote
Reply to comment by dusto65 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
Not really. You fail to see the bigger picture, Most All our knowledge is highly incomplete. We are not limited by too tight definitions and beliefs, either. Empirical, logical, practical, testing, checking always learning, growing, developing. That's what we do.
herbw t1_jbdo4i1 wrote
Reply to comment by dusto65 in TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
Sol being our star has planets and those have moons. That's basic astronomy, which clearly most round here don't ken. By choice.
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threeleggedspider t1_jbdbblw wrote
Reply to TIL: In the 1950s the British Navy invented Water Hockey - played in 2-4 meters of water, with fins, snorkels, and a plastic-coated lead puck. It is currently played in over 20 countries that hold a world championship every other year. by Geek_Nan
We also have field hockey, and air hockey. If we create fire hockey, then we can summon the Avatar
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96_doomer t1_jbd0459 wrote
Reply to comment by Fake_William_Shatner in TIL "to pull oneself up by one's bootstraps" is an example of an impossible task. The idiom dates at least to 1834, from the Workingman's Advocate: "It is conjectured that Mr. Murphee will now be enabled to hand himself over the Cumberland river or a barn yard fence by the straps of his boots. by meat-juice
U completely went over my head again, lol. Again, I dont have the fundamental knowledge in this field as u or many others maybe having. So when u explain with the assumption I maybe knowing it, I have no clue what u maybe be referring to. I think as some quote of Einstein said, if u understand something properly. U would be able to explain it to a child, and I feel i also would have to be explained I'm that way, as this is a field I have not much knowledge in, but nonetheless some questions pop in my Mind at some point in time.
Sometimes, I try using examples to help explain something to others, so they may understand it a bit easier.
Like for example what I feel is happening here is, for eg Ur in oogla land, and the ooogla boogla dont like it when u touch their moongla because it can cause their hoonglas to expand and become loonglafied which can be a toongla situation.
So even though this maybe be a simple explanation, for someone not familiar with oogla land and their language. This sentence may not make much sense to them, as their first questions might be, well what even I'd a oogla boogla?
Then u could perhaps use simple examples which helps the other person understand the situation even without knowing the fundamentals, which in this case might be.
So basically imagine oogla booglas as some islanders, and they saying, dont touch their eyes(moongla) because touching their eyes can cause their heads to shrink and give them basically a headache which is a messed up situation for them, or as they say, a toongla situation.
Also u mentioned 4th dimension, this another thing I dont understand, I have watched few videos and explanations but still haven't been able to understand it, but those explaining seemed to have gotten it, also u mentioned ai, this another field im interested in too. I feel ai is the next big thing, kinda like smartphones led light the internet etc. And each day its seeming to be going in that direction, I feel it has great potential and those who can get in early may benefit greatly from it. But since I'm not a coder, I'm unable to get into It too much, nor do I have the money to hire people and try and execute some ideas. As for many things, we can already assume It will highly likely be used for evil but likewise it has the potential for good in the other side as well. Maybe a team of good intended ai guys can come together and make something for humanity, that has an everlasting positive effect.
somekennyguy t1_jbfvdng wrote
Reply to TIL that a 26-story skyscraper pig farm was built in China's Hubei province, and has the capacity to slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. by DukeMaximum
I will never be a vegan, but holy bananas...