SaintGhurka
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Comment · 1 month ago
A rabbit's high-contrast cottontail serves a similar purpose.
Predators focus on the tail but as the body turns, the tail very briefly appears to continue in the same direction or momentarily disappears. The predator is forced to constantly refocus, creating lots of opportunities for them to make a mistake.
Comment · 1 year ago
A sufficiently compact electric motor enables mounting it in the nose-wheel of commercial aircraft, allowing it to be driven around like a golf cart. This means the plane can taxi without the use of its engines, just the power from the APU. [1]
Also planes would not have to wait for a tug to pull back from the gate, which improves turnaround times for the airline.
Comment · 1 year ago
>> The storm that caused such a problem is a once every ten years storm.
This is incorrect. That storm set multiple records, most notably the longest freezing streak the state has ever experienced [1]
Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Waco hit 30 year lows while Dallas set 80 year lows.
It also hit the entire state at the same time.
Maybe there's validity to some of the rest of your post, but that storm was absolutely not a regular occurance.
1. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/streaks/mapping/...
Comment · 1 year ago
Strange or not, it's correct.
Culturelle contains inulin. That's the brand that takes up most of the space at my local CVS and Walgreens. Also the CVS-brand knockoff contains inulin.
Comment · 1 year ago
>> What happens then?
Same thing that's happening in CA. Insurers pull out of the state and non-renew policies.
I'm sure it was satisfying to see the regulator stick it to the insurance companies, but you can't force them to write policies if they don't think it's worth it.
Comment · 1 year ago
Aren't jokes supposed to be funny?
Comment · 2 years ago
Same here. My CPAP changed my life literally on the first night. I woke up feeling 20 years younger.
Comment · 2 years ago
This subject brings up so much rancor that I think you might have missed the possibility that there was no sarcasm intended in the post you responded to.
Comment · 2 years ago
My Model S75 would cost me about $8 to fully charge from empty at home. Maybe $15 at a Tesla supercharger. That's for 250 miles of range.
Comment · 2 years ago
That would only work if 51% of the shares had a sell order waiting.
Comment · 3 years ago
Hungary's red terror and the Hungarian soviet Republic were in 1919
Comment · 3 years ago
Is there a reason you don't just let the lawn mower mulch them up and leave them on the ground? After I mow over my leaves they pretty much disappear into the grass.
Comment · 3 years ago
That shows a bit of a pig-in-the-python situation where you can see the 2 biggest groups today are just 2 large group from 30 years ago moving through life.
Over the next 2 decades, almost all of that 32.1% supply in the 65+ group will become available.
Comment · 3 years ago
>> Average home price in America is over $400,000
People just starting out aren't usually aiming for the average home. There are lots of homes and condos that are half that price - depending on location.
>> which means a 20% down payment is $80,000.
If you are faced with this situation, an FHA loan requires 3.5% down and you can buy with a sub-600 credit score. FHA loans are designed for first-time buyers.
Comment · 3 years ago
> ending school at noon on Wednesday are going to apply selection bias.
That's not unique to charter schools. My daughter's public elementary school in CA let out at 12:50 on Wednesday.
https://wagonwheel.capousd.org/School-Info/Bell-Schedule/ind...