American English slang question
My daughter just showed me a picture that had the words “Jay AF” written on it. I know what “AF” means, but what’s the “Jay” mean? She went to a cirque du solil show and wrote it on a pic of some shirtless guys twirling around. Any help from someone more hip than myself?
This on buildings with plants
I have worked in building maintenance and repair. One thing that is extremely hazardous to a concrete building is too much water. I have seen many concrete planters that crack and result in water leaks for lower levels. Standing water in concrete structures is a huge no no. I do not have a lot of experience in engineering on this matter, but whenever I see a solar punk sky scraper with vegetation on its exterior, I think “cool, but maintenance and inspection must be horrible! Repairs must cost a fortune when those roots and moisture degree the concrete.” What engineering controls does one need to create a durable structure while exposed to constant moisture needed for vegetation, and the vegetation itself? I know there are green sky scrapers with gardens all over. What is the maintenance of those structures? Do they hold up\last as long as bare concrete structures?
Annoyed at season 6 episode 3
I’m annoyed at the large plot hole in beyond the sea; why wouldn’t you send the replicas to space instead of the humans. I have heard the argument “what if something goes wrong and the link is lost?” But the benefits of sending replicas is WAY larger than possibly losing the link. First and foremost, you wouldn’t need any life support and could build an extremely robust spaceship without life support. But I’m not here because the episode directly annoyed me, however, I’m annoyed that this episode is consistently ranked as either the best or second best of the season. How? It’s not thought provoking or unique. I assumed the Ross character was going to snap and kill someone as soon as his family was killed. I suppose I didn’t know who he was going to kill until the final scene, however it wasn’t very suspenseful and the story telling to get to the end was incredibly slow and boring. Does anyone agree? Anyone disagree? Why do you think the episode is great if you don’t agree?
Does anyone rent out their spare CPU resources? Who do you use, is it worth it?
Does anyone have any experiences with these services like gollum Network? Is it safe? Does it earn you a net monetary gain compared to your electric bill? I have a pretty nice desktop that sits around for most of the day, just wondering what else I can do with it while I’m at work.
Carl Sagan quote. Cross post from memes, fits better here
Abandoned town of Maffiotto, Italy
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