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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @Obsolesce
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      @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

      2017 is the big year.... women have passed men in the viewership of porn.

      Where did you read that?

      Pornhup announced it. They collect the most complete porn related statistics of any company.

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      • mlnewsM
        mlnews
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        https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

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        • coliverC
          coliver @mlnews
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          @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

          https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

          Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller @coliver
            last edited by

            @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

            https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

            Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

            When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

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            • coliverC
              coliver @scottalanmiller
              last edited by coliver

              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

              https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

              Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

              When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

              Even in areas with poor sun coverage (like most of the North East) it still makes a ton of sense. The only concern I have is will we need a powerwall/battery bank or can I push the generation directly to the utility and "spin the meter backwards"?

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @coliver
                last edited by

                @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

                Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

                When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

                Even in areas with poor sun coverage (like most of the North East) it still makes a ton of sense. The only concern I have is will we need a powerwall/battery bank or can I push the generation directly to the utility and "spin the meter backwards"?

                If not, just hook up a bitcoin miner and it does basically the same thing.

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                • coliverC
                  coliver @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

                  Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

                  When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

                  Even in areas with poor sun coverage (like most of the North East) it still makes a ton of sense. The only concern I have is will we need a powerwall/battery bank or can I push the generation directly to the utility and "spin the meter backwards"?

                  If not, just hook up a bitcoin miner and it does basically the same thing.

                  Ha... I know the idea behind the power bank is that it will store power when utility fees are the least expensive and distribute it when it is the most expensive. So there are savings in that regard. Although I don't believe our providers here do that type of thing.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @coliver
                    last edited by

                    @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

                    Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

                    When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

                    Even in areas with poor sun coverage (like most of the North East) it still makes a ton of sense. The only concern I have is will we need a powerwall/battery bank or can I push the generation directly to the utility and "spin the meter backwards"?

                    If not, just hook up a bitcoin miner and it does basically the same thing.

                    Ha... I know the idea behind the power bank is that it will store power when utility fees are the least expensive and distribute it when it is the most expensive. So there are savings in that regard. Although I don't believe our providers here do that type of thing.

                    Is that a think for consumers there?

                    I'll have to call and see if that's a real thing here in nebraska.

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                    • coliverC
                      coliver @Dashrender
                      last edited by coliver

                      @dashrender said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @coliver said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      @mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

                      https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/tesla-making-solar-roof-tiles-in-buffalo-factory-general-installations-begin/

                      Going to look at this if I ever have to do a roof on a house. The pricing is more but not that much more then standard roofing.

                      When we have to fix our roof here, it is what we want to do.

                      Even in areas with poor sun coverage (like most of the North East) it still makes a ton of sense. The only concern I have is will we need a powerwall/battery bank or can I push the generation directly to the utility and "spin the meter backwards"?

                      If not, just hook up a bitcoin miner and it does basically the same thing.

                      Ha... I know the idea behind the power bank is that it will store power when utility fees are the least expensive and distribute it when it is the most expensive. So there are savings in that regard. Although I don't believe our providers here do that type of thing.

                      Is that a think for consumers there?

                      I'll have to call and see if that's a real thing here in nebraska.

                      Off-hour rates are generally lower. I checked and I do have off-hour rates on my bill.

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                      • mlnewsM
                        mlnews
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                        https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/01/gm-petitions-to-build-driverless-cars-without-steering-wheel-or-pedals/

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                        • mlnewsM
                          mlnews
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                          https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/games-with-pornographic-ads-slip-through-play-store-filters/

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aeMjv6W_460s.jpg

                            https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty/

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                              https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aeMjv6W_460ss.jpg

                              https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2018/01/11/trump-lauded-delivery-of-f-52s-to-norway-the-planes-only-exist-in-call-of-duty/

                              wow... just WOW. . . .

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                              • popesterP
                                popester @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                2017 is the big year.... women have passed men in the viewership of porn.

                                Where did you read that?

                                Pornhup announced it. They collect the most complete porn related statistics of any company.

                                I wonder if it is snowflakes "identifying" as women? Pornhub just doesn't want to offend.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @popester
                                  last edited by

                                  @popester said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  2017 is the big year.... women have passed men in the viewership of porn.

                                  Where did you read that?

                                  Pornhup announced it. They collect the most complete porn related statistics of any company.

                                  I wonder if it is snowflakes "identifying" as women? Pornhub just doesn't want to offend.

                                  While pretty much all porn viewing info is pretty anecdotal, even a behemoth like PornHub has limited ability to collect data; this is not surprising to me or any women that I mentioned it to (which isn't many) and reflects what I've seen in the public space. The idea that women use literary porn has become well known and that they use it at rates that men wouldn't dream of means that there is a trend towards this already. Make it acceptable and accessible for women to access traditional porn without stigma and existing trends can easily lead to them being the obvious, larger consumers of the media.

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                                  • popesterP
                                    popester @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @popester said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    2017 is the big year.... women have passed men in the viewership of porn.

                                    Where did you read that?

                                    Pornhup announced it. They collect the most complete porn related statistics of any company.

                                    I wonder if it is snowflakes "identifying" as women? Pornhub just doesn't want to offend.

                                    While pretty much all porn viewing info is pretty anecdotal, even a behemoth like PornHub has limited ability to collect data; this is not surprising to me or any women that I mentioned it to (which isn't many) and reflects what I've seen in the public space. The idea that women use literary porn has become well known and that they use it at rates that men wouldn't dream of means that there is a trend towards this already. Make it acceptable and accessible for women to access traditional porn without stigma and existing trends can easily lead to them being the obvious, larger consumers of the media.

                                    Excellent point, well thought sir. I have never looked at the data on the "Romance Novel" industry. I do remember going to book stores as a child and taking note that the romance novel section tended to have the greatest number of books. It makes sense that as taboo becomes socially acceptable that the consumer base would trend in that direction.

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @popester
                                      last edited by

                                      @popester said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @popester said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      2017 is the big year.... women have passed men in the viewership of porn.

                                      Where did you read that?

                                      Pornhup announced it. They collect the most complete porn related statistics of any company.

                                      I wonder if it is snowflakes "identifying" as women? Pornhub just doesn't want to offend.

                                      While pretty much all porn viewing info is pretty anecdotal, even a behemoth like PornHub has limited ability to collect data; this is not surprising to me or any women that I mentioned it to (which isn't many) and reflects what I've seen in the public space. The idea that women use literary porn has become well known and that they use it at rates that men wouldn't dream of means that there is a trend towards this already. Make it acceptable and accessible for women to access traditional porn without stigma and existing trends can easily lead to them being the obvious, larger consumers of the media.

                                      Excellent point, well thought sir. I have never looked at the data on the "Romance Novel" industry. I do remember going to book stores as a child and taking note that the romance novel section tended to have the greatest number of books. It makes sense that as taboo becomes socially acceptable that the consumer base would trend in that direction.

                                      50 Shades really did a few things. One was made everyone aware what those novels were. Suddenly it was "holy cow, everyone's mom is reading porn right in the living room all these years!" and it was "well, everyone got exposed at once, might as well just be public about it." Now, oddly, women in public talk to each other about how they read porn as their entertainment. Ten years ago, you'd never ever hear that (but you'd see if it you know what it was.) But today, it's totally normal and accepted for you to overhear women of all ages discussing the porn that they read.

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                                      • popesterP
                                        popester @scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        @scottalanmiller Fascinating topic that leads in many directions. So many questions. But, "Mom reading porn", is where I must step off. :face_vomiting:

                                        But seriously, thank you Scott for engaging me in the conversation. :relieved_face:

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                                        • mlnewsM
                                          mlnews
                                          last edited by

                                          So this just happened...

                                          Hawaii Missile Alert

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                                          • mlnewsM
                                            mlnews
                                            last edited by

                                            Followed by this...

                                            https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hawaii-ballistic-missile-threat-alert-phones-was-false-alarm-officials-n837511

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