sourdoughness

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by sourdoughness 4y ago
Tamagotchi plus the jackpot-allure of both crypto-obscure-coin and overpriced Pokémon cards.
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by sourdoughness 4y ago
Boat builders do talk about “fair battens”, where batten = spline, and “fair” refers to being linearly elastic. Boat building battens can be really long, so fairness is not guaranteed. Long battens are scarfed together out of pieces cut fro
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by sourdoughness 4y ago
That’s surprising - the termite nest would need to be inside the bamboo for that to happen… moving the workers on their own won’t cause termites to spread.
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by sourdoughness 4y ago
Presumably the sensors in the car can detect multiple people in a wide (360 degree?) arc/circle… but the eyes can only acknowledge a single person at a time. If you’re standing next to another person, how do you know that the eyes are
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
He’s be the first one to tell you that he’s an amateur who is always trying to learn more.
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
I think that’s over-stating it. His content is deliberately designed to be accessible to everyday people, so it necessarily needs to be limited in depth and detail. Having heard him on podcasts and other settings, his knowledge seems plenty
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
Plus one here: I get a strong case of the cliche “man must fix problem” after a solid day of programming. It’s helpful when you can keep it in balance, but it’s definitely not the right tool for all situations.
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
There’s discussion on the link itself that this trade off might not be present here: the reason plants haven’t evolved more efficient enzymes themselves is that they don’t naturally have the selection pressure to produce the heavy crops we
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
Starch, protein, total carbohydrate and vitamin C levels did not seem to be affected in the crops in the study.
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
Holy shit - it has _no spare at all_ and no run-flat tyres? That is totally insane to me - living in the country, I hate the idea of the donut spare, but at least you can drive a reasonable distance on it.
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by sourdoughness 5y ago
Yep
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by sourdoughness 6y ago
It really does sound like bullshit at first glance. Just the most basic projectile motion shows you need a muzzle velocity of something like 5km/s, without factoring in drag, friction, etc. With those, you probably need more like doubl
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by sourdoughness 6y ago
Rails leans on meta programming for a lot of its magic (though less so than it used to in early versions). You don’t generally use it as a user of Rails, though.
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by sourdoughness 6y ago
Master in git doesn’t (as far as I understand) refer to master/slave architecture though. It’s a “master” as in as in the version from which copies are derived.
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by sourdoughness 6y ago
After watching a lot of Lock Picking Lawyer episodes, I’d propose the word they need to change is “Lock”.
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by sourdoughness 7y ago
Ding ding ding! We have a winner, ladies and gentlemen!
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by sourdoughness 7y ago
I don’t think it’s even really visible from the ground - maybe a vaguely scuffed and cleared strip of dirt.
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by sourdoughness 7y ago
People might know it better as an _atlatl_. Generically, it’s a “spear-thrower”. It’s amazing how much difference they make - good fun to make in the backyard!
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by sourdoughness 7y ago
Not legal, but I’d imagine you could push that ceiling safely and without any consequences out there. Problem is taking photos from illegally high makes the wrong kind of evidence.