CapstanRoller

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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
>It seems like Gen-Z has come up with terms Media propagandists serving the capitalist class invented those terms, not Gen Z. Zoomers are not in power anywhere. >Half assing it at your job is not a new thing. It's not "half
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
>There's no brain and you, there's just you (or just the brain, it's the same thing). You and your brain is one thing, not two. This is only true if you equate "self" with "body", which is a fairly narr
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
From a purely technical standpoint, I agree completely. However, given the debacle around USB-C cables & PD, I'd be very worried about a world where I have to trust devices to properly handle such high voltages.
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
Whole-home PoE for lighting might be another interesting approach! In either case, you'd need a very beefy DC power supply somewhere to get enough current, or individual power supplies scattered inside walls, etc. which sounds like a m
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
LED filament bulbs do indeed use a driver circuit. Some use a voltage above mains [1] while others drive the LED chain around mains voltage but in a smoother regulated way [2]. Sometimes there's just a basic dropper cap circuit, though
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
Why is it "incredible"? The Democratic Party is not left-wing, nor is it even left-leaning by international standards.
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
Yes. Companies can refuse to negotiate with unions (and accept the consequences of severely narrowing their access to the labor market)
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
Which parts of this do you consider to be unreasonable?
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by CapstanRoller 4y ago
Location: Pacific Northwest USA (mostly Seattle area) Remote: Yes, remote only Willing to relocate: No Sponsorship/visa: No (US citizen) Technologies: JS/TS/Python/Ruby, test automation/SDET/DevOps
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Assuming you're not hit directly, those 'shell scrapes' are excellent for protecting against conventional explosives and associated shrapnel, though.
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Seattle is just 20 miles from NBK as the crow flies. It's reasonable to assume the entire region will be carpet-bombed until completely sterile. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Base_Kitsap "It is the home
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
"PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN TO CONTINUE" https://i.imgur.com/dgGvgKF.png
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Not pictured: everything is connected to mains voltage. The salt water bucket is just a huge current-limiting resistor to prevent tripping breakers or starting a house fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_rheostat
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Also why a lot of console games (especially Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) look weird on an emulator with perfect rendering https://forums.libretro.com/t/mdapt-gdapt-dithering-treatmen...
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
>Theoretically could you use an electron gun in a vacuum chamber to cause mutations in a seed? Yes https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/129124-japanese-scientis...
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
The other concern is about genetically engineered glypohsate-resistant "Roundup Ready" crops, which facilitate increased and imprudent usage of glyphosate.
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Only dangerous if you grind/crush the very obvious pink ceramic and inhale the dust. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berylliosis Modern magnetrons tend to use alumina-based ceramics instead.
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
It's excess pulse duration coupled with insufficient current. Capacitors can dump all their energy almost instantly (on the order of 1000s of amperes), but transformers are much more current-limited due to their design. It's analo
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
Current availability is not a guarantee of current delivery. I (current) = V (voltage)/R (resistance) Typical skin resistance can be as high as 100MΩ (mega ohms) but is often cited as 10MΩ. Even if we assume just 1MΩ (1000000 ohms) ski
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
It's less dangerous than servicing CRT televisions/monitors. If you know how to safely discharge the big capacitor and never try to energize (or dismantle) the magnetron, it's pretty benign.
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by CapstanRoller 5y ago
The most dangerous thing here is energizing a MOT with its stock deadly high-voltage secondary coil. If you re-wind the secondary to be low voltage as described in the video, it's no more dangerous than any other project requiring a ma