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by ortusdux 6mo ago
Did AI raise awareness of Em-dashes, causing more people to use them organically?
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by ortusdux 6mo ago
I'd imagine it would not be hard to breed/engineer a coffee plant that produces more paraxanthine than caffeine. The plants take 5 years to mature so getting a crop to market would take a while though.
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Steam to Show Estimated FPS(tomshardware.com)
2 points by ortusdux 7mo ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_mixer#Concrete_mixing... "Special concrete transport trucks (in-transit mixers) are made to mix concrete and transport it to the construction site. They can be charged with d
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
I highly recommend the 9 episode miniseries podcast The Big Dig from GBH. Their mismanagement of the concrete was wild.
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
The target audience of these trucks is sub-10cy jobs. It allows companies to cater to smaller customers at a premium.
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
What could possibly go wrong? https://dailygalaxy.com/2026/03/rubber-used-in-undersea-tunn...
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
Tangentially related, but there is a new generation of trucks that mix the concrete on-site. They can output small batches and change the mix on the fly. They solve a lot of headaches! https://cementech.com/volumetric-tech
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
It worked for Fox News
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
A study from 2023 estimated a worst case blackout in Phoenix AZ could approach 1% fatality. Considering power demand would be at its highest during a heat wave, the odds of this worst case scenario are quite high. https://pubs.a
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
Also, phase change hot water 'batteries' - https://sunamp.com/blog/new-video-on-how-phase-change-materi...
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
A gas station near me painted their bollards this color. I've wondered if this would be a credible legal defense for someone that accidentally backed into them.
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
Reminds me of Go Away Green - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Away_Green
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
I've said it before on HN, but I just want a somewhat trustworthy group to develop "DUMB" certification. I think enough people would pay extra for a certified DUMB TV for it to be worthwile. "Don't Upload My Bits&
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
https://grid.iamkate.com/
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
Reminds me of the coastline paradox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox
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Google Keep Is Down(downdetector.com)
8 points by ortusdux 7mo ago|1 comments
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
It's wild that people were forecasting this last night because troops were posting photos of lobster dinners.
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Prime Video's Ad Free subscription becomes Prime Video Ultra for $4.99 a month(aboutamazon.com)
3 points by ortusdux 7mo ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
This would be a killer feature for a podcast app. I can't stomach NPR content unless it's sped up to almost 2x, with the exception of a few fast talking hosts.
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
A few companies have demoed wireless cases with screens, and I would be very easy to tap connect on the case while I'm putting in the buds. My earbud was loose in my case yesterday, and it kept stealing the audio of a very important c
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by ortusdux 7mo ago
The trick is to use Google music. The recommendation algorithm is so bad that your brain rejects the slop it thinks you will like.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Can mess up the price ladder!
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I'm worried about who will rush in to fill the vacuum.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I wonder if the adaptation is still in the works? https://deadline.com/2021/11/bradley-cooper-set-hyperion-at-...
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Website down? "This deployment is temporarily paused"
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I'm convinced that the studio forced the change to 'human batteries' out of concern over a conflict with Hyperion.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I was trying to follow a piece of older equipment's cleaning procedures to the letter, but once I hit "flush with freon" I decided to go off-book.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I think it was the MPAA that tried to develop DVD players with cameras so they could count room occupancy and lock the content if you were tying to exceed the terms of their license.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Sadly, I think this is only the beginning. Once video monitoring becomes cheap and easy we will see "shirts folded per hour", "distance swept per annum", "steps deviating from optimum path between van and front doo

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