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Costco Continues to Sell Banned Surveillance Equipment, Lawmakers Say(gizmodo.com)
3 points by ortusdux 3y ago|1 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
There are reports of people near the poles seeing flares that are, in theory, caused by the vertically oriented panels reflecting the sun from the other side of the earth. Scott Manley - https://youtu.be/P1TsOYcvq9A?si=7yuF2
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by ortusdux 3y ago
This is a key misconception. Their SOP is to put the newest batch into an ultra-low orbit for testing. Any that fail should passively deorbit in a few months due to the increased atmospheric density. To minimize drag during this process,
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APG: Audioplethysmography for Cardiac Monitoring in Hearables(research.google)
1 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I'd say that we need to discover a source of energy that produces SO2 as a byproduct, but given our species' track record we would probably trigger an ice-age in a few decades.
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Threads Software Limited gives Meta 30 days to stop using the name Threads(businesswire.com)
235 points by ortusdux 3y ago|207 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
The first 10 words of the article: "Archaeologists have used declassified spy satellite imagery from the 1960s..."
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I've been thinking about upgrading to a 50lb bottle. A swap on the 5lb bottle in my area runs $30, while a 50lb bottle is $40. I had a leak that cost me three 5lb bottles this year, but I could just refill the bottle myself with the
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Reminds me of Project Echo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Echo Remastered documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19kAuAVAnDc Scott Manley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1
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US trade tribunal issues potential Apple Watch import ban in Masimo patent fight(reuters.com)
5 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I've brewed beer on and off for over a decade, so I was able to assemble everything from gear I had laying around. My setup is two corny kegs and a 5lb CO2 tank w/ regulator, in a chest freezer with a temp controller set to 1°C.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
About a year ago I ran a seltzer water tap to the kitchen sink and it has been great. We go through 5 gallons of RO water carbonated to 35 PSI in about a week or two.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
See also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37929338
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Why Is Apple's USB-C Cable $130? [video](youtube.com)
3 points by ortusdux 3y ago|1 comments
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The Internet Database of Periodic Tables(meta-synthesis.com)
2 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Also ninite.com - you do have to open Edge, but you get a custom installer for a whole host of programs and it won't get flagged by Edge as a competing browser download.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Link to NASA's blog post - https://blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023/10/20/nasas-osiris-re... Two screws are stuck, and it sounds like their sterile tools can get the job done. They don't want to
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NASA Is Struggling to Open Its Asteroid Sample Container(gizmodo.com)
7 points by ortusdux 3y ago|1 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Architectural trolling? Buys twitter so he can throw all the stones he wants, and then..
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I was friends with a long-haul pilot that had cancer, and he joked that FAA recertification process was worse than the chemo.
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by ortusdux 3y ago
I'm generally inclined to dislike these, but I do respect this decision: "The capture LED light lets people know when you’re using the camera to capture content or going live. If the LED is covered, you will not be able to start r
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by ortusdux 3y ago
IIRC, the main argument for spare transformers is that the lead time on them back in 2017 was 2+ years, and we have no domestic sources. I can't imagine the covid era supply chain issues have improved things. If North America is faci
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by ortusdux 3y ago
The US needs to fund the Strategic Transformer Reserve! DOE estimated the cost would be $500m in 2017, but it would be a bargain at 4x the price. https://www.energy.gov/ceser/articles/strategic-transformer-...
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Uranium extraction from seawater looks quite promising. I spoke with some researchers a few years back that were able to demonstrate the ability to produce yellowcake at $200/lb. The current market price is $70/lb, but the actua
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Exeter's summary: https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and...
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The momentum of the solar energy transition(nature.com)
3 points by ortusdux 3y ago|1 comments
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U.S. Govt Restricts Shipments of GeForce RTX 4090 to China, Other Countries(tomshardware.com)
11 points by ortusdux 3y ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Link to the support page: https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5487
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Stable Diffusion Gets a Major Boost with RTX Acceleration(nvidia.com)
101 points by ortusdux 3y ago|26 comments
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by ortusdux 3y ago
Build video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzEd50uzdF0

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