Pat @Pat@qoto.org

@freemo @Liberonscien

I like anti, so actually I'm pro-anti.

@freeschool

Which one gets you to where you want to be?

@redeagle @trebach@mstdn.social @alan @johnweeks @autumn

Your boss isn't going to fire you for asking for a raise. Whoever originally said that was trying to fool or intimidate people into not asking for a raise. It’s a big pain in the butt to find, hire and train a replacement, so they will avoid that. They might not give you the raise, but they won’t fire you.

The reason why you would want to join with many other workers to ask for a raise is to intimidate your boss. If you all stop working at the same time, that can cost them a lot of money, so they are more likely to just give the raise rather than risk losing even more money by having their workforce walk out on them. However, if conditions are such that they might not lose so much if everyone walks out, then they might not give the raise.

All the rest of the legal stuff is just one side or the other using politicians to try to make laws to shift that basic equation one way the other.

@Sphinx

e. Relatively safe social interaction during pandemic.

@Amikke

"boil steam" ????

...but you know what I meant.

@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon

Subtle.

@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon

As is often the case, these fake stories have an origin in a real incident that actually happened...

https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/ark-encounter-in-kentucky-suing-after-flooding-causes-property-damage

@trinsec

Yeah it's stupid, but entertaining to watch.

@Amikke

I think using solar to harness the Sun's fusion actually has fewer steps than a fusion plant would because a fusion plant would use the EM radiation to boil steam to push turbines to turn a generator to move charge carriers.

A solar cell uses the Sun's fusion EM radiation to knock electrons onto a wire and move them along.

But we'll probably need both anyway to get away from that dirty oil.

@barefootstache @Biggles @lsitongia @trinsec

Qoto is for people who work (or worked) in a STEM field, but it’s content has very few limitations.

The thumbnail says, "An inclusive free speech instance. All cultures and opinions welcome. Explicit hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden."

You'll find that most of the content is about science and tech because that's what geeks like to talk about, but it's not limited to that. When we discuss other things, the level of discussion tends to be higher and more facts-based than what you'd typically find elsewhere.

Since I'm retired, I'm into many more things now than just tech, so I like to post about those things. But even when we talk about, e.g., cultural topics, it is often from a science/tech perspective.

For example, here's a thread I started about racial bias in a movie where the discussion ended up exploring chromosomal haplogroups, north-African prehistoric migratory patterns, and Glaive style weaponry in the New Kingdom Era. You’d be hard pressed to find that level discussion in many other instances.

https://qoto.org/@Pat/107111545496373988

@trinsec

That's why there is the principle of stare decisis, which says that deference should be given to previous decisions. Otherwise judges could change their interpretation for each case which would mean there would be no law at all, just what the judges want.

Also, stability of the law is not to say that the law should never change, but it should be determined by the people and their representatives, not unelected judges. But Congress doesn't act to update the laws and they just leave it up to the courts, which erodes democracy. It's been over fifty years since we've had a new amendment to the Constitution.

#science #fiction #ScienceFiction #SciFi #space #race #women #film #movie #AI

Lexa Doig played the titular role in the TV series Andromeda (2000-2005).

@freemo

See my previous post re Marbury.

#law #scotus #USA #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair

(given current evernts, I'll run this poll again)

Is it more important to follow the law, or to follow what the Supreme Court says?

#law #scotus #USA #constitution #supremecourt #stare #decisis #roe #casey #quill #wayfair

I think it's time to overturn Marbury v. Madison.

@icedquinn @freemo @peterdrake

>"the sequel to S"

Only for dyslexics (like me).

@freemo @peterdrake

R you sure?

Science
Biology and medicine
Arginine, an amino acid
ATC code R Respiratory system, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
Coefficient of relationship (r), in biology
Effective reproduction number (R), the number of cases generated by one case in the current state of a population in epidemiology
Basic reproduction number (R0), the expected number of cases directly generated by one case
Haplogroup R (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
Haplogroup R (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup
Net reproduction rate (R0), the average number of offspring that would be born to a female given conforming conditions
r, the population growth rate in the r/K selection theory of ecology
Astronomy
Spectral resolution ({\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }\mathbb {R} ), in astronomy
Orangish or K carbon stars (stellar classification: R)
Physics
R (cross section ratio), the ratio of hadronic to muonic cross sections
Electrical resistance (R)
Roentgen (unit) (R), a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation such as X-ray and gamma rays
Rydberg constant (R∞, RH), a physical constant relating to energy levels of electrons within atoms
Rydberg unit of energy (Ry), the energy of the photon whose wavenumber is the Rydberg constant
Temperature scales
Rankine scale (°R, °Ra)
Réaumur scale (°Ré, °Re, °r)
Rømer scale (°R, °Rø)
Chemistry
Gas constant (R), in chemistry
R, one of two chiral center configurations in the R/S system
Side chain (an unspecified group of atoms), in a chemical or structural formula
Mathematics
r is the symbol for the radius of a circle
{\displaystyle \mathbb {R} }\mathbb {R} or R, the set of all real numbers
Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r), in statistics
Ricci curvature
Technology and engineering
R-value (insulation), a non-SI measure of thermal resistance used in housing insulation
R-value (soils), property of soils used in pavement design
Resistor, an electronic component
R-, a refrigerant numbering system
R, the ratio between the minimum and maximum stresses in fracture mechanics
R- or recall-button, now mostly used to switch between two calls
Computing
R (programming language), an environment for statistical computing and graphics
R (complexity), the set of all recursive languages
IBM System R, an IBM database system
RequestBot, a service in QuakeNet's IRC services
Arts and entertainment
Music
Ritardando, a term for slowing the tempo down gradually
R. (R. Kelly album), a 1998 album by R. Kelly
R° (Ruratia album), a 2002 album by Rurutia
R (single album), a 2021 single album by Rosé
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album), 2000 album also called R
R (jp), 2005 J-Pop album by Ryoko Shiraishi
Film
R (film), a 2010 film by Danish screenwriter and film director Tobias Lindholm
R, a character played by John Cleese in The World Is Not Enough
R, the protagonist of Warm Bodies, based on the book of the same name
R, a film rating in the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system and in the Canadian Home Video Rating System
Television
Rajawali Televisi (RTV), television in Indonesia
R, the production code for the 1965 Doctor Who serial The Chase
Video games
R·Type, an arcade video game
R: Rock'n Riders, in the list of PlayStation games (M–Z)
Organisations
The Crown, Rex (King) or Regina (Queen) in Commonwealth nations
Ryder (NYSE ticker symbol)
R (cable operator), a telecommunications company
R, denoting a member of the US Republican Party
Transportation
Nissan Skyline GT-R, commonly referred to as the R in Japan
R (New York City Subway service)
Reconnaissance aircraft (military designation: R)
Restricted airspace
Volkswagen R, the performance division of Volkswagen
Other uses
Registered trademark symbol (®)
South African rand (R), a currency
Right (direction)
Rolled R (IPA: r), the alveolar trill of Spanish, Italian, & Arabic languages
UTC−05:00 (military time zone code: Romeo)
Я, a Cyrillic letter similar to R

(source: wikipedia)

@peterdrake

R = ridiculouslyabiguousabbreviation
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