thePhytochemist

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by thePhytochemist 6mo ago
Yes, the electrical shocks are very annoying! I don't know if it's related to an older/failing battery but I've certainly noticed this on an old Macbook Pro. Thanks for mentioning this - I guess at 24VDC it isn't a
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by thePhytochemist 6mo ago
I totally agree - the article misses this point in a very conspicuous way. It suggests that Alice and Bob will both graduate at the same level. What may well happen instead is that Bob publishes two papers. He then outcompetes Alice based o
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by thePhytochemist 7mo ago
Love the attempt, but after giving it a good image and letting it run for a while it's totally off. I measure my heartbeat at 100 bpm and it's reading around 50. I see some cool looking UI stuff but the actual measurement isn&#x27
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by thePhytochemist 9mo ago
Consider laboratory automation? I work in that now. I am going through the same issue as you after studying science (there are many of us!). Jobs rarely overlap, wanting both skillsets. Am I ever going to do this scientific work I learned a
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by thePhytochemist 10mo ago
This is a crucial point. Freelancers who are asked to edit AI generated content should be charging more per hour, not less. A lot more - something that ends up with the client saving money, and ALSO them saving time and making money. If aut
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by thePhytochemist 11mo ago
I see a lot of musing and wondering here about the cause of poverty. One thing that's missing that I have seen a fair bit is crime and scams. People who are victims of crime can get dumped into the poverty trap through no fault of thei
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by thePhytochemist 11mo ago
That's a really good point about the free stuff people with wealth get. Free objects are an easy to understand example. If you're in an expensive neighborhood you can walk down the street and really good get free stuff because peo
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
I would also love to read a 2 year follow-up story that gives us an update. This article reminds me of my own attempt to transition into software from chemistry and agriculture. Four years later I'm worried that I've poured a lot
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
Yes! I've seen people with some very striking white teeth in India which is a place where people often do have horrible teeth (often from betel nut use). So the twig users sometimes really stand out. The Wikipedia article has a good po
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
Gun control is the main reason we have less violent crime in Canada. There is still violent crime here though, it's not a safe wonderland. There is often impunity given to certain people for serious but nonviolent crime like identity t
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
I found the "wave damping" link inside that article a very interesting description of why not only some traffic jams happen but how we can actually drive to prevent or fix them. Thanks for posting. This is the wave damping articl
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
Lol, I agree it's a good example of an odd reporter metric. How about 30 times around the earth, isn't that impressive too?
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
I live in Canada as well. As far as I can tell there is basically no access to psychologists under the public healthcare system. You're just supposed to pay cash at about $150/hr to talk to a therapist (if you know differently ple
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
There have been some hilarious and unfortunate disasters using introduced populations for pest control. But coyotes are not introduced. They are native to the area which means there are many checks and balances in place. Rat control is not
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
Thanks for posting this, such a nice story and writeup! Where I live in Vancouver the coyotes have been very noticeable this year. I love to hang out with them in the park and garden, and hear them howl with the cop cars at night. They are
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
This is a timely article for me since I'm building an indoor light display and the client specifically mentioned flicker. It's supposed to be a cosy warm light setup (that animates to show the movement of our planets, each represe
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by thePhytochemist 1y ago
I think this is key when people talk about "ownership". Actually owning a product means that if it fails you're holding the bag, if it succeeds you take the profits. And you have full control over it. Unless a company actuall
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
I'd love to turn my spectrogram tool into something more of a scientific tool for sound labelling and analysis. Do you use a spectrograph for your project?
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
I made this spectrum analyzer/music visualizer recently. It's meant to be easy to use by just going to the URL and looks great on a 4K screen, jameskdouglas.github.io/frequenSee/ For some clients, electronics for a low i
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
The chlorine you are tasting in your water is an active, reacting compound. It has to be because it literally reacts with cells to kill them and keep the water (relatively) free from living organisms. It's great as a cheap way to keep
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
I suppose the trick is that these people won't come out and drink coffee with you! The people who do come out will be more fun and social, and these two you mention would just stay home like usual.
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
I'm quite interested in this and I see you've indicated REMOTE (US, Canada). I'm Canadian. But when I go and look at the open roles they are all indicated as US only. Can you clarify for us if you're open to Canadians ap
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
This issue is very relevant for me since I have been homeless since May. It's been a bad run of being a target of criminal activity, unemployment and just running out of money during my job search. I cope with a mix of volunteering, ov
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by thePhytochemist 2y ago
Interesting topic, but the agronomy/plant science assumption that the article is based on is lacking. Rice doesn't require complex irrigation - dryland rice farming is common. Rice and wheat both give more yield when irrigated pro
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by thePhytochemist 3y ago
Haha, nice timing that this appears after the "why are airplanes so hard to build?" article! Putting the engines to radiate sound upwards does make a lot of sense.
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by thePhytochemist 3y ago
Yes! Equifax has very lax security. Last year they leaked my social insurance number to a fraudster. When they were describing this on the phone they didn't seem to think they did anything wrong. What makes it worse is I never even gav
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by thePhytochemist 3y ago
A durometer, acoustic impulse-response and special UV-VIS spectrophotometer are all instruments used to detect avocado ripeness and usually work well. A durometer is the cheapest at about $40. If you're right that it's impossible