It could send debris into a more elliptical orbit, but it wouldn’t be possible for it to raise the entire orbit above LEO. The point of impact will remain in the orbital path and since the entire orbit is currently in LEO, there will be, by extension, some part of the new orbit still in LEO and therefore subject any debris to atmospheric capture.

Media doesn’t care when SpaceX/Starlink fixes issues. They only care when problems are discovered, and act like it’s some malevolent act rather than an unforeseen issue. The albedo problem is fixed on all new launches for quite some time and the sats only have a 5 year service life before deorbit so the problem ones will be cleared out in short order. I expect this frequency issue to get ironed out in a similar fashion.

SpaceX and SL have a very good track record so far of working with scientists and authorities on minimizing impact of their sat constellations. Mind you, I don’t think this pure altruism, they just want to keep the government from locking down on them and jacking up costs.

I agree information shouldn’t be behind an invitation, but it does solve 3 important things:

• Keeps the law out of your hair
• Seed requirements ensure torrents stay alive
• Incentivizes strict quality control and uploading new content

I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve downloaded something from a public source and it’s been crap quality, or isn’t even the thing I wanted to download. Sometimes the file is fine but it takes 3 weeks to download because it has one seeder with a 10kbps upload rate. That’s a big “if” on if I can find it at all if it’s something more obscure.

Until someone solves those 3 issues in another way, I don’t see a better solution.

What did you switch to? I’ve tried to give rtorrent a go, but config is a pain and rutorrent craps itself when you have a lot of torrents. rtorrent + flood is the most promising I’ve tried other than the obnoxious setup but I’m pretty entrenched in deluge and flood was pretty early in development when I tried.

Funny you should say that, we did actually try to grow coleus in this bed, but unfortunately our winters kill them off and I’d prefer something that I don’t have to replace every year. Weekly watering is probably doable if the plant is a real looker.

Pulmonaria seems viable although the moist soil requirement might be a bit challenging to maintain. Maybe mulching the bed will help trap moisture in better?

USDA zone 7 in the USA. I believe london is a good bit chillier than where I am, haha.

It’s humid year round here (70-80% RH) and we pretty regularly hit 90-100F in summer and 20-30F in winter.

I got one of the framework laptop over a year ago and it’s been fantastic other than having a defective trackpad (which took all of 10 minutes to replace after receiving a free replacement part from their support team). I will even be able to upgrade to a newer mainboard with an AMD CPU from the current 11th gen intel later this year when the boards start shipping.

It really grinds my gears when companies claim that repairable devices aren’t possible to make in modern form factors, especially when a rinky dink startup was able to do it.

Speaking as a player with thousands and thousands of hours in CS… I definitely get why it doesn’t appeal to some people. But what you describe about it is exactly why I and so many other people like it. The game changes very little, and pretty much only gives you guns and grenades as weapons, no fancy abilities or anything like most modern titles.

That unchanging-ness and limited toolset means that raw strategy and to a lesser degree reflexes are the only ways to get ahead. With the map designs set in stone, many with decades of refinement and balance adjustments, you get intimately familiar with every door, corner, and corridor. It becomes much more about predicting what the other team will do and strategizing against it, rather than just grappling with the game and mechanics.

I’d recommend just going for a new wheel and tire. Harbor Freight or your local equivalent probably has one that will fit with a solid tire under $20 and never having to worry about flats or airing it up is worth it.

There’s also a solid chance the tire is really old and doesn’t have much life left anyway. By the time you patch it a couple times, you’ve probably wasted more than $20 of your time.

Having FOSS discussion isn’t bad, but there is most definitely a lot of proprietary software in the selfhosted world. Game servers, most network device software, applications like plex, heck, lots of people run windows on their selfhosted infra.

Effectiveness is pretty much entirely dictated by what filter you choose, assuming you don’t mess up building it and leave huge gaps. This guy on youtube made a video showing the effectiveness of different filters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAJ__E-hIJc

I have one with just some cheapo filters in my workshop. Does a great job of keeping dust out of the air for paint and finish work.