mirimir

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by mirimir 6y ago
Thank you. This is crucial information.
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by mirimir 6y ago
If the relative humidity is low enough, it might be 25°C or less.[0] 0) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychrometrics#/media/File:Psy...
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by mirimir 6y ago
Right, we know that it's not a huge problem because not that many planes are crashing. Also, I suspect that circuit checks could detect at least some shorts in wiring that can't be physically inspected.
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by mirimir 6y ago
This is a fake, sure. Maybe it's not perfect, but the software is improving. So within a few years, I'm guessing that fakes will be indistinguishable from true recordings. But this was based on the text of an actual speech written
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by mirimir 6y ago
Yeah, this ought to be the top thread ;) A few careers ago, some agribusiness dude asked me why I opposed the introduction of nonnative species, given that I was concerned about biodiversity loss.
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by mirimir 6y ago
As I understand it, decomposition of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) alone produces a mixture of ammonia (NH3), nitric acid (HNO3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and water (H2O). But if there's a reducing agent around, such as
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by mirimir 6y ago
> They do need an oxidiser though. When lead azide detonates, you get elemental lead and diatomic nitrogen. So yes, the Pb++ oxidizes the azide. When acetylene detonates, you get a mixture of organic compounds. But I don't believe t
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by mirimir 6y ago
And if you're "inside" an explosion that's too slow to generate a shock wave, you may not even be seriously injured.[0] At least, if the pressure spike is too low to rupture your body. And as long as objects don't g
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by mirimir 6y ago
> In an explosion, however, the devilish little instigator that is oxygen shoves the process into overdrive. It's a great article, and I know that I'm being pedantic, but chemical explosions need not involve oxygen. For example
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by mirimir 6y ago
I've always used line-interactive aka double-conversion UPS. Both because of the battery failure issue, and to protect equipment from crappy generator power. Basically there are rectifier and inverter circuits, with batteries on the DC
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by mirimir 6y ago
> Each of the 911's lighting units includes 84 individually controlled LEDs that allow the car to continuously morph the pattern of its beams. When a car approaches in the oncoming lane, the 911's headlights dim around it while
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by mirimir 6y ago
I have eaten dried grasshoppers with beer. And actually, it's less gross than pork rinds ;)
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by mirimir 6y ago
> But, there's no need to be concerned about being infected by the zombies. Unlike murder hornets or mosquitoes, these zombie cicadas are generally harmless to humans, researchers said. I wonder if they're a workable source of
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by mirimir 6y ago
I wonder whether disposable credit cards protect against this. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-protect-yourself-online-...
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by mirimir 6y ago
Well, it does sound like a very useful service. I wonder how they could have gone that far off the rails. Maybe they got taken over by investors, or acquired.
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by mirimir 6y ago
Not OP, but I'm guessing that they think athletes just contribute mass.
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by mirimir 6y ago
PinePhone: https://liliputing.com/2020/07/pinephone-convergence-pack-us... USB-C to Ethernet
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by mirimir 6y ago
Right, I suspect that there was much more behind Bob's deep field study than TFA presents.
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by mirimir 6y ago
Sure. But in my experience, what works better is remembering happy times. Or rather, represencing happy states. And once I'm being happy and optimistic, it's natural to persevere and accomplish stuff more effectively, and I have d
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by mirimir 6y ago
Yes, correlation <> causality.
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by mirimir 6y ago
Right. And furthermore, if they could be taken down, that's a bug, and it ought to be fixed. As I understand it, they're already somewhat decentralized, and it wouldn't be a huge stretch to become fully decentralized.
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by mirimir 6y ago
Yes, I get it. Those are not nice people. Few of us would want to be friends with them. Or even work in the same building. So have them work from home, or for a standalone subcontractor. I also get the downside of employing them. But people
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by mirimir 6y ago
Before that happens, I'm guessing that full DNA sequencing at birth will be a legal requirement. Like footprints are now.
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by mirimir 6y ago
I wonder how fast the flow cell price will drop. But even at $1000 I might be tempted, except that I'm so damn old, and never (as far as I know) had any kids.
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by mirimir 6y ago
Wow, that's better than I expected! So maybe a resale market could develop on Craigslist or whatever. Buy one, get your data, clean and wipe it thoroughly, and then resell it. Maybe the refurbished price would stabilize at $500 or what
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by mirimir 6y ago
No, not really. There's no practical way to protect our genomes in meatspace. We're constantly shedding DNA into the environment. Hair, skin, saliva, etc. For example, an adversary can just tail us to a coffee shop or restaurant,
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by mirimir 6y ago
I wonder if there's some way to do testing on a walk-in basis, in a way that would allow transparency re the lack of sample and data retention. So a customer walks in, provides a sample, and walks out with data on a thumb drive. And pe
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by mirimir 6y ago
It'd be very cool if someone who thinks that this is a horrible idea (and there must be some) would explain why. Just sayin'.
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by mirimir 6y ago
I've read that ~high-dose opioids after trauma reduces PTSD.
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by mirimir 6y ago
> But I'm not sure you want to hire a department of sociopaths. Why not, if they do the work well? And anyway, they'd be working from home, these days.

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