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[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago (1 children)

Wait, if that's the case then why does anybody even care?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I still own all but two of the cars I've ever owned. Those two, a Ford Aerostar and a Hyundai Accent, were objectively not special but I kinda miss them anyway.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

The other key requirements I hope your licensing has are continuing education requirements and, most importantly, the notion of being a professional and having accountability to the public, not just your employer. Just taking one college class where you learn about Therac-25 isn't enough; a professional software engineer also needs to have the power to refuse unethical demands by their employer (e.g. to build dark patterns or otherwise enshittify the software) and have that judgement be backed up by the state.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Assuming the provincial or national government requires you to have such a license or be working under supervision of someone who does in order to be employed in the practice of making software, then yes.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

In theory, the design of a smokeless fire pit creates a convection current where cool air keeps getting drawn into the cavity from outside the fire pit. I'm sure the outer drum surface won't be cool, but it shouldn't be as hot as the inner drum either.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I've considered it, but (a) it's the outer drum that (I'm hoping) won't get very hot, and (b) I'm worried that burning it off would leave a residue.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Simultaneously too complicated and lacking context. Split it into multiple infographics.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Just upload it straight into the post.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (4 children)

Washing machines have an inner (spinning) and an outer (watertight) drum. I plan to use both for my firepit, which should allow it to be smokeless and also mitigate the "it gonna get HOT" problem.

(I haven't actually made it yet because my outer drum has some butyl tape or something I need to remove first. Anybody know the best way to do that?)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You've not experienced Avenue Q until you've seen it in the original World of Warcraft machinima.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 32 points 18 hours ago (15 children)

"Software engineer" will be a thing when it's licensed by the state. Until then, we're all just glorified cowboy-coders with no accountability.

(Speaking as computer programmer with an EIT in a different field.)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

He's fucking 75 years old. There shouldn't be anything left of his career!

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/50646165

A well researched and referenced video (see yt description for references and spreadsheets), from Sharath of Building Beautifully.

The cost of building transit in the Anglosphere has spiralled out of control. Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong are all terrible at managing transit costs. Meanwhile, nations like France, Spain, South Korea and Turkey are running laps around the Anglosphere, building world-class transit at unprecedented speeds for prices up to four times cheaper. There is no reason for building transit to cost this much. Follow me as we unpack the staggering reasons that costs have spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it. Thank you to Jedwin Mok for appearing in this video! Jedwin introduced me to the transit costs crisis in mid-2025, which led me to ultimately create this video and interview him for it.

 

Youtuber "Brad is Brad" creates a custom controller for Subnautica using an exercise bike and an Arduino so that he has to pedal the bike in order to swim in the game.

 
 
 

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/46852721

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing “DEI bike lanes” to build roads and bridges instead.

So, what exactly is a “DEI bike lane?”

The Daily Wire pointed to former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s claim that a series of 2021 grants funding bike lanes would serve to “improve infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, make us safer, advance equity, and combat climate change.”

Upon hearing “equity,” President Donald Trump’s goons can’t help but get triggered into attacking any federal spending that won’t benefit them directly. In reality, those Biden-era grants directed funds to build a new transit center in North Carolina, replace bridges in New Mexico, extend streets in New Hampshire, install traffic lights and crosswalks in Missouri, and install bike lanes in Seattle, among other projects. Now the financial status of these projects is unclear.

 

cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/61209

A new big-data analysis of the U.S. pinpoints how urban design aids the health of city residents—especially when cities provide walking opportunities, greenery and mixed-use streets with a blend of commercial and residential activity.


From Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change via This RSS Feed.

 

cross-posted from: https://yall.theatl.social/post/10923091

From the Atlanta Community Press Collective

Cop City-related charges become the second case brought that explicitly mentions the controversial Trump administration initiative, NSPM-7, targeting left-leaning movements. You can support stories like these at https://atlpresscollective.com/support-us.

#Atlanta #AtlantaPressCollective

 

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/50143863

 
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