[02:10:47] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <gifted9> is this where we're posting the goofs and gaffs? cosmicalpha outside asus hq
[02:10:47] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <gifted9> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615786602454581249/1046971455868514354/i_didnt_get_no_sleep.png
[02:13:14] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Gonna get the Chaotic Noise Marching Corps on this project, stat.
[05:50:27] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Alphomegar> sorry😔
[06:31:08] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Alphomegar> Spaghetti Monster!!!!!!
[06:31:08] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Alphomegar> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615786602454581249/1047036975938547772/FlyingSpaghettiMonster.png
[06:31:32] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Alphomegar> 🍝
[14:06:19] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <城市酸儒文人挖坑☭> Slow news: there have been demonstrations in China recently. If you are in a central city, please try to stay away from Chinese embassies and consulates, Confucius Institutes, Chinese funded enterprises and other Chinese related institutions, because there may be activities to "support" the domestic color revolution
[14:06:37] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <城市酸儒文人挖坑☭> Many of these people participated in the Hong Kong riots in 2019, the terrorist attacks of the occupation of central in 2014, the Islamic Liberation Movement of East Turkestan, and even the June 4th Incident in 1989. At present, it is known that domestic activists want to randomly stab people with knives to create the illusion of police beating people
[16:30:20] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Heyyyy, first snow of the season here ❄️ ❄️ ❄️
[16:31:06] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Cibryll> I've never had snow. ;-;
[16:31:33] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> I've been snowdumped several times, everyone else is behind :p
[16:32:48] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Blinx> i'm under a winter storm advisory here and it's been snowing for hours lol
[16:43:42] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Upgraded from barely sticking to 2 inches expected today.  Our friend to the north is expecting a full foot!
[16:44:14] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> 4-10 inches expected in regions surrounding me, I appear to be avoiding the worst of it
[16:44:31] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> (~5cm and 30cm for our non-imperial and post-imperial friends)
[16:45:08] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> (for raidarr's that's 10-25cm)
[16:45:09] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Agent> and I'm here chilling with 60 degree weather in an area that would normally be at 0 degrees with plenty of snow
[16:47:18] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Cibryll> Meantime it's like 32°C where I'm at.
[16:47:19] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Cibryll> (I'm guessing you guys use Fahrenheit--)
[16:48:01] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Agent> 🇺🇸 🦅
[16:48:04] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Agent> how'd you guess?
[16:49:36] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Cibryll> Wildly. :p
[16:50:32] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Blinx> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/615786602454581249/1047192852553269289/image.png
[16:51:51] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Cibryll> Makes me wonder who uses Kelvin though.
[16:55:18] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> I'd be happy to ditch imperial/farenheit measurements if the rest of the country meaningfully followed along
[16:55:35] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> alas, the US must be speshil
[17:03:34] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Hard agree, it's a hindrance but one that requires mass agreement to change.
[17:03:56] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> We made a good effort back in the 80s, but that all fell apart for *reasons*
[17:04:24] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> I'd say it boils down to american laziness tbh
[17:04:33] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Agent> I agree metric is superior in everything except in measuring temperature, I feel farenheit let's you express temperature better in a way people understand easily
[17:05:16] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> it does 'feel' better to me, but then that is because it's what I know and perhaps I wouldn't think so if I had only been exposed to celsius as a frame of reference
[17:14:02] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> heh well at least for metric you're not alone in being 'different'
[17:14:20] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Legroom> we had snow for 2 weeks now, I think
[17:14:43] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Legroom> it's real winter weather, kind of unusual for November in my place
[17:15:20] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> wow, I've only ever lived in places where there's only a few cm of snow every few years
[17:19:42] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> if it doesn't snow in october here, it's late
[17:20:02] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> already got buried in about a foot early in the month, though that level was a bit extreme to open up with
[17:20:34] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Wow, so you guys have snow for most of the winter then?
[17:21:01] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> One day of snow here is a source of amazement basically
[17:21:12] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> october reaching out as far as mayish
[17:21:20] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> and except very rare occasions, it's really just a few cm and quickly melts
[17:21:39] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Heh, I thought that only happened in like North Canada
[17:21:41] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> snow has been known to reach into june/july in special years
[17:21:48] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> didn't realise there were places in the US that got so cold
[17:22:12] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> all about the weather balance; I assume lake effect is largely why the snow is disproportionate in my area
[17:22:42] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> sometimes there is a deep freeze; when it's warmer, it'll be more snow :p
[17:22:44] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> The only major snow areas in Europe afaik are the northen parts of Sweden, Finland and Norway
[17:22:53] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> and of course mountain regions in other countries
[17:23:17] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> By major snow I mean like what you describe
[17:23:41] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> yeah, I would assume it gets rather snowy off in scandinavia :p
[17:23:43] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Doesn't it get frustrating/boring to have to deal with it so many months?
[17:23:47] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Northern parts of the US can get a LOT of snow, especially as you get away from the ocean)
[17:23:56] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Northern parts of the US can get a LOT of snow, especially as you get further away from the oceans (edited)
[17:24:13] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> it is a fact of life and people... well maybe they don't always drive accordingly but we're used to it
[17:24:17] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Oh even many mountainous areas in France, Italy, Austria get a lot of snow but not any major cities really afaik
[17:24:29] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> the actual issue is the salt used as a response which kills vehicles
[17:24:40] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Here no one is used to driving in the snow heh
[17:24:45] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> that part is what bothers me more than anything :p
[17:25:06] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Oh yeah, not to mention it screws with water salinity, killing off stuff in nearby lakes/ponds
[17:25:15] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> I could probably handle snow/ice in two wheel but people tend to have all or four wheel drive in these parts
[17:25:46] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> is it also really cold where you live or are the temperatures just about enough for snow?
[17:25:48] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> the issue comes down to losing the undercarriage in under a decade
[17:26:06] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> it's the fine balance of not super freezy cold but cold enough reliably to attract snow
[17:26:11] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> by really cold I mean < -5C / 23F
[17:26:31] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> those kind of temperatures are again something that is _very rare_ around where I live
[17:26:34] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> in deep winter it alternates, sometimes rising up to melt a bit and then right back to snow or deep freeze
[17:26:54] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> I'm on one of the coasts, so we see a lot less variation in winter/summer most years, but it can dip down to single-digits fahrenheit on extreme days.
[17:26:59] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> currently not a great deal of snow, but definitely snow on the ground with risk of more in the coming days
[17:27:17] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> it's been more on the frozen end in the past week
[17:27:35] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> The bigger risk in our area thanks to the pretty-regular temperatures is that we'll often hover around freeze/thaw, creating a mess of ice.
[17:27:43] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> The bigger risk in our area thanks to the pretty-regular temperatures is that we'll often hover around freeze/thaw, creating a mess of ice.  Not good for driving on! (edited)
[17:27:57] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Oh yikes, that's dangerous
[17:28:10] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> there are definitely periods of extreme ice on the road here
[17:28:19] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Do you also get the other extreme during summer? That I can say we're slowly getting used to in Europe
[17:28:29] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> or is it more of a cold area with not-so-hot summers?
[17:28:44] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> if so I'd prefer it to where I'm at heh I don't enjoy the summer heatwaves
[17:28:51] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Add hills to that mix (which we have in spades) and you'll end up with some terrifying /funny in retrospect skidding.
[17:28:52] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> We often make the driver blooper reel in my city for this reason.
[17:28:59] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Add hills to that mix (which we have in spades) and you'll end up with some terrifying /funny in retrospect skidding.
[17:29:00] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> We often make the winter driver blooper reel in my city for this reason. (edited)
[17:29:29] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> We're starting to get that more and more.  Had several days over 100 F this summer, which was essentially unheard of until the last ten years.
[17:30:28] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Between the regular wildfire smoke that's now become a season of it's own, we finally got a heat pump installed in early 2021.  Did not regret it this year.
[17:31:05] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Being able to fully seal up windows/doors was awesome vs fighting pressure gradients to keep the particulate out w/ window AC.
[17:31:33] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> not in my area, it tends to be fairly pleasant for a few months and so it's a nice 'seasonal' location
[17:31:39] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Ah, in that respect quite similar here. That's why I know 100 F = 38 C heh
[17:31:42] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <raidarr> of course people don't stay for the aforementioned reasons
[17:32:11] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> and many people don't even have A/C installed here (though more are getting it) as such temperatures were unheard of and it was frankly not needed before
[17:33:11] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Exactly the same.  NOBODY had ACs installed anywhere in the region until 2012ish, there just wasn't a need.
[17:33:39] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Han> i was embarrasingly old when I learned that A/C is not just a fan but actually blows air because we always only used fans to cool down the house
[17:33:48] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> I guess most people probably still don't here. Business definitely do and have for a long while and I imagine more and more people will if the temperatures continue
[17:34:04] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Han> i was embarrasingly old when I learned that A/C is not just a fan but actually blows cold air because we always only used fans to cool down the house (edited)
[17:34:15] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> but then there's also the fact that in major cities most people live in apartments rather than suburbs like the US model so it's a bit harder to get A/C in those circumstances
[17:34:28] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> but the paradox is living in apartment also means it gets hotter as you live higher up
[17:34:50] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Reception123> Ah yes, I think everyone has a regular fan at least at this stage where I live
[19:07:41] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> What is AC? 🤔
[19:09:56] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Air Conditioning
[19:10:31] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Some folks have standalone hardware just for this purpose, others have things like heat pumps that can do both heating and cooling.
[19:11:28] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Others just make do with lots of fans to keep the air moving and cooled.
[19:11:30] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> Ah!
[19:11:46] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> We call it *Odświeżacz Powietrza* in my country.
[19:12:08] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> Yep! I'm Polish! From a beautiful city behaving like phoenix - Warsaw. 🙂
[19:12:33] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> Usually it's hard to hold on with weather like this.
[19:13:12] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> Very cold winters or too hot summers, so we need some fans or heat radiators. 😛
[19:13:20] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <Mizioł7> Still, I like it.
[23:28:00] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <paladox> https://twitter.com/dscc/status/1597733661914370051
[23:28:00] <MirahezeBot>	 [Twitter] Senate Democrats (@dscc): BREAKING NEWS: The Democratic Senate majority just PASSED the Respect for Marriage Act to federally protect LGBTQ+ and interracial marriages. Democrats won't stop fighting to defend our fundamental rights.  ⏎  ⏎ Love wins! | 32 RTs | 90 ♥s | Posted: 2022-11-29 - 23:26:04UTC
[23:28:02] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <paladox> :based:
[23:45:58] <mhbridgebot>	 [discord] <NotAracham> Heck yeah, glad it got done before end of this conference, unlikely to pass next year. 😦