2earth

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by 2earth 4mo ago
Hey op here. You make a great point regarding marketing and conspicuous consumption - it just wasn't the focus of the article for me to investigate those cultural differences. It would certainly add more context. I didn't aim to b
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by 2earth 4mo ago
Hey, op, thanks for the points - a quick reply here: -I'm very out of date, yes...I wrote a lot of notes ages ago and came around to finishing the article a long time later. I also don't use social media for good reasons so am not
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On Labubu and the Hyperreal(2earth.github.io)
90 points by 2earth 4mo ago|96 comments
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by 2earth 4mo ago
Reminds me of (though different wordplay) Foot heads arms body [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Michael_Foot#Foot_Heads_A... ]
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Chatting with myself about AI, art and meaning(2earth.github.io)
2 points by 2earth 5mo ago|1 comments
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by 2earth 5mo ago
Big technological changes aren't easy to adapt to. To explore my own experiences and feelings about AI I decided to mimic the chatbot format but with myself on both sides of the screen: a self-interview to explore my reluctance to adop
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Remembering Magnetic Memories and the Apollo AGC(2earth.github.io)
23 points by 2earth 6mo ago|4 comments
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How would we plan technology?(2earth.github.io)
1 points by 2earth 8mo ago|0 comments
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by 2earth 9mo ago
Nice idea, I might try it! I noticed "copyright info goes here (c) 2025" - which you might want to update!
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by 2earth 10mo ago
Thanks, I'll look into it
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by 2earth 10mo ago
200x200? You're crazy! Also: yes, good idea
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by 2earth 11mo ago
Hey, thanks a lot for sharing, a couple comments/questions: Would it be possible add a little more writeup in tooltips etc to help interpret graphs? The time series data isn't possible to interrogate on a phone at all and in gener
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by 2earth 11mo ago
Oh that is so much better! I'll to a footnote with credit. Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed!
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by 2earth 11mo ago
Sure! The battery provides approx 6V - the timing circuit uses a 555 IC to create a pulsed signal. The combination of resistor and capacitor values determines the period of oscillation. Then, the output signal from this circuit is used to s
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by 2earth 11mo ago
Op here. Noted; it was a 'halloween special'. But maybe I can find something more readable as well as fun for the theme
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by 2earth 11mo ago
A one-day electronics project to make two flashing-LED Belisha beacon outfits. Hope you enjoy!
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Welcome to hell; please drive carefully(2earth.github.io)
106 points by 2earth 11mo ago|28 comments
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by 2earth 1y ago
Exceptional archive, thanks for your work!
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by 2earth 1y ago
hey, author here, thought I'd reply to you. Cheers for reading and thanks for the feedback. I wanted to explore how the focus on tech-centrism impacts the product design and styling. I do think Dyson makes compromises on cost and ergon
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Dyson, techno-centric design and social consumption(2earth.github.io)
85 points by 2earth 1y ago|111 comments
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by 2earth 1y ago
Please, James, don't sue me. It's just my opinion as a fellow Design Engineer... and in my defence, I probably wouldn't have written this if your company didn't constantly proclaim how amazing all your products are. And
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by 2earth 1y ago
Couldn't get above 3 for numerous tries, after 5 minutes or so managed to get to 18! I learned a lot playing this (and reflected on things I already "knew" but never reflected on why). Thanks!
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by 2earth 1y ago
Hey, I visited SC and was super fascinated by it too! As I commented below I CAD modelled it on my blog: https://2earth.github.io/website/20241003.html
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by 2earth 1y ago
This blew my mind. I'm a mechanical engineer from Wantage, where this clock was made, (but had no knowledge of it!) I wrote a blog post reverse engineering (including a detailed CAD model) and discussing a very similar but nearly 200 y