kimmk

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by kimmk 7mo ago
I've repaired a few headphone wires; theyre usually thin copper wires covered with enamel insulation. Burn off the insulation with a blob of solder, or sand it off, and the solder will stick.
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New Weird(en.wikipedia.org)
6 points by kimmk 1y ago|0 comments
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by kimmk 1y ago
The same sign is used in Finland. I was puzzled why Apple computers used it but I thought it was just a coincidence...!
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by kimmk 1y ago
From an European view who has accustomed to imperial units, these discussions are so tiring. The metric vs imperial debates almost always come down to just personally preferring what you're familiar with. I've had the exact same f
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USB-C and its overengineered history [video](youtube.com)
9 points by kimmk 1y ago|1 comments
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by kimmk 2y ago
For seasonal grid-level storage, I wonder if simple compressed hydrogen storage (around 350 bar) is the most reasonable solution. AFAIK doesnt require any high-tech materials, avoids most embrittlement caused by LH2 and boil-off rates are r
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Why PS5 joysticks drift (2021)(ifixit.com)
1 points by kimmk 2y ago|0 comments
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Is Mars Habitable? (1907)(people.wku.edu)
63 points by kimmk 2y ago|23 comments
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by kimmk 2y ago
Funnily enough, the spelling introduced there is quite legible for a Finnish speaker.
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The potential of hydrogen for decarbonising steel production (2020) [pdf](europarl.europa.eu)
2 points by kimmk 2y ago|0 comments
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by kimmk 3y ago
Round-trip efficiency of hydrogen storage is at best around 40% though. But with abundant and cheap renewables, this might not be much of an issue.
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Behind the Scenes at Kamerastore in Finland [video](youtube.com)
3 points by kimmk 3y ago|0 comments
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by kimmk 3y ago
Liero is part of the Finnish shareware game scene that lasted from early 90s to mid 00s [1]. These games are super nostalgic for me and a lot of other tech minded Finns of my age! [1] https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luett
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Berserker Hypothesis(en.wikipedia.org)
12 points by kimmk 3y ago|8 comments
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by kimmk 3y ago
Nice generator! I'm not much of an UI or web designer, but I guess this is a common design task in those contexts. Presets for corner roundness are nice, but there could also be a slider for it.
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by kimmk 3y ago
One could argue it more moral to deal with those externalities within the wealthy nations than offloading them to poorer, less well-regulated economies. Western nations pride themselves with achievements in environmental, labour and other i
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by kimmk 3y ago
As a non-American I don't understand the Fahrenheit vs Celsius arguments. What's special about 0F being really cold and 100F feeling really hot? I find that -20C being really cold and 30C really hot quite intuitive and easy to und
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A different approach to building C++ projects(rachelbythebay.com)
45 points by kimmk 4y ago|69 comments
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by kimmk 4y ago
Regarding atmosphere loss: currently Mars is losing about 95 kt of atmosphere per year [1]. Actively offsetting that amount of loss is not that big of an effort. Also I guess if you would generate an ozone layer, part of this atmosphere los
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On being tired(jukkaniiranen.com)
191 points by kimmk 4y ago|92 comments
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by kimmk 4y ago
This used to be the case, however the new dish along with recent firmware updates brings the power usage down to around 50 W on average.
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Static Constexpr Whittling Knife(quuxplusone.github.io)
6 points by kimmk 5y ago|0 comments
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by kimmk 8y ago
Romans very rarely practiced ritual human sacrifice (outside of gladiator games). The specific case of burying two Gauls and a Greek alive was an exception done by consulting the Sibylline books, a collection of prophetic instructions only
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by kimmk 8y ago
You can write phonetically on the Latin alphabet perfectly fine, for example Finnish does so. In the case of English, its a matter of standardizing the pronunciation of characters (considering it requires every English speaker to essentiall
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Redis fork() based persistence explained(youtube.com)
1 points by kimmk 9y ago|0 comments