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It's dangerous regardless of any pressure change.

If the batteries are already swelling, then yeah they do have gas inside them, and the pressure drop could make the situation worse. A…

> I've always wondered that when you take a packet of chips on an airplane, the altitude increase makes it expand like a balloon. This got…

I have an iBook G4 purchased in 2005, been sitting in a drawer for over a decade, still works.

Price is a consideration on how long things should last under the ACL. So ignore all these people saying it doesn't matter.

The $11k one should also last longer than 5 years though.

A laptop should last until it's obsolete, especially a $4k one.

**something like** a bank run There is no percentage of funds *at all* held in crypto - every single cent going to a seller has to come…

I will happen eventually, and when it does, it will be very quick.

Bitcoin will exist until it doesn't. What I mean is that it is unlikely to slowly fizzle out, with the value trickling away gradually.…

It's kind of like trading the shares of a bankrupt company. No underlying value at all, but somehow the actual shares themselves have…

> Has the USD tanked at all during the past 20 years regardless of covid and a bunch of wars USD buying power has dropped 40% since 2004

> I think it's the USD that's going to tank. Bingo.

> I suspect everyone will have to provide ID ! Provide to who though? These social media sites aren't going to put a whole new ID…

> my car is still driveable, it just a small dent at the bottom of the trunk and a small tear at the door of the trunk. Get a quote to have…

> the descendants Yes. Not escaped house cats, but born in the wild descendants of house cats.

$343 is flipping bonkers anyway

How are they going to stop people under 16* from accessing social media? Well, beyond an "Are you over 16?" checkbox, they’re probably…

> but I often have this feeling people are trying to bait me into revealing personal information That's a good instinct to have.

> and that level of constant on-device monitoring would be too difficult to implement Not possible to implement. You think Microsoft is…

> if I had to guess they will use the front facing cameras of devices and with facial recognition they can accurately predict age Man that…

It's mind-blowing to me that people have this kind of knowledge.

Feral cats are not "escaped" house cats. They are born in the wild and have never been socialised with humans.

> Just to clarify, yes it’s your money but once you leave it with another party that operates for profit, you should expect a charge. No,…

> I would love to send you back to the days when you could only use tellers to get your cash. I’m old enough to remember it. When…

No, implants are not a medical necessity.

> I use Paris Creek Beef when in Australia This looks great how you can pick the options for each cut, what's the interstate delivery like?

I don't mean to state the obvious, but there may be a long road between damage occurring and your testicles actually starting to shrink. If…

Two nights of steak from half a cow?? Here's an example for 1/8 of a cow, so half would be ~4x this. 1 x Eye Fillet Steak 2 x Rump Steak 2…

> There was a study where feeding cows seaweed reduced methane production by something like 98% Pretty sure thats what this is. No this…