Welcome to the day and age where courts have all the power :/

Like ~95% of the rest of the internet that uses cloud infrastructure.

Google, AWS, or Azure

What is your point?

I think you’re being intentionally obtuse here and betraying the spirit of the question?

Your meta analyzing the question instead of just taking the questions as it is, and in the process failed to actually address the core question. It’s a hypothetical scenario where most of our radio communication is jammed and unusable.

The mechanics of how the question got there don’t really matter, that’s not part of the question, it’s pointlessly pedantic to pick it apart. Just imagine the scenario with the mechanics you can consider plausible for such a scenario, and roll with it 🤦

“Aliens have technology beyond our means and largely render radio communication impossible by way of jamming”

Connectors come loose, which makes them dangerous.

They are uninsulated points that allow water and material ingress, and can partially or fully pull apart, causing arching. Which can cause combustion.

This is the main reason these are dangerous, which the majority of this entire thread misses. The added length or connector resistance is somewhat negligible here unless you’re daisy chaining long conductors, which often isn’t the case for in-home extensions.

Distance by itself would be no different than a single cord of the same length.

However, connection points are areas of localized resistance where connectors meet. This can introduce dangerous areas.

That said, those aren’t really the problem here:

The practical, human, problem here is important. Connectors come loose, which makes them dangerous. The majority of this thread is treating this question like a paper test problem, when in reality there are other factors that outweigh the “under ideal circumstances” problem.

Is it just me or is anyone else perturbed that the cable sizes in this infographic are all the same gauge?

If you’re not willing to engage in good faith, intelligent, discussion, please consider leaving the platform and making it a better place for the rest of us.

“I couldn’t be assed to read the article nor understand the problem, but I will assert my God given right to an ignorant opinion on it regardless”

Isn’t what this platform needs.

Well, yes, but let’s not be intentionally obtuse eh?

“Harm” in this case refers to the seasoning (polymer layer), which takes time and effort to repair if it’s significantly damaged.

In the same way that scratching a wood floor is harming it (you can just resurface it), or denting your drywall is harm (you can just repair it).

That’s… Largely a financials problem.

Steam: $8-10 billion/y

GOG: $80-120 million/y

Steam can throw 10 GOGs worth of resources at a problem and barely break a sweat. Yeah, of course they are making huge strides, that’s how consolidation of wealth works when that wealth is actually reinvested.

So… Nothing good to say, you can only contribute to this thread by being dismissive and acting like a know it all.

Have you considered… Not commenting and taking your toxicity elsewhere?

Welcome to the lowest common denominator.

It’s the lower half of the bell curve that you’re experiencing. The same half that’s more inclined to be louder about their beliefs, beliefs that are often illogical, inconsistent, and misinformed. More inclined to insult, invalidate, and act in bad faith during discussions.

This drowns out quality discussion.

All communities will naturally move towards the lowest common denominator, they will always lose their niche. (Really this is an example of entropy). The only way to prevent this is active moderation that dutifully upholds community values.

/r/AskHistorians is a great example of this.

Just wash it with dish soap like everything else, use a soft scrubber like everything else.

If you have an actual polymer layer, it won’t be harmed.

Dry it off, throw it on the burner. Get it hot, give it a touch of oil, and store it.

Computational demands scale aggressively with model size.

And if you want a response back in a reasonable amount of time you’re burning a ton of power to do so. These models are not fast at all.