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by ortusdux 9mo ago
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/us-investigating-40-million...
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Reddit has a mirror of the video - https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1qos6...
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NASA plane makes belly landing at Ellington Airport(khou.com)
7 points by ortusdux 9mo ago|4 comments
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Washington Post may cut sports section amid layoffs(sportsbusinessjournal.com)
2 points by ortusdux 9mo ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Modern airport x-ray machines use two frequencies and then estimate the density of objects and liquids. In theory, the can tell the difference between water and vodka. I wonder if the change reflects trust in this tech?
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Reminds me of how every single piece of paper on Battlestar Galactica has the corners cut off. Somewhere in their timeline paper became 8 sided, and it's just as odd as our 4 side paper and rectangular TVs
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
One summer odd-job included an afternoon of throwing a few dozen CRTs off a 3rd floor balcony into a rolloff dumpster. I'da done it for free.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
China's recent container ship weaponization efforts are .. interesting - https://www.twz.com/sea/chinese-cargo-ship-packed-full-of-mo... Reminds me of the Rapid Dragon missile system the US uses to weaponize cargo
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Dropout's CEO has been pretty open about the company, and he described their early efforts as 'Brutal' > No! We tried, but people don’t realize this. The first rendition of Dropout was built on Vimeo OTT’s API, but it was
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
They are also the backend for Dropout, which has just shy of 1m paid subscribers. So I understand your selfish sadness feelings. https://vimeo.com/customers/dropout
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
There are several apps that do a good job of alerting users. I use "Aurora Pro", which I prefer because it checks cloud cover and lets you set alert thresholds based on viewing probability.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
In my area you can request the last 12 months of utility costs for most properties. It doesn't reflect everything, but the transparency is helpful.
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Nintendo Virtual Boy at 1M Frames per second [video](youtube.com)
3 points by ortusdux 9mo ago|0 comments
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I once had someone at a store ask me what something cost, and then got a blank stare back when I said "$90". I had to 'correct' myself and say "$89.99". We all live in very different worlds.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Same reason they set prices at $49.95
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I think the precedent is big. It does seem like an attempt to adjust of their sudden drop in EV sales last year - https://www.thestar.com/news/canadian-ev-sales-fell-off-a-cl...
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
"Canada has agreed to allow an annual quota of 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the country at the tariff rate of just 6.1%" https://electricautonomy.ca/data-trackers/ev-sales-data/2025... "Can
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
How do Darn Toughs compare? I've managed to wear through 8 pairs of costco wool socks without loosing any, so the idea of a lifetime warranty sounds promising.
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Extensive regulatory capture - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_US_dealership_disputes
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Ford did try to make it up to them by offering a bevy of aftermarket add-ons for the Lightning that were sold through the dealerships. As a consumer, I wanted them to keep the EV and ICE versions as similar as possible, with the hope that
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
I think the dealership monopoly is partly to blame. Dealers get more reoccurring revenue from ICE vehicles, so they are incentivized to not stock EVs and to steer customers away from them. Ford seemed to understand this and attempted a di
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
As I understand it, many people prefer the heat pump dryers because they are easier to install. Most are 110v and don't exhaust moisture, so you can just shove one in a closet if it has sufficient electricity. You do need to remove t
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
There was a great custom order screen printing website blog where they documented their shrinkage testing. They made a pressure sensitive shirt form and then ran 30+ brands of shirts through a battery of tests, measuring fit after each was
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
Reminds me of the West Wing: C.J. Cregg: Leo, we need to be investigated by someone who wants to kill us just to watch us die. We need someone perceived by the American people to be irresponsible, untrustworthy, partisan, ambitious, and thi
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
IIRC, the original idea was that they would pull older batteries from circulation when their capacities dipped, and then repurpose them as powerwalls, an application where weight is irrelevant. This was back when they expected the batteries
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by ortusdux 9mo ago
From the link: In May 2012, Los Alamos published a white paper titled “Amount of Zeolite Required to Meet the Constraints Established by the EMRTC Report RF 10-13: Application of LANL Evaporator Nitrate Salts.” In other words, “How much ki
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Board Votes to Dissolve Corporation for Public Broadcasting(deadline.com)
5 points by ortusdux 10mo ago|1 comments
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by ortusdux 10mo ago
I visited my childhood general store while seeing family last week. I was interested to see that the decades old 'fill your own bag with polished rocks' display had been replaced with a bin of 2$ 3D prints.
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by ortusdux 10mo ago
Harjot's initial feedback reminds me of one of my pet peeves: If I reach out and say "I love that your product does X & Y, but it would be helpful if it also did Z", please don't reply with "Nobody needs Z.&quot
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by ortusdux 10mo ago
Demo video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDuxoo0kNsc

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