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by Kirby64 1y ago
Hue bulbs have pretty bad CRI actually. They only claim >80, which almost any LED bulb is capable of these days. A good LED bulb (include those made by Philips these days) have a CRI >95.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The article contradicts the IEEE paper. They list the 'Xiaomi 15 Ultra' as having a 'Moderately High' health risk, and cite it as having a 2.16 kHz PWM frequency at 30-75% modulation depth. The IEEE article has recommend
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Voltage, yes. Current, no not really. You can drive extremely low currents and still get photon emissions from LEDs. That said, it's highly non-linear, so you basically need to assign set points. Doubling the current won't double
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by Kirby64 1y ago
DC dimming LEDs is relatively easy, and somewhat common. The problem is that it's expensive compared to PWM dimming. It requires more expensive current-adjustable circuitry. Additionally, for bulbs that are used in regular household fi
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Ah, right. We're both getting it a bit wrong. A 'unit' (10 ml of pure ethanol) isn't actually equivalent to a 'drink'. One 'drink' is considered to be 12 oz of 5% beer, 5 oz of 12% wine, or one 1.5 oz
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> A pint of strong-ish beer like Stella Artois is 3 units. No it's not. Stella is 5.2% in the strongest form (some places sell a weaker version that is 4.6%). Both are roughly standard ABVs. At worst, a 20 oz 'pint' of Ste
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> What people fail to realize is the calories on the label aren't the calories they are actually getting. Those on the label are the calories for the substance found by burning it in a lab. Calories absorbed are quite different, and
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by Kirby64 1y ago
20s to 40s metabolism isn't that different. 4-5 pints is nearly 1000 calories, and basically nobody has a 1000 cal decline in base expenditure from 20 to 40. A bigger change, generally, from someone in college and someone in their 40s
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Yes. My time spent in Manhattan made it clear you basically never leave a bike locked up there. There’s a reason why Kryptonite will only warranty its most expensive lock (and none of the cheaper ones) in Manhattan. The other boroughs they
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Also there are angle grinder resistant locks. Angle grinder wins against any lock. Maybe you're not the easiest bike to steal by having your very expensive lock, but in certain areas (NYC being a big one) that basically doesn&#x27
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Somehow that trait was evolutionary helpful (groupwise, not necessarily for a single being)? There’s plenty of people that have degenerative diseases with no perceivable benefit that are “evolutionary” favored due to genetics just work
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by Kirby64 1y ago
The symptom of what? Bad genes? Because plenty of people have genetically high cholesterol that doesn’t do anything for you besides cause you to have a high risk of cardiovascular disease later in life from years of elevated cholesterol.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> There is a tiny risk of electric shock if you use an outdoor-rated extension cord, a bigger risk if you use an indoor-rated strip, and a pretty big risk if you use indoor without a GFCI outlet. Citation needed. There is certainly not a
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> I think my own minor issue is the use of a micro-USB port instead of USB-C - I wonder why, I don't see it mentioned in the article. Maybe adding a PD controller would have complicated the already complex dance of components on the
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Leave things wet in the washer too long and they smell like mold and you have to run it again. Leave them in the dryer too long and they are all wrinkled, and you have to run it again (at least for a little while). Not a problem for th
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> A human needs to collect the dirty stuff, put it into the machine properly, decide when it should run, load the soap, select a cycle type, start it, monitor the machine to know when it’s done, empty the machine, and put the stuff away
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> If you put WLCSP parts on a PCB that will be unprotected, and photosensitivity is not an acceptable design feature, you are either a hack, or making mistakes like a NOOB and should be supervised by a senior engineer. Not all WLCSP part
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Funny enough, that’s on the low end Bosch dishwasher. Their 800 series (which is essentially 2x the price) has no such restrictions because I guess they can “afford” to put the extra buttons on it.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> You’re fixating on the vocabulary rather than what is being conveyed. You're conveying meaning with your vocabulary even if you don't mean to. If you don't have the proper words to describe it, that's fine. Like I s
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Please read what I wrote more carefully. It's considered a roast defect by coffee roasting professionals. That doesn't necessarily mean you have to hate it. If for some reason you like 'woodsy' or 'grassy' coff
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Miserable? Is it really that miserable to suggest that flavors are not that subjective? I’m not saying they’re absolute, I’m just saying that when you taste a lot of anything (coffee, wine, tea, chocolate, whatever) you get better at identi
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Woodsy, grassy, and floral all have pretty collective meanings in the coffee world. Sure, some random person can claim something is grassy when its not... but if you're asking a coffee professional, it's not that subjective.
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Less roasted beans have strong, distinct flavors which might be characterized as "green" or "floral" or "woodsy", Anything that could be called “woodsy” or “grassy”, or possibly “green” depending on what y
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by Kirby64 1y ago
AC has a negligible impact on consumption. Unsurprisingly, heat pumps are efficient ways to move heat, and the temperature differentials are never very high (at most, 30-40F). Heating is a much bigger issue, since temperature differentials
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Maybe consider that you live in a bubble without a lot of variety of cultures. Bidets are quite common in Europe, although they tend to be dedicated separate bidets. They’re also common in japan, obviously, with Toto existing there. And eve
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Suppose your blended portfolio grows at 10%/year nominal, and you're in the 20% capital gains bracket. Then you would owe 2%/year taxes. Would you not then need an interest rate lower than 2% nominal (i.e. 0% real, assum
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by Kirby64 1y ago
For the ultra-wealthy, it doesn't matter. Look up "Buy, borrow, die".
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by Kirby64 1y ago
In a purely rational market, buying back shares doesn't boost stock price temporarily... it boosts it forever. You buy back shares and 'retire' them, thereby making everyone else's shares more valuable. Now, if you'
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by Kirby64 1y ago
Yes and no. Weight loss requires you to eat fewer calories than you actually burn for a period of time until you reach the weight you desire. Once you reach a desired weight, you can start eating more calories again, but less than what you
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by Kirby64 1y ago
> Or just address the actually cause instead of the "problem". Again, you’re asking for behavioral change in humans by fiat. Fortification extends well beyond just adding vitamins to chips or junk food. It’s added in many basic

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