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by ortusdux 8mo ago
They lost me at "vacuum deposition - impossible" without justification. As far as processes go it's one of the safest (everything happens in a sealed vacuum chamber). Maybe the solvents used to clean prior to coating?
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
It's a big reason why they were constantly accusing every opponent of being a crook. People don't want to vote for a crook, but if you convince enough voters that all politicians are dishonest and it is their only option, than th
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
It's common in the US to have a whole house water-softener. Is this less common in the UK?
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Reminds me of the artist that shipped glass cubes via FedEx, letting the box throwers make the art for him. https://museemagazine.com/features/2018/10/15/walead-beshty-...
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
The quest for quarterly returns will be our downfall.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
There was a great study from a decade ago that showed that baseball cards held by lighter skinned hands outsold cards held by darker skinned individuals on eBay. An algorithm designed today with the goal of helping users pick the most profi
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Any idea why they are reporting the estimated lifespan at 290°C? Testing seems to have been done at 440°C and above.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I hope a few of these experimental alternative battery chemistries prove viable. One company recently claimed their Al/Li batteries has 92% efficiency at -13°C https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/this-new-aluminum-
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
IIRC, at the time they were the only US option to get people to and from the space station.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
IIRC, SpaceX and some of their suppliers were considered essential personnel during the early covid lockdowns.
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
IIRC, they have been caught pre-scripting scenes. The most famous incident being the Tesla Roadster debacle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_controversies#Tesla_R... "A BBC spokeswoman said several times
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
I'd imagine the results of steps 1 & 2 would have a high ROI on Grindr
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
They both use the same Bin and PCN numbers. Reportedly the group and member ID's can be anything
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by ortusdux 8mo ago
Reports are that this is just a rebranded GoodRx.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
On-star and similar automatic incident reporting. Presumably he drove past first responders at the scene of an accident and jammed their communication. Construction zone flaggers typically use radios to coordinate traffic. I agree, 48k is
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I hate dark/dingy basements, so one of my first purchases with my new house was 100k lumen of Costco shop lights. I do find myself cleaning the basement, doing laundry, and working on projects more when the sun starts to set at 5PM.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Q: Does it get hot/how is it cooled? A: It's cooled through our large heatsink and ultra quiet Noctua fan. The fan only turns on above 75% brightness. At max power, the heatsink is cool enough to put your hands on it for a couple
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
The 'wasted' electricity is turned into heat, which should be welcome by their target customer base.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Q: How much power does the lamp use? A: 580 Watts from the wall
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Is there any insight into how Starlink solved cooling? One 'expert' insisted that there is no reason to expect that data center satellites would generate any more heat than starlinks.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
The optimist in me hopes that the bullwhip effect will lead to cheap ram in a few years, and that the glut allows for the wider adoption and support of ECC memory.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Seems like a boon for small batch 3d printing companies.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I was interested to learn about cold district heating recently, which is basically a municipal scale geothermal system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_district_heating
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I'm in the northern US and am very happy with mine. I self-installed with a county rebate, so the total cost was a Saturday and $700. My old electric unit was EPA rated for $450/year, and the new one has averaged $170/year
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
See also - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46788327
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
The law covers "monetized bullion" - bars and coins - https://dor.wa.gov/education/industry-guides/jewelry-stores/...
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824428 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824558
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I was imagining a boardroom reenactment of Geri's Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geri%27s_Game
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Feds maintain 3.5 – 3.75% rate(federalreserve.gov)
26 points by ortusdux 9mo ago|8 comments
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
How as adoption been for Samsung's DEX?

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