balloonthief
Re:Americans Can Barely Afford Homes
on Monday September 18, 2023 @03:12PM (#37560616)
I feel like that ignores some important contextual factors like how Houston is a constantly flooding swamp where you can practically swim through the air in the summer.
Re:Study: U.S. dietary recommendations for protein intake are too low
on Monday September 18, 2023 @11:30AM (#37557572)
The vast majority of people aren't serious weightlifters and consequently don't need to eat like they are.
Re:The Sticky History of Baklava
on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @06:50PM (#37242921)
The Greek alphabet, sure, but Hagia Sophia? The one that was ordered to be built by a Roman emperor and consecrated by a Christian bishop from Antioch? I would describe it as Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman before I would describe it as Greek.
Re:The Sticky History of Baklava
on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @06:26PM (#37242680)
Calling anything that came from before the 19th century a result of "Greek" culture makes things a bit murky, though. If, hypothetically, baklava was developed in what is now Istanbul, is it a result of Greek, Turkish, Byzantine, Roman, Persian, or Ottoman culture? The answer is that it's a silly question.
Re:The First Room-Temperature Ambient-Pressure Superconductor
on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @06:46PM (#36870779)
Re:Human Shader
on Friday July 21, 2023 @01:47AM (#36810391)
Hmmm, this looks kinda familiar....
Re:When Open Becomes Opaque: The Changing Face of Open-Source Hardware...
on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @07:45PM (#36795103)
It's a tale as old as trade itself, and the US was just as guilty in its infancy:
https://theworld.org/stories/2014-02-18/us-complains-other-n...
Re:Kangaroo tendons could rebuild human knees better, stronger
on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:28PM (#36789056)
Other animals also commit rape for pleasure, but we don't use that as a moral guideline for human behavior.
Re:Boston Mayor Wu Announces Residential Conversion Program for Office...
on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:53PM (#36718123)
These projects are so interesting from an architectural/engineering standpoint, but then they hit you with the "rethink the rules that say how much green space an apartment needs or where its windows must be." I highly doubt the best long-term policy for a city's residents involves even less greenspace and natural light.