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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   It's very much like the invention of the concept of jaywalking. An organized effort to shift blame/responsibility. https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   Here is an ultralight carbon fiber backpacking version: https://youtu.be/-GEwwMbqU2o
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   Cords of wood are usually around 18 million BTU of potential energy, which is 5000+ kWh. Wood stove efficiencies are all over the place, but modern ones are in the 70% range. https://www.kumastoves.com/content/page&#x2
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   I guess my point is that cars and phones drove battery research towards energy density, but I still have three cord of firewood in an 8*12ft shed at the end of my driveway. Energy density is my last concern.
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   I'd pour a slab and have a shed sized battery delivered if the $/kwh and cell longevity was favorable enough.
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   > I think the big question everyone wants to skip right to and past this conversation is, will this continue to be true 2 years from now? I don’t know how to answer that question. I still think about Tom Scott's 'where are we o
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   UPS closed my local facility to the public last month. Now I can only drop packages off at third parties for a fee, and the nearest hold location is over an hour away.
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   Most delivery companies enacted signature exemption rules for covid and are in no hurry to rescind them. Getting signatures takes time, which affects their bottom line.
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   by ortusdux 1y ago

   I really enjoyed https://waldenpond.press/ when it was up and running. They selected articles from your pocket once a month and then printed, bound, and mailed them to you. When I discovered the service I had a 500 hour r
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    Intrusion detection for one: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20070110247A1/en https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/PRXQuan...
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    "QKD is already used by banks and governments to transmit keys over fibre optics. But these cables absorb photons, limiting the distance over which the signal can travel." Does hollow-core fibre suffer the same limitation?
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    A common trend with manufacturing has been to offshore production, mechanize the domestic systems, and then repatriate with a fraction of the staff. Bonus points if you let the government woo you into coming back with tax breaks.
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    Moody's Ratings Downgrades United States Ratings to Aa1 from Aaa(moodys.com)

    9 points by ortusdux 1y ago|0 comments
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    I wonder how this move will affect the sticker price?
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    "If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole."
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    What type of tank?
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    https://marketoonist.com/2023/03/ai-written-ai-read.html
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    Is anyone working on an electric truck system where the battery is on the trailer? Many businesses are constantly rotating the same dry van trailers between hubs. If you charged the trailers at the doc during loading/unloading, the
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    by ortusdux 1y ago

    There are plenty of prints that are compatible with Ikea Skadis panels. https://www.thingiverse.com/tag:skadis
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    How much energy do they rob? I can't think of dynamos without thinking of Bart Simpson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaKjmxb7Qlc
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    I've been eyeing a Pikaboost 2 conversion kit for a while now, but I share your skepticism. For me it's more of a distrust of first gen products than it is startups. Even apple messes up 1st gen. I live up a hill, and all my des
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    IIRC, the original conceit of the Matrix was that the computers were using the humans brains as computers. That is why they are fed and kept in a dream state - so the remaining 95% of their brain power is free to be used. This also explai
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    Garmin adds AI and a subscription tier to its app(theverge.com)

    1 points by ortusdux 2y ago|0 comments
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    Smart plug, set a timer
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    I've said it here before, but I wish a consumer focused org would create a 'DUMB' certification. "Don't Upload My Bits"
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    Should we start calling tariffs 'import taxes'?
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    I've been eyeing a product called Diamond Piers for an upcoming project. They are small pre-poured footers that you secure by jack-hammering galvanized pipe through into the ground. No dig, no damage, quick install. The pipes get be
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    It's helpful if you can smoothly zoom in on the images. Start zoomed out far enough that you can easily see the effect, and then slowly enlarge the images. Your brain will work to keep them in focus.
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    Yeah, I'm generally a big fan of theirs and I like the direction they are headed. Will be interesting to see how these pan out.
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    by ortusdux 2y ago

    Good! Strange that their photos don't show this off. Lenovo ad-spend showcasing tablet mode was enormous. https://frame.work/laptop12