ortusdux

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811.
by ortusdux 3y ago
It would be fun to make up a physical version with lasers and a fog machine.
812.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Subsidies like this need firm claw-back provisions.
813.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department delays decision on SpaceX land swap(houstonchronicle.com)
2 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
814.
by ortusdux 3y ago
I've seen individual investors do this, but I've never seen a firm built around the idea. https://www.investopedia.com/news/billionaire-bill-ackman-du... https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/
815.
by ortusdux 3y ago
> People love the Star Wars they grew up with. I call this the 'SNL effect', as everyone argues that the best cast was the one that happened to be on the air when they first discovered the show.
816.
Riot Games laying off 11%(riotgames.com)
119 points by ortusdux 3y ago|149 comments
817.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Clogged drain hole. I have this issue. For some reason they put the drain line near the freezer elements in my samsung fridge. The slightest hiccup and it freezes permanently shut. You can find "Refrigerator Drain Hole Blockage Rem
818.
Palworld tops 5M sales after shifting 86,000 copies per hour over the weekend(gamedeveloper.com)
20 points by ortusdux 3y ago|8 comments
819.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Direct link - https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/biden-harris-administratio...
820.
Apple Vision Pro Sold Out, at Least for Pre-Order(forbes.com)
2 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
821.
by ortusdux 3y ago
I'd love for this site to have an entry about itself full of critiques like yours.
822.
by ortusdux 3y ago
see also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39032041
823.
by ortusdux 3y ago
I highly recommend the silicone LED filaments over the currently available EL wire. Much more robust and easy to work with. They are also very bright and efficient - they were designed for LED Edison bulbs. The only real downside is the
824.
Samsung Galaxy S24 follows Google Pixel 8's lead with 7 years of Android updates(9to5google.com)
7 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
825.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Seems like a great early adopter candidate for something like Peachtree Corner's system - https://cities-today.com/peachtree-corners-launches-first-un...
826.
by ortusdux 3y ago
"The EL threads were durable against folding, stretching, and repetitive machine washes while satisfying all the necessary requirements for machine embroidery." All the EL wire that I have used has been very fragile, so this would
827.
Mass-Independent Scheme to Test the Quantumness of an Object(journals.aps.org)
1 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
828.
WA Attorney General sues to block Kroger, Albertsons merger(seattletimes.com)
1 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
829.
by ortusdux 3y ago
So, no?
830.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Oxygen/Acrylic engines are popular on YouTube, most likely because they look great on film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLPWqCMb7DE
831.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Sounds like a 7 red lines situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKorP55Aqvg
832.
by ortusdux 3y ago
The top gear guys did a version of this and still considered one of the most fun things any of them have ever done behind the wheel.
833.
by ortusdux 3y ago
I replaced my electric water heater with a heat pump unit, and it paid for itself in 2 years.
834.
by ortusdux 3y ago
>this was the first launch of ULA's new rocket, the first launch BO's new engine, and the first launch of anything for Astrobotic. It's also important to note that the first two of those went off without a hitch. The issue
835.
Missing door plug from Alaskan flight found(nbcnews.com)
1 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
836.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Rubs balloon against head, sticks it to the ceiling "It's that times a million"
837.
Microsoft poised to overtake Apple as most valuable company(appleinsider.com)
54 points by ortusdux 3y ago|40 comments
838.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Direct link to document - https://www.cnam.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Draft_Online_...
839.
by ortusdux 3y ago
Luckily, my friend remembered the old Sharper Image Ion fan infomercials wherein they actually did a pretty good job explaining the science. Those fans have an anode array that gives the air a positive charge, and then large cathode blades
840.
by ortusdux 3y ago
I wonder if there is room for a battery behind the keyboard?

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