The Very-Many-Questions-Not-Worth-Their-Own-Thread Thread XLIII

[Takhisis]

Two years back in the 1790s was a far longer time than today. Also, at the time, the US federal government was far weaker than local and state government in many ways.

Of course, things could change, but you still get originalist fanatics for that.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

As it didn't occur to them that having elections that frequently would mean that the officials would be more focused on constantly getting reelected than in doing their job?

They already are. Ever since fixed election dates were enacted, the governments here have been in constant campaign-mode. The only good thing is that the PM/premier can still call an election whenever outside of those dates, or the government can still fall on a non-confidence vote.

Someone needs to tell my premier to shut up. She won in May, so she doesn't need to keep on yapping about it.

 

[Birdjaguar]

As it didn't occur to them that having elections that frequently would mean that the officials would be more focused on constantly getting reelected than in doing their job?

No. It was a very small nation in the 1790s and the effort to get elected and who they anticipated being on the ballot was very different than what we have today. Life expectancy was shorter and being an elected official was not seen as a full time life long job.

the 1790 census was as follows:

For a chart that is not borked: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790_United_States_census

At 17.8 percent, the 1790 census's proportion of slaves to the free population was the highest ever recorded by any census of the United States.[10]

State or territory	Free white males of 16 years and upward[a]	Free white males under 16 years	Free white females[a]	All other free persons	Slaves	Slaves % of state population	Total	% of U.S. population
Connecticut[18][12]	60,523	54,403	117,448	2,808	2,764	1.2%	237,946	6.0%
Delaware[12]	11,783	12,143	22,384	3,899	8,887	15.0%	59,094[d]	1.5%
Georgia[12]	13,103	14,044	25,739	398	29,264	35.5%	82,548	2.1%
Kentucky[12]	15,154	17,057	28,922	114	12,430	16.9%	73,677	1.9%
Maine[15][12]	24,384	24,748	46,870	538	0	0.0%	96,540	2.4%
Maryland[22][12]	55,915	51,339	101,395	8,043	103,036	32.2%	319,728	8.1%
Massachusetts[16][12]	95,453	87,289	190,582	5,463	0	0.0%	378,787	9.8%
New Hampshire[14][12]	36,086	34,851	70,160	630	158	0.1%	141,885	3.6%
New Jersey[12]	45,251	41,416	83,287	2,762	11,423	6.2%	184,139	4.6%
New York[19][20][12]	83,700	78,122	152,320	4,654	21,324	6.3%	340,120	8.6%
North Carolina[25][12]	69,988	77,506	140,710	4,975	100,572	25.5%	393,751	9.9%
Pennsylvania[21][12]	110,788	106,948	206,363	6,537	3,737	0.9%	434,373	11.0%
Rhode Island[17][12]	16,019	15,799	32,652	3,407	948	1.4%	68,825	1.7%
South Carolina[12]	35,576	37,722	66,880	1,801	107,094	43.0%	249,073	6.3%
Southwest Territory[12]	6,271	10,277	15,365	361	3,417	9.6%	35,691	0.9%
Vermont[11][12]	22,435	22,328	40,505	255	16https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790_United_States_census#cite_note-14[13]

[TD]0.0%[/TD]
[TD]85,539[c][/TD]
[TD]2.2%[/TD]

[TR]
[TH]Virginia[23][12][/TH]
[TD]110,936[/TD]
[TD]116,135[/TD]
[TD]215,046[/TD]
[TD]12,866[/TD]
[TD]292,627[/TD]
[TD]39.1%[/TD]
[TD]747,610[e][24][12][/TD]

[TD]

18.9%​

[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]Total[/TH]
[TD]813,365[/TD]
[TD]802,127[/TD]
[TD]1,556,628[/TD]
[TD]59,511[/TD]
[TD]697,697[/TD]
[TD]17.8%[/TD]
[TD]3,929,326[/TD]
[TD]100%[/TD]
[/TR]

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Does anybody know why the clouds on the southwest area disappear at the same time each day?

They always reappear in the 4:40 picture.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I could give a flippant answer and say that even clouds need a bathroom break or a snack.

Seriously, though, I don't know.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Do you mean the SW US? Our clouds likely disappear because we are dry and clouds mean moisture. As the day heats up the visible moisture from the cooler night goes away.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

If I understand Aimee correctly, she's pointing out that the clouds only disappear for 10 minutes at the same time every day, and then reappear. That's weird.

 

[Takhisis]

Could it be a visibility issue?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Do you mean the SW US? Our clouds likely disappear because we are dry and clouds mean moisture. As the day heats up the visible moisture from the cooler night goes away.

If I understand Aimee correctly, she's pointing out that the clouds only disappear for 10 minutes at the same time every day, and then reappear. That's weird.

Yes, this. If you look at the Pacific Ocean, you can see where the clouds abruptly stop with a very sharp line.

Could it be a visibility issue?

Someone else pointed out to me that it might have something to do with how the satellites are orbiting, maybe interference from another satellite or something.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I'll just point out that the territory involved includes Area 51 and leave it at that.

 

[Michkov]

Coverage issue I'd guess. Sharp lines mean its something technical since nature doesn't do sharp lines. So missing pictures or a blind spot in the coverage. 4:30 UTC is midnight on the East Coast for what its worth. Maybe its a receiver being down for maintenance. Where did you find those maps Aimee?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Coverage issue I'd guess. Sharp lines mean its something technical since nature doesn't do sharp lines. So missing pictures or a blind spot in the coverage. 4:30 UTC is midnight on the East Coast for what its worth. Maybe its a receiver being down for maintenance. Where did you find those maps Aimee?

Satellite Images and Animation - Environment Canada

A list of GOES-Composites, GOES-East, GOES-West, and HRPT in multiple formats

weather.gc.ca

North American Composite, IR & Topography. Animation lets you see different times.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

If I look at the IR image it does this

 

[Michkov]

That matches the first image. By the looks of it, the first type of image is a static map overlaid by the actual data, while the IR pictures are just the data.

My best guess is that the black areas are a data transmission issue, either the satellite can't send or the receiver can't grab it in time. I reckon the satellite doesn't have the ability to save the image and just sends one after the other, so what doesn't get to the computers on the ground is lost and shows up as black areas in the image.

Looking at the longest timeline on the site, there seems to be a pattern that the occasional missing areas are concentrated on the Southwest. If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that is to make sure the Canadian areas get prioritized when the download starts.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Any tips on getting super glue not to dry up inside the bottle? Or a brand that you find better on that count?

I'm quick about getting the cap back on. I put the cap on tight. I get about three or four uses out of a bottle.

 

[Farm Boy]

Don't usually have that problem with Gorilla Glue, but sometimes I do need to scrape out the cap some with a fine point to get to the gooey stuff underneath.

 

[Ajidica]

Any tips on getting super glue not to dry up inside the bottle? Or a brand that you find better on that count?

I'm quick about getting the cap back on. I put the cap on tight. I get about three or four uses out of a bottle.

No tips beyond just buy small bottles.
As I understand it, superglue, like gorilla glue, works through a chemical reaction with moisture. If air gets into the bottle, it has moisture, so there will be a small -but noticeable - chemical reaction reaction in the background.

 

[Takhisis]

^Indeed, superglue works ‘best’ in the neck of the bottle, so you can easily make a blob of it become solid there and the rest of the bottle might still hold some now useless glue.

(Takhisis eyes the contact adhesive he intends to use on his shoes later on today)

 

[Gori the Grey]

Do you think there will be people who dress up as Trump's stack of boxes for Halloween?

The idea just occurred to me.

 

[Farm Boy]

We're looking at tree or lamppost.

Maybe a different crowd? We're probably not the one that goes for a "sexy malfeasance" or "slutty treason" costume.